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Stephen J. Hartnett

Stephen J. Hartnett is a professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Colorado Denver, where he is the Director of the Prison Education Program and Editor of Captured Words/Free Thoughts, the annual magazine of arts and letters made by incarcerated colleagues. His most recent book on U.S.-Taiwan-China relations is A World of Turmoil: The United States, China, and Taiwan in the Long Cold War. His new book, The “Loss” of China and the Rise of Cold War Populism, will be in stores in October 2025.

Will Trump Betray Taiwan?

September 8, 2025

Time to Get Serious About Defending Democracy in the Indo-Pacific On July 31, 2025, news erupted that Taiwan’s President “William” Lai Ching-te had been denied... Read more.