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President John F. Kennedy poses in his White House office with Gen. David Shoup, left, Marine Corps Commandant, and Adm. George Anderson, Chief of U.S. Naval Operations, on Oct. 29, 1962. The chiefs met with the president to review the present situation in Cuba and operation of the U.S. naval blockade.

Column: As Putin issues nuclear threats, the lessons of the Cuban missile crisis should be revisited

October 5, 2022 at 11:42 a.m.

October is the scary month, and not just because of Halloween. Six decades ago, the Cuban missile crisis brought the world to the very brink of nuclear holocaust. From Oct....

File - A pro-government demonstrator holds a poster of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini while attending a rally after the Friday prayers to condemn recent anti-government protests over the death of a young woman in police custody, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. The crisis unfolding in Iran began as a public outpouring over the the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman from a northwestern Kurdish town who was arrested by the country's morality police in Tehran last week for allegedly violating its strictly-enforced dress code. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Column: Iran presents an opportunity, as well as a challenge

September 29, 2022 at 9:24 a.m.

The enormous public demonstrations in Iran could bring a change in regime. The fundamentalist Islamic rulers of the nation must be worried. A large number of cities across the country...

FILE - A participant waves a reunification flag during a rally for peace unification of the Korean peninsula at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea, Saturday, July 23, 2022. In a Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, commentary published by local media, Kim Yo Jung, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, says her country will never accept South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's "foolish" offer of economic benefits in exchange for denuclearization steps, accusing Seoul of recycling past proposals Pyongyang already rejected. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)

Column: North and South Korea continue their decades-old stalemate

September 20, 2022 at 4:38 p.m.

Korea is in the news on several fronts, with even more noteworthy developments than usual. First, the negative news. In the latest outrageous declaration from North Korea, leader Kim Jong-un...

FILE - In this May 24, 2011, file photo Queen Elizabeth II, and U.S. President Barack Obama attend a state banquet in Buckingham Palace, London. (AP Photo/Lewis Whyld, Pool, File)

Column: Queen Elizabeth played her unusually complicated role with dignified skill

September 14, 2022 at 8:43 a.m.

The death of Queen Elizabeth II, preceded by husband Prince Philip last year, is generating worldwide condolences. They personified continuity of important institutions, and relationships, in a turbulent time. Most...

FILE - Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, talks with former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev at the start of a news conference at the Castle of Gottorf in Schleswig, northern Germany, Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004. One stood for freedom, openness, peace and closer ties with the outside world. The other is jailing critics, muzzling journalists, pushing his country deeper into isolation and waging Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War II. Such are history's bookends between Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, and Vladimir Putin, president of Russia. (Carsten Rehder/dpa via AP, File)

Column: Today’s Russia could use another leader like Mikhail Gorbachev

September 8, 2022 at 9:20 a.m.

"A riddle, wrapped in an enigma, inside a mystery." That is how Winston Churchill, the great wartime leader of Great Britain, described the difficulty of dealing with Russia. He spoke...

FILE - Cars pass by destroyed Russian tanks in a recent battle against Ukrainians in the village of Dmytrivka, close to Kyiv, Ukraine, May 23, 2022. Six months ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops into Ukraine in an unprovoked act of aggression, starting the largest military conflict in Europe since World War II. Putin expected a quick victory but it has turned into a grinding war of attrition. Russian offensive are largely stuck as Ukrainian forces increasingly target key facilities far behind the front lines. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Column: In attacking Ukraine, Putin ignored what history tells us about the unpredictability of war

September 1, 2022 at 10:04 a.m.

The war in Ukraine continues, with no decisive victory and no conclusion yet visible. The greatest lesson so far is the unpredictability of war, a durable truth frequently ignored. Clearly,...

FILE - This photo provided on Aug. 14, 2022, by the North Korean government, Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, delivers a speech during the national meeting against the coronavirus, in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. In a Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, commentary published by local media, Kim says her country will never accept South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's "foolish" offer of economic benefits in exchange for denuclearization steps, accusing Seoul of recycling past proposals Pyongyang already rejected. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

Column: U.S. ties to South Korea key to keeping North Korea at bay

August 24, 2022 at 4:28 p.m.

Predictably, North Korea has rejected an offer from the South Korean government of economic aid in return for nuclear disarmament. South Korea's new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, initially made the suggestion...

A group of writers and supporters gather in solidarity with Salman Rushdie outside the New York Public Library, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

Column: Salman Rushdie and freedom of speech

August 19, 2022 at 10:29 p.m.

Thankfully, Salman Rushdie survived the vicious knife attack in New York. The severely wounded author faces long recuperation and may lose an eye. Many years ago, Mr. Rushdie became a...

Finland and Sweden Further Strengthen NATO

August 9, 2022 at 2:47 p.m.

On August 3, the United States Senate overwhelmingly approved Finland and Sweden joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). The vote was 95 to 1, far more than the two-thirds...

In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center, walks with Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu, left, as she arrives in Taipei, Taiwan, Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Pelosi arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday night despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming the highest-ranking American official to visit the self-ruled island claimed by China in 25 years. ( Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs via AP)

Column: Pelosi’s Asia visit stirs up memories of past relations, thoughts of future possibilities

August 5, 2022 at 1:34 a.m.

The tension between China and Taiwan is in the news again as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi leads a United States Congressional delegation through Asia. The itinerary includes Taiwan along with...

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