And not just in business. I feel bad for smart people (and I believer that there are still some smart people) in State Department and Media, all those who cover foreign affairs.

The principal American and Russian diplomats, Antony Blinken and Sergei Lavrov, have spoken precisely once since Russia launched its illegal invasion of Ukraine in February.

People of liberated territories likely to vote in favor of joining Russia in forthcoming referenda—just like Crimeans did in 2014

The US and its top allies have destroyed trust in the international organizations created from the ashes of the Second World War

Europe’s energy crisis will test the resolve of Western governments to curb their addiction to Russian oil and gas.

Rerouting of Moscow’s crude to India, China and Turkey has helped offset curbs elsewhere

Is the West Isolating Russia or is Russia Isolating the West?

It should focus on our security at home instead.

Why a False Peace Could Be Worse Than a Long War

Nancy Pelosi and her delegation’s visit to China’s Taiwan region on August 2 brings up the story of the last king of France, Louis XV. In the midst of the great upheaval known as the French Revolution, when the masses were outside the gates of the palace in Paris clamoring for bread, the king, queen and other aristocrats continued with their extravagant lifestyle and he supposedly said, “Apres moi, le deluge” – “After me, the deluge.” It meant not worrying about what was happening since the “deluge” would come only after he was gone.