In landmark speech, Pence slams China interference in U.S. elections

In landmark speech, Pence slams China interference in U.S. elections

by WorldTribune Staff, October 5, 2018 Stunned by a U.S. president who has confronted it, China has unleashed a far-reaching effort to meddle in American elections, Vice President Mike Pence said on Oct. 4. “China has initiated an unprecedented effort to influence American public opinion, the 2018 elections, and the environment leading into the 2020 […]

Major think tank abruptly cancels talk by billionaire dissident targeted by Beijing

Major think tank abruptly cancels talk by billionaire dissident targeted by Beijing

by WorldTribune Staff, October 4, 2017 A conservative think tank in Washington called off a public meeting with Chinese dissident Guo Wengui after the think tank’s website was targeted in a denial of service cyber attack traced to Shanghai, a report said. The Hudson Institute on Oct. 2 sent an email notice stating the widely-anticipated […]

‘Terror and technology’: Israel’s Netanyahu hold court at Hudson Institute’s ‘Herman Kahn’ dinner

‘Terror and technology’: Israel’s Netanyahu hold court at Hudson Institute’s ‘Herman Kahn’ dinner

Sept. 22, 2016 The Plaza Hotel, New York Transcript excerpts of a dialogue with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, recipient of the 2016 Herman Kahn Award by Roger Hertog. HERTOG: One of your greatest accomplishments was as finance minister in the early 2000s when you enacted truly extraordinary reforms that opened up the Israeli economy […]

If MacArthur had prevailed over Truman: ‘No North Korea today, no nuclear threat …’

If MacArthur had prevailed over Truman: ‘No North Korea today, no nuclear threat …’

Special to WorldTribune.com Robert Morton June 21, 2016 WASHINGTON — If there was ever a moment when America needed a book about Gen. Douglas MacArthur, “this is definitely the time,”Hudson Institute Fellow Arthur Herman said yesterday. The author of “Douglas MacArthur: American Warrior” was at pains to explain why the towering American military legend continues […]