Geostrategy-Direct Iran is building and testing in Syria short- to medium-range missiles with chemical warheads, a former Syrian army general said. Zaher al-Sakat, who defected in March 2013 and (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct While the “deep state” may be relatively new to the American vocabulary, Middle Eastern governments are quite familiar with the term, an analyst said. “The alleged American deep (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Unlike at the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony held on Feb. 9, the North and South Korean Paralympics teams bitterly split over a political issue and decided (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The Pentagon in its recent Nuclear Posture Review warned of China’s “entirely new nuclear capabilities,” While Russia has recently unveiled several new nuclear weapons, it is China’s buildup (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct A classified United Nations report charged that a Chinese company facilitated the shipping to Syria of a large quantity of materials crucial for the Assad regime to build (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct On Feb 27, a military surveillance plane belonging to the Chinese People’s Liberation Army intruded the Korean Air Defense Identification Zone, or KADIZ, causing South Korea to scramble (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The Pentagon said it was “not surprised” by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s boast that Moscow has successfully tested an invincible nuclear weapon with unlimited range. “We’ve been watching (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The Trump administration is considering a deal with Saudi Arabia which would allow the kingdom to move closer to nuclear bomb-making capability, according to recent reports. A nuclear (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The U.S. Congress on Feb. 28 passed legislation to increase official U.S. visits with Taiwan in a move which a Chinese Communist Party newspaper said could trigger a (more…)