Geostrategy-Direct Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed last week that Australian authorities in July 2017, acting on a tip from Israeli intelligence, foiled a plot by Islamic State (ISIS) terrorists (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct In an attack that closely resembled the tactics used by Iran-backed Hizbullah, Hamas on Feb. 17 remote detonated two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) which injured four Israeli soldiers. (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Islamic State (ISIS) is alive and kicking – and so is its leader, according to recent reports. While a mere shadow of the 40,000-strong jihadist army which stormed (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The Trump administration’s new policy calling for the expansion of U.S. nuclear weapons capabilities was met with heavy criticism from Russia, China and Iran. The U.S. Nuclear Posture (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Sparked by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and fueled by declining oil revenues thanks to U.S. fracking, Saudi Arabia is in the midst of a cultural revolution born (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct With its force of 40,000 jihadists largely defeated, Islamic State (ISIS) is calling on its remaining fighters to keep a low profile and concentrate on conventional terrorist ambushes, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Houthi rebels in Yemen have threatened to block the Red Sea shipping lane. The Iran-backed militants said they would shut down the Red Sea lane if the Saudi-led (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Israel and Saudi Arabia have moved to tighten military and security cooperation in an effort to counter Iran’s expanding presence in the Middle East, which includes the Islamic (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told an alliance of 41 Muslim or Muslim-majority nations they must do better when it comes to confronting terrorism. “In past years, (more…)