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State Department: China’s grab of disputed ‘Scarborough Reef’ is threat to U.S. security

By Geostrategy Editor on August 11, 2026   BACKGROUNDER  

State Department: China’s grab of disputed ‘Scarborough Reef’ is threat to U.S. security

Geostrategy-Direct, August 11, 2026 With an uncharacteristically forceful statement, the U.S. State Department backed the Philippines following China’s recent announcement regarding Scarborough Reef located within Manila’s exclusive economic zone. (more…)

U.S. Space Force to deploy next generation nuclear blast detectors on GPS satellites

By Geostrategy Editor on August 4, 2026   BACKGROUNDER  

U.S. Space Force to deploy next generation nuclear blast detectors on GPS satellites

Geostrategy-Direct, August 4, 2026 Upgrades for the U.S.’s ability to detect nuclear blasts have arrived amidst expanding global nuclear stockpiles and modernized arsenals by major powers. Last month, the (more…)

Report: PLA scientist in 2018 shipped coronavirus to U.S. for NIH-funded research

By Geostrategy Editor on July 28, 2026   BACKGROUNDER, TOP STORY  

Report: PLA scientist in 2018 shipped coronavirus to U.S. for NIH-funded research

Geostrategy-Direct, July 28, 2026 In November 2018, more than a year before the onset of the Covid pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted three undeclared coronavirus-related vials at (more…)

Documents: At secret forum, China and Russia plotted to destroy Starlink satellites

By Geostrategy Editor on July 21, 2026   BACKGROUNDER  

Documents: At secret forum, China and Russia plotted to destroy Starlink satellites

Geostrategy-Direct, July 21, 2026 Leaked military documents have revealed a secret, coordinated strategy between China and Russia to neutralize and ultimately destroy SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network. An investigation by (more…)

Key to IRGC’s strategy are small boats from China, North Korea

By Geostrategy Editor on July 14, 2026   BACKGROUNDER, Featured  

Key to IRGC’s strategy are small boats from China, North Korea

Geostrategy-Direct, July 14, 2026 Small, fast-attack boats make up the cornerstone of Iran’s naval strategy. This so-called “mosquito fleet” — a massive force of agile, heavily armed speedboats — (more…)

New ‘fixed’ multiple missile launch system in China’s northwest called ‘ominous’

By Geostrategy Editor on July 7, 2026   BACKGROUNDER  

New ‘fixed’ multiple missile launch system in China’s northwest called ‘ominous’

Geostrategy-Direct, July 7, 2026 Satellite imagery from a desert location near the Chinese city of Jilantai identified unusual fortified structures with retractable roofs that were assessed by analysts as (more…)

U.S., Iran agreed not to include missiles in MOU; DIA confirms thousands remain

By Geostrategy Editor on June 30, 2026   BACKGROUNDER  

U.S., Iran agreed not to include missiles in MOU; DIA confirms thousands remain

Geostrategy-Direct, June 30, 2026 Iran’s large stockpile of ballistic missiles will not be part of negotiations with the United States following the signing of a peace deal. In signing (more…)

DNI: Documents implicate Fauci in U.S. intelligence coverup, funding of Wuhan lab

By Geostrategy Editor on June 23, 2026   BACKGROUNDER, TOP STORY  

DNI: Documents implicate Fauci in U.S. intelligence coverup, funding of Wuhan lab

Geostrategy-Direct, June 23, 2026 Anthony Fauci sent millions in American taxpayer dollars to the lab in China, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, where the Covid virus likely originated, the (more…)

New U.S. Treasury sanctions target China’s close weapons ties with IRGC

By Geostrategy Editor on June 16, 2026   BACKGROUNDER  

New U.S. Treasury sanctions target China’s close weapons ties with IRGC

Geostrategy-Direct, June 16, 2026 The U.S. Treasury Department reported its has imposed sanctions on several Chinese individuals and companies accused of supplying weapons to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (more…)

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