March 2022 – Brian F. Bridgeforth

Lukashenko and Putin: The Best Laid Schemes of Mice and Men

March 20, 2022

The last the world paid attention to Belarus before the buildup of Russian troops on Ukraine’s borders was in May of 2021 over Alexander Lukashenko’s arrest of the dissident journalist Roman Protasevich. Not only was

The War in Ukraine

March 12, 2022

With a geopolitical event of the size and scope of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, I wanted to supply my readers with an update on the war. Many may follow me on Twitter where I have

Olaf Scholz Rises

March 7, 2022

“There are decades where nothing happens⁠—and there are weeks where decades happen.” This is a suitable quote describing the events of the past week which saw the world convulse as Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. The

A Brief History of NATO

March 2, 2022

After the fall of the Soviet Union, many questioned the continued existence of NATO. After all, NATO’s sole purpose was to be a deterrent to Soviet aggression in Europe, and with the Soviet Union gone,