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U.S. spy plane crashes in Philippines near site of planned China missile target

By Geostrategy Editor on February 11, 2025   INSIDE CHINA, TOP STORY  

U.S. spy plane crashes in Philippines near site of planned China missile target

Geostrategy-Direct, February 11, 2025 A Pentagon surveillance aircraft crashed in the Philippines on Feb. 6 not far from the site of a Feb. 11 Chinese missile test location, killing (more…)

Trump seeks hundreds of billions in strategic rare earth minerals in Ukraine deal

By Geostrategy Editor on February 11, 2025   Featured, TECHNOLOGY WARS  

Trump seeks hundreds of billions in strategic rare earth minerals in Ukraine deal

Geostrategy-Direct, February 11, 2025 In exchange for the continued support of the United States, President Donald Trump said Ukraine must transfer rare earth minerals to America deemed critical to (more…)

Loyal to Erdogan? No, Turkish officers still uphold Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk)

By Geostrategy Editor on February 11, 2025   DOSSIER  

Loyal to Erdogan? No, Turkish officers still uphold Mustafa Kemal (Atatürk)

Dossier: Turkey’s Military Culture Geostrategy-Direct, February 11, 2025 Analysis by Lt.-Gen. (rtd.) Lazaros Kampouridis, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Bureau Chief, Eastern Mediterranean The dismissal by early February 2025 of (more…)

Former Fed Adviser charged as spy for China who supplied inside tariff information

By Geostrategy Editor on February 11, 2025   BACKGROUNDER  

Former Fed Adviser charged as spy for China who supplied inside tariff information

Geostrategy-Direct, February 11, 2025 A former adviser to the U.S. Federal Reserve Board has been indicted for supplying Chinese intelligence with U.S. tariff secrets. Prosecutors said John Harold Rogers (more…)

Trump envoy Ortagus sets ‘clear red lines’ in Lebanon on Iran-backed representation

By Geostrategy Editor on February 11, 2025   INSIDE IRAN  

Trump envoy Ortagus sets ‘clear red lines’ in Lebanon on Iran-backed representation

Geostrategy-Direct, February 11, 2025 Despite its prominent presence in past Beirut governments, the Iran-backed Hizbullah terror organization should have no political representation in Lebanon, the deputy U.S. Middle East (more…)

Amid its expanded ties with North Korea, Moscow welcomes Trump-Kim talks

By Geostrategy Editor on February 11, 2025   INSIDE NORTH KOREA  

Amid its expanded ties with North Korea, Moscow welcomes Trump-Kim talks

Geostrategy-Direct, February 11, 2025 “If Pyongyang decided to resume talks with the U.S., we would only welcome it,” Russia’s ambassador to North Korea said. “Dialogue in the extremely complex (more…)

In joint statement with Japan, Trump rattles Beijing with apparent snub of ‘One China’

By Geostrategy Editor on February 11, 2025   EAST ASIA REPORT  

In joint statement with Japan, Trump rattles Beijing with apparent snub of ‘One China’

Geostrategy-Direct, February 11, 2025 By Richard Fisher On Feb. 7, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met at the White House with President Donald Trump to advance many aspects of (more…)

Putin reformulates Russia’s Mars ambitions

By Geostrategy Editor on February 11, 2025   SPACE  

Putin reformulates Russia’s Mars ambitions

Geostrategy-Direct, February 11, 2025 By Richard Fisher President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 oath to “…plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars” has not gone unnoticed in Russia (more…)

Last Iran proxy standing? Houthis honor ceasefire but maintain ‘combat readiness’

By Geostrategy Editor on February 11, 2025   FOCUS ON TERRORISM  

Last Iran proxy standing? Houthis honor ceasefire but maintain ‘combat readiness’

Geostrategy-Direct, February 11, 2025 In the aftermath of the apparent military defeat of Hamas and Hizbullah, the Yemen-based Houthis are the last of the major Iran-backed terror proxies still (more…)

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