title: The problem of US international obligations after withdrawal from Afghanistan: Is America ready to defend Taiwan?
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metadata.value: Tsvetkov, Ivan A.
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metadata.value: 2023-01-31T17:52:34Z
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metadata.value: 2023-01-31T17:52:34Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-12
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metadata.value: Tsvetkov I. A. The problem of US international obligations after withdrawal from Afghanistan: Is America ready to defend Taiwan? Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. International Relations, 2021, vol. 14, issue 4, pp. 393–408. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2021.402 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu06.2021.402
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/38938
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metadata.name: dc.description.abstract
metadata.value: The article is devoted to the study of the evolution of US foreign policy towards the Taiwan
  problem during the administration of Donald Trump and the beginning of Joe Biden’s presidency.
  The situation in the Taiwan Strait is analysed in the article in the context of the withdrawal
  of American troops from Afghanistan in August 2021. Despite the very specific selection
  of the administration’s personnel and the general impulsiveness of President Trump’s
  political decisions, his vision of the Taiwan problem coincided with a long-ripening desire in
  the ranks of the American political elite to get rid of self-restraint in relations with Taiwan in
  order to avoid open conflict with China. A result of the deterioration of US-China relations
  and Trump’s related pro-Taiwan initiatives was high tension in the Taiwan Strait zone, and
  a decrease of international support for Taiwan. At the same time, the complete destruction
  of the traditional American “policy of strategic ambiguity” still did not occur. Biden’s first
  steps have shown that while maintaining the appearance of a tough “Trump” approach to the
  problem, he is intent on stabilizing the situation around Taiwan. The new president seeks to
  maintain the level of ties with Taiwan achieved under Trump, while avoiding rash and provocative
  decisions. Overall, it can be argued that Taiwan is increasingly moving into the focus
  of American foreign policy. The withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan will not only not lead
  to a decrease in the level of American guarantees in the Taiwan Strait, but, on the contrary, it
  will make it possible to attract new resources here.
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metadata.value: ru
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. International Relations;Volume 14; Issue 4
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Taiwan
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Taiwan problem
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: US-China relations
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: US allies
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: The problem of US international obligations after withdrawal from Afghanistan: Is America ready to defend Taiwan?
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
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