{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Implementing a Hellscape Strategy for Taiwan","description":"On this show, Melanie, Chris, and Zack consider whether the porcupine strategy that Taiwan is currently implementing is the best plan to deter or defend against China. What could Taiwan be doing better, and how can the United States and other friendly countries help? And have we learned any lessons from the situation in the Strait of Hormuz that are relevant to a Taiwan conflict? Chris laments the administration\u2019s proposed defense budget, and Melanie pans VP JD Vance for going to Hungary to campaign for Victor Orban. Zack gives a shout out to the astronauts and engineers behind Artemis II, and Melanie commends the U.S. military\u2019s successful rescue of downed pilots in Iran.    Show Links:   Stacie Pettyjohn and Molly Campbell, \u201cHellscape Taiwan: A Porcupine Defense in the Drone Age,\u201d War on the Rocks, March 27, 2026. Stacie Pettyjohn and Molly Campbell, \u201cHellscape for Taiwan: Rethinking Asymmetric Defense,\u201d CNAS, February 26, 2026. Stephanie Yang, \u201cAs Taiwan steels its defenses against China, some are hatching escape plans,\u201d CNN, April 3, 2026. Editorial, \u201cTaiwan\u2019s self-defense paradox,\u201d Washington Post, April 5, 2026. Raymond Kuo and Catherine Kish, \u201cTaiwan\u2019s Will to Fight Isn\u2019t the Problem,\u201d War on the Rocks, September 5, 2025. Alastair Gale, Japan\u2019s Tomahawk Missile Order Delayed by US Use in Iran, Bloomberg, April 3, 2026. Gerry Doyle, \u201cUS Deploys Bulk of Stealthy Long-Range Missiles for Iran War,\u201d Bloomberg, April 4, 2026. Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali, and Humeyra Pamuk, \u201cHow a Perilous US Rescue Mission in Iran Nearly Went Off Course,\u201d Reuters, April 7, 2026.  Supporting Stimson ","author_name":"Net Assessment","author_url":"http:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/132282","html":"