Russia, China testing American commitments to the independence of Ukraine and Taiwan

The value of American commitments and those of its allies, including Canada, to the independence of Ukraine and Taiwan is what is being tested by Russia and China.

The United States political system, now led by President Joe Biden, has been battered by a series of lost and inconclusive wars, writes Gar Pardy. Flickr photograph by Gage Skidmore

Opinion

BY GAR PARDY

January 27, 2022

The United States is intimately involved in the ongoing foreplay of war in the Ukraine and Taiwan. In both situations the Americans have historic political and legal obligations to provide assistance should Russia or China decide on an actual military invasion. Canada, along with other allies, have ...

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