Turkey as failed state? Army won’t stand by, and that wouldn’t be such a bad thing

Turkey as failed state? Army won’t stand by, and that wouldn’t be such a bad thing

Special to WorldTribune.com By Norman Bailey As Turkey degenerates, a military coup is more likely than total failure, and not a bad outcome for Israel. Famed commentator David Goldman, writing under the pseudonym “Spengler” in the “Asia Times”, has published an analysis in which he asks the question whether Turkey is in danger of becoming […]

Georgia diplomat warns of nuclear ‘gray zone’ in Black Sea region

Georgia diplomat warns of nuclear ‘gray zone’ in Black Sea region

Special to WorldTribune.com by Dr. Jack Caravelli, Geostrategy-Direct One of Europe’s most experienced and insightful diplomats visited Washington this week and shared concerns about the unmonitored traffic of nuclear material in the Black Sea region and cyber attacks from Russia. He also have informal insights on Iran based on recent trips there. Tedo Japaridze served […]

U.S. President Obama: Best friend of Eurasia’s predators

U.S. President Obama: Best friend of Eurasia’s predators

Special to WorldTribune.com By Alexander Maistrovoy With Iran, another predator is set free during Obama’s cadence. They are not empires yet. They don’t have enough power or the resources for becoming such. However, all of them — Russians, Turks, Arabs, Persians — are dreaming about empires, recalling old conquests and victories. And all of them […]

Obama is reversing Reagan’s Cold War victory, inviting new hot wars

Obama is reversing Reagan’s Cold War victory, inviting new hot wars

Jeffrey T. Kuhner President Obama is on the verge of an historic triumph. Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, the American Left has been bitter about America’s victory in the Cold War. For decades, they preached moral equivalence between the United States and the Soviet Union. In their view, America was to blame for […]

As Putin’s global popularity soars, Georgia’s outgoing president warns of a new ‘Soviet Union’

As Putin’s global popularity soars, Georgia’s outgoing president warns of  a new ‘Soviet Union’

Special to WorldTribune.com By Aaron Kovac Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been notorious for his criticism of Vladimir Putin’s Russia. As he prepares to leave office at the end of his term this month, many wonder whether his successor will prove to be as aggressive in standing up to Georgia’s “Big Brother”. It would be […]

Month-long U.S. exercise with strategic ally Georgia rattles Moscow

Month-long U.S. exercise with strategic ally Georgia rattles Moscow

Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Some 350 U.S. Marines from the USMC Black Sea Rotational Forces and several hundred Georgian Army troops from the country’s 23rd Battalion of the II Infantry Brigade took part in a month-long military exercise codenamed “Agile Spirit 2013″ in the former Soviet republic by the Black Sea […]

Putin bombshell: He planned invasion, war in Georgia 4 years ago

Putin bombshell: He planned invasion, war in Georgia 4 years ago

Special to WorldTribune.com Compiled by Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com On the fourth anniversary of the brief but brutal war with Georgia over the breakaway region of South Ossetia, Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted that the invasion of Georgia was long planned and he was personally involved in the approval and execution of the war. Putin’s comments […]