Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs Even though the actual fighting in South Sudan is led by local commanders in pursuit of localized self-interests, there have been repeated efforts to negotiate a political solution. While the United States is an interested party, given the lingering […]
Special to WorldTribune.com from EastAsiaIntel.com For the first time in four decades, a Chinese naval flotilla has visited the Islamic Republic of Iran, as U.S. deterrence and its military presence in the region wanes. In subsequent talks, the two navies’ leaders agreed to hold a joint exercise in the Persian Gulf, a vital waterway for […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The Joint Strike Fighter, plagued by technical flaws and budget overruns, has now failed in achieving stealth capability. A leading U.S. aerospace analyst said China and Russia were capable of detecting and tracking the F-35 fighter-jet. Bill Sweetman, a senior editor at Aviation Week, asserted that the Defense Department decided […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Allies have again protected Syria’s chemical weapons arsenal. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has been blocked from responding to delays in the removal of Syria’s CW stockpile. Diplomats said China, Iran and Russia opposed sanctions on the regime of President Bashar Assad for failing to meet deadlines […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — China and Iran are believed to be supplying weapons to fighters in Sudan. A report said rebels sponsored by the Khartoum regime were supplying Chinese and Iranian arms to rebels assigned to fight the new country of South Sudan. They said the rebels were using a range of light weapons, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Egypt dismayed by the policy of U.S. President Barack Obama, has been turning to China and Russia, a report said. The Middle East Media Research Institute asserted that Egypt was becoming anti-American while engaging with China and Russia. In a report, the institute said the anti-American sentiment was fueled by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk, East-Asia-Intel.com There’s no mystery as to why the owners of North Korea are calling the Korean War armistice “null and void.” They want to replace it with a peace treaty with the U.S. — a deal that would freeze out South Korea, which they consider a U.S. client, a […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — One year ago the renowned author, playwright, and former President of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel died at age 75. In tribute to this extraordinary European Renaissance Man, I’m reissuing my column in the spirit of memory and the season. “Havel’s career as literary figure, intellectual and a political […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Western sanctions on the regime of President Bashar Assad are little more than symbolic, Western diplomats said. The sources said the regime has been cut off from most Western suppliers but was buying time and had sustained itself easily by relying on China and Iran for imports. “China and Iran […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — China and Turkey have signed two nuclear cooperation agreements. The two countries signed the agreements during a ceremony in Beijing on April 9 headed by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan. Officials said the accords would intensify nuclear cooperation, particularly in the area of research and […]