Geostrategy-Direct In a counter to China’s claim to own 90 percent of the South China Sea, the U.S. Navy on Nov. 29 carried out a freedom of navigation operation (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Given that President Joe Biden has just turned 80, that his often-frail appearance prompts open concern that he will not be able to finish his (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has proposed doubling Japan’s defense budget amid China’s increased aggressiveness in the region and North Korea’s continued nuclear and missile tests. In a major (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Nov. 4 the South Korean Air Force had to scramble 80 warplanes, including its new stealthy Lockheed Martin F-35 5th generation fighters, in response (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct New, highly detailed images of China’s build-up on artificial islands show intricate radar installations, airfields, and naval gun emplacements, indicating the communist regime has essentially locked down the (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Key United States officials have recently advanced the estimated timeline for a potential decision by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to invade Taiwan. Unfortunately, such (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While the Trump Administration took less than 12 months to issue its first National Security Strategy (NSS) in December 2017, it took over 19 months (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct At the 20th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress opening on Oct. 16, party general secretary Xi Jinping is poised to be granted an unprecedented third five-year term at (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China could follow any Russian use of nuclear weapons in or near Ukraine by demonstrating People’s Liberation Army (PLA) tactical nuclear weapons near Taiwan. Such (more…)