‘Shooting summit’: Record shows China’s Xi enables war as Trump seeks peace
Geostrategy-Direct, May 12, 2026 By Richard Fisher While it is not clear that any of the long list of Chinese and American conflicts will be settled or even just (more…)
Trump travels to Beijing with Big Tech titans and backed by forceful cabinet advocates
Geostrategy-Direct, May 12, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump is bringing a strategy to Beijing that many analysts believe is known only to him. Monica Crowley, the Trump Administration’s chief (more…)
Accentuating the positive, Trump heads to Beijing as multi-front conflict rages
Geostrategy-Direct, May 12, 2026 Many media talking heads say U.S. President Donald Trump’s May 13-15 summit with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping will be long on ceremony and (more…)
U.S. Forces Korea commander emphasizes ‘East-up’ strategic perspective
Geostrategy-Direct, May 12, 2026 The U.S. is emphasizing a “coherent strategic geometry” with allies South Korea, Japan, and the Philippines in the Indo-Pacific theater, according to the U.S. Forces (more…)
U.S. cybersecurity agency’s ‘CI Fortify’ braces for Chinese infrastructure attack
Dossier: Infrastructure Security vs China Geostrategy-Direct, May 12, 2026 On May 5, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) launched a new program called “CI Fortify,” which is (more…)
PLA incorporates ‘combat style’ legal warfare in strategy for military victory
Geostrategy-Direct, May 12, 2026 Popularized by anti-Trump forces in the United States, lawfare is nothing new for the Chinese Communist Party. Since 2004, it has been one of the (more…)
Report: Iran-backed Houthis still acquiring advanced missiles from external sources
Geostrategy-Direct, May 12, 2026 Amid a tenuous ceasefire in Yemen over the last few years, the Iran-backed Houthis continue as a major threat, especially as a rising proxy for (more…)
Report: Saudis, UAE secretly conducted unprecedented attacks on Iran
Geostrategy-Direct, May 12, 2026 Gulf Arab states battered by Iranian attacks are backing U.S. military action in the ongoing conflict. Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have launched (more…)
State Dept. sanctions China’s satellite image companies that revealed U.S. buildup
Geostrategy-Direct, May 12, 2026 By Richard Fisher An ominous new development emerged earlier this year during the build-up of United States military forces in the Persian Gulf region prior (more…)