Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty NATO and Ukraine are calling on Russia to stop its “continued and deliberate destabilization” of eastern Ukraine. In a joint statement issued after meeting in Turkey on May 13, NATO and Ukraine’s foreign ministers condemn Russia’s “ongoing and wide-ranging military build-up in Crimea,” which was annexed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs The consolidation of a self-proclaimed Caliphate in eastern Libya provides the jihadist camp with springboard into Africa and southern Europe. That strategic thrust, supported strongly by Qatar, Sudan, Iran, and Turkey, has already begun, and highlights the transformation of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com by Harlan Ullman Critics accuse President Barack Obama of being a foreign policy minimalist seeking to do the least harm (or no stupid “stuff”) rather than by choosing more effective if riskier solutions. In fairness, the president was dealt the most horrible hand on taking office dating back to FDR in 1933. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONSON — The European Union has expressed concern over the prospect of a Jewish exodus. A senior official has warned that the flight of European Jews could harm member states. European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans acknowledged rising anti-Semitism and said a Jewish exodus would challenge the core of European integration. “In […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey’s future role in NATO in increasingly uncertain. Officials said Turkey, with the second largest army, would not respond to a NATO decision to double its rapid-response force and form a new unit, Middle East Newsline reported. They said Ankara would seek clarifications over the use of the new NATO […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — Turkey, beset by civil and ethnic unrest, has ordered riot control vehicles from a company close to President Recep Erdogan. Katmerciler Ekipman said it was awarded a contract to supply 65 anti-riot platforms to the Turkish police. Katmerciler identified the vehicle as Toma, which contains a water cannon. “Our company […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com On the joyous occasion of the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the Berlin Wall, former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev made a highly-charged speech at the Brandenburg Gate on Nov. 8, which represented an about-face in his worldview. Gorbachev chastised the West in general and the United […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States is working to expand coalition operations against Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. The military’s Central Command has launched a military planning conference to determine doctrine and methods to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria. The U.S. military is consulting with Arab and NATO participants on ways […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com In its most provocative maneuver since the end of the Cold War, Russia dispatched waves of combat aircraft in a bid to penetrate NATO member states’ air space. No fewer than 26 Russian military aircraft in at least three groups were intercepted by NATO fighters that were scrambled […]
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 […]