Taiwan’s strategic importance set to grow
Taiwan's strategic importance is expected to grow following a potential US-Israel-Iran conflict, with the US shifting its focus to the Indo-Pacific region, according to Institute for National Policy Research president Tien Hung-mao. Taiwan should prepare by building missile stockpiles and expanding cooperation with Japan and the Philippines, experts said.
Taiwan's strategic importance is set to rise following a potential US-Israel-Iran conflict, with the US shifting its focus to the Indo-Pacific region. Institute for National Policy Research president Tien Hung-mao said Taiwan should prepare for this shift by building missile stockpiles and expanding cooperation with Japan and the Philippines. Former US Department of Defense official Tony Hu noted that the US consumed over 1,000 JASSM-ER stealth missiles and 850 Tomahawk missiles in the first month of the war, highlighting the need for Taiwan to bolster its energy resilience and ammunition stockpiles. Experts also suggested that Taiwan should take advantage of the US FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act to manufacture precision munitions for the US military. Taiwan should expand cooperation with the US, Japan, and the Philippines in areas such as military exercises and defense. The US' effort to deal with Iran is seen as aimed at China and Russia, and could indirectly help bring about a collective defense framework in Asia.
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