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…)
Can U.S. space diplomacy sustain the Artemis program, counter China?
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On May 30 the State Department issued its Strategic Framework for Space Policy, a first of its kind document intended to guide State Department diplomatic (more…)
South Korea’s successful vs North Korea’s failed satellite launch
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On May 25, South Korea launched its third Korean Space Launch Vehicle-II “Nuri” (World) that successful deployed eight satellites. On May 30, North Korea’s first (more…)
China’s ‘reusable’ space plane demonstrates military utility
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On May 8, Chinese state media reported that China’s “reusable spacecraft” had completed its second orbital mission, this time spending 276 days in space. Xinhua (more…)