Traversing the Battle Lines Between Islam and Christianity–also Rock Climbing
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’
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…
Yahya Sinwar’s Death Unlikely to Change Anything
Throughout the assault on Gaza and the strip’s civilian population, Western leaders have been accused of continuing to support…
Israel ‘unable to take any village’ in Lebanon During Fierce Exchanges with Hezbollah
Even as dozens of Gazans were killed, burned, or buried alive when Israel conducted its latest school/hospital bombing, the…
Beijing Concludes Large-Scale Blockade Exercises Around Taiwan as a ‘Deterrence to Sepratists’
Beijing has just wrapped up large training exercises that focused on blockading Taiwan. The exercises came shortly after provocative…
One Exercise Session or Disturbed Night of Sleep Still Affects Cognition Weeks Later
The everyday effects of sleep, exercise, heart rate, and mood—both good and bad—could linger in our brains for over…
Can the United Nations Survive Israel’s War?
In 1960, during the United Nations peacekeeping operations in the Congo, peacekeepers from Ireland came under heavy attack by…
White House Advisor Urges Israel to Carpet Bomb UN Peacekeepers, Smotrich Says Israel Will Extend to Damascus
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich was recently filmed saying that Israel should extend its borders “bit by bit” to…
2024 Year of Elections Continued with Surprise Vote in Japan: Hawkish Ishiba to Rule in Tokyo
As WaL has written multiple times, 2024 has seen more elections and more citizens around the world cast a vote than…
