Think tank issues wake-up call to U.S. military
Geostrategy-Direct The U.S. military is not keeping pace with advances by other major powers and could even lose if a new war breaks out, according to a new study (more…)
68-page U.S. strategy prioritizes China, missile defense, ‘information statecraft’
Geostrategy-Direct In his first national security strategy, U.S. President Donald Trump called for a “great reawakening” of winning American power that includes improved missile defenses and “information statecraft” aimed (more…)
Holiday hiatus next week
Geostrategy-Direct We shall return with the Jan. 2 edition. Thank you and Happy Holidays! The Editors (more…)
Disappearance of top North Korean tied to power struggle under Kim Jong-Un
Geostrategy-Direct Two top leaders who sat at the same table when Kim Jong-Un ordered North Korea’s latest nuclear test ended up going in different directions in the regime’s hierarchy, (more…)
China fails to stop UN’s N. Korea rights meeting; Kim visit to border mountain noted in Beijing
Geostrategy-Direct On Dec. 11, China led an Axis of Three — China, Russia and Bolivia — in an attempt to stop the UN Security Council from advancing an annual (more…)
Putin credits CIA’s Pompeo for assist in thwarting St. Petersburg terror attack
Geostrategy-Direct A tip from the CIA helped Russia foil a major Islamic State (ISIS) plot to attack a cathedral and other sites in St. Petersburg. Russian President Vladimir Putin (more…)
New Russian nuclear doctrine involves thousands of low-yield warheads
Geostrategy-Direct Russia plans to add thousands of low-yield warheads to its nuclear arsenal in the next decade, according to the Pentagon. Moscow plans to have a deployed force of (more…)
Moon’s trip to China clouded by snubs, literal bashing of S. Korean press
Geostrategy-Direct President Moon Jae-In made a 4-day state visit to China in hopes of repairing fractured bilateral ties over the THAAD crisis, but he was snubbed by China’s leaders (more…)
China may have caused crash of armed Indian drone, sparking new crisis
Geostrategy-Direct Tensions between the Chinese and Indian governments have again spiked following an Indian combat drone’s crash inside Bhutanese territory that is claimed by China. On Dec. 7, an (more…)