Happy holidays and a note from the editors
Geostrategy-Direct With the holiday season, we are reminded that the world continues to spin perfectly and maintain its precise orbit despite human initiatives or the lack thereof. Barring an (more…)
America tries to save face in Asia with military exercises after Afghan loss
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher American credibility has suffered indeterminable but very likely long-term damage in the wake of the severely botched U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. After being convinced by (more…)
Trump intel official cites geostrategic impact from U.S. ‘surrender’ of Bagram Air Base
Geostrategy-Direct The most devastating mistake made in the Biden administration’s withdrawal from Afghanistan was the “unconditional surrender” of the Bagram Air Base, former Trump administration intelligence advisor Kash Patel (more…)
‘Armed peace’ on the Moon: U.S., China plan satellite networks to secure bases
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher For the United States and China it is not enough simply to send people to the Moon, they must be supported by a network of (more…)
House bill takes aim at CCP’s unchallenged global influence operations
Geostrategy-Direct China’s widespread and surprisingly effective global influence activities have gone largely unchallenged by the U.S. government despite the creation several years ago of the State Department’s Global Engagement (more…)
New drydock at Sanya base increases PLA power projection via South China Sea
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Imagery accessed by Geostrategy-Direct on Google Earth compiled in July 2021 confirms that the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is advancing construction of a new (more…)
Former Trump officials urge Taiwan’s participation in ‘Quad’
Geostrategy-Direct Dossier: Taiwan and the ‘Quad’ The U.S. could lose the Indo-Pacific region without Taiwan, a Trump administration official said. Former U.S. ambassador to the UN Kelly Craft stressed (more…)
Terrorism redux: Israel sees new Taliban arsenal as direct threat
Geostrategy-Direct The possibility that the massive arsenal of advanced American weaponry that has fallen into the hands of the Taliban will end up in the hands of terrorist groups (more…)
After Bennett-Biden meeting, Israel prepares Plan B
Geostrategy-Direct During their Aug. 27 meeting in Washington, President Joe Biden assured new Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett that the U.S. remains committed to ensuring Iran never develops nuclear (more…)