From Keystone pipeline to ‘Brave New World’ on both sides of the Canadian border

From Keystone pipeline to ‘Brave New World’ on both sides of the Canadian border

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler When the new Biden Administration spoke grandly of  “restoring America’s place in the world,” that bold new relationship with Canada restarted with an insult.  Indeed, while the United States and Canada are among the world’s best neighbors, trading partners, and security allies, the governments in Washington and Ottawa […]

Was Beijing’s hand behind Burma’s military coup?

Was Beijing’s hand behind Burma’s military coup?

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler Burma’s military coup d’etat overthrowing the democratically elected government has provided the stage for a new morality play in Southeast Asia. We already know the players. On the one side we see the seemingly virtuous young democracy led by a Nobel Peace Prize laureate being pushed aside by […]

UN: Global economy facing biggest hit since Great Depression

UN: Global economy facing biggest hit since Great Depression

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler Massive worldwide economic disruptions and setbacks continue as the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the globe, devastating commerce, industry and people’s livelihoods.  And even with modest economic gains expected this year in many developed countries, the virus and vaccines to counter COVID will ultimately set the agenda for success or […]

WHO’s back, chortles Dr. Fauci? But WHY?

WHO’s back, chortles Dr. Fauci? But WHY?

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler [Note: Google’s algorithms are objecting to some articles about Covid, including this one, for unexplained reasons. Specific comments from credible human sources about the following content should be directed to the editors’ attention.] Look, WHO’s back in Washington’s good graces! Just a day after President Joe Biden’s inauguration, […]

One year later: Wuhan virus crisis has wrecked global health, stability

One year later: Wuhan virus crisis has wrecked global health, stability

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler The global pandemic has devastated health standards, the economy, and through stress and the undertow of uncertainty and hardships has affected the sanity of citizens worldwide.  Lockdowns, arbitrary regulations, school closings are taking their toll on the social fabric. Now as a second wave of the Wuhan Covid […]

China’s Xi celebrates the year of the Wuhan virus, eyes a transformative 2021

China’s Xi celebrates the year of the Wuhan virus, eyes a transformative 2021

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler In a self-congratulatory and hubristic speech to the nation, China’s President and Communist Party supremo Xi Jinping praised the efforts of the People’s Republic to overcome the Wuhan virus and to create a powerful Chinese economy amid global downturns. Chairman Xi boasted that this is “the first major […]

Looking ahead to 2021; Jobama 3? A post-pandemic world?

Looking ahead to 2021; Jobama 3? A post-pandemic world?

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler Covid-19 changed everything.  Our Lives, our Health, the Economy, the Election, and certainly our Future. While the pandemic presents an enduring challenge to the world, events nonetheless move forward shrouded by the continuing health emergency and jolted by lethal socio/economic ramifications. Now, nearly one year into suffering from […]

How President Trump’s major Morocco-Israel diplomatic deal blindsided the black hats

How President Trump’s major Morocco-Israel diplomatic deal blindsided the black hats

Special to WorldTribune.com by John J. Metzler In another stunning breakthrough for Middle East peace, the Kingdom of Morocco has recognized Israel. The latest diplomatic deal was orchestrated in the waning weeks of the Trump Administration’s first term, but built upon September’s surprising Abraham Accords where three other Arab countries, including the United Arab Emirates, […]

Warning at UN: ‘Vaccine cannot undo damage that will stretch across years, even decades’

Warning at UN: ‘Vaccine cannot undo damage that will stretch across years, even decades’

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler “Today marks an overdue and much needed moment of reckoning. None of us could have imagined, this time last year, what was to come,” stated Amb. Volkan Bozkir, the President of the UN General Assembly. He added, “COVID-19 is first and foremost a global health crisis. But it […]

From Arab spring to Syrian winter as Russia-China veto blocks aid to millions

From Arab spring to Syrian winter as Russia-China veto blocks aid to millions

Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler There’s a special kind of Hell which befalls refugees and displaced persons during a harsh winter.  And now as that season approaches, Syria stands at the brink after a decade of conflict and calamity and with no genuine end in sight. Regional cease fires and optimism over intermittent […]

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