Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In the July 8 assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo Japan has lost a transformative leader who sought to better prepare Japan to (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In a rare release of cumulative figures, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has disclosed that China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) sent 555 aircraft on coercive (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In May 2020 BusinessInsider wrote: “President Donald Trump is presiding over the deterioration of the U.S.’s position on the world stage as European countries increasingly (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) commander Adm. John Aquilino sounded the alarm about China’s military buildup at a June 24 forum sponsored by Washington, D.C. based Foundation (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher It may be a pyrrhic victory but it is worth noting. On June 22 the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives authorized (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher As part of its ongoing military intimidation of democratic Taiwan, which also helps prepare pilots and sailors for a future war against Taiwan, China’s People’s (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While China was using a restrictive interpretation of the United National Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS) to try to keep the U.S. Navy and (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In the month of May, Chinese fighter aircraft have harassed maritime patrol aircraft from Canada and Australia, with the later raising the possibility that China (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China’s strategic embrace of the dictatorship of Cambodia reached a new level in late May with the delivery of new mobile artillery systems for the (more…)