Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged U.S. President Barack Obama not to sign a 10-year extension of U.S. sanctions approved unanimously by the U.S. Senate. In a speech to Iran’s parliament on December 4, Rohani said the bill violates a landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and […]
by WorldTribune Staff, December 4, 2016 “Donald Trump took the call. The voice on the other end of the line was Taiwan’s president [Tsai Ing-wen] congratulating him,” wrote the Wall Street Journal’s Andrew Browne in Taipei, Taiwan. Why the furor that subsequently erupted in the U.S. media? “No president-elect, or president, has spoken to a […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 30, 2016 Terrorism does not appear to be high on the priority list for the Department of Homeland Security after a series of attacks in the U.S. by militant Islamists, most recently in Ohio. In fiscal year 2015, only two of the 176,397 removal orders requested by the Department of Homeland […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Jeffrey T. Kuhner President-Elect Donald Trump may be about to make a big mistake — the first one of his presidential transition. And the damage could be enormous. As a staunch Trump supporter and America First nationalist, I am urging that he not pick — under any circumstances — Mitt Romney to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Gregory R. Copley, Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs U.S. President-elect Donald J. Trump in many ways faces the most circumscribed strategic options of any modern U.S. President entering office. Not only has the global context changed — and will change rapidly even further — so also has the United States’ abilities, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Frank Calzon Fidel Castro, 90, is dead, his brother Raul announced Friday. The following was published on Jan. 19, 2016. President Barack Obama announced his visit to Cuba on Feb. 18, 2016 following the death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. Obama did not attend Scalia’s funeral and he has […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 23, 2016 Minority employees at a Pentagon that embraced political correctness under President Barack Obama are said to be unsettled by the incoming Trump administration. U.S. officials told The Daily Beast that their Muslim colleagues are now less willing to share their thoughts about national security and fear they will no […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 23, 2016 American tourists should exercise caution when visiting holiday festivals, events and outdoor markets in France amid a rising terror threat during the holiday season, the U.S. State Department said on Nov. 21. The State Department issued a travel advisory one day after French security services arrested seven members of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Geostrategy-Direct.com [The following excerpt is from the new edition of Geostrategy-Direct.com which will be published Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016] Communist China also has elections this year but the candidates on all ballots have to be chosen by the Communist Party, which renders the elections meaningless and a sham. But his year, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 20, 2016 Iran’s ayatollahs are “the principal threat to international peace and security in the Middle East,” according to John Bolton, said to be under consideration for a Cabinet post in the Trump administration. Bolton told Breitbart News Daily on Nov. 17 that the only “long-term solution” to erasing the threat […]
