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Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 22, 2015 in Blog, Personal | 0 comments

My Drunken Party With Romanian Army Officers

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Yours truly with Romanian Army officers, Spring 1990

Today marks the 26th anniversary of the Romanian Revolution. Continuing with a series of articles from my time spent stationed at the United States Embassy in Bucharest, Romania from 1989-1900, what follows is a post-revolution story which occurred a few months after the fall of dictator Nicolea Ceausescu and the end of Communism in Eastern Europe. READ PREVIOUS EXCERPTS HERE

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Apr 9, 2015 in Blog, Politics | 3 comments

American Hypocrisy at Its Worst in the Middle East

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The United States has a peculiar way of defending and promoting freedom and democracy abroad, particularly in the increasingly turbulent Middle East.

To illustrate American foreign policy’s glaring double standard, let us compare two predominantly Muslim, oil-rich nations. These two nations are treated differently by the United States and most of its closest allies.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Feb 12, 2015 in Blog, Sports Betting | 1 comment

Has Heavyweight Championship Boxing Been Knocked Out of the American Sporting Consciousness?

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Has any sport’s popularity plunged so deeply within such a short period of time as boxing?

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Dec 23, 2014 in Blog, Personal, Politics | 3 comments

The Daring Escape and Bloody Execution of Nicolae Ceausescu

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This week marks the 25th anniversary of the Romanian Revolution. Here’s more of my first-hand account of the uprising in Bucharest between December 21-25, 1989.

Posted by Nolan Dalla on Mar 16, 2014 in Blog, Politics | 4 comments

Isolationism Redefined

Global conflicts don’t unfold in black and white anymore. They never did. The world is an increasingly indistinguishable shade of grey. It sure seemed we were on the right side back during World War II. The same can be said of the Cold War, too. But since then, American hegemony hasn’t changed much, while many parts of the world have morphed into a vast landscape without borders, tariffs, and restrictions.