China’s 60 orbital launches seen increasing with reusable launchers in 2025
Geostrategy-Direct, December 3, 2024 By Richard Fisher On Dec. 3 China launched its 60th space mission for 2024; But with one month to go China may not reach its (more…)
Iran blames U.S. for ‘reactivation’ of militants as offensive claims Aleppo
Geostrategy-Direct, December 3, 2024 The regime of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad was stunned when it appeared to have lost the nation’s second largest city once again. In 2016, government (more…)
Adm. Paparo: Russia to supply submarine tech to weaponized North Korea
Geostrategy-Direct, December 3, 2024 North Korea has pledged to send thousands of its soldiers to fight for Russia in its war against Ukraine. In return, Russia is expected to (more…)
Russia seen helping China end U.S. sub tech dominance
Geostrategy-Direct, December 3, 2024 Russia is playing a key role in assisting China with new submarine technology aimed at countering the U.S.’s underwater warfare dominance, the admiral in charge (more…)
Weakened Iran, distracted Russia come to Syria’s aid after Sunni militants take Aleppo
Dossier: Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria Geostrategy-Direct, December 3, 2024 Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), an independent group of Sunni rebel insurgents, led an offensive to seize Aleppo, Syria’s (more…)
Many in Lebanon’s Shia community now seek freedom from Iran’s grip
Geostrategy-Direct, December 3, 2024 Hizbullah did not have the approval of Lebanon’s democratically elected government to launch its most recent war against Israel. That call came from Hizbullah leader (more…)
Missing waitresses at border restaurant provides window on North Korean reality
Geostrategy-Direct, November 26, 2024 The city of Dandong in China, which sits across the Yalu River from North Korea, features several restaurants staffed by North Korean waitresses who not (more…)
Harsh critique charges ‘Marxian’ DEI policies wrecked U.S. intelligence agencies
Dossier: U.S. Intelligence Community Geostrategy-Direct, November 26, 2024 From Day One, the Biden Administration, continuing policy initiated in the Obama years, ordered every U.S. government entity to make diversity, (more…)
Chinese ship tracked after underwater cable cut, impacting Internet service in Europe
Geostrategy-Direct, November 26, 2024 A Chinese freighter is suspected of sabotage in the severing of two underwater cables in the Baltic Sea this month which disrupted internet communications in (more…)