As the death toll continues to rise and the images and harrowing accounts of the tragedy experienced by tens of thousands of people in the Valencian Community as a result of what is known in meteorology as a “cold drop” or isolated high level depression, continue to shock us, it is becoming increasingly clear that the authorities have not acted with the determination and speed that the announced threat demanded. [DANA is the acronym for “depresion aislada en niveles alto”, or isolated (…)

WHILE THE US presidential election has yet to be formally called, results currently suggest that the winner will be former US president Donald Trump. As such, Taiwan will soon need to contend with the possibility of a second Trump presidency. Photo Credit : Shealah Craighead/White House/Public Domain There have largely been two schools of thought in Taiwan about the prospect of a second Trump presidency. The first points to the possibility of significant disruption to strengthening (…)