How China’s economic slowdown hit Brazil, other BRICS states

How China’s economic slowdown hit Brazil, other BRICS states

Special to WorldTribune.com By Gregory R. Copley, Editor, GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Brazilian President Dilma Vana Rousseff’s impeachment on May 12, 2016, was clearly due to consistent missteps by the president and her colleagues, but the underlying contribution to the Brazilian crisis — and crises in other countries — of the slowdown in the People’s […]

Sudanese president leaves South Africa; court says he should have been arrested

Sudanese president leaves South Africa; court says he should have been arrested

Special to WorldTribune.com Sudanese President Omar Bashir flew out of South African on June 15 despite a court order a day earlier that he remain until a judge decided if he should be arrested and sent to face International Criminal Court (ICC) war crimes charges. South African officials had said Bashir would be free to […]

Report: ‘Deliberately miscounted’ votes cost Morocco 2010 World Cup

Report: ‘Deliberately miscounted’ votes cost Morocco 2010 World Cup

Special to WorldTribune.com World soccer body FIFA was dragged deeper into controversy on June 7 when a report claimed Morocco won the vote to host the 2010 World Cup but was denied the tournament when “deliberately miscounted” votes awarded it to South Africa. A report in South Africa’s Sunday Times revealed secret video that showed […]

The path to happiness for new EU Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini

The path to happiness for new EU Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini

Special to WorldTribune.com New age religion: The road to universal happiness passes through the creation of the Palestinian State. By Alexander Maistrovoy Right after taking office, Federica Mogherini, the new EU foreign minister, said she “would be happy if by the end of my term, a Palestinian state existed”. The solution to the acutely painful […]

Turkey cracks down: Skunk riot drone will fire paint and pepper balls

Turkey cracks down: Skunk riot drone will fire paint and pepper balls

Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey’s Islamist government is facing scruting over its purchase of an unmanned aerial vehicle designed to battle civilian protesters. The opposition has questioned the government over its purchase of the Skunk Riot Copter. The copter, produced by South Africa’s Desert Wolf, was designed to fire a range of non-lethal balls […]

Japan scrambles to catch up with China’s yuan diplomacy in Africa

Japan scrambles to catch up with China’s yuan diplomacy in Africa

Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com There is a New Great Game in Africa and this time it is China and Japan that are competing for influence and favor. The primary tool in this contest is the extraordinarily generous economic aid packages for impoverished African nations. This is not new to both economic […]

Report: Algeria, Morocco are top Africa arms importers

Report: Algeria, Morocco are top Africa arms importers

Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Algeria and Morocco have been leading an arms buildup in North Africa, a report said. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute asserted that Algeria and Morocco represented the two leading weapons procurers in the African continent over the last four years. In a report, the institute said Algiers and Rabat […]