Note to Subscribers: Autumn break
Geostrategy-Direct Dear Subscribers, We take annual summer and winter breaks. This summer was too intense so we will take a breather with the next issue. Geostrategy-Direct.com will return with (more…)
North Korea, Venezuela sign military agreement
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Oct. 2 in Pyongyang, one day after North Korea’s latest missile test, Venezuela and North Korea “signed a series of agreements pledging military and (more…)
Chinese weapons proliferation now includes YZ-8 drones, for sale online
Geostrategy-Direct Alibaba, the Chinese firm which is the world’s largest online retailer, is now offering China’s YZ-8 drone for sale. The drone came be purchased for $250,000 using a (more…)
Iranian general: China and Russia are projecting power for Iran
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China and Russia will hold naval exercises with Iran in international waters “in the near future” according to Brigadier General Ghadir Nezami, head of the (more…)
China reveals its new ballistic missile bomber ahead of Oct. 1 parade
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China has allowed clear images for the first time of the Xian Aircraft Corporation H-6N twin-turbofan bomber, which can carry up to six cruise missiles (more…)
China joins Russia’s Tsentr-2019 military exercise
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher From Sept. 16 to 21, combined arms forces from Russia, China, plus India, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan held the “Tsentr-2019” (Center-2019) military exercises (more…)
Japan tries to show it can track North Korea without Seoul intel agreement
Geostrategy-Direct Japan’s detection on Sept. 10 of North Korea’s launching of two projectiles shows that its ability to monitor such actions have not been compromised by South Korea’s decision (more…)
Typhoon thwarted Chinese invasion exercise aimed at Taiwan
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In a stark demonstration that Mother Nature can pose a formidable and unexpected obstacle to potential Chinese plans to achieve “unification by force” with Taiwan, (more…)
North Korea developing solid-fuel ICBMs, UN Security Council report suggests
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher A Panel of Experts gave a report to the United Nations Security Council on Aug. 27, with an Annex at the end of the 141-page (more…)