Is the US Ability to Protect Taiwan Already Compromised? | Q&A

In this Easter special, Tom and Patrick address a surge of listener correspondence to dissect the rapidly shifting tectonic plates of global security. From the tactical lessons of the Balkan wars to the current maritime tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, this session explores whether Western alliances are prepared for a world where the old rules no longer apply. 00:00 – The 1930s Parallel and the Rhyme of History 04:25 – Trump, NATO, and the Strait of Hormuz Crisis 08:20 – Military Lessons: From the Balkans to Ukraine 11:08 – Russia’s Sustainability: Demographics and Deathnomics 17:00 – Funding the Frontline: The Case for a Defence Tax 20:34 – The European Nuclear Umbrella and Financial Friction 23:15 – Xi Jinping’s Purges and the Taiwan Calculus 27:20 – Global Strategic Trends: The Shift to the East Hosts: Tom Newton Dunn & General Sir Patrick Sanders Producer: Shabnam Grewal Executive producer: Fiona Leach Get in touch: [email protected] Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Listen live to Times Radio: https://www.thetimes.com/radio/live Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Find us on Facebook:   / timesandsundaytimes   Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on Instagram:   / thetimes