Reagan-Era Cables on Taiwan Show How the U.S. Continues to ‘Lose’ China
August 31st, 2020. A batch of declassified Ronald Reagan-era cables show how America’s policy towards selling arms to Taiwan…
Author: Andy Corbley
Ready Your Passports Stamp Seekers – Brand New Country Near Papua New Guinea Opens to Tourists
BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, Papua New Guinea. A NASA photograph of the dark-colored caldera lake of the Billy Mitchell volcano (right) above an…
U.S. Forces Withdraw From Major Iraq Base Passing the Baton to Iraqi Government
IRAQ, January 20th, 2011. PICTURED: Soldiers with the 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, stand with the graduating Iraqi tank…
President Ghani Claims Afghanistan is Close to a “Dignified Peace”
KABUL, Afghanistan. August 19th, 2020. Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani said on Thursday he sees the country close to a…
U.S. Attempts to Utilize a Clause in the Iranian Nuclear Deal They Withdrew From 2 Years Ago
NEW YORK CITY, U.S. September 2018. PICTURED: Sec. of State Mike Pompeo attends a meeting in the United Nations…
Capri, Ischia or Procida: Which of Naples’ Islands Should You Visit?
Between Capri, Procida, and Ischia, the traveler to Naples has an extraordinarily tough choice before them — not only…
Marriage in a Foreign Land
Marriage in a foreign country can be really difficult because all of a sudden you have two governments involved…
‘Negligible’ say Scientists: COVID-19 Shutdown Unlikely to Affect Climate Change, But What About Animals?
Short term cooling and reductions in emissions resulting from the monumental reductions in motorized transport due to Covid-19 shutdowns…
Russia’s “Bear Islands” Enshrined as a Nature Reserve – Protected Largest Concentration of Dens in Russia
A face of global biodiversity conservation efforts as recognizable as the panda, tiger, and elephant, polar bears are getting…
Naples in a Day – According to World at Large
As the saying goes, “Vedi Napoli e poi muori” or “See Naples and then die.” One of the great…
Napoli, Pozzuoli, and the Roman Empire
It was on August the 4th that my future fiance and I traveled from our home in Lombardia to…
Pozzuoli — Not Naples Might be the Best Place to Stay in Naples
Pozzuoli is not a city many people outside of Italy will have heard of, and if someone told you…
Uzbekistan Continues to Create Protected Areas Putting it on Track to Reach 2030 Conservation Goals
The Government of Uzbekistan has committed to increase the total protected-areas coverage to 17% of its territory by 2025,…
Switzerland Assures First Shipment of Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Iran 3 Years After Sanctions
PICTURED: Tehran Waterfall Park and a new Tehran district. Photo credit: Ninara. CC 2.0. July 27th, 2020. An unnamed…
With $740 Billion for Bankrolling Defense DoD Gets Another $550 Billion
PICTURED: The Pentagon, headquarters of the Department of Defense, Washington D.C. WASHINGTON D.C., July 30th, 2020. Proceedings were brought…
Trump Appoints New German Ambassador – Moves Forward with Troop Withdrawals
PICTURED: Douglas Macgregor meeting with IDF Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Aviv Kochavi. CC 4.0. WASHINGTON D.C.…
Vegetarians and Vegans May Not be Getting Enough Zinc – an Essential Mineral
Vegetarian and vegan diets may not have enough zinc to fully prevent the variety of negative health outcomes associated…
Interior Department Decides Not to Reintroduce Grizzly Bears Into Public Land on Washington State
WASHINGTON D.C. July 7th, 2020. In a press release from the Department of the Interior, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt…
Russia to Cut Military Spending for COVID-19 While House Democrats Ensure $740 Billion for Pentagon
MOSCOW, Russia. July 20th, 2020. The advent of COVID-19 and a resulting fall in oil prices has forced the…
Trump Looks to Appoint Peace Advocate as Official Ambassador to Afghanistan
PICTURED: William Ruger, speaking with attendees at the 2017 Young Americans for Liberty National Convention. Photo credit: Gage Skidmore.…