Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, February 9, 2026 Set amid the spectacular Alpine scenery and historic towns of northern Italy, the XXV Winter Olympics have opened in Milan/Cortina. The two week event hosting 90 teams and some 2,900 athletes are competing in sporting events from the traditional downhill skiing, snowboard, speed skating to […]
Special to WorldTribune, May 5, 2026 Commentary by R. Clinton Ohlers [The writer met WorldTribune.com editors shortly after leaving his teaching position at Hong Kong University in early 2020 as the Covid pandemic was spreading and returning to the United States with his young family. The following is excerpted from his substack column for SafeBlood […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, February 2, 2026 Strange and mysterious events are transpiring inside the walls of Beijing’s Forbidden City. In the massive nearby government compound Zhongnanhai there’s a clear unease as Communist Party Chief and military supremo Xi Jinping has shuffled the political cards in the powerful Central Military Commission, by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, January 26, 2026 Location, Location, Location. Whether in real estate or international politics, the physical location of a particular property, country or sea-lane plays into its geopolitical importance. From Manhattan to Miami, from Singapore to Suez and Gibraltar to Greenland, so much is determined by the location and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, January 20, 2026 We cannot look the other way to the unfolding crisis in Iran. Blood has run in the streets of Teheran and provincial cities as the Islamic regime has turned its vengeance on its own people. Thousands have died in this predictable but avoidable carnage. And […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, January 13, 2026 Global economic growth continues but at a more moderate pace. That’s the verdict from the UN’s World Economic Situation and Prospects 2026 which predicts that global economic output will grow by 2.7 percent this year, or slightly below the 2.8 percent estimated for 2025 but […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Analysis by Allan Wall, January 11, 2026 There’s a lot of talk nowadays about the U.S. government attacking Mexican drug cartels in Mexico. A recent example is Sean Hannity’s interview with President Trump on Jan. 8, in which Trump said: “And we are going to start now hitting land with regard to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Larry Ward, January 5, 2026 [First published by Human Events.] In his inaugural address as New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani promised to “replace the frigidity of rugged individualism with the warmth of collectivism.” It’s a revealing turn of phrase from the self-described democratic socialist, and a familiar one […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Commentary by Larry Ward, January 7, 2026 The best part of the incoming Trump Administration was DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency. Here, finally, was the program promised by every Republican since Dr. Larry Hunter drafted the Contract with America for Newt Gingrich in 1994. After thirty years of talk about eliminating […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, January 6, 2026 Political tremors are rattling Iran’s regime as nationwide protests shake the Islamic republic. Widespread popular dissent is rooted both in spreading political opposition to the clerical dictatorship and discontent with draconian religious edicts. The latest outrage has been triggered by the country’s economic free fall. […]
