U.S.-UK mount rare joint naval exercise to challenge China
Geostrategy-Direct In a rare show of unity and joint resolve, the warships of the U.S. Navy and the British Royal Navy conducted a five-day joint drill near the Chinese-claimed (more…)
Pro-China World Bank chief Kim is abruptly forced to resign
Geostrategy-Direct The president of the World Bank abruptly announced his resignation on Jan. 7, effective in early February. Jim Yong-Kim’s departure is three years earlier than the expiration of (more…)
Trump signs law firmly integrating Taiwan into U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy
Geostrategy-Direct One day before the 40th anniversary of U.S.-PRC diplomatic recognition, President Donald Trump signed into law the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act or ARIA, solidifying U.S. pushback against China’s (more…)
Moon government forced to explain silence on high level North Korean defection
Geostrategy-Direct The leftist government of President Moon Jae-In in South Korea vehemently denies having anything to do with one of the highest profiled North Korean defections, causing speculation that (more…)
Tokyo-Seoul legal tensions mount with imminent asset seizures in South Korea
Geostrategy-Direct Japan and South Korea are bracing for an explosive wave of forced seizures of Japanese assets in South Korea in compliance with a Korean court’s controversial ruling on (more…)
Russia significantly expands Pacific fleet, changing regional balance of power
Geostrategy-Direct Russian defense officials have just announced that a dramatic expansion of its Pacific Fleet naval assets, headquartered in Vladivostok, is under way. The new buildup, announced in late (more…)
Tokyo-Seoul tensions flare over radar targeting on high seas
Geostrategy-Direct Japan’s defense ministry ignited a fierce spat with South Korea on Dec. 28 by posting on its official website a 13-minute video showing a South Korean navy ship (more…)
China-U.S.-Canada fight over Huawei escalates, spreads to ‘Five-Eyes’
Geostrategy-Direct The volley of diplomatic salvos continues between China and Canada with the report that the Canadian government has rejected the Chinese foreign minister’s wife’s visa application. The Chinese (more…)
Japan unveils hard evidence of Chinese electronic firms’ spying hardware
Geostrategy-Direct After months of investigating, the Japanese government announced on Dec. 10 a comprehensive ban of any government purchase of products by China’s top two electronics giants Huawei and (more…)