China lases U.S. Navy anti-submarine aircraft
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While flying 380 miles west of Guam on Feb. 17, a Chinese Type 052D destroyer fired a laser at a U.S. Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon (more…)
U.S., Russia trade limited nuclear strikes in ‘mini exercise’ at Strategic Command HQ
Geostrategy-Direct U.S. military officials last week angered Moscow by conducting a simulation in which Russia and the United States traded nuclear strikes, Pentagon officials said. Defense Secretary Mark Esper (more…)
Details emerge on China’s next bomber, the ‘H-20’
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China’s use of Xian Aircraft Corporation H-6K bombers to intimidate Taiwan on two consecutive days, Feb. 9 and 10, puts focus on China’s development of (more…)
Executive order seeks to protect GPS, boost precision targeting tech
Geostrategy-Direct U.S. President Trump on Feb. 12 signed an executive order aimed at strengthening America’s ability to fend off disruptions of critical services like GPS. Trump’s order is aimed (more…)
Great Satan, not: ‘Iran stands with China’
Geostrategy-Direct Amid high tensions with the U.S., and sanctions imposed by the Trump administration that have devastated its economy, Iran is increasingly, and publicly, reaching out to China. Iranian (more…)
In back-to-back drills, China exercises aerial blockade of Taiwan
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Three times so far in 2020 the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has conducted offensive aerial blockade exercises against Taiwan: the first on Jan, (more…)
CIA’s Haspel made secret trip to Ramallah following ‘deal of the century’
Geostrategy-Direct The day after U.S. President Donald Trump presented his Middle East peace plan — or “deal of the century” — CIA Director Gina Haspel made a secret visit (more…)
Analyst calls out U.S. naval intelligence official over China failures
Geostrategy-Direct The following exceprts are from an analysis by Washington Times national security correspondent Bill Gertz on Jan. 22. Navy Lt. Cmdr. James D. Boyle, an active duty intelligence (more…)
Japan follows U.S. lead, announces space force
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Jan. 20 announced that Japan would form a Space Defense Force. In doing so, Japan joins other democracies like (more…)