U.S. elites turned blind eye to China’s not-so-peaceful rise, editor charges

U.S. elites turned blind eye to China’s not-so-peaceful rise, editor charges

by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2017 Decades of negligent foreign policy by both Democrat and Republican administrations allowed China’s surge in geopolitical leverage, editor and author Brett Decker said. During a Dec. 18 discussion on Sirius XM’s Breitbart News Tonight, Decker noted that previous administrations’ foreign policy myopia allowed China to cultivate deeper relationships with […]

Israelis call for Obama to return Peace Prize after report on suppression of Hizbullah probe

Israelis call for Obama to return Peace Prize after report on suppression of Hizbullah probe

by WorldTribune Staff, December 20, 2017 Israeli politicians blasted former U.S. President Barack Obama after Politico’s bombshell report that the Obama administration derailed a DEA investigation into Hizbullah’s drug trafficking activities to protect Obama’s major foreign policy legacy, the Iran nuclear deal. “Obama must return his Nobel Peace Prize,” if this week’s Politico story is […]

U.S. urges UN to punish Iran over missile activity; Russia opposes sanctions

U.S. urges UN to punish Iran over missile activity; Russia opposes sanctions

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. Amb. Nikki Haley urged the United Nations Security Council to punish Iran for what she called “destabilizing behavior” and “dangerous violations” of UN arms embargoes, but Russia ruled out sanctions and said dialogue is needed. Speaking before the council late on Dec. 19, Haley said […]

Trump’s national strategy speech puts China, Russia on the defensive

Trump’s national strategy speech puts China, Russia on the defensive

by WorldTribune Staff, December 19, 2017 U.S. major media gave secondary play to President Donald Trump’s national security strategy address Monday, but certain world leaders were all ears. Russia said the U.S. strategic plan has an “imperial character,” while China decried what it called a “Cold War mentality.” Trump’s strategy, which he unveiled in a […]

DOJ to investigate Planned Parenthood over sale of fetal body parts

DOJ to investigate Planned Parenthood over sale of fetal body parts

by WorldTribune Staff, December 8, 2017 The Department of Justice has indicated it will investigate claims that Planned Parenthood profited from the sale of fetal body parts. The DOJ requested documents from the Senate Judiciary Committee’s 2016 investigation of the abortion provider’s transfer of tissue and body parts from aborted fetuses to research firms, The […]

Full text of Trump’s strategy: ‘Confidence has returned . . . . four vital national interests’

Full text of Trump’s strategy: ‘Confidence has returned . . . . four vital national interests’

Special to WorldTribune , December 19, 2017 Following is the full text of President Donald Trump speech, detailing a new national security strategy, at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center in Washington, D.C. on  Dec. 18. We’re here today to discuss matters of vital importance to us all: America’s security, prosperity, and standing […]

Trump announces a strategic worldview in sharp contrast to Obama’s

Trump announces a strategic worldview in sharp contrast to Obama’s

by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2017 President Donald Trump’s today announces his national security strategy that views the world as a competitive arena in which the USA is returning as a top contender. Trump is clear that the foremost challengers to a pro-U.S. global community are China and Russia. The strategy is clear on the […]

Lawsuit by top Russian oligarchs charges ‘dossier’ made them ‘collateral damage’ in war on Trump

Lawsuit by top Russian oligarchs charges ‘dossier’ made them ‘collateral damage’ in war on Trump

by WorldTribune Staff, December 18, 2017 Three of Russia’s wealthiest oligarchs have filed a libel lawsuit against Fusion GPS, claiming they were defamed by Fusion’s Trump dossier written by ex-British spy Christopher Steele. The lawsuit filed by Mikhail Fridman, Petr Aven and German Khan, the three primary investors in Russia’s Alfa Bank, describes the three billionaires as […]

NY Times columnist who feared geopolitical ‘risks’ under Trump credits foreign policy success

NY Times columnist who feared geopolitical ‘risks’ under Trump credits foreign policy success

by WorldTribune Staff, December 17, 2017 A year after warning of the geopolitical “perils” of a Trump presidency, a New York Times columnist now admits the Trump era has gotten off to a mostly successful start in the foreign policy arena. In a column titled “The War Trump Won”, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, […]

Strategic comeback in the Pacific: Trump’s game plan comes into focus

Strategic comeback in the Pacific: Trump’s game plan comes into focus

Special to WorldTribune.com Analysis by Gregory R. Copley, Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs The initial fruits of U.S. President Donald Trump’s 13-day, five-nation Asian tour in November 2017 were beginning to become apparent within a month. Mr. Trump’s consistently hostile media reception continued with the tour, indicating that nothing substantive had resulted from the visit […]