Taiwan and the Rising Tensions in the East China Sea: A Mouse That Roared

Dennis V. Hickey is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Director of the Graduate Program in Global Studies at Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, U.S.A. This project was supported with a research grant from the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy. An abbreviated version of this paper was presented at the 2013 East China Sea Peace Forum, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, August 5, 2013. Dr. Hickey’s most recent publication is “Imbalance in the Taiwan Strait,” Parameters: The US Army War College Quarterly 43:3 (Autumn 2013), pp. 43–53. Email: <dennishickey@missouristate.edu>.