Nowruz in Karakalpakstan Brings Out the Best of a Multi-Ethnic Non-Nation
A month ago today, I was fortunate enough to accidentally have my travel plans coincide with the biggest festival…
Author: Andy Corbley
Chinese Scientists Successfully Test Non-Nuclear Hydrogen Bomb
According to results published in a Chinese military-science journal last month, chemists have detonated a non-nuclear hydrogen-based bomb that…
What Is “Geological Heritage” and How Do These UNESCO Sites Promote it?
At the recent conclusion of a meeting of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, 16 new sites from North Korea…
US “Open to Supporting” Ground Invasion of Yemen by al-Qaeda-Linked Yemeni Separatists
In a recent Wall Street Journal exclusive, US officials working closely under President Trump’s Middle East policy team said that the…
Fish Oil Supplements Shown to Be More Effective Than Fish for Getting Optimal Omega-3 Intake
In a fascinating new study, several dozen participants were separated into groups and fed either a fish oil supplement…
Setbacks and Distractions Risk Total Unraveling of Trump Foreign Policy Aims
On the campaign trail, Trump talked of having learned lessons from his first term in office, that he “didn’t…
04/09 End of the Empire: Economic Madness Descends on Washington
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…
The Aral Sea Disaster Has Started What Could Be the Greatest Migration Crisis of Modern Times
This is Part 2 of a two-part series looking at the Aral Sea recovery projects and the future of…
‘Bet You Can’t Eat Just One’ Was Correct–Study Finds One Meal of Processed Foods Alters Brain Activity for 7 Days
Remember that old potato chip commercial that boasted: “Bet you can’t eat just one?” The depth of that admission…
Do Any Economists Believe Trump’s Tariffs Will Improve the American Economy?
Story at a glance… President Trump announced a new tariff regime that has placed at least a 10% tax…
What I Saw on the Front Lines of the World’s Worst Man-Made Environmental Disaster
It was as a dissatisfied and corralled tourist that I laid eyes upon the Aral Sea remnant for the…
Trump Doubles Down on Biden-Era Policy of Missiles in the Philippines
In his first major trip to Asia since taking the role as civilian leader of the US military, Sect.…
China Believes it’s Found World’s Two Largest Gold Deposits Totaling 2,000 Tonnes—Right Within its Own Borders
Geologists in China have now reported that they have identified two new large gold deposits inside the country that,…
03/27 End of the Empire: Trump Tariffs to Combat BRICS Leaves Two Options, Neither Good for USA
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…
The Famous Aral Sea Disaster Is Only at Half Time
This is Part 1 of a two-part series looking at the Aral Sea recovery projects and the future of…
Karakalpaks and Being the Winner of Geopolitical Musical Chairs
The men who built the pyramids: a culture that had survived for 3,000 years—they’re all gone. ‘Egyptians’ today are…
Israel Warns ‘People of Gaza’ of ‘Far Harsher Devastation’—CNN Calls it an ‘Offensive’
In a statement of genocidal intent as the International Court of Justice would describe it, Israeli Defense Minister Israel…
Life Is Full of Surprises in Karakalpakstan, Central Asia’s “Sixth Stan”
Karakalpakstan is a mouthful to say, one which has to be said a bit slowly so your friends don’t…
“Catastrophic” End to Ukraine’s Offensive in Kursk While Russia Seeks “Ironclad” Guarantees
Speaking with 5 Ukrainian soldiers who recently fled Kursk Oblast in Russia, the BBC received the picture of a disorganized and…
Silk Road Romance and How a Great History Was Lost to a Warlord
Among the most romantic notions perhaps ever produced by the human race has to be the experiment in distributed…