http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/taiwan-strait Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sun, 17 May 2026 23:12:28 -0400 Sun, 17 May 2026 23:12:28 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/263/the-taiwan-strait-from-civil-war-to-status-quo By Dustin R. Turin - In 2005, during a period of heightened tensions between China and Taiwan and with the United States deeply embroiled in two major wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the leading authority on East Asian security within the National Security Council nevertheless made the point that “one of the greatest dangers to international security” was the “possibility of a military confrontation between China and Taiwan that leads to a war between China and the United States” (Lieberthal, 2005). Analysts and media pundits have often alluded to this doomsday scenario in which Taiwan becomes... Mon, 28 Jun 2010 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/263/the-taiwan-strait-from-civil-war-to-status-quo