Nuclear Brinkmanship in the Indo-Pacific: Taiwan, North Korea and Deterrence Failures

The Indo-Pacific is once again at the edge of nuclear confrontation, with Taiwan and North Korea at the heart of rising tensions. As traditional deterrence frameworks falter under asymmetric threats, strategic ambiguity, and rapid military modernization, the risk of miscalculation grows. In this analysis, BIPSS Research Assistant Farhana Rashid examines the shifting dynamics of nuclear brinkmanship and its perilous implications for regional and global stability.