America never recognized the USSR’s occupation of the Baltics, but didn’t let it derail our diplomacy. This should be our approach with Ukraine and Crimea.

Turkey’s strategic importance has only increased with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Whose mistakes led to the Russian invasion of Ukraine?

The Marshall Plan exemplified the alignment of values and interests good foreign policy should embody.

Turkey delays NATO membership for Sweden and Finland, and Israel ignores Ukraine’s desperate request for defensive arms.

Putin has failed to meet his objectives, but Ukraine has a difficult rebuilding process ahead, even with expected international support.

Gorbachev was different from all his predecessors. He knew how cruel the Soviet system was.

Ukraine’s actions have been broadly reflective of the desire to protect innocents and to stop the military aggressor that is killing innocents through indiscriminate strikes.

Biden fears escalation; this plays into the hands of Putin, the former KGB operative, who exploits the West’s moral weakness with both cunning and barbarism.