US-Led Big Power Politics: Has a New World Order Arisen?
At this year’s Munich Security Conference, global leaders confronted a world increasingly defined by war in Ukraine, rising China–US rivalry, and deepening fractures within the transatlantic alliance. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck a softer tone toward Europe, even as underlying tensions over burden-sharing and the future of the postwar order remained unresolved. Meanwhile, Taiwan—though rarely named explicitly—hovered at the center of strategic anxieties, framed as a potential flashpoint in an emerging era of big-power politics. Are we witnessing the erosion of the rules-based international order? In this episode, we examine shifting US–Europe dynamics, China’s courtship of European capitals, ambiguous signals on Taiwan, and what the Munich gathering reveals about the future global security landscape. *Recorded on February 26, 2026 at 2pm Taiwan Standard Time Host: Wen-Ti Sung Producer: Tina Hsu Our guests: Chieh-Ting Yeh - Farron, Augustine & Alexander Venture Partner and US Taiwan Watch Board Director Andrew Yeh - China Strategic Risks Institute Executive Director
