What next from a president who is no kind of lame duck?

What next from a president who is no kind of lame duck?

Special to WorldTribune.com By Thomas Sowell Just what happened last week on election day? And what is going to happen in the years ahead? The most important thing that happened last week was that the country dodged a bullet. Had the Democrats retained control of the Senate, President Obama could have spent his last two […]

White House ‘gang of five’ said to dictate critical policy decisions to Kerry, Hagel

White House ‘gang of five’ said to dictate critical policy decisions to Kerry, Hagel

Special to WorldTribune.com Bill Gertz, Inside the Ring, Washington Times National security officials say Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Secretary of State John F. Kerry are frustrated by the White House’s tight rein on foreign and defense policies. The officials said a “gang of five” in the White House has been exercising near-total control over […]

Russian spy plane enters Estonia airspace, triggers NATO alert

Russian spy plane enters Estonia airspace, triggers NATO alert

Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Estonia, a NATO member state, is demanding an explanation from Moscow over an incident last week involving a Russian intelligence-gathering aircraft. The plane flew unannounced into Estonian airspace, provoking an emergency scramble by the NATO defense system. NATO confirmed that its F-16s were dispatched after detecting the Russian […]

Extensive groundwork for Xi-Abe meeting could prove consequential … or not

Extensive groundwork for Xi-Abe meeting could prove consequential … or not

Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, EastAsiaIntel.com Beijing has all but confirmed that President Xi Jinping and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will have their first-ever tete-a-tete in Beijing on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ meeting scheduled for Nov. 10 and 11. When asked about the Xi-Abe meeting, Foreign Minister […]