‘Kim Jong-Un era’: Grandson elevated above lesser Kims at 9th Congress of Workers’ Party

‘Kim Jong-Un era’: Grandson elevated above lesser Kims at 9th Congress of Workers’ Party

Special to WorldTribune, March 3, 2026 Real World News By Geostrategy-Direct, February 24, 2026 Propaganda coming out of North Korea following the recent 9th Congress of the Workers’ Party states that Kim Jong-Un has now surpassed his predecessors (father Kim Jong-Il and grandfather Kim Il-Sung). The event essentially ushered in the “Kim Jong-Un era.” There […]

Iran’s new dawn: ‘Largest tectonic geopolitical shift since 1989’

Iran’s new dawn: ‘Largest tectonic geopolitical shift since 1989’

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, March 2, 2026 Darkness at Noon has shrouded Iran for nearly half a century. The Islamic Republic of Iran has tried, and somewhat successfully, to turn back the clock in the once secular and prosperous nation. It has since ruined the economy, disenfranchised women, supported terrorist proxies, and […]

Trump’s one-two punch to China’s grand strategy: Iran as Middle East proxy

Trump’s one-two punch to China’s grand strategy: Iran as Middle East proxy

Special to WorldTribune, March 1, 2026 by Miles Maochun Yu, Hoover Institution The following analysis was originally published on July 2, 2025 and was re-posted this weekend by the author. When the Biden administration signaled a withdrawal of U.S. assertiveness in the Middle East, it effectively created a vacuum that China was eager to fill. […]

Mexico’s Mencho mayhem: What really happened and what’s next?

Mexico’s Mencho mayhem: What really happened and what’s next?

Special to WorldTribune.com by Allan Wall,  March 1, 2026 The Feb. 22 killing of Nemesio Ruben “el Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, cartel boss of the CJNG (Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación) provoked a massive retaliation by the cartel.[See El Mencho Killed by Mexican Military; Reprisal Attacks Erupt ] The raid was carried out by Mexican Army Special […]

President Trump’s statement on ‘major combat operations’ in Iran: ‘We’re doing this for the future’

President Trump’s statement on ‘major combat operations’ in Iran: ‘We’re doing this for the future’

by WorldTribune Staff, February 28, 2026 Real World News Following is the full text of President Donald Trump’s video statement at 2:30 a.m. on Feb 28, 2026: A short time ago, the United States military began major combat operations in Iran. Our objective is to defend the American people by eliminating imminent threats from the […]

The predictable fate of EVs: Death by government subsidies

The predictable fate of EVs: Death by government subsidies

Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Stephen Moore, February 27, 2026 Here’s a depressing but all too predictable headline from The Wall Street Journal last week: “Detroit’s EV Pullback Is Costing $50 Billion.” Yikes. That’s a lot of money for the American auto industry to lose. Once again, we have confirmation of an iron law of […]

‘Charting the path for a new century’: Marco inspired renewal of transatlantic bonds

‘Charting the path for a new century’: Marco inspired renewal of transatlantic bonds

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, February 25, 2026 Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s speech “hit the ball out of the park” during the recent Munich Security Conference in Germany. The address provided a policy tour de force which recalled the Cold War, post-communist history and then seamlessly blended the topic into a cohesive […]

Rubio in Munich rejected China’s UN-linked Global Governance Initiative

Rubio in Munich rejected China’s UN-linked Global Governance Initiative

Special to WorldTribune, February 22, 2026 Real World News By Richard Fisher for Geostrategy-Direct, February 17, 2026 Since 1963, the Munich Security Conference (MSC) has served as an annual meeting ground for European and American foreign policy elites, spanning the Cold War and into the new era of multiple powers, enabling constant European and American […]