Moon Race II: China vs the USA
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…)
Report: Pyongyang agrees to readmit IAEA inspectors
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…)
China, Russia trade blame after Israeli strike destroys air defenses in Syria
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…)
China top carrier builder’s manager reportedly charged with selling secrets to CIA
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…)
Military tensions between Japan, South Korea are getting serious
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…)
Abe-Putin Summit fails to solve post-WWII dispute over Northern Territories
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…)
South Korea white paper removes North Korea as ‘enemy’
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…)
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…)