Geostrategy-Direct Kim Jong-Un, at times breaking out in tears, used the 75th anniversary of the founding of North Korea’s ruling party on Oct. 10 to unveil an intercontinental ballistic (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct China’s successful sea launch of its Long March-11 solid propellant vehicle raises the prospect that the communist nation could use its merchant fleet to fire ballistic missiles in (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The first official meeting of what United States officials hope will become an “Asian NATO” was held on Oct. 6 in Tokyo. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The United States on Oct. 8 blacklisted 18 Iranian banks in a move that essentially cuts Iran off from the international financial system. The U.S. Treasury Department said (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The Hizbullah terror organization is using a private non-governmental organization (NGO) as a front group cover for its activities in southern Lebanon, an Israeli research organization reported. On (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct President Donald Trump on Sept. 30 issued an executive order calling on the U.S. to develop domestic supplies of rare earth minerals and end its reliance on China (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While the actual date of the amphibious exercises has not been revealed, Chinese state media on the weekend of Oct. 10 offered much coverage of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Dossier: China’s threat to Taiwan By Richard Fisher On Oct. 7, Taiwan Minister of National Defense Yen De-fa revealed that Taiwan in 2020 has spent $1.09 billion dollars, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Under the leadership of Gen. David H. Berger, its 38th Commandant, the United States Marine Corps is reforming and restructuring to better deter and defeat (more…)