UPDATE: Taiwan Military Political Warfare Officer Shortage Reflects Broader Indo-Pacific Instability Concerns Following our report yesterday on Taiwan's critical shortage of political warfare officers—a gap that undermines psychological operations and strategic messaging capabilities—parallel capability gaps are emerging across allied militaries. Recent Nigerian military airstrikes resulting in civilian casualties underscore how institutional deficiencies in intelligence analysis, targeting verification, and operational oversight create cascading regional instability. These incidents collectively suggest that Asia-Pacific and African militaries face similar structural vulnerabilities in command infrastructure and personnel specialization during periods of heightened security tension.