Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While Chinese military activity in Northeast Asia increases, so has Japan-U.S. military cooperation, with a vigorous early 2019 bi-lateral military exercise schedule. On Jan. 16, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China constantly denies that its estimated $10 trillion dollar global infrastructure and economic investment program, the “One Belt and One Road” initiative is intended to (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct There is a new race between China and the United States to establish strategic advantage on the moon. China’s second moon lander, Change-4, landed on the far side (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct North Korea has agreed “in principle” to allow International Atomic Agency (IAEA) inspectors to verify steps the North says it is taking toward denuclearization. Analysts are questioning how (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct A successful Israeli air strike against Iran’s military facilities inside Syria has resulted in China and Russia blaming each other for the humiliatingly embarrassing air defense failure. On (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct The general manager of the Chinese communist government’s top shipbuilding conglomerate was arrested and charged with corruption in a Shanghai court last week. Until his arrest late last (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Once again, South Korea and Japan are behaving like they are enemies, not members of a critical tripartite strategic alliance with the United States that is critical for (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct A promising critical step to re-align the Northeast Asia’s power structure has collapsed. On Jan. 22, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan and President Vladimir Putin of Russia (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct In a stunning reversal of nearly 70 years of the country’s historical posture, the government of South Korea under leftist President Moon Jae-In has redefined its national security (more…)
