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By RICHARD FEIN

This column is about Ukraine in the fourth year of a war that Russia started. The president of Russia, Vladimir Putin, wants to wipe out Ukraine as an independent country with its own history and culture. Under the Biden administration, NATO was revitalized and the U.S. supported Ukraine in its hour of need. Under President Donald Trump, U.S. policy has changed.

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By RICHARD FEIN

This column is about the possibility of a cease-fire in the war between Russia and Ukraine, what the terms might be and what would motivate the antagonists to reach an agreement.Background1991: Ukraine gained its independence upon the collapse of the...

By RICHARD FEIN

Like many of our fellow Americans I am appalled and frightened by the recent election of Donald Trump to be our next president. That said, during the campaign Trump said many times that he wants a number of international conflicts to end. One of these...

By RICHARD FEIN

Hezbollah is Iran’s proxy army in Lebanon. By launching missile attacks against Israel on Oct. 8, 2023 it started the third war between these two antagonists in the last 40 years. Lebanon is suffering the consequences.It is estimated that Hezbollah...

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Hamas, the Palestinian terror organization, started the current Gaza war with its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel. It killed about 1,200 unarmed people, raped women, killed children in the presence of their parents. Given that Hamas’ goal is to...

By RICHARD FEIN

This column is about the trafficking of illicit drugs, how they corrupt societies and get people killed. Drugs include those whose origin is natural (e.g. opiates), chemical mixes (e.g. fentanyl) and combinations of both. Globally, the annual revenue...

By RICHARD FEIN

This column is about the trafficking of illicit drugs, how they corrupt societies and get people killed. Drugs include those whose origin is natural (e.g opiates), chemical mixes (e.g fentanyl) and combinations of both. Globally, the annual revenue...

By RICHARD FEIN

This column is about Saudi Arabia, a country that is changing domestically and may be important in establishing a degree of peace and security in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is an oil-rich monarchy ruled by the Saud dynasty. Sunni Islam is the...

By RICHARD FEIN

The Congress of the United States has invited Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin ( Bibi) Netanyahu to speak to a joint session next month. Although the invitation was initiated by Republicans, the two top congressional Democrats, Senate Majority Leader...

By RICHARD FEIN

This column is about famine and its consequences for human beings. The last paragraph will indicate what you and I can do to alleviate the suffering.Humanitarian organizations use a multi-level scale for determining degrees of food insecurity. For the...

By RICHARD FEIN

This is an update on a column I wrote last year about a threat to our future well-being: the national debt. To summarize, unless the debt crisis is brought under control soon the future will be much more difficult for you, your children, grandchildren...

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This column is about Israel, especially in the context of its war against Hamas in Gaza. I am an ardent supporter of Israel who believes that it is necessary to look at all the facts, not just those that make me comfortable.Some facts: Israel has been...

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This column is about the hardships facing people in Lebanon and the humanitarian crisis in Yemen. I might have chosen any number of other countries to write about, so why these two? My concern is that the geopolitical issues relating to them are much...

By RICHARD FEIN

Gaza’s civilian population: Hamas has ruled Gaza since defeating the Fatah faction in 2006 elections. Hamas then killed 459 Fatah operatives. The general population has suffered as Hamas expropriated billions of dollars in foreign donations and local...