Geostrategy-Direct The world’s longest post-war territorial dispute between two major world powers is having a new twist: A new poll found that more than half of Japanese people agree (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct During his 5-day visit to China, German President Frank-Waller Steinmeier delivered a scathing speech attacking the ideological ancestor of the communist state, prompting an emergency news blackout on (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct On Nov. 30, a North Korean soldier spoiled South Korean President Moon Jae-In’s peace appeasement campaign toward Pyongyang. The soldier crossed the still heavily-fortified and armed border and (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Despite a landslide electoral defeat last week of the independence-leaning incumbent Democratic Progressive Party [DPP] by the pro-unification KMT, China is ever more unpopular among Taiwanese voters. A (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Washington moved one step closer on Nov. 28 to passing landmark legislation that will certainly enrage Beijing and open up a new diplomatic paradigm toward China. The Senate (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct In the clearest sign of discomfort and irritation with Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-In’s full-speed-ahead cozying up to North Korea, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct More than 400 retired military generals and admirals in South Korea issued a stern statement on Nov. 20 condemning President Moon Jae-In’s recent conciliatory moves on North Korea (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Japan is furious that the South Korean government arbitrarily and unilaterally dismantled a foundation that by mutual agreement was set up to end the long-standing dispute between the (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct A South Korean army soldier, with the surname Kim, was shot and killed by an unknown gunman at a forward deployed sentry post on Nov. 16. The bullet (more…)
