By Dr. Jack Caravelli Lurking behind London’s festive holiday preparations is a series of major political challenges for UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s government. The first is the public (more…)
Dear Readers, 2016 has been an exciting ride and we are looking forward to the New Year. Geostrategy-Direct will be on holiday next week and shall return in 2017. (more…)
Germany is keeping a closer watch on potential Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) sympathizers in the country after a series of arrests. Police have arrested several suspects (more…)
By Dr. Jack Caravelli Seeking to stem a protracted depression in oil prices, the 13 member OPEC oil cartel, and with coordinated support from Russia, another major oil producer, (more…)
By Dr. Jack Caravelli Westinghouse Electric Company, a subsidiary of Toshiba and one of the world’s leading makers of nuclear reactors, said this month it had been shut out (more…)
By Dr. Jack Caravelli A new report from the BND, German’s intelligence agency, concludes that Islamic terrorists operating in the Middle East are training jihadists to infiltrate into the (more…)
By Dr. Jack Caravelli The U.S.-Saudi relationship may be reaching a breaking point under mounting tensions over a series of political and financial issues. Saudi Arabia has been a (more…)
By Dr. Jack Caravelli The French energy giant Total has agreed to finance the next phase of a major energy deal with Iran, becoming the first Western energy company (more…)
By Dr. Jack Caravelli Building on its 2011 national cyber security strategy, the UK government has issued a new plan for the years 2016-2021, according to an unclassified version (more…)