Special to WorldTribune.com Special Report by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct.com President Donald Trump has backed up remarks about his revulsion at the Syrian military’s use of sarin gas that killed some 100 civilians and injured scores more by ordering a large cruise missile attack against the Syrian air base from where the attack was launched. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct Last week a Geostrategy-Direct editor was in Riyadh to discuss U.S.-Saudi relations, including the implications of Donald Trump’s election for the future of those relations. The meetings were hosted at the King Faisal Center, the leading research center in Saudi Arabia which is directed by Prince Turki […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct When those in London are not fixated on the U.S. presidential election, they are immersed in their own set of controversial political issues. In late October a Geostrategy Direct editor was in the city to chair a multilateral cyber security conference and to participate in a series […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct For more than two years Russian President Vladimir Putin has initiated an aggressive series of policy decisions aimed at advancing Russian interests and undermining the West, but recent events demonstrate the extent of Russian hostility. During separate visits to Europe, UK and Italian senior officials asked a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Backgrounder, Geostrategy-Direct.com President Vladimir Putin is looking to expand Russia’s military power and restore Moscow’s global reach of the Soviet era. Moscow on Oct. 10 announced it was planning to make its naval base in Syria permanent. Earlier reports said Russia is considering re-establishing bases in Vietnam and Cuba that it […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct The Russian intelligence service, and those acting on its behalf, constitutes one of the biggest threats to the Internet’s integrity and security. Along with China and Iran, Russia is one of the most aggressive nations in exploiting Internet security vulnerabilities around the globe. Russian hacking activities have […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct U.S. and Israeli officials are nearing completion of protracted negotiations over a planned decade-long deal for U.S. military assistance, despite deep bilateral political discord stemming mainly from nearly unbridled enmity between President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The scope and nature of this assistance is […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir last week confirmed that he has offered the Russian government billions of dollars in financial incentives to abandon its support for Syrian President Bashar Assad. For over five years Syria has been engaged in a bloody civil war that has taken […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct From his first days in office nearly eight years ago, Barack Obama has been a consistent advocate for the ultimate and complete abolition of nuclear weapons, including U.S. nuclear forces. To this end, he has hosted several nuclear summits and with Russia signed New START, a major […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct Voters in the United Kingdom have chosen to leave the European Union by a 52-48 percent margin, making Great Britain the first nation to leave the EU. The turnout was large with over 70 percent of eligible voters going to the polls. The process of doing so […]
