Isolating Taiwan would be ‘global catastrophe’: PelosiStaff writer, with CNAAny effort to isolate Taiwan would amount to a “global catastrophe” with economic, strategic and moral consequences, former US House of Representatives speaker Nancy Pelosi said at The World Forum in Berlin yesterday, as she called on democracies to act in concert to deter authoritarian expansion. Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi addresses the World Forum in Berlin via teleconference yesterday. Photo: CNAAny attempt to isolate, coerce or invade Taiwan, would not simply be a regional issue, but would trigger a global catastrophe — economically, strategically and morally, she said. The World Forum, organized by the Berlin-based Cinema for Peace Foundation focuses on issues including democracy, peace and global security. This year, the forum featured a Taiwan workshop, bringing together lawmakers from Europe and the US, as well as representatives of civil society groups, to examine Taiwan’s role in global security.

Source: Taipei Times February 19, 2026 16:09 UTC