Taiwan listed as 2nd most likely place where WW III could break out in 2018, according to The National Interest writer

Taiwan News 
Date: 2017/12/20
By: Keoni Everington, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan is listed second out of five places where World War III could break out in 2018 by a scholar and contributor to The National Interest in an article published on Dec. 15.

In the article, titled “5 Places World War III Could Start in 2018,” the author, Robert Farley, lists Taiwan second on the list, right after North Korea, and ahead of Ukraine, the southern flank of NATO, and the Gulf.

Farley, a Senior Lecturer at the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at the University of Kentucky, observes that aggressive statements by Chinese officials, such as a threat by a Chinese diplomat to attack Taiwan if a U.S. Navy ship docks in Kaohsiung, indicates that some in Beijing believe that the military balance has tipped in its favor. Though Farley says that such a presumption of military superiority is likely premature, it makes the situation more volatile.     [FULL  STORY]