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Author: Andy Corbley

Trump’s Foreign Policy Failures Encapsulated by Fresh Terrorist Violence in Syria’s Aleppo
War

Trump’s Foreign Policy Failures Encapsulated by Fresh Terrorist Violence in Syria’s Aleppo

December 3, 2024

A major terrorist offensive has been launched at Syria’s battered northwest city of Aleppo, led by a mixture of…

Famous Lovers, Moorish Towers, and Ham Make up the Charms of This Northern Spanish City
Travel

Famous Lovers, Moorish Towers, and Ham Make up the Charms of This Northern Spanish City

November 29, 2024February 7, 2025

There’s a joke in Spain that the country has two cities that don’t exist: Murcia, the biggest city that…

Ultimate Irony Comes as Taliban Asks Russia’s Help to Evade US Sanctions, Closing 50-year Loop of Violence
Foreign Policy

Ultimate Irony Comes as Taliban Asks Russia’s Help to Evade US Sanctions, Closing 50-year Loop of Violence

November 27, 2024

It was said at the time that Operation Cyclone was the most successful covert operation in CIA history. It…

Spain Suffers from (and Revels in) a Distinct Lack of Urgency
Travel Dispatches

Spain Suffers from (and Revels in) a Distinct Lack of Urgency

November 26, 2024

What would a Google or TripAdvisor review of an average American restaurant be if an appetizer order took 45…

Russia Targets Ukraine with Strange Possibly-Ballistic Missile Following US Escalation
War

Russia Targets Ukraine with Strange Possibly-Ballistic Missile Following US Escalation

November 25, 2024

Ukrainian ballistics experts recently issued a press statement regarding an unknown missile type just fired by Russia at the…

US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire at UN Security Council Even Though it Included Call for Immediate Hostage Release
War

US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire at UN Security Council Even Though it Included Call for Immediate Hostage Release

November 21, 2024

On Wednesday, the US used its veto in a UN Security Council Resolution to demand an unconditional ceasefire and…

Traversing the Battle Lines Between Islam and Christianity–also Rock Climbing
Travel Dispatches

Traversing the Battle Lines Between Islam and Christianity–also Rock Climbing

November 19, 2024

In my last dispatch, I teased I was visiting the Spanish region of Aragon, and that I would perhaps…

Leaning Minaret Destroyed by ISIS Fully Repaired as ‘Symbol of Resilience’
World News

Leaning Minaret Destroyed by ISIS Fully Repaired as ‘Symbol of Resilience’

November 15, 2024

Workers in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul have finished building the famous leaning minaret, destroyed in 2017 by ISIS…

Whether to Go Back to Countries Visited and Loved, or Seek New Lands
Travel Dispatches

Whether to Go Back to Countries Visited and Loved, or Seek New Lands

November 12, 2024

I am in Spain for a month. Early indications are—beautiful, fulfilling, peaceful. In a region few reference, to see…

Early Signs Suggest Trump May Have Learned Lessons from First Term – at Least Partially
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Early Signs Suggest Trump May Have Learned Lessons from First Term – at Least Partially

November 11, 2024

In a recent statement on X, Donald Trump announced that two former cabinet members, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo,…

Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Enters the Modern Age with Stories of Hope and Problems Solved
Conservation

Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Enters the Modern Age with Stories of Hope and Problems Solved

November 7, 2024November 10, 2024

For an entire generation of Americans, the ones for whom The Tonight Show starred Johnny Carson, and who were…

Russia, China, Iran Will Wait and See When it Comes to Trump 2.0.
Foreign Policy

Russia, China, Iran Will Wait and See When it Comes to Trump 2.0.

November 6, 2024

Following Donald Trump’s clinching of the presidential office for the next four years, spokesmen in nations for whom US…

Human Rights Rapporteur Urges Expulsion of Israel from United Nation
War

Human Rights Rapporteur Urges Expulsion of Israel from United Nation

November 4, 2024November 7, 2024

In a new report submitted at the recent session of the UN General Assembly, the organization’s Special Rapporteur on…

Israeli Forces Beaten Back in Southern Lebanon Turn to More Airstrikes
War

Israeli Forces Beaten Back in Southern Lebanon Turn to More Airstrikes

October 31, 2024

In the same way that resistance in Afghanistan caused the US to rely more and more on drones and…

Advocates Demand Biden Comply with Congressional Mandate and de-Classify Ukraine Strategy
Foreign Policy

Advocates Demand Biden Comply with Congressional Mandate and de-Classify Ukraine Strategy

October 30, 2024

Last Tuesday, 13 humanitarian, faith-based, and foreign policy advocacy groups sent a letter to the seniormost Biden Administration officials…

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Reform Decrepit North Korea Policy
Foreign Policy

There’s Never Been a Better Time to Reform Decrepit North Korea Policy

October 28, 2024

Of the monumental mass of foreign and war policy decisions awaiting either a Trump or Harris White House come…

Trade on the Medieval Silk Road Was so Rich, it Sustained High Mountain Cities, New Discovery Finds
Human Sciences

Trade on the Medieval Silk Road Was so Rich, it Sustained High Mountain Cities, New Discovery Finds

October 25, 2024November 12, 2024

A pair of lost cities in the highlands of Uzbekistan recently found by archaeologists using lidar demonstrate that the…

BRICS Summit Yet Again Passes Without News of Gold-Backed Reserve Currency
Coffee Break Reads

BRICS Summit Yet Again Passes Without News of Gold-Backed Reserve Currency

October 24, 2024

As the 2024 BRICS Summit closes in Kazan, Russia, the two major questions held by observers skeptical of the…

10/22 End of the Empire: BRICS+ Summit Kicks off in Kazan as World Leader in Multilateralism Seems Set to Grow
End of the Empire

10/22 End of the Empire: BRICS+ Summit Kicks off in Kazan as World Leader in Multilateralism Seems Set to Grow

October 22, 2024

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

Yahya Sinwar’s Death Unlikely to Change Anything
War

Yahya Sinwar’s Death Unlikely to Change Anything

October 21, 2024October 25, 2024

Throughout the assault on Gaza and the strip’s civilian population, Western leaders have been accused of continuing to support…

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Interest Payments on the National Debt up 13% Year-over-year with Still 3 Months to Go

Andy Corbley August 17, 2026

With a trimester left of the 2026 fiscal year, the US Treasury has already borrowed more money than in…

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We Should All Probably Eat More Parsley

Andy Corbley August 7, 2026

Americans have a funny way of relegating certain ingredients to specific functions that don’t always serve the overall purpose…

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Central Bank Gold Purchases Continued Through the Yellow Metal’s Worst Month in 18 Years

Andy Corbley July 11, 2026

It’s been the worst performing month for gold since 2008, yet the world’s central banks continue to add tonnes…

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