Moon Race II: China vs the USA
Geostrategy-Direct There is a new race between China and the United States to establish strategic advantage on the moon. China’s second moon lander, Change-4, landed on the far side (more…)
Leaks of Bezos’ text messages rings alarm bells at Pentagon
Geostrategy-Direct U.S. military insiders are more anxious than most over the security of the private communications of Jeff Bezos after the Amazon CEO’s text messages to his mistress were (more…)
Trump to retain Al-Asad air base in Iraq to ‘watch’ Iran; Faults U.S. intel track record
Geostrategy-Direct President Donald Trump intends to maintain a U.S. military base in western Iraq to keep an eye on the Middle East situation, with a particular focus on Iran. (more…)
Technologically advanced nations called most vulnerable to EMP attack
Geostrategy-Direct With most civilian and military infrastructure relying on computers to function, the U.S. and other Western nations would be devastated by an Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) attack, a newly (more…)
Iran’s entrenchment in ‘new Syrian battlefield’ poses dilemma for Israel, U.S.
Geostrategy-Direct With Islamic State (ISIS) annihilated and Russia propping up its ally Bashar Assad, a “new Syrian battlefield” is seen emerging as Israel becomes more open about its intent (more…)
DIA: Primary mission of the People’s Liberation Army is not defending China
Geostrategy-Direct The main mission of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is to keep the Chinese Communist Party in power, according to a report by the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (more…)
Erik Prince reboots idea of privatizing the Afghanistan War in post-Mattis era
Geostrategy-Direct Following the exits of former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and former national security adviser H.R. McMaster, the time is right to re-visit (more…)
Xi, Kim collude in blocking Trump strategy, announce mutual visits
Geostrategy-Direct One of U.S. President Donald Trump’s primary innovations and objectives in dealing with the North Korean crisis has been to establish a bilateral direct negotiation with North Korean (more…)
Russia fits ships, subs with precision Kalibr cruise missiles; Resumes Cold War patrols
Geostrategy-Direct The Russian Navy, which has begun patrols and operations that were once routine during the Cold War, is outfitting its warships and submarines in the western Atlantic with (more…)