Geostrategy-Direct It would have been unimaginable only ten years ago that Japan, the world’s most pacifist nation, would be playing a leading role in the Asia/Pacific’s military affairs to (more…)
American commandos killed the finance chief of Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) in an operation in Syria on Jan. 10. The intelligence-driven U.S. special operations unit known (more…)
Long considered a bystander, Russia is rushing to exploit the U.S.-China standoff over the disputes of the South China Sea, hoping to become the third way toward a settlement (more…)
China’s advanced J-20 combat fighter aircraft is based on technologies stolen from the U.S. F-22 and F-35 fifth generation fighter planes, Russia’s official TV broadcast Russia Today [RT] reported (more…)
A senior U.S. naval leader has issued the strongest warning yet to China regarding the South China Sea disputes. “We will not allow shared domains to be closed down (more…)
By Dr. Jack Caravelli Last week a Geostrategy-Direct editor was in Riyadh to discuss U.S.-Saudi relations, including the implications of Donald Trump’s election for the future of those relations. (more…)
China and Russia are winning the race in the development of “game-changing” hypersonic weapons, making the U.S. vulnerable to a future attack, according to a U.S. Air Force study. (more…)
President-elect Donald Trump may have to confront the North Korean problem early in his term, Obama administration officials say. U.S. President Barack Obama is said to have conveyed to (more…)
China will test the Trump administration early on, most likely via some kind of provocation in the South China Sea or East China Sea, Beijing watchers say. China has (more…)
