ian_struble's profile picture. Maps and Mapping | Associate Researcher @TaiwanMonitor | No.1 Jamiroquai fan oolong tea too

Ian S

@ian_struble

Maps and Mapping | Associate Researcher @TaiwanMonitor | No.1 Jamiroquai fan oolong tea too

Ian S reposted

UPDATED: On August 29, Japan's Ministry of Defense announced the deployment locations of improved Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles, as well as their Hyper Velocity Glide Projectiles (HVGP). Below is a TSM map showcasing those locations and the maximum range of those missiles.…

TaiwanMonitor's tweet image. UPDATED: On August 29, Japan's Ministry of Defense announced the deployment locations of improved Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles, as well as their Hyper Velocity Glide Projectiles (HVGP). 

Below is a TSM map showcasing those locations and the maximum range of those missiles.…

Ian S reposted

Firefighting robot exhibited as part of the Han Kuang urban resiliency exercises today in Penghu. I want 200 of these things.

ethandconnell's tweet image. Firefighting robot exhibited as part of the Han Kuang urban resiliency exercises today in Penghu. I want 200 of these things.

Ian S reposted

Islamic State, Not “Lakurawa” Check out my article for @MDiplomacyWORLD on Lakurawa and the Islamic State’s expansion into North West Nigeria


Ian S reposted

Often forgotten in contemporary discussions of Taiwan's security is the 1995/96 Third Taiwan Strait Crisis. This cycle of escalation lasted from July of 1995 to March of 1996, involving live fire drills, missile launches, and massive amphibious exercises. Below is our…


Ian S reposted

In March, the Japanese government announced plans to evacuate up to 120,000 civilians from the Sakishima Islands, part of Okinawa Prefecture, in the event of a Taiwan contingency. Below is TSM's visualization of those plans, showing the impacted islands and evacuation routes.…

TaiwanMonitor's tweet image. In March, the Japanese government announced plans to evacuate up to 120,000 civilians from the Sakishima Islands, part of Okinawa Prefecture, in the event of a Taiwan contingency. 

Below is TSM's visualization of those plans, showing the impacted islands and evacuation routes.…

Ian S reposted

NEW: Following the PRC's condemnation of the Philippine's joint exercises and "Taiwan-Related" actions, the PLA's Southern Theater Command has announced it has conducted "routine patrols" in the South China Sea. The STC has deployed air and sea assets to "monitor" and stay on…

TaiwanMonitor's tweet image. NEW: Following the PRC's condemnation of the Philippine's joint exercises and "Taiwan-Related" actions, the PLA's Southern Theater Command has announced it has conducted "routine patrols" in the South China Sea. 

The STC has deployed air and sea assets to "monitor" and stay on…

Ian S reposted

As Balikatan 2025 continues, AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner recently underscored the "inevitability" of Philippine involvement in a Taiwan conflict, citing 250,000 overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan. The Northern Luzon Command's strategic position is pivotal, as joint…

TaiwanMonitor's tweet image. As Balikatan 2025 continues, AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner recently underscored the "inevitability" of Philippine involvement in a Taiwan conflict, citing 250,000 overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan. 

The Northern Luzon Command's strategic position is pivotal, as joint…

Ian S reposted

NEW: The USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, has undertaken a transit of the Taiwan Strait from 1445 UTC on 04/22 to 1400 UTC on 04/23. This is the first US transit since two US Navy vessels passed through the strait on February 10-12 of this…

TaiwanMonitor's tweet image. NEW: The USS William P. Lawrence (DDG-110), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, has undertaken a transit of the Taiwan Strait from 1445 UTC on 04/22 to 1400 UTC on 04/23. 

This is the first US transit since two US Navy vessels passed through the strait on February 10-12 of this…

Ian S reposted

As part of Balikatan 2025, the Philippine Marine Corps and USMC will be participating in an Integrated Air and Missile Defense event. Below is a visualization of part of TSM’s work on the AFP’s air defense infrastructure! Mapping: @ChrisADayton and @ethandconnell

TaiwanMonitor's tweet image. As part of Balikatan 2025, the Philippine Marine Corps and USMC will be participating in an Integrated Air and Missile Defense event. 

Below is a visualization of part of TSM’s work on the AFP’s air defense infrastructure!

Mapping: @ChrisADayton and @ethandconnell

United States Trends

Loading...

Something went wrong.


Something went wrong.