by WorldTribune Staff, June 15, 2017 Email headline alerts for the weekly intelligence briefing by Geostrategy-Direct.com did not go out as scheduled on Tuesday, June 13, and the site has been down for multiple hours at a time since Saturday June 10, its editors reported. Geostrategy-Direct focuses its reporting on geopolitical hot zones such as […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty In 2013, former world chess champion and Russian opposition political activist Garry Kasparov emigrated from Russia to the United States. Since then, he has continued to be a vocal critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and has consistently warned the West that Putinism presents a global […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 7, 2017 Former President Barack Obama said at a year-end news conference in December that Russian meddling in the election came to a halt after he told Russian President Vladimir Putin to “cut it out.” NSA documents leaked by Reality Leigh Winner, however, contradict Obama’s claims as election-related hacking efforts continued […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 5, 2017 Russia has conducted the first test of a hypersonic missile it claims can fly at 6 times the speed of sound and makes U.S. missile defense systems obsolete. Military analyst Vladimir Tuchkov told government-controlled news agency Sputnik: “It (the Zircon missile system) is expected to be added into Russia’s arsenal […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 28, 2017 Establishing so-called “back channels” with foreign governments is not the big deal the major media is making it out to be, Trump administration officials and analysts say. Asked about reports that U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner had attempted to set up a secret channel of […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 18, 2017 Conservatives haven’t fought the Left hard enough “because we keep thinking they will change and be open to reason,” columnist James Lewis wrote for American Thinker. But Democrats only have one playbook – “and they never stop following it,” Lewis wrote in an op-ed published on May 17. “Democrats […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 18, 2017 Saudi Arabia and Russia on May 15 said they agreed to extend a deal to cut oil production through March 2018. Following a meeting in Beijing, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih and his Russian counterpart Alexander Novak said: “The two ministers agreed to do whatever it takes to achieve […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 17, 2017 The continuous flow of U.S. intelligence leaks for publication by major media that appear to be targeting President Donald Trump and his administration are risking national security, current and former U.S. officials say. The Washington Post reported on May 15 that President Donald Trump shared the details of an […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by William R. Hawkins, FamilySecurityMatters.org On May 14-15, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) hosted the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation. The Beijing meeting attracted 29 heads of state (including Russian President Vladimir Putin) and representatives of 130 other countries (including the U.S.), plus the leaders of 70 international organizations, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 16, 2017 Despite admitting that it is unlikely laws were broken, or that any information was revealed that was not already known, The Washington Post and major D.C. media have gone full-throttle with multiple identical reports that President Donald Trump shared classified information with Russia’s foreign minister and ambassador. “As president, […]
