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Arthur I. Cyr

Arthur I. Cyr is a freelance writer for the Lake County News-Sun.

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President John F. Kennedy tells the American people that the U.S. is setting up a naval blockade against Cuba during a television and radio address on Oct. 22, 1962, from the White House. The president also said the U.S. would wreak "a full retaliatory response upon the Soviet Union" if any nuclear missile is fired on any nation in this hemisphere."

Column: Remember Cuban Missile Crisis lessons

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred more than a half-century ago, but the lessons remain important. Nuclear arms control talks between Moscow and Washington have derailed, and the United Nations arms...
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Column: The legacy and lessons of Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dedication of the official memorial to General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower occurred on Sept. 17. Relatively little media attention was devoted to this historically important event. No surprise there....
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, right, and political rival Abdullah Abdullah, speak after they signed a power-sharing agreement at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, May 17, 2020. Ghani and Abdullah signed the power-sharing agreement eight months after both declared themselves the winner of last September's presidential election. Sediq Sediqqi tweeted Sunday that a political deal between Ghani and Abdullah had been signed in which Ghani would remain president of the war-torn nation and Abdullah would lead the country's National Reconciliation High Council. (Afghan Presidential Palace via AP)

Column: Afghanistan peace negotiations move forward

Representatives of the government of Afghanistan and the Taliban movement have begun formal direct peace negotiations. The two sides held their first meeting in Doha, the capital of Qatar, on...