Geostrategy-Direct Pope Francis has signaled his agreement with the Communist government in Beijing to approve at least 7 Chinese bishops, some of them married with children and appointed by (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct In a message conveyed to both Washington and Moscow, Israel signaled a sharply different perspective from the West about Lebanon and warned that it will not allow Iran’s (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct North Korea defector Ji Seong-Ho’s incredible story of escape and survival was a highlight of U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union Address. Following are excerpts from (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un has purged his most trusted military general, Hwang Pyong-So. Hwang until recently had been the chief of the General Office of Political Affairs, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The Trump administration recently released its National Defense Strategy, which identified a Great Power competition with China as a major challenge. The United States needs to “identify and (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Japan officials were outraged that a unified Korean women’s hockey team would inspire Korean fans to wave flags bearing the image of a disputed island. The incident occurred (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct A large shipment of U.S. anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles are on way to Taiwan, defense officials in Taipei and Washington confirmed. The entire package is reportedly worth $454 (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct China and Russia will by 2020 be capable of deploying missiles and other weapons that could take out U.S. satellites in low-earth orbit, the Pentagon’s Joint Staff warned. (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct China’s special envoy for North Korea, who is an ethnic Korean, has yet to pay a visit to Pyongyang. Vice Foreign Minister Kong Xuanyou recently told reporters that (more…)