Air Force provides sneak peak of new B-21 Raider strategic bomber
Geostrategy-Direct The U.S. Air Force has provided a view of what it says will be the “backbone” of its future bomber force. The Air Force last week released an (more…)
U.S. downplays series of attacks by Iran-backed forces since July 4
Geostrategy-Direct Emboldened by what many analysts say is a sense of weakness in Washington, Iran has through its terror proxies carried out a series of attacks on U.S. targets (more…)
Surprise sale of F-16s to Philippines would counter China, boost popular ties with U.S.
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Since 1995 China has been encroaching on Philippine maritime territories in the South China Sea, has built new strategic air, naval and missile bases in (more…)
Democrats debate deployment options on China: Forward, middle or surrender
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While the Biden Administration and the Pentagon are engaged in a wide-ranging review of United States defense policies toward China, it is emerging that there (more…)
Pompeo: ‘High confidence’ in lab’s PLA ties; World must sanction CCP, Xi Jinping
Geostrategy-Direct “There should be a cost imposed” for what China “did wrong” throughout every stage of the Covid-19 pandemic, former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said. Those costs, (more…)
The slimming of Kim: What does it mean? Analysts zoom in on strap of his Swiss watch
Geostrategy-Direct Is Kim Jong-Un ailing or healthier than ever? After not being seen in public for over a month, the North Korean leader reappeared in state media on June (more…)
Yes China seeks hegemony: Part I, military budgets and a ‘clear signal’ in Anchorage
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Ritual denials by Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leaders that they do not seek “hegemony,” or the power to impose their choices globally, regionally or on (more…)
Report: U.S. intelligence ‘suppressed dissenting views’ on Covid origin
Geostrategy-Direct The U.S. intelligence community relied on “outside” experts who without evidence insisted Covid-19 jumped from animals to humans and “suppressed dissenting views” on the origins of the virus, (more…)
China exploits its own Iran deal to claim role as post-U.S. peace broker
Geostrategy-Direct In March, China and Iran signed a 25-year cooperation agreement to strengthen their long-standing economic and political alliance. “Relations between the two countries have now reached the level (more…)