Geostrategy-Direct Israel on Aug. 24 launched airstrikes on Iranian and Hizbullah targets in Syria after the Jewish state said it had received intelligence indicating Iran was planning to launch (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Two Israeli reconnaissance drones struck Hizbullah’s stronghold in the Moawwas neighborhood of Beirut on Aug. 25, injuring three people, Lebanon’s military said. The strike in Beirut came hours (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The U.S. Navy plans to build a fleet of large robot ships that will be the size of corvette-class vessels. The Navy’s Large Unmanned Surface Vehicles (LUSVs) could (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Dossier: Islamic Republic of Iran Navy Iran has two separate naval forces. The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy has few warships and is not seen as a threat (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct In becoming the first sitting U.S. Secretary of State to visit the Federated States of Micronesia earlier this month, Mike Pompeo hailed the island nations of the Pacific (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Chinese propaganda outlets in recent days have published reports seen as evidence China’s ruling Communist Party (CCP) is preparing the mainland population for a major military crackdown on (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Aug. 15, the Trump administration informally told the U.S. Congress that it had approved the $8 billion sale of Lockheed-Martin F-16V fighters to Taiwan, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iran will seek to keep the nuclear deal it signed with world powers on life support while waiting out the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election in (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The Islamic State (ISIS) affiliate in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for an Aug. 17 bombing at a wedding party in Kabul, saying in a statement that Shi’ites had (more…)
