Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Chinese statecraft, especially under the era of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) dictatorship, has featured a pattern of fighting “wars of decision,” or intentional offensive (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher North Korea used the Oct. 10 parade to mark the 79th Anniversary of its North Korean Workers Party dictatorship to reveal its latest and largest (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While the actual date of the amphibious exercises has not been revealed, Chinese state media on the weekend of Oct. 10 offered much coverage of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Under the leadership of Gen. David H. Berger, its 38th Commandant, the United States Marine Corps is reforming and restructuring to better deter and defeat (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Since the early 2000s it has been India’s ambition to co-develop with Iran the Iranian port of Chabahar, which is 70km West from Pakistan’s port (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In a gesture of strategic generosity, China sent two Xian Y-20 transports and 100 soldiers to join troops from Armenia, Belarus, Myanmar and Pakistan, about (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher From 2013 to 2015, Agustin Rossi was Defense Minister for the nationalist and leftist government of Christina Fernandez de Kirchner. Rossi was also part of (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher There is no credible independent military press in China. Many military magazines exist but are strictly controlled. They and the Chinese Internet are used to (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher With about 60 Boeing-made cargo transports, civilian-owned Chinese express cargo carrier SF, or SF Express, hopes to eventually rival global air-cargo giants like FedEx. One (more…)