Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com He looks like a sophisticated man of the world, talks like a man in charge of the universe, and was received in the U.S. on his maiden state visit like something of a rock star. He is India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose charm and openness won him many […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com With its recently-announced $3.5 billion deal to buy weapons from Russia, Cairo has undoubtedly undermined the U.S. Middle East policy and strategy. Though the agreement is preliminary, it is expected to face no major obstacles in the final delivery of the arms, including MiG-25 fighter jets, S-300 and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Canada is the most enthusiastic pusher for harsh sanctions against Russia’s aggressions in Ukraine and there is a particular reason for that: Canada and Russia are engaged in a tense territorial dispute of their own, albeit in the frigid Arctic region. Canada and Russia both claim a huge Arctic region […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com The European Council has elected Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, as its new president. Tusk, 57, who traces his political roots to the anti-communist Solidarity labor movement in the Soviet era, is the longest serving prime minister in the post-communist Poland. The prime minister is known for his hawkish views […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com As Russia escalated tensions with Kiev and finally launched an invasion force, the U.S. and other NATO allies were beefing up naval presence in the Black Sea in an effort to muster a show of resolve against Russia’s adventurism. Two more NATO warships, the USS Ross, an Arleigh Burke-class guided […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com One day after the downing of a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine, Russia jet fighters aggressively confronted a U.S. surveillance plane in international airspace and chased it into Swedish airspace. The incident barely registered as a blip in the U.S. news cycle, but Moscow has promoted a story in its domestic […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com France is clearly caught between a rock and a hard place on its scheduled delivery of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers to Russia. The carriers are being outfitted at a time when the entire Western world is adding further sectoral and financial sanctions against Russia for its role in the unrest […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com The new round of economic sanctions imposed by the United States, with much stronger European endorsement, has been met with defiance and fury in Russia. President Vladimir Putin said that he will “deal with the sanctions without fuss.” He characterized the West’s association of Russia with the shooting […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com The U.S. government has issued a sweeping ban on international passenger jets in the skies of 6 countries that pose danger to the safety of the flights. The six countries are Ukraine, Ethiopia, Iraq, Libya, North Korea and Somalia. … Five of the 6 countries listed are embroiled in civil […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Russian President Vladimir Putin is making a big statement aimed at the United States by choosing Cuba as his first stop on a 6-day visit to Latin America. However, Putin’s Cuba trip is not just a passive aggressive dig at Washington. It has prompted real national security concerns for the […]