FPI / February 14, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct By Richard Fisher President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 oath to “…plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars” has not gone unnoticed in Russia — and very likely also in China. On Feb. 7 Russian dictator Vladimir Putin touted Russia’s longstanding Mars ambitions even though his space program […]
FPI / February 12, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct Analysis by Lt.-Gen. (rtd.) Lazaros Kampouridis, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Bureau Chief, Eastern Mediterranean The dismissal by early February 2025 of five young Turkish second lieutenants and three senior officers of the Military Academy continues to reverberate and reinforce trends within the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF), highlighting the persistent […]
FPI / February 5, 2025 Geostrategy-Direct Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping’s lofty ambition of world dominance begins with aligning the stars in the East Asia galaxy. That goal is well within reach, an analyst said. In South Korea, “pro-North Korea and pro-China (and anti-American) leftists are aiming to establish a one-party state,” Grant Newsham […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, February 4, 2025 Real World News After pausing for 30 days the 25% tariff on imports from Canada, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Monday to announce: “Canada has agreed to ensure we have a secure Northern Border, and to finally end the deadly scourge of drugs like Fentanyl […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2025 Real World News On Saturday, President Donald Trump ordered a 25% tariff on Mexican imports, saying the U.S.’s southern neighbor has failed to meet his demands of addressing the fentanyl and illegal immigration crises. By Monday morning, Mexico, which had been threatening to take retaliatory measures, caved to Trump’s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 3, 2025 Real World News A former senior adviser for the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (FRB) has been arrested and charged with passing Federal Reserve secrets to communist China, the Department of Justice said. John Harold Rogers, who worked in the FRB’s Division of International Finance from 2010 until 2021, […]
by WorldTribune Staff, February 2, 2025 Real World News The following documentary about still unanswered questions on the origins and possible motivations of the Covid pandemic is more relevant today than ever. Originally broadcast on Sept. 27, 2021, it includes interviews with Donald Trump, John Ratcliffe, Mike Pompeo, Miles Yu and intelligence analysts and focuses […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 31, 2025 Real World News President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he would issue an executive order instructing authorities to begin preparing Guantanamo Bay to house thousands of illegal aliens who have committed heinous crimes. “Today, I’m also signing an executive order to instruct the Departments of Defense and Homeland Security […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 30, 2025 Real World News Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) reportedly has played a major role in President Donald Trump’s decision to pause all federal foreign aid. What has DOGE found? In just one example, $50 million in U.S. federal funds was apparently going toward buying condoms […]
Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, January 28, 2025 Real World News While sitting prominently in President Donald Trump’s inner circle, Elon Musk has also offered advice for the UK’s Reform Party and encouraged what media insist is a “far-right” party to “take pride in Germany.” Musk’s populist stances do not sit well with Bill Gates. In […]
