Ripples from minor Russian mutiny make waves in Beijing
Geostrategy-Direct Though it was viewed in many circles as a minor uprising over money rather than a full-fledged coup, the short-lived mutiny in Russia by the Wagner Group private (more…)
Top China watcher praises Biden’s reference to ‘dictator’ Xi Jinping
Geostrategy-Direct Regardless of how aware he was or wasn’t when he said it, U.S. President Joe Biden is being given credit for referring recently to Chinese leader Xi Jinping (more…)
Like with Blackwater, cost-benefit ratios no longer favored Prigozhin’s Wagner Group
Geostrategy-Direct Dossier: Russia’s Wagner Group Analysis by Gregory R. Copley, Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Moscow carefully managed the brief mutiny (June 23-25, 2023) of its Wagner Group of (more…)
Pentagon pressed by House to prepare for naval blockade of China
Geostrategy-Direct In what analysts say is a sign that U.S. lawmakers lack confidence in the Pentagon’s preparations for a military clash with China, the House Armed Services Committee gave (more…)
Power of South Korean culture seen behind new language law in the North
Geostrategy-Direct In what is seen as a response to the increasing popularity of South Korean culture in North Korea, the Kim Jong-Un regime earlier this year instituted a new (more…)
U.S. copes with new Iran-Russia dynamic in countering Mideast threats
Geostrategy-Direct Amid its ongoing war with the Islamic State (ISIS) and deterring threats from Iran-backed terror proxies, the United States is now dealing with a new dynamic in the (more…)
Team Biden finds it needs Abraham Accords; Iran deal seen alienating all sides
Geostrategy-Direct President Donald Trump scored a major foreign policy triumph in bringing Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco into a joint normalization agreement known as the Abraham (more…)
In space, India pivots toward the democracies
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Since India its gained independence from Britain’s colonial rule in 1947, American leaders have been trying to convince the leaders of the world’s largest democracy (more…)
China and Russia: Two unstable, nuclear dictatorships that remain very dangerous
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Within eight months both the regime of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the regime of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin have weathered significant political shocks, with (more…)