Kenneth Weinstein joins TaiwanPlus to discuss United States–Japan–Taiwan security dynamics. He addresses Tokyo’s readiness for cross-strait escalation, Washington’s alliance expectations, and why Taipei has to rapidly scale up autonomous drone systems to deter a Chinese invasion.
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Black smoke rises from the area of Gazprom Neft’s Moscow oil refinery on the southeastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026. (Getty Images)