Bonnie S. Glaser

Bonnie S. Glaser is managing director of the German Marshall Fund’s Indo-Pacific Program and co-author of the book “US-Taiwan Relations: Will China’s Challenge Lead to a Crisis?”

Articles by Bonnie S. Glaser
About a dozen lawmakers and aides are seen from overhead as they brawl on the floor of a legislative chamber, throwing arms, pulling on shirts, and shouting. One man is nearly horizontal as he's hauled over a low wall.
About a dozen lawmakers and aides are seen from overhead as they brawl on the floor of a legislative chamber, throwing arms, pulling on shirts, and shouting. One man is nearly horizontal as he's hauled over a low wall.

Taiwan’s Political Crisis Is a Security Nightmare This article has an audio recording

Analysis
Bonnie S. Glaser, Jennifer Lan
Chinese soldiers fire a rocket into the air as they conduct military drills on Pingtan island, the closest point to Taiwan, on Dec. 30, 2025.
Chinese soldiers fire a rocket into the air as they conduct military drills on Pingtan island, the closest point to Taiwan, on Dec. 30, 2025.

A Failed Chinese Invasion of Taiwan Would Be Disastrous for Xi Jinping This article has an audio recording

Analysis
Bonnie S. Glaser, Zack Cooper
Taiwanese soldiers participate in a disaster simulation during training at the National Defense Medical Center in Taipei.
Taiwanese soldiers participate in a disaster simulation during training at the National Defense Medical Center in Taipei.

How to Prepare a Country for ‘Zero Day’ of Invasion

Analysis
Heather A. Conley, Bonnie S. Glaser
U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meet.
U.S. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meet.

Europe and America Are Moving Closer on China

Analysis
Julia Pallanch, Bonnie S. Glaser
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Chinese Support for a Russian Attack on Ukraine Cannot Be Cost-Free

Argument
Bonnie S. Glaser, Andrew Small
A composite image of U.S. President Joe Biden at the Democracy Summit in Washington on Dec. 9 and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Dec. 10, 2018.
A composite image of U.S. President Joe Biden at the Democracy Summit in Washington on Dec. 9 and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Dec. 10, 2018.

Why China Is Freaking Out Over Biden’s Democracy Summit

Analysis
Mareike Ohlberg, Bonnie S. Glaser
A factory of Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer TSMC
A factory of Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer TSMC

Taiwan and China Are Locked in Economic Co-Dependence

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Bonnie S. Glaser, Jeremy Mark
Female soldiers wearing face masks stand in formation on a U.S.-made M110A2 self-propelled howitzer during Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to a military base in Tainan on April 9.
Female soldiers wearing face masks stand in formation on a U.S.-made M110A2 self-propelled howitzer during Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's visit to a military base in Tainan on April 9.

China’s Provocations Around Taiwan Aren’t a Crisis

Argument
Bonnie S. Glaser, Matthew P. Funaiole
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Trouble in the South China Sea

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Bonnie S. Glaser
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