Special to WorldTribune, August 1, 2023 Commentary by Laurence F Sanford China has undue influence on UN agencies despite being only the sixth-largest contributor to the UN’s overall budget. Total UN Contributions 2021: U.S $12.5 billion Germany $6.1 “ Sweden $2.8 “ Japan $2.7 “ U.K. $2.0 “ China $2.0 “ Much ado […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 18, 2023 North Korea’s unannounced launch of another ballistic missile has nearly become a ho-hum event given the rash but predictable actions of Pyongyang’s rulers. After all we have seen this bellicose stunt many times before and thus have become dangerously numb and nearly indifferent to its […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, July 9, 2023 UNESCO is one of those United Nations agencies that most people feel pretty comfortable with. The group’s designated World Heritage Sites form a growing global roster of iconic natural, cultural and historic locations ranging from the Grand Canyon and Independence Hall in the USA to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, June 30, 2023 The State Visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington illustrated both style and substance of the evolving relationship between the world’s two largest democracies. President Joe Biden described the India/American relationship as, “A partnership that is among the most consequential in the world, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, June 23, 2023 As chaos and conflict seem to be the tragic trend in many parts of the world, a sad parallel follows: Large numbers of people are fleeing and being displaced by the violence. The numbers are stunningly high and climbing according to the UN High Commissioner […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, June 17, 2023 In one of the more predictable rites of Spring at the United Nations, the General Assembly has elected, or actually selected, five new non-permanent members to serve on the powerful fifteen member Security Council. While this year’s contest lacked the drama, debate and deliberation of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, June 8, 2023 The world seems to have forgotten about Syria. You could excuse this after a dozen years of bloody conflict, humanitarian catastrophes and a jarring earthquake in February. Equally there’s a global crisis overload from the Middle East to Eastern Europe and looming in East Asia. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, May 29, 2023 It’s hardly a surprise, but an affirmation of the obvious. Burma’s military regime is being backed, supported and protected by both Russia and China. What’s new is that the specifics of this assistance have come to light in a landmark UN report uncovering the extent […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, May 7, 2023 There’s blood in the Nile. The mighty river separating Sudan’s capital city Khartoum has seen fighting erupt between two rival factions of the Army. What could have been a quick internal flash up between the main military factions which have tenuously ruled this vast land […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By John J. Metzler, April 28, 2023 Seventy years is a long time, especially for a military alliance even between friends. There are few in the world, notably including the Atlantic Alliance, forming NATO in 1949. But in the case of East Asia, the strategic and economic links which emerged from the […]
