Lessons From the Israel Defense Force for Taiwan, Under Threat From China
00:00 Introduction 02:26 Israel, neighbors 02:59 Taiwan, Israeli security challenges 07:20 Nikkei veterans report 10:21 What drives the IDF? 11:29 Can Israel’s secret help Taiwan 22:29 China to increase defense spending by more than 7% 24:31 The ‘Taiwan question’ 38:02 U.S. Arms sales Welcome to the second part of our Israel-Taiwan show. In the first part, we discussed geopolitical comparisons between Taiwan and Israel-Palestine. Today we ask whether Taiwan’s defense can learn lessons from Israel. Also in the show: • The Israeli Defense Forces are at the core of Israeli society. We find out what difference this makes to Israel’s security • In the 1960s, Israel partnered with Taiwan under the martial law era Kuomintang, or KMT, to develop nuclear weapons • China has announced it’s increasing defense spending by more than 7% this year Our panelists on the show are: Tony Hu formerly US Department of Defense, Senior Director for China, Taiwan, Mongolia. Also formerly American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), Security Cooperation Office, Deputy Chief. And also the Taiwan in-Country Manager for Raytheon Company. Guermantes Lailari a retired US Air force Foreign Area Officer specializing in counterterrorism, irregular warfare, and missile defense. He was a United States Air Force Attaché in the Middle East, and served in Iraq. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sponsored him as a Taiwan Fellow during 2022 and he will continue his research in 2023 at National Chengchi University in Taipei.
