Geostrategy-Direct, August 26, 2025 U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific, the Philippines and Japan, along with “unofficial” friend Taiwan are integral to a containment strategy as the First Island Chain (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, August 19, 2025 By Richard Fisher On the evening of August 15 to 16 the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) held a practice (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, August 12, 2025 As communist China continue to expand its maritime claim East, the Philippines in recent years has bolstered its presence in the strategically-located Luzon Strait situated (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, August 5, 2025 By Richard Fisher On Aug. 1 United States President Donald Trump responded to the nuclear threats made by former Russian President Dimitry Medvedev by ordering (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, July 29, 2025 By Richard Fisher Though unlikely to spark headlines in the United States, a July 27 report from Japan’s Kyodo newswire provided a rare indication of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, July 22, 2025 By Richard Fisher Released annually since 1970, on July 15, the Japanese Ministry of Defense published its “Defense of Japan, 2025” white paper, that lists (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, July 15, 2025 By Richard Fisher China wants to use the 1995 Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapons Free Zone (SEANFZ) Treaty to mobilize political opposition in Southeast Asia to (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, July 8, 2025 By Richard Fisher The idea of a joint China-Russia threat is not new; During his first term, President Trump’s December 2017 National Security Strategy stated: (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct, July 1, 2025 By Richard Fisher What we know: • For over a decade, Chinese state media and a vast social media activist audience has promoted the idea (more…)
