U.S. exchanges air strikes with pro-Iran groups
Geostrategy-Direct The United States on June 27 launched air strikes against Iran-backed militias in eastern Syria and western Iraq. The pro-Iran terrorist groups responded on June 28 by firing (more…)
China-Russia lunar plan expands U.S. Space Force mission to moon, planets
Geostrategy-Direct As Russia and China announced plans for a joint research station to be built on the moon, the Pentagon said the mission of U.S. space forces would be (more…)
First-ever G-7 backing for Taiwan triggers PLA response, threats to U.S., Japan
Geostrategy-Direct China threatened the U.S. and Japan after leaders at the G-7 summit, in a first, issued a communique which voiced support for Taiwan. The United States, Britain, Canada, (more…)
Iran’s new president warmly welcomed by Khamenei and no one else
Geostrategy-Direct Dossier: Iran’s New President, Ebrahim Raisi Analysis by GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Staff The election on June 18 of Sayyid Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati — also known as Ebrahim Raisi (more…)
Pompeo reminds Team Biden that new Iran leader executed political prisoners
Geostrategy-Direct Ebrahim Raisi, a hardline cleric elected as Iran’s new president, was heavily involved in the 1988 mass execution of political prisoners, and the Biden administration should not negotiate (more…)
CCP rocked by social media backlash to fundraiser for slain university commissar
Geostrategy-Direct The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is trying to contain a scandal at a prestigious university following the murder of a CCP commissar who was responsible for preventing the (more…)
Democrats debate deployment options on China: Forward, middle or surrender
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While the Biden Administration and the Pentagon are engaged in a wide-ranging review of United States defense policies toward China, it is emerging that there (more…)
Shenzhou-12 mission highlights military character of China’s space station
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher By successfully taking the first three Chinese astronauts to the China Space Station (CSS), the June 16 Shenzhou-12 spaceship mission, “was like a spear that (more…)
Pentagon responds to urgent intel requests to upgrade U.S. information war capability
Geostrategy-Direct In response to a request made last year by nine generals and admirals, the Pentagon is increasing its efforts to counter U.S. adversaries’ use of disinformation. Senior military (more…)