UN Security Council’s annual reshuffle leaves it deadlocked on U.S. policy

By World Tribune on June 12, 2019 China, Columnists, COMMENTARY, Estonia, John Metzler, Niger, Russia, St. Vincent, Taiwan, Top Stories, Tunisia, United Nations, Vietnam

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — In an annual process of diplomatic musical chairs the 193 member UN General Assembly has picked five countries to serve on the Security Council as non-permanent members. Estonia, Niger, Tunisia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Vietnam were elected to two-year terms on the powerful […]

Who’s who: Vote tally on UN resolution slamming U.S. on Jerusalem

By World Tribune on December 21, 2017 Afghanistan, Africa / Europe, Algeria, Americas, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burma, Cambodia, Canada, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Cote d’Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominica, Ecuador, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, EU, Exclusives, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Grace Vuoto, Great Britain, Haiti, Hamas, Hizbullah, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kosovo, Kurdistan, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Macedonia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Mexico, Mideast, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, NATO, NE Asia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestinian Authority, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Somalia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Terrorism, Thailand, Top Stories, Top Story, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, U.S. Politics, Ukraine, United Nations, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Washington, Yemen, Zimbabwe

Special to WorldTribune , December 21, 2017 Yes: 128 No: 9 Abstain: 35 Y AFGHANISTAN Y DOMINICA Y LITHUANIA SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE Y ALBANIA A DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Y LUXEMBOURG Y SAUDI ARABIA Y ALGERIA Y ECUADOR Y MADAGASCAR Y SENEGAL Y ANDORRA Y EGYPT A MALAWI Y SERBIA Y ANGOLA EL SALVADOR Y MALAYSIA […]

Pence: The U.S. will ‘always stand’ with Baltic nations

By World Tribune on July 31, 2017 Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Top Stories, U.S. Military, Washington

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence has reaffirmed Washington’s support for the Baltic nations and accused neighboring Russia of seeking to “redraw international borders ” and “undermine democracies.” “We stand with the people and nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and we always will,” Pence said on July 31 in the Estonian capital, Tallinn, where he […]

U.S. criticizes Russian buildup In Baltics, may temporarily deploy Patriot missiles

By World Tribune on May 10, 2017 Estonia, Exclusives, Hungary, Lithuania, Rest of The Best, Russia, U.S. Intelligence, U.S. Military, Washington

Special to WorldTribune.com Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has criticized what he called a “destabilizing” Russian military buildup near the Baltic states, as officials said the United States was considering deploying Patriot missiles in the region for military drills later this year. Mattis was speaking on May 10 at […]

‘Brennan of Arabia’: Emerging truth on the Russia-Trump narrative stranger than fiction

By World Tribune on April 20, 2017 Africa / Europe, Americas, BB Americas, Estonia, Exclusives, Great Britain, Recent Hits, Stateside, Top Stories, U.S. Intelligence, U.S. Politics, World Links, World Tribune

by WorldTribune Staff, April 20, 2017 Intent on keeping his job in a Hillary Clinton administration, former CIA Director John Brennan ‘colluded’ with foreign spies in an effort to bring down Donald Trump’s candidacy, according to a report by American Spectator. The deployment of unverified reports which have never been confirmed led the FBI to […]

Ukraine’s faultline: Baltics looks for support to U.S. where campaigns are ignoring foreign policy

By World Tribune on June 10, 2016 BB Africa, BB Columnists, Columnists, Czech Republic, Estonia, EU, Exclusives, France, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, John Metzler, NATO, Rest of The Best, Russia, U.S. Military, U.S. Politics, Washington

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — The artillery rumbles like a rolling late spring storm. Small arms fire reaches a staccato, only to fall silent just as quickly. And hapless civilians on both sides of an arbitrary divide endure and suffer as the forgotten slow burner conflict in eastern Ukraine continues […]

In super free Estonia, you can start a new company in 20 minutes, online

By World Tribune on May 6, 2016 Africa / Europe, BB Africa, BB Columnists, Columnists, Estonia, EU, Exclusives, John Metzler, NATO, Russia

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — When I first visited Estonia over twenty years ago, the Baltic country had recently regained its independence from the Soviet Union. Tallinn, the capital and an old Hanseatic trading city, offered an intriguing mix of medieval architecture and shoddy Soviet style construction. Situated on the […]