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Israel “Fully Ready” to Launch Strike on Iran Trusting the US Will Be Attacked and Forced to Help
Foreign Policy

Israel “Fully Ready” to Launch Strike on Iran Trusting the US Will Be Attacked and Forced to Help

June 12, 2025

Reports from the Washington Post and others suggest that the US is anticipating an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, and…

Global Space Economy Rockets Towards Half-Trillion Valuation Led by SpaceX’s 138 Launches Last Year
Space

Global Space Economy Rockets Towards Half-Trillion Valuation Led by SpaceX’s 138 Launches Last Year

June 11, 2025

Space is no longer the domain of dreams and fiction. Particularly regarding the Earth’s orbital zones, it’s a domain…

Fed up with Genocide, European Regions Sever Ties to Israel in Largely-Ceremonial Uptick in Rhetoric
Foreign Policy

Fed up with Genocide, European Regions Sever Ties to Israel in Largely-Ceremonial Uptick in Rhetoric

June 2, 2025

The Western World has been slow to react to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. With the siege, bombing, and blockade…

He Put the Tariffs on, They Took the Tariffs off, They Put the Tariffs on—Economies Are Shaking all About
Political Economy

He Put the Tariffs on, They Took the Tariffs off, They Put the Tariffs on—Economies Are Shaking all About

May 30, 2025

Mass uncertainty surrounds the near term future of US-Asian trade, so much so that businesses in some economies including…

Peace Pope Leo XIV Hints Vatican Could Host Russia-Ukraine Talks, While Condemning Gaza War in Inaugural Mass
World News

Peace Pope Leo XIV Hints Vatican Could Host Russia-Ukraine Talks, While Condemning Gaza War in Inaugural Mass

May 19, 2025

On Wednesday, WaL explored whether Pope Leo XIV could, more than any other pope before him, have a unique voice in…

Visits to US Sharply Fall as Trump’s Immigration, Censorship Policies Proving a Borderline Tourism Killer
Travel

Visits to US Sharply Fall as Trump’s Immigration, Censorship Policies Proving a Borderline Tourism Killer

May 12, 2025

The effects of President Trump’s stricter border controls, immigration, and even censorship policies may have had a direct impact…

Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones
Coffee Break Reads

Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing
Coffee Break Reads

Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

May 1, 2025May 3, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

Houthis Wreck $60 Million American F/A-18, Strike Israeli Base for a Second Time, Says Spokesman
War

Houthis Wreck $60 Million American F/A-18, Strike Israeli Base for a Second Time, Says Spokesman

April 29, 2025

Story at a glance…  Strikes from Yemen’s Houthi government resulted in the loss of a US F/A-18 fighter jet,…

Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah
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Houthis Shoot Down $210 Million in Drones, US Kill 80 in Strike on Civilians in Hodeidah

April 25, 2025

Seven of the United States’ premier long-range offensive drones have been shot down by Houthi counterfire in the skies…

US “Open to Supporting” Ground Invasion of Yemen by al-Qaeda-Linked Yemeni Separatists
Foreign Policy

US “Open to Supporting” Ground Invasion of Yemen by al-Qaeda-Linked Yemeni Separatists

April 16, 2025

In a recent Wall Street Journal exclusive, US officials working closely under President Trump’s Middle East policy team said that the…

Do Any Economists Believe Trump’s Tariffs Will Improve the American Economy?
US Economy

Do Any Economists Believe Trump’s Tariffs Will Improve the American Economy?

April 3, 2025

Story at a glance… President Trump announced a new tariff regime that has placed at least a 10% tax…

Chinese 6th Generation Fighters Hint that the US Has Fallen Behind a Competitor for the First Time
World News

Chinese 6th Generation Fighters Hint that the US Has Fallen Behind a Competitor for the First Time

February 28, 2025March 7, 2025

It was December 26th, 2024—Chairman Mao’s Birthday—when a pair of unmarked, unidentified warplanes screamed across the skies above Chengdu,…

Trump’s Gaza Plan Has Left the Muslim World Rhetorically Unified Against US and Israel: Does it Matter?
Foreign Policy

Trump’s Gaza Plan Has Left the Muslim World Rhetorically Unified Against US and Israel: Does it Matter?

February 14, 2025

From the shores of the Bosphorus to the Straits of Sorrow, from the temples of Luxor to the wastes…

Venezuela’s Gonzalez Stands Less of a Chance Than Previous Exiled Opposition Candidate
World News

Venezuela’s Gonzalez Stands Less of a Chance Than Previous Exiled Opposition Candidate

January 8, 2025

Inauguration Day for the President of Venezuela is this Friday, and a somewhat doddering political opponent Edmundo Gonzalez recently…

Leaked Iraqi Intelligence Report Implicates US-Forces in the Survival and Protection of ISIS
War

Leaked Iraqi Intelligence Report Implicates US-Forces in the Survival and Protection of ISIS

January 2, 2025

According to a report from Iraqi intelligence seen by The Cradle, thousands of ISIS fighters emerged from the eastern…

Who is Syria’s de Facto leader al-Jolani? — According to WaL
War

Who is Syria’s de Facto leader al-Jolani? — According to WaL

December 10, 2024

Following the remarkably fast collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, the global news media have had to dig…

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…

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…

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…

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Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

Andy Corbley May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

Coffee Break Reads

Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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