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The 1450 Earthquake at Machu Picchu
By Daniel Nardini Machu Picchu was hidden from the eyes of the Spanish authority in Peru for centuries until it was “discovered” in 1911 (the local Quechua, descendants of the… Read more
Prosecuting Former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe
By Daniel Nardini Colombians are metaphorically up in arms against former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe over war crimes he is said to have committed. Marches and demonstration in all major… Read more
One the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising
By Daniel Nardini Legislators for the New Power Party, a minor political party in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan (Parliament), have called on the government of the Republic of China (ROC) in… Read more
The Unsung Heroes of the Hanoi Summit
By Daniel Nardini There has been a lot said about the Hanoi Summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump. Many have likened the summit to… Read more
Vietnam: The Odd Man Out
By Daniel Nardini When most Americans think about Vietnam, we think about the Vietnam War and all those American soldiers and other personnel (like nurses, soldiers of America’s allies, journalists… Read more
The Other South American Dictatorship
By Daniel Nardini While there is great attention being focused on Venezuela and its socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro, it seems that the U.S. press, the U.S. government and the rest… Read more
Argentina and Brazil on the Side of Democracy
By Daniel Nardini Whatever the relationship between Argentina and the United States and other parts of South America, the Argentine government of current President Mauricio Macri have taken a principled… Read more
A Question of Sovereignty
By Daniel Nardini I have spoken about this issue before. When the U.S. government had built its border fence, the Tohono O’odham people, who live on both the U.S. and… Read more
The Venezuela I Knew and the Venezuela Now
By Daniel Nardini With Venezuela tottering on the brink of collapse and possibly civil war, it is almost impossible for me to imagine this was the same country I saw… Read more
Doing Collateral Damage Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
By Daniel Nardini U.S. President Donald is threatening to close the border between the United States and Mexico. He has accused the countries in Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala and… Read more »