Course Instructor - Richard Sapp, PhD

Course Fee - $25.00

The situation in Ukraine is fluid and dangerous, but the conflict there has deep, historic roots. Why has Russia invaded its neighbors - Ukraine, Georgia, Afghanistan - and threatened others? Are Moldova and Romania, Finland (again) and the Baltic states next? Is democratic Europe in peril? And is Turkey, which has devolved into authoritarianism and anarchy, the key? Is there a central theme to this war?

Richard “Rick” Sapp grew up on a Florida island. Following military service, he completed a PhD in Cultural Anthropology (U.S. Air Force Academy, Catholic University and University of Florida). He was first published in a poetry anthology (about 1971) and has since worked for newspapers and magazines. As an editor and freelance writer, he has authored nearly fifty books for a variety of publishers and hundreds of fiction and nonfiction features in media as diverse as sailing, archery and governmental affairs. Rick and his wife make their home in Blairsville, Georgia.