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‘Operation Absolute Resolve’ delivers major blow to China-Venezuela strategic links

By Geostrategy Editor on January 6, 2026   EAST ASIA REPORT, TOP STORY  

‘Operation Absolute Resolve’ delivers major blow to China-Venezuela strategic links

Geostrategy-Direct, January 6, 2026 By Richard Fisher President Donald Trump’s Jan. 3 brilliantly-executed Operation Absolute Resolve, the precision capture and extraction of Venezuelan Dictator Nicholas Maduro and his wife (more…)

Maduro ‘gleefully’ reaffirmed strategic China ties hours before before capture

By Geostrategy Editor on January 6, 2026   BACKGROUNDER, Featured  

Maduro ‘gleefully’ reaffirmed strategic China ties hours before before capture

Geostrategy-Direct, January 6, 2026 China’s official Xinhua news agency slammed the Jan. 3 U.S. attack that resulted in the capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro as “naked hegemonic behavior.” (more…)

Report: Khamenei could hit same exit ramp as Assad: To Russia

By Geostrategy Editor on January 6, 2026   DOSSIER  

Report: Khamenei could hit same exit ramp as Assad: To Russia

Dossier: Khamenei’s ‘Plan B’ Geostrategy-Direct, January 6, 2026 Should internal protests intensify to the point he is forced out of power, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reportedly has (more…)

Trump orders ‘American space superiority’

By Geostrategy Editor on January 6, 2026   SPACE  

Trump orders ‘American space superiority’

Geostrategy-Direct, January 6, 2026 By Richard Fisher In August 2023 China’s major state-owned space corporation that reliably reflects the vision of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the China Aerospace (more…)

Maduro’s capture further stresses Iran’s terror proxies and networks

By Geostrategy Editor on January 6, 2026   FOCUS ON TERRORISM  

Maduro’s capture further stresses Iran’s terror proxies and networks

Geostrategy-Direct, January 6, 2026 When American commandos captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro it put another huge dent in Iran’s network of terror proxies. Venezuela under Maduro served Iranian and (more…)

Venezuela checklist: Access advanced weapon systems from China, Russia

By Geostrategy Editor on January 6, 2026   TECHNOLOGY WARS  

Venezuela checklist: Access advanced weapon systems from China, Russia

Geostrategy-Direct, January 6, 2026 By Richard Fisher The story has yet to be written regarding how United States joint forces undertaking the Jan. 3 Operation Absolute Resolve to capture (more…)

PLA ended 2025 with ‘encirclement’ exercise as ‘signal’ to Pentagon, Japan

By Geostrategy Editor on January 6, 2026   INSIDE CHINA  

PLA ended 2025 with ‘encirclement’ exercise as ‘signal’ to Pentagon, Japan

Geostrategy-Direct, January 6, 2026 China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) rang in the new year with live-fire drills on Dec. 31 surrounding Taiwan which included provocative rocket firings seen as (more…)

‘The system is in crisis’: Sources see Iran at Soviet-style breaking point

By Geostrategy Editor on January 6, 2026   INSIDE IRAN  

‘The system is in crisis’: Sources see Iran at Soviet-style breaking point

Geostrategy-Direct, January 6, 2026 Weakened by Israeli and American military attacks and racked by nationwide anti-government protests, Iranian officials say the Islamic Republic has shifted to “survival mode.” The (more…)

Kim: First 2026 missile test (into Sea of Japan) due to ‘recent geopolitical crisis’

By Geostrategy Editor on January 6, 2026   INSIDE NORTH KOREA  

Kim: First 2026 missile test (into Sea of Japan) due to ‘recent geopolitical crisis’

Geostrategy-Direct, January 6, 2026 In its first missile test of 2026, North Korea on Jan. 4 launched what it claimed to be hypersonic missiles toward targets 1,000 kilometers away (more…)

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