Geostrategy-Direct Iran has clarified its forces are in Syria at the invitation of President Bashar Assad and will remain despite tension over Russia’s insistence that Teheran’s troops should leave (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The U.S. Congress is poised to pass a major defense spending bill, the largest in history, that scraps the nicety of calling China a mere “competitor” as in (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct A North Korean province on the border with China is set to be used by the Pyongyang government as a strategic region for the military which could conceivably (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct U.S. intelligence has concluded that China has completed a thorough military fortification of the entire South China Sea, with installations of major weapon platforms on many of the (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct North Korea aims to improve its economy without impeding the progress of its nuclear program, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) said in its annual report to Congress (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman undoubtedly has in just the past two years obtained the highest profile of anyone in the kingdom. The 32-year-old, also known as (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct China’s continued militarization of the South China Sea has led the U.S. military to disinvite Beijing’s navy from the upcoming Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise in Hawaii, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The deadline of the ultimatum has come and passed, but major U.S. airlines are ignoring the Chinese communist government’s order to change the designation for Taiwan on their (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The Egyptian army is conducting military operations on its own against the Islamic State (ISIS) in Sinai, an Egyptian military spokesman said in denying reports of assistance from (more…)
