Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On March 25, the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense released its Quadrennial Review, which assessed threats to Taiwan and outlines its broad national security requirements, (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Within a week China has used military maritime intimidation in Northeast Asia and in Southeast Asia. Both actions indicate that as China gains maritime power (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Pity the poor Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) after its stunning loss of face in the “Battle of the Taiwan Pineapple.” The (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher It is the season for the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) annual make-believe legislature, otherwise known as the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Congress, which begins on (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Deterrence is based on perception and if an aggressor perceives its target to be indecisive or part of a weak coalition, there may an increasing (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Given the contradictions between its economic and strategic interests, can Europe ever reach a point of contributing to multilateral deterrence of aggression from the People’s (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China now has the world’s largest navy, is preparing for an invasion of Taiwan that may require over one million troops and is building a (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher China could increase its nuclear weapons arsenal by up to four times in this decade according to the commander of United States nuclear forces. This (more…)
Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Jan. 29, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) launched its third Type 075 large amphibious assault ship in fifteen months, the first emerging on (more…)