"Michael Hunzeker and Mark Christopher have written the authoritative study about how Japan, South Korea, and Australia would think about a conflict in the Taiwan Strait. Their painstaking research and extensive interviews yield many new insights into the nuanced differences between America on Taiwan and that of three key allies in the region. This research should be required reading for anyone interested in the future of not just cross-Strait issues, but regional dynamics more broadly." -Zack Cooper, American Enterprise Institute

"Instinctive theories of reputation and credibility are powerful, persistent, and resilient. They are also deadly: in the Vietnam War, millions died because many American leaders did not accurately understand the stakes of the conflict. History rhyming, in any future war over Taiwan, could truly be an apocalyptic scenario. In this bold and forensic book, Michael Hunzeker and Mark Christopher sweep away rusted-on platitudes about Taiwan as a litmus test of alliance loyalty by investigating how experts in Tokyo, Seoul and Canberra think differently from officials in Washington. Their findings should prompt an agonizing reappraisal of what would truly be at stake in any future conflict. There may be many good reasons for the US to defend Taiwan, but a desire to protect its reputation as a loyal ally is not one of them." -Iain D. Henry, Australian National University

"America's Taiwan Dilemma illuminates what US allies are privately thinking about the future of American power if deterrence fails and Beijing wages war. Authors Hunzeker and Christopher challenge conventional wisdom and make a very useful contribution on an urgent subject." -Matt Pottinger, former US Deputy National Security Advisor and Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution