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…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In the July 8 assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo Japan has lost a transformative leader who sought to better prepare Japan to (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In a rare release of cumulative figures, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has disclosed that China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) sent 555 aircraft on coercive (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In May 2020 BusinessInsider wrote: “President Donald Trump is presiding over the deterioration of the U.S.’s position on the world stage as European countries increasingly (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM) commander Adm. John Aquilino sounded the alarm about China’s military buildup at a June 24 forum sponsored by Washington, D.C. based Foundation (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher It may be a pyrrhic victory but it is worth noting. On June 22 the Armed Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives authorized (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher As part of its ongoing military intimidation of democratic Taiwan, which also helps prepare pilots and sailors for a future war against Taiwan, China’s People’s (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While China was using a restrictive interpretation of the United National Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS) to try to keep the U.S. Navy and (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In the month of May, Chinese fighter aircraft have harassed maritime patrol aircraft from Canada and Australia, with the later raising the possibility that China (more…)