by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2025 Real World News In his first major appearance on the world stage, South Korea’s newly elected leftist President Lee Jae-Myung failed to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 Summit in Canada last month. Not meeting with Trump has already undermined Lee’s standing at home. “The South […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 24, 2025 Real World News Is “regime change” unacceptable terminology? It “has been demonized in popular discourse, slandered as reckless adventurism or imperialist hubris,” wrote Miles Yu, director of the China Center at the Hudson Institute. However, “when America confronts autocratic regimes that threaten the very fabric of its national existence, regime […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2025 Real World News In 2024, analyst Grant Newsham delved into reported widespread election fraud in strategic U.S. ally South Korea and called for “urgent reforms” of the system. Former President Yoon Suk-Yeol essentially was impeached earlier this year after he declared martial law in part to circumvent longstanding political […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, June 8, 2025 Real World News Remarkably, South Korea’s new president takes office under a cloud. The ironies abound. The leftist Lee Jae-Myung has some very serious charges pending against him. There are five criminal cases in all. For perhaps this and other reasons, Lee was eager to be acknowledged by […]
FPI / June 6, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher While advanced American space companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin may now be leading the world in the development of advanced reusable heavy-lift space launch vehicles (SLVs), China is investing heavily in the development of similar reusable heavy lift SLVs, meaning future […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 2, 2025 Real World News What’s at stake in South Korea’s presidential election is far more than just the presidency returning to the nation’s leftist faction. Seoul is on the precipice of becoming a one-party state with institutional sympathies not only with communist North Korea but also communist China, an analyst […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, May 30, 2025 Real World News Key U.S. ally South Korea launched early voting on Thursday to elect a successor to former President Yoon Suk-Yeol, who was impeached after declaring martial law in an effort to address issues affecting election integrity. The election is expected to swing to leftist candidate Lee […]
FPI / May 28, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher Little noticed beyond commercial shipping media on May 16, Chinese state media platform Guancha (To Observe) carried a report on the first voyage of the world’s largest Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) ship, the Anji Ansheng, capable of transporting up to 9,500 average size automobiles. […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, May 25, 2025 Real World News North Korea to great fanfare on Wednesday held the launching of its shining new 5,000-ton-class destroyer, the navy’s most advanced warship to date. During the launching ceremony watched by the world and directly witnessed by dictator Kim Jong-Un and several foreign ambassadors and top-level aides, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 19, 2025 Real World News If China does act on Communist Party Chairman Xi Jinping’s goal of annexing Taiwan, what would the United States do to prevent it? Or would it do anything? “A while back an Asia security expert advising the U.S. military and maybe in line for a Trump […]
