U.S. presses once-neutral Oman on Strait of Hormuz not to make secret deals with Iran
Geostrategy-Direct, August 18, 2026 There are two sides of the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran is only one of them. Because it is on the southern side, Oman has (more…)
New Moon craters from crashing rockets: Will China help manage risks?
Geostrategy-Direct, August 18, 2026 By Richard Fisher On Aug. 5, 2026, a nearly 4-ton upper stage to a SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket crashed into the Moon creating an 18-meter-wide crater. (more…)
Analysis: Why the U.S., not China, is the world’s dominant oil power
Dossier: Energy Superpower Geostrategy-Direct, August 18, 2026 More important than who controls the Strait of Hormuz is which nation reigns as the world’s dominant oil power. “China Is Now (more…)
Reports: Iraq’s Kurdistan leader key to U.S.-Iran diplomacy; Drone targeted Barzani’s office
Geostrategy-Direct, August 18, 2026 Who can one trust in the Middle East when trying to deal with Iran? This has been of critical concern to Art-of-the-Deal President Donald Trump. (more…)
China’s massive, next generation ‘unmanned’ Coast Guard threat
Geostrategy-Direct, August 18, 2026 By Richard Fisher As the United States increases deployed assets of the U.S. Coast Guard to deter Chinese maritime aggression in Asia, China is also (more…)
High level U.S. strategic review focused on responding to battlefield nuclear attacks
Geostrategy-Direct, August 18, 2026 Top U.S. strategists at the Pentagon are conducting “a review or sort of relook at the employment guidance” for nuclear weapons. Undersecretary of defense for (more…)
Kim’s international stature significantly elevated since earlier meetings with Trump
Geostrategy-Direct, August 18, 2026 Without saying how he knew it, President Donald Trump said on Aug. 17 that North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un liked what Trump has said about their (more…)
Five months into Iran conflict, China still supplying regime with anti-U.S. arms
Geostrategy-Direct, August 11, 2026 Communist China has continued to ship critical military hardware and components to Iran five months into its conflict with the United States. The ongoing support (more…)
Taiwan-U.S. collaboration on AI-piloted drones seen trumping China supply lines
Geostrategy-Direct, August 11, 2026 By combining Taiwan’s advanced hardware manufacturing with U.S. artificial intelligence software, Taipei and Washington are collaborating on AI-piloted drones to counter China’s dominance in the (more…)