Special to CosmicTribune.com, February 5, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Securing and defending American access to both the Moon and Mars are crucial to the future security of the United States and its democratic allies. Even though during his first term, Trump revived the U.S. manned Moon program in his Executive Order of Dec. 11, […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, January 29, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct New CIA Director John Ratcliffe bluntly criticized the intelligence agency’s penchant the last four years for staying on the “sidelines” during major crises such as the Covid pandemic. “One of the things that I’ve talked about a lot is addressing the threat from China on a number of […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, January 29, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On the way toward fulfilling a campaign promise and beginning a shift of the global strategic balance of power back toward the United States — to include putting defensive U.S. weapons in space — on Jan. 27 President Donald J. Trump signed his executive order […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, January 21, 2025 From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. We will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. During every single day of the Trump administration, I will very simply […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, January 22, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher On Jan. 20, 2024 a reelected President Donald J. Trump began his peaceful “revolution of common sense,” inaugural address featuring national optimism and purpose. But Trump also laid down a momentous challenge to Americans, allies and enemies alike with the potential to upend the global […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, January 15, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher A deadly space competition between China and the United States was demonstrated by Jan.12 article in the unofficial Chinese state media South China Morning Post (SCMP) on how Chinese engineers are developing the means to target U.S. satellite mega-constellations. The SCMP article was likely coercive […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, January 9, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct In the second Trump administration, U.S. troops in South Korea may be expected to focus primarily on defending against the threat from China, rather than North Korea analysts say. Elbridge Colby, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, is skeptical that North Korea will […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, January 8, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher For its first satellite launch for 2025, China decided to demonstrate the dual-use nature of its space program, by launching its Shi Jian (Experimental)-25 satellite, ostensibly to test satellite refueling, but which can also perfect satellite interception, capture and destruction skills for the new Aerospace […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, January 1, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher In Dec. 2024 China has revealed that it is making advances that could enable its domination of “Near Space,” which could go far to ensure that China can dominate military conflicts on Earth. Like the United States, China has long viewed the region known as […]
Special to CosmicTribune.com, December 19, 2024 By Richard Fisher As an astute businessman and reflexive negotiator, Donald J. Trump intuitively understands the art of leveraging — the use of power and perceived power to influence enemies and friends alike to achieve desired results. During his first term Trump was quick to leverage engagement with Russian […]
