Geostrategy-Direct A great confluence of natural and man-made trends seems likely to set the pattern for imminent conflict escalation in the historical “Greater Syria,” Yossef Bodansky, wrote in an (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct In four hours of meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 16, U.S. President Donald Trump may have attempted to reset relations with its old Cold War (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The top White House trade official said President Donald Trump’s threats of expanded tariffs on China “are designed to defend the crown jewels of American technology from China’s (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis last week met with Gen. Xu Qiliang, the powerful commander who led the purge of dozens of high-ranking officials from the People’s Liberation (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct In aspiring to lead the so-called “community of destiny for mankind,” Chinese supreme leader Xi Jinping has advised other countries to look to China to show them the (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Erik Prince, founder of the Blackwater private security firm, continues to push for increased reliance on private contractors to train troops in Afghanistan to fight the Taliban. In (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct U.S. President Donald Trump emerged from five hours of talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on June 12, saying that for North Korea’s people “to realize their (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The following are excerpts from an analysis by GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Staff A serious outbreak of shooting in the Royal Palace in Riyadh on April 21, 2018, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman undoubtedly has in just the past two years obtained the highest profile of anyone in the kingdom. The 32-year-old, also known as (more…)