“The world is in the grip of an oil price shock. In just a few months, prices have risen from US$65 a barrel to over $130, causing fuel costs to surge, inflationary pressure to rise and consumer tempers to flare. Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, prices were climbing rapidly because of roaring demand and

“For more on all the questions surrounding this issue and the very latest, policy specialist John Koenig sat down with New Day NW. Koenig spent more than three decades in the U.S. Foreign Service and is currently a lecturer with the UW Center for West European Studies.”

“Russia’s blitzkrieg on Ukraine and endgame talks to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) Iran nuclear pact have become increasingly interlocked in an emerging new geopolitical order.”

“‘Over the past 20 years, President Vladimir Putin has been railing against how the West has treated Russia since the end of the Cold War,’ Scott Radnitz, associate professor of Russian and Eurasian studies, said. ‘In particular, he has been critical of the expansion of NATO, especially to encompass countries all the way to Russia’s

“Russia’s unprecedented attack on Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant has astonished and worried experts, who are fearful of what the dangerous move could mean as the conflict continues.”

“University of Washington professor and former advisor to the United Nations Rick Lorenz joined FOX 13 News to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine.”

“Scott Radnitz, an associate professor of Russian and Eurasian studies at the University of Washington, viewed the Facebook post and video, and said that the claim hinges on a world domination conspiracy theory — but there is no evidence presented for why or how the war is being staged. “There is little to refute directly,

“‘Morale is critical in this war,’ said Scott Radnitz, an associate professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at the University of Washington. ‘It looks like the Kremlin was hoping that Russia would be able to destroy Ukraine’s morale by making a Russian victory seem like a foregone conclusion. And it appears the Kremlin believes that

“Ukraine has a special place in my heart, in my career, and in my life. A Ukrainian breast cancer project first introduced me to the field of global oncology, along with experience of seeing first-hand the challenges (and rewards) of providing cancer care and conducting cancer research in a setting of constrained resources.”

“Russia’s war against Ukraine will change the landscape of global energy and its geopolitics in profound ways. Pieces of this terrain have already begun shifting. “As the world’s largest combined exporter of oil and gas, Russia has direct energy relationships with more than two dozen European nations, as well as China, Japan, South Korea, Vietnam