Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Sept. 15 during its summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Iran signed a “memorandum of commitments” to become the 9th full member of the China-dominated Shanghai (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Sept. 2, the Biden Administration announced the sale of $1.1 billion in arms to Taiwan. But considering the potential for a near-term Chinese invasion (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In moves that project a growing concern with China’s military buildup and aggression, Japan on Aug. 31 announced that its 2023 defense budget 5.59 trillion (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China’s Xian Aircraft Corporation has likely been developing a flying wing shaped stealth bomber since the late 1990s, but a recent simulated wind tunnel model (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Since the announced “conclusion” on Aug. 10 of its six days of missile, space, air, naval and cyber blockade exercises against Taiwan, China has maintained (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Minutes after United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Aug. 2 arrival in Taiwan, the Chinese government announced it would hold an unprecedented four (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Though her visit is not yet complete, and China could still undertake direct military action, on Aug. 2, at about 10:40 pm local time, by (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On July 21, caving to Chinese threats, pressure and concerns from the Pentagon, President Joe Biden publicly discouraged the Speaker of the U.S. House of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In a dramatic move that increased tensions in the once tranquil South Pacific, the island nation of Kiribati quit the South Pacific Forum just before (more…)
