Category Archives: Foreign Policy

LinkSwarm for December 1, 2017

Welcome to another LinkSwarm! December already! I didn’t do enough to get ahead in 2017, because I was working hard merely to survive 2017… Think I’m going to do a separate “Democrats Behaving Badly” roundup tomorrow, by which time there … Continue reading →

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Israel Threatens to Destroy Iranian Positions Near Its Border

If you’re tired of all this Arab-on-Arab fighting, Israel is indicating it may have to do some direct clobbering itself: Kuwaiti newspaper Al Jarida revealed on Sunday that an Israeli source disclosed a promise from Jerusalem to destroy all Iranian … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 24. 2017

I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy a short LinkSwarm for a short week! “Unsealed court documents reveal that the firm behind the salacious 34-page Trump-Russia Dossier, Fusion GPS, was paid $523,000 by a Russian businessman convicted of tax … Continue reading →

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Merkel Unable to Form German Government

Obviously Angela Merkel and the Christian Democratic Union emerged weakened from German elections in September. But now she’s unable to even form a coalition government: Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would prefer a new election to ruling with a minority … Continue reading →

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Middle East News Roundup for 11/19/17

Want to know what’s happening in the Middle East and why? Ha! Good luck with that. But this roundup will should at least elevate you to a slightly higher level of informed incomprehension. Syrian Army takes Abu Kammal again. The … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for November 17, 2017

I ate German food Saturday, and ever since it’s like the Wehrmacht has been conducting field maneuvers in my lower intestine. Enjoy a short pre-Thanksgiving LinkSwarm: The United States House of Representatives has paid out $15 million to secretly settle … Continue reading →

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Venezuela Officially Bankrupt

The inevitable has happened: The Magic Power of Socialismâ„¢ has officially bankrupted Venezuela: Milton Friedman once joked that if you put the government in charge of the Sahara Desert in five years there would be a shortage of sand. He … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Coup in Zimbabwe?

So it seems: Several loud explosions echoed across central Harare in the early hours of Wednesday after troops deployed on the streets of the capital and seized the state broadcaster. The developments in the Zimbabwe capital fuelled speculation that a … Continue reading →

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Followup: Islamic State Defeated in Battle for Marawi City

Here’s news from (mostly) a few weeks ago: Islamic State fighters have been defeated in the Philippines: The Philippines has declared an end to five months of fighting in southern Marawi City between the armed forces and militants loyal to … Continue reading →

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What The Hell Is Going On In Saudi Arabia?

I’m hardly the most astute of Saudi-watchers, but a tremendous amount of upheaval has wrecked Saudi Arabia in a very short period of time: Dozens of the Saudi royal family have been arrested on corruption charges, presumably for opposing Crown … Continue reading →

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