By:
Adrienne Wu
Trinity Tai
Against the backdrop of tense economic relations and the Trump Administration’s isolationist approach to foreign policy, this year’s G7 Summit became a bellwether for assessing each member countries’ priorities and shifting relations. According to news coverage of the event, the decision to scrap the G7’s usual group-wide leaders’ communiqué—in favor of six, more focused joint statements—signaled a lack of unity among the current leaders. Additionally, leaders such as Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer appeared to be using the summit as an opportunity to gain favorability with Trump. Carney allegedly modified the agenda to avoid topics that the Trump Administration would deem as controversial, and Starmer set up a bilateral meeting in order to finalize a trade deal with the United States. Still, despite the apparent lack of unity and the overwhelming focus on the leaders themselves, the 2025 G7 Summit is helpful for pinpointing current concerns and areas of interest for the member countries.
G72025 Feature
By:
Richard J. Haddock
Ben Levine
Good policies do not craft themselves—people do. We rely on experts to conduct rigorous research, design thoughtful frameworks, and implement solutions that are responsive to communities’ histories, positions, and evolving needs. As a result, we need people who are equipped to navigate the intricate sociopolitical, economic, and security dimensions of policymaking, and to assess outcomes with critical insight. At every stage—research, implementation, and evaluation—academia plays a foundational role in training future policymakers and leaders, preparing them not only to make policy, but also to shape a world that can be sensitive, open and strong.
Taipei 101 Feature
By:
Simran Dali
Following the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP, 中國共產黨) failed attempts to use military intimidation to influence the political orientation of Taiwanese people from 2022 to 2023, the CCP has now switched to “silent exercises” that more subtly undermine the Taiwanese government. Once the CCP realized that their military exercises might boost Taiwanese public support for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP, 民進黨), the CCP has now shifted to conducting low-profile drills to create the narrative that the DPP itself is fabricating a climate of fear. An analysis of online engagement patterns indicates that when People's Liberation Army (PLA) warplanes and vessels encircle Taiwan, they inadvertently amplify the DPP’s digital presence and reinforce Taiwanese national identity. However, the CCP's recent shift to low-profile military activities, often relayed through third-party sources or announced by Taiwanese authorities themselves, has indirectly fueled the spread of conspiracy theories online.
TaipeiMainMigrant Feature

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The Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) is pleased to announce the publication of a new occasional report titled Through the Firewall: Leveraging Grassroots Online Exchange to Address Cross-Strait Tensions.

This report, which examines cross-Strait communication through online exchanges, was written by Sarah Plovnick, currently a Hou Family Post-Doctoral Fellow in Taiwan Studies at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. Dr. Plovnick was the recipient of a GTI Taiwan Scholarship grant, which supported her field research in Taiwan.

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