Tag Archives: international relations

Visegrad: An Alternative Prophetic Fulfillment

Posted on May 18, 2011 by nathanalbright

Though many people would little suspect it, I have a great personal interest in prophecy, little suspected because I have spent far too many years of my life dealing with people whose continual half-baked speculations on end-time prophecy were designed … Continue reading →

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Today In History: On May 18, 1991, Somaliland Became A Nation For The Second Time

Posted on May 18, 2011 by nathanalbright

If a nation declares its independence, and successfully holds its territory for two decades, engaging in peaceful internal elections, developing its people and resources, and even participating in ongoing regional security efforts, doesn’t that make it a nation?  If not, … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Coca Cola Diplomacy, Coming of Age, Independence Party

Posted on May 17, 2011 by nathanalbright

Coca Cola Implicitly Recognizes Somaliland Independence In a very significant move, Coca-Cola has granted a second “national” franchise to cover the de facto states of Somaliland and Puntland in addition to the defunct franchise granted to the defunct central authority … Continue reading →

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This Day In History: On May 14, 1948, Israel Won Its Independence

Posted on May 13, 2011 by nathanalbright

One of my favorite national anthems is Hatikvah, which means “The Dove” in Hebrew and serves as the Israeli anthem. It eschews the tendency of some national anthems to obscurity, and others to pomposity, by adopting a grave and serious … Continue reading →

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Border Conflicts: On The ASEAN Conference

Posted on May 10, 2011 by nathanalbright

For those readers who are unaware, there has been an ASEAN conference for the last two days for the nations of Southeast Asia (Thailand, Burma, Indonesia, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei) that has discussed a variety of … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: Cultural Treasures And SSC Propaganda

Posted on May 4, 2011 by nathanalbright

I was hoping to have a few more Somaliland updates before I embarked on my journey to the northwestern part of Thailand, but it appears that I only have two more updates from the every-trusty Somaliland247 to provide.  However, both … Continue reading →

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No Goodbyes

Posted on May 1, 2011 by nathanalbright

I have never liked saying goodbye.  When I feel the need to cut someone out of my life, I have sought to do so with a minimum of regret or remorse, to make it clinical and complete, to make a … Continue reading →

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Boundary Conditions

Posted on May 1, 2011 by nathanalbright

One of the phenomenon of the crises of 2011 has been the fact that they have not been contained to one or a few countries.  It suggests that there is the feeling (and reality) of “contagion” where the problems of … Continue reading →

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Today In History: On April 25, 1915, Australia and New Zealand Became Nations

Posted on April 25, 2011 by nathanalbright

Earlier today, a friend of mine made a very thoughtful and insightful post about Anzac Day, with a lot of intriguing comments about all sides of the dispute and its historical ramifications, even playing with the counterfactual historical questions attached … Continue reading →

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Somaliland Update: The United Arab Emerites Enter

Posted on April 24, 2011 by nathanalbright

In the past few days Somaliland has been working on its long-term goal of international recognition, and has sought to gain a closer relationship with another important nation in the region–the United Arab Emirates.  It would appear that Somaliland and … Continue reading →

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