Dispatches

Nine months have passed since Vladimir Putin and his cronies have declared war on Ukraine, and that move has had many consequential effects on the entire world. From the supply chain debacle to other trade matters,…

If you rule a country like Russian President Vladimir Putin or Chinese President Xi Jinping do, there is not a lot of love lost for your people. Not only do these dictators try to suppress their…

Unrest continues to spread throughout the country of Iran as thousands of citizens protest the death of 22-year old Mahsa Amini while in police custody. Although the official word is that she died of a heart…

The fight in Ukraine continues, with Ukraine making strides this week to take back a little more of their country, and seemingly holding the upper hand at the moment. This weekend, Russia was forced to withdraw…

As Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenksycontinues to defy gravity with his country’s victories in Ukraine, he is reaching out and urging the common people of Russia to defy their leader’s mobilization orders. Russian President Vladimir Putin recently…

For those who follow climate events, it certainly seems as though the earth is spinning out of control. And at the rate things are currently going, with the earth warming, we are approaching what scientists call…

While most of us probably just think of the Arctic as an extremely cold place very distant from the rest of the world, there is increasing concern around the globe for the political ramifications of the…

As the war in Ukraine has waged on, and is now headed for its sixth month, it seems like some people around the globe have let the war fade to the back burner. For those not…

One of the most important tenets about foreign policy is that you have to build strong alliances along the way, and then do everything in your power to nurture these relationships. In good times and bad…

At a time when the U.S. President Joe Biden has enough going on at home, it is time for him to attend the G7 Summit, a summit of world leaders that precedes the NATO meeting next…

Most often people think of foreign policy issues as having to do with trade embargoes or wars, but there are also many humanitarian issues that are essential to foreign policy and the ways that countries interact…

When it comes to foreign policy, nowhere are the stakes higher for dealing with other countries than when there is an ongoing war. In the case of Russia and Ukraine, countries around the world have weighed…