Geostrategy-Direct China’s repressive operations against ethnic Uighurs in Xinjiang, which Beijing classifies as counter-terrorism, has sparked backlash from other countries in the region, according to a U.S. congressional report. (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Iran’s increased military presence in Syria and Iraq has evolved from a nascent to potential threat to U.S. forces in the region, according to a Defense Department report (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The United States and Japan will soon start a comprehensive training program for 12 South Pacific island nations on dealing with an emerging crisis: China’s fleets of rampant (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The Japanese government is outraged over a ruling in late October by the Supreme Court of South Korea that Japanese corporations should compensate all forced Korean laborers from (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct China is aiming to, by the early 2020s, deploy drone submarines that could carry out stealth attacks on U.S. ships, including aircraft carriers, the official military newspaper of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is milking the scandal surrounding the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi to “advance both his Islamist agenda and his Ottoman imperialistic aspirations,” an (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct In a clearest sign of resolute commitment to defending Japan, the navies of the United States, Japan and Canada held a large scale joint drill in and off (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The United States is working to counter China’s practice of “military-civilian fusion,” which, under the direction of supreme leader Xi Jinping, moves technology acquired for civilian use to (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, youngest brother of Saudi King Salman, has returned from exile to Riyadh to reportedly “challenge” embattled Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “or find someone (more…)