Geostrategy-Direct After U.S. President Donald Trump’s Twitter-bashed China’s furtive efforts to sell refined oil to North Korea on the high seas, China suddenly announced on Jan. 5 that it (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Six governments have claims in the South China Sea, but none until now have managed to totally dominate the area. China is moving rapidly to change that construct. (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The South Korean government reported on Jan. 5 that the year 2017 witnessed the lowest number of North Korean defectors reaching South Korea. The report cited China’s massive (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The Chinese government made a surprise announcement on Jan. 4 that a new northbound civil aviation route closely paralleling the Taiwan Strait median line will start operation. The (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Dr. Jack Caravelli At the start of 2018, Saudi Arabia and Iran are engrossed in fundamental social change, but their approaches are taking their nations in polar (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The United States has imposed sanctions on five Iranian companies it says has ties to the Islamic Republic’s illegal ballistic missile program. The U.S. Treasury Department said the (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Israel and Saudi Arabia have moved to tighten military and security cooperation in an effort to counter Iran’s expanding presence in the Middle East, which includes the Islamic (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The Chinese government formulated a “top secret” plan to support North Korea and increase military aid despite international sanctions if the Kim Jong-Un regime halted its nuclear tests. (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia have forged a regional axis aimed at countering Iran. U.S. and Israeli officials said the joint understanding was reached in “a (more…)