Seoul’s leader reminds intelligence agency that nation’s security is top priority

Seoul’s leader reminds intelligence agency that nation’s security is top priority

FPI / March 1, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct South Korea’s new conservative President Yoon Suk-Yeol told the National Intelligence Service (NIS) that it must strive to be among the world’s best amid the ongoing threat posed by North Korea’s massive spy network. Yoon’s prioritizing national security is a marked departure from the lax policies of the leftist […]

What happens if Taiwan falls? The overlooked significance of an overlooked nation

What happens if Taiwan falls? The overlooked significance of an overlooked nation

by WorldTribune Staff, February 24, 2023 If the small island nation of Taiwan were to fall to communist China, it would be a devastating blow to the free world on several fronts, according to a new analysis. Taiwan, currently ranked as one of the top 10 freest countries in the world, would instantly become a […]

China’s new Antarctica base poses new surveillance, strategic threat to U.S.

China’s new Antarctica base poses new surveillance, strategic threat to U.S.

by WorldTribune Staff, February 17, 2023 Communist China is planning to develop new ground stations in Antarctica in an effort to expand surveillance and data collection abilities that already pose a major strategic threat to the United States, an analyst said. The new facilities will be developed on the existing Zhongshan research base in eastern […]

Trouble in the Pacific: U.S. ships already being blocked by pro-China islands

Trouble in the Pacific: U.S. ships already being blocked by pro-China islands

by WorldTribune Staff, February 9, 2023 U.S. military vessels are quietly being blocked by pro-China elements out of some Pacific islands ports, a report said. On Jan. 26, Vanuatu failed to issue clearance for the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Juniper to enter Port Vila, Cleo Paskal reported for The Sunday Guardian. The Juniper, running out […]

Seoul’s long-suppressed spy investigation gathers steam, in a race with time

Seoul’s long-suppressed spy investigation gathers steam, in a race with time

FPI / February 8, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct South Korean intelligence, in a joint effort with prosecutors and police, has launched an investigation into a massive North Korean spy network that has long been active nationwide. The National Intelligence Service (NIS) must complete the investigation by Dec. 31 of this year before it is to hand over […]

Stratcom’s wakeup call to Congress: China now has more land-based ICBMs than U.S.

Stratcom’s wakeup call to Congress: China now has more land-based ICBMs than U.S.

by WorldTribune Staff, February 7, 2023 China now has more land-based intercontinental-range missile launchers than the United States, the new commander of U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, told the Senate and House Armed Services Committees in a Jan. 26 letter. Stratcom oversees U.S. nuclear forces. Republicans in Congress have said they […]

Armageddon now? Team Biden must answer nuclear breakouts by China, Russia, N. Korea

Armageddon now? Team Biden must answer nuclear breakouts by China, Russia, N. Korea

by WorldTribune Staff, January 27, 2023 Not only did Team Biden refuse to commit to increasing the U.S. nuclear arsenal in its October 2022 Nuclear Posture Review, it went so far as to cancel the Trump administration’s decision to revive production of the tactical nuclear warhead armed sea-launched Tomahawk cruise missile that would have provided […]

Low birth rate has Japan on ‘verge’ of societal collapse, prime minister warns

Low birth rate has Japan on ‘verge’ of societal collapse, prime minister warns

by WorldTribune Staff, January 24, 2023 Births in Japan plunged to a new record low last year, dropping below 800,000 for the first time, according to official estimates. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country, which has a population of 125 million, must take urgent steps to tackle the declining birth rate, declaring it […]

Things people don’t think about: What if China controls the Moon?

Things people don’t think about: What if China controls the Moon?

by WorldTribune Staff, January 12, 2023 When NASA Administrator Bill Nelson warned that China was intent on claiming the Moon as its territory, the communist regime in Beijing went into full diplomatic propaganda mode to deny it. “The exploration and peaceful uses of outer space is humanity’s common endeavor and should benefit all,” said Liu […]

Being nice was bad strategy: China’s nuclear breakout blamed on accommodationist policies

Being nice was bad strategy: China’s nuclear breakout blamed on accommodationist policies

FPI / January 11, 2023 Geostrategy-Direct Communist China has been able to rapidly build up its nuclear arsenal using American nuclear and missile technology obtained via overly-accommodating U.S. space and nuclear cooperation in the 1990s, according to a review of Chinese technology records and internal U.S. government documents. “The spectacular growth in Chinese nuclear forces […]

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