Afehyia Pa – Culture Shock and a Merry Ghanaian Christmas
Some of the previous dispatches from Africa have included no small amount of economic, social, or political commentary, but…
Author: Andy Corbley
Juan Guaido Manages to Retain National Assembly Presidency After Rival was Elected
CARACAS February 2nd, 2019. PICTURED: Juan Guaido at an anti-Maduro protest in the Venezuelan Capital. Photo credit Alex Cocopro…
Is Confronting Iran More Important Than Preventing IS Return? Can Trump Have Both?
PICTURED: Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis at the funeral of Qasem Soleimani’s father. CC 4.0 IRAQ, January 10th, 2020. U.S. airstrikes…
Qian Shan National Park is a Must-See in the Northeast of China
In the heart of China’s Rustbelt region of Liaoning, Qian Shan Mountains National Park in the northeast of the…
By Our Very Nature, Dignity and the Human Being are Indivisible
I always say about life that opportunities come when things are happening, and things happen when you make ripples…
Juan Guaido Unable to Secure Re-Election as National Assembly President – Can No Longer Hold Interim-Presidency.
In a vote to determine the country’s next president of the National Assembly, equivalent to U.S. Speaker of the…
Paper Models Shutting Down Coal Plants and Finds it Would Save Millions of Tons of Food and Thousands of Lives
The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the continental United States has reduced nearby pollution and its impacts on…
2020 U.S. Goals for the Middle-East are About Confronting Russia, not Making Peace
WASHINGTON, December 30th, 2019. Ending a war, troop withdrawals, de-escalating tensions, none of these were among the goals stated…
Chinese Scientist Sentenced to 3-Years for Gene-Editing Fetuses
November 25, 2018. PICTURED: Chinese biomedical researcher Dr. Jiankui He. Photo credit The He Lab. CC 3.0 December 30th,…
Go to Where the Boot Tracks End… Then Keep Going
There’s nothing quite so engaging as a good mystery. I was still in Swakopmund as I had become accustomed…
Over 1 Million Yemeni Archaeological Artifacts Stolen During War by US – Emirati Smuggling Ring
American archaeologist and expert in Middle and Near Eastern antiquities Alexander Nagel presented findings in a workshop organized by…
Swakopmund is a Beach Town Paradise that’s Not Quite what it Seems
Swakopmund is a little slice of Germany in The middle of the desert. Afrikaners and Germans mingle together among…
2019’s Conservation Success Stories by IUCN
Monday, December 23rd, 2019. “A year of incredible species action” raves the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.…
Science Journal’s Breakthrough of the Year 2019
PICTURED: The iconic image of galaxy Messier 87’s central black hole, showing a ring of photons bent by its…
How Would A Pence Oval Office Look On The World Stage?
WASHINGTON D.C. Thursday, December 19th, 2019. The U.S. House of Representatives, after several months of hearing testimony on the…
DoD Test Fires Previously-Banned Ballistic Missile
According to a press release from the Pentagon, the United States has just test-fired a prototype missile from the…
Macro and Micro – the Special Beauty of the Namib Desert
I would love to take a mature and nuanced perspective about my first week in Namibia, but to be…
“If” Becomes the Theme as the UN Climate Change Panel in Madrid Concludes with Mixed Results
PICTURED: Chair of the IPCC, Mr. Hoesung Lee, speaks at the COP 2016 in Marrakech. Photo credit UNClimbatechange. CC…
Renting a Car in Namibia – The Things I Wish I had Known
Sesriem, Namibia. December 2019. PICTURED: The gravel roads of Namibia curving southward past dramatic cliffs just outside of the…
Three Examples of Birds Coming Back From the Brink
PICTURED: the state bird of Hawaii, the Hawaiian Goose (Branta canadensis). Photo credit Bettina Arrigioni. CC 2.0. December 12th,…