Coronavirus crisis threatens Xi Jinping regime
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher “What the hell had the Wuhan mayor and the Party committee secretary doing?” This was the anguished plea of a citizen of the city of (more…)
Japan follows U.S. lead, announces space force
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Jan. 20 announced that Japan would form a Space Defense Force. In doing so, Japan joins other democracies like (more…)
Reports: Qatar may bail out Iran, fund Chinese arms
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Recent reports suggest Qatar may be prepared to offer Iran $3 billion to in part pay off liabilities from its tragic shoot-down of a Ukrainian (more…)
China-Pakistan series of exercises appear geared to isolate India
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher From Jan. 6 to 14, China and Pakistan held their Sea Guardians drill, their 6th naval exercise, that now compliments ongoing series of bilateral air (more…)
China developing airborne laser combat pod
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Jan. 4, Chinese web pages carried copies of a Chinese academic article that indicated China was developing an aircraft-carried laser pod for aerial combat (more…)
China’s 2019 strategic advances in review
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In 2019 China made progress in advancing several longstanding strategic goals. But in doing so Beijing also put the United States and other democracies on (more…)
U.S. tests new ballistic missiles for redressing military balance in Asia
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher The United States tested a medium range ballistic missile on Dec. 10, marking the first time it has conducted such a test since it withdrew (more…)
U.S. bombers enter Taiwan’s defense zone in response to China
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Dec. 4, two United States Air Force Boeing B-52 Superfortress bombers entered Taiwan’s flight information reporting (FIR) zone with their automatic dependent surveillance (ADS) (more…)
Iran reveals new missile frigate concept
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Iran revealed its concept for a new trimaran missile-armed frigate during a naval exhibition, apparently held on Nov. 9. However, the first images of this (more…)