RUSSIAN AND CHINESE MARINE SABOTAGE
Russian and Chinese marine sabotage has reached new heights in the Baltic, as well as in the South China Sea. The difference is that, in …
ICE-AGE ANTELOPE
Ice-age antelopes have surged back from extinction in Kazakhstan. That sounds a little like a “Jurassic Park” story, but it is real and has resulted …
BRAIN DRAIN
The phrase “Brain Drain” usually refers to the migration of the intellectual elite of one place to another place. This is often driven by deteriorating …
RUDYARD KIPLING
Rudyard Kipling is a name that is well-known to anyone growing up in the U.K. but, perhaps, not so well-known to anyone growing up in …
LONDON CALCUTTA BUS ROUTE
In the history of overland travel, few journeys have captured the imagination quite like the legendary London to Calcutta bus service. Operated by Albert Travel, …
KIWIS AND AUKUS
Kiwis and AUKUS has been a work in progress for several years, with the New Zealand government a somewhat reluctant bride of the AUKUS agreement. …
GEORGIA MILITARY ROAD
Following a traditional path used by traders and invaders, the Georgia Military Road has been a passageway for people and ideas since antiquity. The …
LOST FOR CENTURIES
Lost for centuries, two Silk Road cities have recently been revealed by drone technology. For centuries, these abandoned cities lay hidden in the mountains of Central …
PUTIN IS GOING FERAL
That Putin is going feral is the conclusion of an extensive article in the Economist recently. Specifically, the article reports on his apparent “everything, everywhere, …
STORM WARNING
We occasionally hear storm warnings about Chinese aggression in the South China Sea. However, for most people in the West, it is too far away …