Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, September 3, 2025 When the new UN General Assembly session opens on Sept. 9th, world leaders and diplomats will be commemorating the 80th anniversary of the global organization established in the wake of WWII to “maintain international peace and security” for future generations. At headquarters here on the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, August 20, 2025 The landmark political Summit between President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, set in the geographical majesty of Alaska, offered the opening scenes to what could be the long-sought path to peace in Ukraine. Yet few genuine diplomatic observers presumed a political deal could […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, August 13, 2025 Is there now a serious chance to end Russia’s war in Ukraine? Are both sides in this bloody stalemate finally willing to give peace a chance despite real reservations by both Moscow and Kyiv to keep the fighting going, just a little longer? More importantly […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 31, 2025 PARIS — It’s a turning of the page in Franco/African diplomatic relations. Now for the first time since the decolonization of the French colonies in the early 1960’s, there will be no formal French military bases on the African continent. Following decolonization, former French President […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 17, 2025 President Donald Trump has had it with Russia’s Vladimir Putin. Gone are the days where it appeared that the Russians were ready for a negotiated “deal” or “ceasefire’ in the bloody Ukraine war. Now Donald Trump has openly said that “Putin has been bull**ing him” […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 13, 2025 Tis’ that time of the year when the BRICS economic Summit comes round to state the obvious; “We are the Rest of the World,” and powerful members of the global developing economies too. So, when the 17th BRICS Summit launched in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 6, 2025 Amid wars, global strife and massive refugee dislocations, the current global scene is overwhelmed with crises ranging from the Middle East to Ukraine and a dozen African conflicts which rarely make the news. The contemporary world situation in many ways resembles 1945 and the end […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, June 27, 2025 The die has been cast. American stealth B-2 bombers swooped down on Iran’s nuclear weapons enrichment targets and dealt a presumably knock-out blow to the Islamic Republic’s longtime dream of possessing a nuclear weapon. Three nuclear sites were hit in pulverizing raids using the massive […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, June 19, 2025 Well, it seems to have started. Israeli airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear research and development sites have ushered in the new phase of the rolling Middle East conflicts which began when Teheran’s Hamas terrorist proxies invaded Israel on October 7, 2023 triggering a murderous pogrom against Jewish […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, June 15, 2025 The stunningly successful Ukrainian drone attacks on multiple airbases across Russia’s deep interior last week by hitting and likely destroying a sizable portion of Russia’s strategic bomber fleet, proved the audacity of the beleaguered Kyiv government not to surrender. Operation “Spider Web,” hit grounded Russian […]
