North Korea developing solid-fuel ICBMs, UN Security Council report suggests
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher A Panel of Experts gave a report to the United Nations Security Council on Aug. 27, with an Annex at the end of the 141-page (more…)
‘My $ 3 billion life’: New book details China’s brazen, covert influence ops in U.S.
Geostrategy-Direct The case of billionaire Chinese dissident Guo Wengui shows “the extent to which Beijing will go to influence American society. China’s influence goals are specific and strategic: The (more…)
Strikes kill Iran-backed fighters in Syria near Iraq border
Geostrategy-Direct Unidentified warplanes carried out overnight raids on Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria on Sept. 9 that killed at least 18 fighters, a war monitoring group said. The British-based (more…)
Chinese mystery missile, the DF-20, could appear in Oct. 1 parade
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher An Aug. 29 article on new missiles that may be displayed in China’s ten-year large military parade on Oct. 1 stated these would include, “hypersonic (more…)
Fear in Taipei: Violent suppression in Hong Kong could precipitate Chinese attack
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher TAIPEI — During a meeting here on Aug. 26, a source close to the leadership of the government of Taiwan told Geostrategy-Direct of fears that (more…)
U.S. quietly tests THAAD after rash of North Korean short-range missile tests
Geostrategy-Direct The United States on Aug. 30 conducted a test of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. The U.S. Army and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) confirmed (more…)
Cyberwar: U.S. attack on Iran’s anti-tanker database followed drone downing
Geostrategy-Direct The United States in June carried out a secret cyberattack which crippled a critical database used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The cyberattack at least temporarily (more…)
Iran denies sabotage, as suggested by Trump tweet and photo, in launch pad explosion
Geostrategy-Direct The explosion of a rocket at an Iranian space center on Aug 29, was amplified in a tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump. But an Iranian official said (more…)
Seoul leader’s action caught U.S. off guard, could change NE Asian chessboard
Geostrategy-Direct U.S. national security officials were “not forewarned” last month when South Korea said it was withdrawing from an intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan, the Pentagon’s senior Asia policy official (more…)