U.S. deploys carrier group near Iran, strategic bombers in Gulf
Geostrategy-Direct, November 21, 2023 A major deployment of naval and air assets to the Middle East is seen as a warning from the United States to Iran and Hizbullah (more…)
U.S. Space Force developing counter to China’s ‘kill web’
Geostrategy-Direct, November 21, 2023 The U.S. Space Force is working to develop technology that will prevent hostile powers, with a particular focus on China, from launching surprise attacks on (more…)
Pyongyang claims it placed military spy satellite in orbit: Russia’s assist seen likely
Geostrategy-Direct, November 21, 2023 North Korea’s KCNA state news agency reported on Nov. 21 that the Malligyong-1 spy satellite was launched on a Chollima-1 rocket from the Sohae satellite (more…)
Qatar-China: ‘World’s largest LNG producer and world’s largest energy consumer’
Geostrategy-Direct, November 21, 2023 Dossier: The China-Qatar Energy Axis On Nov. 4, China’s Sinopec and QatarEnergy signed a new LNG supply and purchase accord. The accord marks the second (more…)
Summit seen reinforcing Xi’s world view: ‘Correlation of forces’ has shifted to China
Geostrategy-Direct, November 14, 2023 By Richard Fisher While the Biden Administration deserves some credit for holding its temper, enduring numerous Chinese slights, to corral Chinese Communist Party (CCP) supremo (more…)
Gertz: New China tech institute hires top U.S. scientists to take innovation lead
Geostrategy-Direct, November 14, 2023 Dossier: China’s Eastern Institute of Advance Study (EIAS) China is shelling out millions of dollars and dangling other lucrative benefits to entice top American scientists (more…)
Lockheed Martin wins contract, plans to demonstrate nuclear space power by 2027
Geostrategy-Direct, November 14, 2023 By Richard Fisher Look out Elon Musk, your “cheese” is about to be moved by the beginning of nuclear space power, and defense prime Lockheed (more…)
Analysis: Outflanked by Iran and checked by U.S., Israel is not winning
Geostrategy-Direct, November 14, 2023 Over the past five weeks, the 10 million residents of Israel have been bombarded with rockets — and disinformation, an analyst wrote. While Iran’s “hybrid (more…)
Pentagon report: China Jin-class subs now patrolling with nuclear-armed missiles?
Geostrategy-Direct, November 14, 2023 China’s Jin-class submarines have likely started sea patrols with armed nuclear missiles, according to the Pentagon’s latest annual report on China’s military. The nuclear sea (more…)