China’s carrier fleet passes near Taiwan in warning to U.S.
by WorldTribune Staff, December 26, 2016 China’s lone aircraft carrier and five other vessels were…
Turkey’s Erdoğan aggressively courting Team Trump
Special to WorldTribune.com By GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs staff in Ankara and Washinngton, D.C. Turkish…
Trump crisis in Beijing: Five ‘knowns and unknowns’ have Xi Jinping in the panic mode
Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, ‘Inside China’, Geostrategy-Direct.com “As we know, there are known…
Strategic surprise: With Dec. 2 Taiwan call, Trump challenges China’s breakout from containment
Special to WorldTribune.com By Gregory R. Copley, Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs The Dec. 2,…
Air Force: U.S. falling behind China, Russia in race for hypersonic weapons
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct.com China and Russia are winning the race in the development…
Trump’s Taiwan call seen pre-empting Chinese provocation early in his administration
by WorldTribune Staff, December 6, 2016 Did Donald Trump beat China to the punch? The…
Letter from Riyadh: Gas is 25 cents/gallon, princes on edge but hopeful about Trump era
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct Last week a Geostrategy-Direct editor was in…
Japan weighs THAAD missile shield as North Korean WMD threat grows
by WorldTribune Staff, November 27, 2016 Japan is considering following South Korea’s lead in deploying…
U.S. faces new spectrum of geostrategic options in a post-Obama world
Special to WorldTribune.com By Gregory R. Copley, Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs U.S. President-elect Donald…
Shanghai? Seriously? Ten percent of voters wrote in Trump’s name vs. CCP candidates
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct.com [The following excerpt is from the new edition of Geostrategy-Direct.com…
Stepped-up Chinese assistance to North Korea worries South, violates UN sanction resolutions
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct While a signer to the UN sanction measures against North…
Heard in London: Europe-wide anxiety on post-Nov. 8 U.S. policy
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct When those in London are not fixated…
U.S. allies stunned as Moscow presses its advantage in Obama’s final days
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct For more than two years Russian President…
Wealthy Russian ‘hacker’ snared In Prague after U.S.-requested Interpol warrant
Special to WorldTribune.com By Dmitry Treshchanin and Nick Shchetko, Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty…
Russian navy plans permanent base in Syria; eyes others in Vietnam, Cuba
Special to WorldTribune.com By Backgrounder, Geostrategy-Direct.com President Vladimir Putin is looking to expand Russia’s military…