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WASHINGTON, U.S.--Two stunning explosions deep below the Baltic Sea last month set off one of the greatest whodunits in the long history of US-Russia hostility.

MICHIGAN, U.S.--In September, Armenia and Azerbaijan renewed their battle over the contested territory of Nagorno-Karabakh. Significant escalation occurred on September 13, when Azerbaijan upped the ante and attacked cities along Armenia’s border. 

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--The collective West comprising mainly of the U.S., the European Union (EU) and their colonies of Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan have for a long time accused their enemies of terrorism.

WASHINGTON, U.S.--President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that he would back resuming Russian ammonia exports through Ukraine only if Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs) were released. This is a non-starter for several reasons, not the least of which is that Ukraine too would earn substantial fees from transporting the ammonia. 

NEW YORK, U.S.--Western democracies are under assault by a Russia determined to bring the United States and its allies to their knees.

BEIJING, China--After more than 70,000 protesters filled Wenceslas Square in the Czech Republic to express their anger over soaring energy prices, more people living in Europe are taking to the streets to protest against their governments for putting Ukraine ahead of their own residents' livelihoods.

NEW YORK, U.S.--Aggression by Turkey's military appears to be on the rise in Cyprus -- in areas it does not yet occupy. According to the Cypriot media, on February 8, Turkish soldiers approached Greek Cypriot farmers working in fields near the village of Denia in the United Nations "Buffer Zone," and threatened to kill them if they did not leave.

NEW YORK, U.S.--Once again U.S. President Joe Biden's strategic miscalculation is coming with a strategic cost: appeasing NATO's pro-Putin, part-time ally Turkey and jeopardizing Europe's energy security.

WASHINGTON, U.S.--The backdrop of global and domestic inflation in the United States was already worrying. Now, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine stands to potentially make the situation worse.

MELBOURNE, Australia--The Beijing Winter Olympics will be remembered not just for China’s efforts to impress the world amid criticisms of its human rights record. The games were also held against the backdrop of the most dramatic escalation of strategic tensions between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War.

NEW YORK, U.S.--The Biden administration has abruptly withdrawn American support for the Eastern Mediterranean (EastMed) pipeline, a project aimed at shipping natural gas from Israel to European markets. The White House said the project was antithetical to its "climate goals."

SANTA CLARA, U.S.--The Ukrainian crisis has nothing to do with Ukraine. It’s about Germany and, in particular, a pipeline that connects Germany to Russia called Nord Stream 2. Washington sees the pipeline as a threat to its primacy in Europe and has tried to sabotage the project at every turn. 

WASHINGTON, U.S.--As tensions with Russia reach a boiling point, lobbyists from Ukraine are working feverishly to shape the U.S. response. 

NEW YORK, U.S.--When US President Joe Biden took office, he removed a bust of Winston Churchill from the Oval Office. He should have replaced it with one of Neville Chamberlain. 

NEW YORK, U.S.--President Joe Biden's foreign policy seems unfortunately to consist of abandoning allies, emboldening adversaries, and placing our national security at great risk.