Learning from US’ Ukraine policyBy Joseph BoscoIf Washington’s support for Ukraine against Russia’s aggression is a model for the US’ role after a Chinese attack on Taiwan, Taiwanese are in for a rough ride. Encouraged by US and NATO acquiescence, Putin planned his next move toward “national reunification” and “territorial integrity.”That move consisted of the 2014 invasion of eastern Ukraine and Crimea. No administration since 1979 has issued a definitive declaration that the US would actively defend Taiwan, aside from sending it limited arms with which it could try to defend itself. Biden attempted to shed new light on the situation by stating four times, in increasingly specific terms, that the US would send its own fighting forces to defend Taiwan. That is all the more reason for Biden to state formally a US commitment to defend Taiwan while ensuring that Ukraine gets all it needs to defend itself.
