What next? Russian Moon failure raises stakes for China
Geostrategy-Direct, August 22, 2023 By Richard Fisher On Aug. 19, Russia’s Luna-25 unmanned Moon exploration vehicle crashed into the Moon and was destroyed, dashing what was to be the (more…)
Is Russia ‘rejoining’ the space race, or simply giving its due to China?
Geostrategy-Direct, August 15, 2023 By Richard Fisher Russian dictator Vladimir Putin needs to produce some good news for the Russian people, at least to offer some contrast with his (more…)
China reveals claimed plans for Moon mobility
Geostrategy-Direct, August 8, 2023 By Richard Fisher The United States plans its manned return to the Moon, in 2025 or 2026, to be followed by China’s astronauts in 2029. (more…)
Argentina joins Artemis; China is not pleased
Geostrategy-Direct, August 1, 2023 By Richard Fisher To its credit, the Biden Administration is using space diplomacy on Earth to upset China’s plans for global and space hegemony. On (more…)
Ominous China satellite programs
Geostrategy-Direct, July 25, 2023 By Richard Fisher According to the U.S. Department of Defense, China maintains over 500 surveillance, intelligence, early warning, navigation and communication satellites around the Earth (more…)
China seeks to dominate Africa’s space sector, displacing U.S. and Europe
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher July 18, 2023 Since 2009 China has been Africa’s largest trading partner. All but one of Africa’s 54 states are in the China-led Forum on (more…)
China’s space diplomacy makes gains with Gulf states
Geostrategy-Direct, July 11, 2023 By Richard Fisher Both the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have ambitions to become major players in space. Both are (more…)
In space, India pivots toward the democracies
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Since India its gained independence from Britain’s colonial rule in 1947, American leaders have been trying to convince the leaders of the world’s largest democracy (more…)
China advances two Moon-control architectures
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China is advancing two architectures it could employ to increase its control of the Moon. ILRSCO First, China is announcing early members of its International (more…)