Iran launches global diplomatic offensive
Geostrategy-Direct, November 7, 2023 In the wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, Iran initially acted by signaling its terror proxies in Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen to (more…)
Japan acts to begin formalizing military relationship with the Philippines
Geostrategy-Direct, November 7, 2023 By Richard Fisher Japan is moving toward a military alliance relationship with the Philippines, starting talks that may lead to access by Japanese forces to (more…)
China’s 6th crew flight highlights space station growth plans
Geostrategy-Direct, November 7, 2023 By Richard Fisher On Oct. 26, from its Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on Hainan Island, China launched its Shenzhou-17 spacecraft, taking its 6th crew of (more…)
China using 3,000 miles of underground networks to evade satellite surveillance
Geostrategy-Direct, October 31, 2023 China has built a massive network of underground facilities to store its nuclear warheads, missiles, and command and control centers while at the same time (more…)
Rand, Seoul think tank: U.S. ‘strategic clarity’ now required to deter North
Geostrategy-Direct, October 31, 2023 To secure South Korea, the United States should reconsider its policy of strategic ambiguity and shift toward one of strategic clarity, two prominent think tanks (more…)
Iran, Israel locked in multi-layered Hamas war: Kinetic, propaganda, diplomacy
Geostrategy-Direct, October 31, 2023 As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck hundreds of targets in Gaza in the past week ahead of a ground incursion aimed at eliminating Hamas, (more…)
CEO Tim Cook, Tsinghua University and Apple’s ‘symbiotic’ bond with China
Geostrategy-Direct, October 31, 2023 Dossier: Apple-China Ties Tech behemoth Apple is known for altering its policies to avoid running afoul of censors in communist China. What are the implications? (more…)
Strategic or Orwellian? PLA general at Xiangshan Forum vows to ‘crush foreign interference’
Geostrategy-Direct, October 31, 2023 By Richard Fisher Apparently insensitive to the scheduling irony, China’s 10th Beijing Xiangshan Forum for strategic military dialogue, starting on Oct. 29 and ending on (more…)
In first, Pentagon reveals China’s dangerous night-time intercept of B-52 ‘within 10 feet’
Geostrategy-Direct, October 31, 2023 China flew one of its fighter jets dangerously close to a U.S. B-52 bomber last week, American military officials said. The disclosure of the Oct. (more…)