Geostrategy-Direct U.S. military officials last week angered Moscow by conducting a simulation in which Russia and the United States traded nuclear strikes, Pentagon officials said. Defense Secretary Mark Esper (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China’s use of Xian Aircraft Corporation H-6K bombers to intimidate Taiwan on two consecutive days, Feb. 9 and 10, puts focus on China’s development of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct U.S. President Trump on Feb. 12 signed an executive order aimed at strengthening America’s ability to fend off disruptions of critical services like GPS. Trump’s order is aimed (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Amid high tensions with the U.S., and sanctions imposed by the Trump administration that have devastated its economy, Iran is increasingly, and publicly, reaching out to China. Iranian (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Three times so far in 2020 the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has conducted offensive aerial blockade exercises against Taiwan: the first on Jan, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The day after U.S. President Donald Trump presented his Middle East peace plan — or “deal of the century” — CIA Director Gina Haspel made a secret visit (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The following exceprts are from an analysis by Washington Times national security correspondent Bill Gertz on Jan. 22. Navy Lt. Cmdr. James D. Boyle, an active duty intelligence (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Jan. 20 announced that Japan would form a Space Defense Force. In doing so, Japan joins other democracies like (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Still reeling from the loss of terror kingpin Qasem Soleimani, Iran suffered another major humiliation when its so-called elite aerospace forces mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane. (more…)