Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Sept. 15 during its summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Iran signed a “memorandum of commitments” to become the 9th full member of the China-dominated Shanghai (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher A recent absence of aggressive action from North Korea does not mean its threat potential is in abeyance. On Sept. 8, Kim Jong-Un announced a (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In moves that project a growing concern with China’s military buildup and aggression, Japan on Aug. 31 announced that its 2023 defense budget 5.59 trillion (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher A second race to the moon has commenced, this time it is the United States and China that will vie for the geostrategic advantage, potential (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Since the announced “conclusion” on Aug. 10 of its six days of missile, space, air, naval and cyber blockade exercises against Taiwan, China has maintained (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Dossier: U.S. Response to 2022 Taiwan Crisis The Biden Administration’s weak response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desire to visit Taiwan has been compounded by (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Though her visit is not yet complete, and China could still undertake direct military action, on Aug. 2, at about 10:40 pm local time, by (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On July 21, caving to Chinese threats, pressure and concerns from the Pentagon, President Joe Biden publicly discouraged the Speaker of the U.S. House of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In a dramatic move that increased tensions in the once tranquil South Pacific, the island nation of Kiribati quit the South Pacific Forum just before (more…)
