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‘Non-hemispheric’ China gets a call from ‘strategic partner’ Nicholas Maduro

By Geostrategy Editor on December 16, 2025   EAST ASIA REPORT, TOP STORY  

‘Non-hemispheric’ China gets a call from ‘strategic partner’ Nicholas Maduro

Geostrategy-Direct, December 16, 2025 By Richard Fisher On Dec. 17, 2025, China’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi called Venezuela’s Minister of the People’s Power for Foreign Affairs Yvan (more…)

Trump allows sales to China of advanced chips as Nvidia sets release of more advanced tech

By Geostrategy Editor on December 16, 2025   BACKGROUNDER  

Trump allows sales to China of advanced chips as Nvidia sets release of more advanced tech

Geostrategy-Direct, December 16, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump on Dec. 10 authorized the sale of Nvidia’s advanced H200 microchips to China. The decision came the same day the U.S. (more…)

Season’s greetings from Geostrategy-Direct

By geostrategy on December 16, 2025   BACKGROUNDER  

Season’s greetings from Geostrategy-Direct

Geostrategy-Direct, December 16, 2025 Dear Subscribers, The holiday season is here, and we will be taking our annual winter leave with the next issue. Geostrategy-Direct.com will return with the (more…)

U.S. to end moratorium (since 1996) on underground nuclear tests

By Geostrategy Editor on December 16, 2025   DOSSIER  

U.S. to end moratorium (since 1996) on underground nuclear tests

Dossier: Underground Nuclear Tests Geostrategy-Direct, December 16, 2025 The U.S. national defense authorization legislation for fiscal 2026 significantly authorizes the Pentagon to resume underground nuclear tests. Both Russia and (more…)

China’s new long-range unmanned systems pose threat to Taiwan, all U.S. forces in Asia

By Geostrategy Editor on December 16, 2025   TECHNOLOGY WARS  

China’s new long-range unmanned systems pose threat to Taiwan, all U.S. forces in Asia

Geostrategy-Direct, December 16, 2025 By Richard Fisher The military options of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have increased with the recent revelations concerning (more…)

Lebanon’s Christian foreign minister blames Iran for instability; Will Beirut back him?

By Geostrategy Editor on December 16, 2025   INSIDE IRAN  

Lebanon’s Christian foreign minister blames Iran for instability; Will Beirut back him?

Geostrategy-Direct, December 16, 2025 Iran has not only armed Hizbullah but used its Lebanon-based terror proxy to carry out assassinations of Lebanese officials and citizens. Iran has also used (more…)

CCP convicts Jimmy Lai, formally ends Hong Kong freedom, orders U.S. silence

By Geostrategy Editor on December 16, 2025   Featured, INSIDE CHINA  

CCP convicts Jimmy Lai, formally ends Hong Kong freedom, orders U.S. silence

Geostrategy-Direct, December 16, 2025 Jimmy Lai, the founder of the Hong Kong Apple Daily newspaper has been found guilty by a pro-Communist Party court of sedition for conspiring with (more…)

China’s December launch signals possible replication of America’s ‘Golden Dome’

By Geostrategy Editor on December 16, 2025   SPACE  

China’s December launch signals possible replication of America’s ‘Golden Dome’

Geostrategy-Direct, December 16, 2025 By Richard Fisher China’s Dec. 9 launch of its TJS-22, or Tongshin Jishu Shiyan, a designator for a series of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) missile (more…)

Attack on U.S. forces in Palmyra threatens new high stakes cooperation with Syria

By Geostrategy Editor on December 16, 2025   FOCUS ON TERRORISM  

Attack on U.S. forces in Palmyra threatens new high stakes cooperation with Syria

Geostrategy-Direct, December 16, 2025 The terrorist attack which killed two U.S. soldiers and a civilian interpreter (a Christian from the Kurdistan region) has raised concerns about the newly formed (more…)

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