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Diplomatic blitz by Chuck Hagel, Iranians, failed to reassure Gulf states

By Geostrategy-Direct on December 22, 2013   BACKGROUNDER  

Diplomatic blitz by Chuck Hagel, Iranians, failed to reassure Gulf states

Six Arab states in the Gulf region led by Saudi Arabia have agreed to form a joint military command in order to achieve better strategic and operational coordination. The (more…)

Congress acts to stop Turkey’s missile deal with Chinese proliferator

By Geostrategy-Direct on December 15, 2013   BACKGROUNDER  

Congress acts to stop Turkey’s missile deal with Chinese proliferator

In the new National Defense Authorization Act [NDAA] for 2014, members of the U.S. Congress have inserted a provision that would prevent Turkey from proceeding with its September 2013 (more…)

Iran intel said to be spooked by own homegrown cyber activists

By Geostrategy-Direct on December 8, 2013   BACKGROUNDER  

Iran intel said to be spooked by own homegrown cyber activists

The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps’s intelligence agency has arrested “a number of cyber activists with links to foreigners,” the Teheran Fars News Agency reported. “[The Iranian cyber activists] were (more…)

Ukraine shocks West by abandoning EU deal to align with Russia

By Geostrategy-Direct on December 1, 2013   BACKGROUNDER  

Ukraine shocks West by abandoning EU deal to align with Russia

Ukraine abruptly called off the long anticipated comprehensive trade deal with the European Union on Nov. 21 for “National Security reasons.” Meanwhile, Kiev expressed its desire to resume an (more…)

Ukraine settles energy dispute with Moscow days before EU deals

By Geostrategy-Direct on November 24, 2013   BACKGROUNDER  

Ukraine settles energy dispute with Moscow days before EU deals

Moscow and Kiev have finally agreed to a compromise energy deal ending a dispute that had locked the two former Soviet states into a decade-long diplomatic freeze. Like most (more…)

Assassination of key Haqqani terror architect shakes Afghan Taliban

By Geostrategy-Direct on November 17, 2013   BACKGROUNDER  

Assassination of key Haqqani terror architect shakes Afghan Taliban

A senior Haqqani network figure of the Afghan Taliban was killed by unidentified gunmen in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad in the evening of Nov. 10. The attack dealt (more…)

Pressed by its NATO allies, Turkey may back out of China missile deal

By Geostrategy-Direct on November 10, 2013   BACKGROUNDER  

Pressed by its NATO allies, Turkey may back out of China missile deal

The government of Turkey is facing increasing pressure from its key NATO allies, especially the United States, and may abandon its earlier decision to buy a Chinese-made missile defense (more…)

Nudged by Chinese expansion, U.S., New Zealand revive defense ties

By Geostrategy-Direct on November 3, 2013   BACKGROUNDER  

Nudged by Chinese expansion, U.S., New Zealand revive defense ties

The United States and New Zealand will resume close military cooperation after nearly three-decades of bilateral ban on any joint military actions between the two democracies. The move highlights (more…)

Iran and Russia agree: Their missile deal does not defy sanctions

By Geostrategy-Direct on October 27, 2013   BACKGROUNDER  

Iran and Russia agree: Their missile deal does not defy sanctions

Iran’s government insists Russian-made S-300 missiles are defensive weapons, therefore not subject to the international ban on weapons exports to Iran. The Russians apparently agree, and are thus in (more…)

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