by WorldTribune Staff, May 27, 2016 “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” – Margaret Thatcher As Venezuela sinks further into the economic abyss, the South American country has begun selling off its remaining gold reserves. The country’s gold reserves have dropped almost a third over the past […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 26, 2016 Ongoing unrest in Nigeria and Libya and the economic meltdown in Venezuela have knocked enough oil out of the market to enable crude to top $50 per barrel for the first time in 2016. Wildfires in Canada’s oil sands also contributed to the nearly 4 million barrels per day […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler NEW YORK — It’s time to consult the crystal snow globe for a look at both the likely and unexpected events which will shape the New Year. Serious strife both in the Middle East, and Africa to a lesser extent, have expanded leading to a culture of conflict […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By GIS/Defense & Foreign Affairs Peru and Colombia have, largely unnoticed by the world’s media, continued to quietly work toward an integration of their political, economic, and strategic structures. This growing closeness — albeit without a publicly-stated end goal — has a military dimension. A significant new bloc — several years in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Under orders from President Nicolas Maduro, Venezuelan intelligence service agents on Feb. 19 stormed the office of Mayor Antonio Ledezma of the capital city Caracas and man-handled him in broad daylight without explanation or arrest warrant. The agents shot bullets into the sky to scare away stunned and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — Prospecting for new trading partners, pressing for political influence in a vast region increasingly ignored by the United States, and possessed by a near unquenchable thirst for natural resources,the People’s Republic of China is forging closer ties with Latin America. The links goes well beyond […]
Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com, Feb. 18, 2015 WASHINGTON — The United States is searching for an alleged financier of the Iranian-sponsored Hizbullah. The FBI has been investigating an alleged financer of Hizbullah. The suspect was identified as Ghazi Nasr Al Din, who carried dual citizenship in Lebanon and Venezuela. “He is wanted for questioning regarding […]
Special to WorldTribune.com EastAsiaIntel.com President Nicholas Maduro arrived in Beijing this week with an urgent task. He is appealing to the Chinese government to deposit several more billion dollars into Venezuelan government’s bank account to save the economy. With the global price of oil in free fall, Venezuela, one of the world’s leading oil producing […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — In its annual round of diplomatic musical chairs, the General Assembly chose five new members for the coveted seats on the Security Council, the UN’s most prestigious body. The new members, Angola, Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and Venezuela begin their two year terms starting in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Miles Yu, Geostrategy-Direct.com Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro went on national TV on Oct.1 to announce his decision to expel three U.S. diplomats he charged were colluding with Venezuela’s domestic political opposition party. Maduro has, in recent weeks, been obsessed with fears he would be assassinated by the U.S. Last month, he claimed […]