Welcome to a breakpoint, a daily look at an ever-changing culture through the lens of

unchanging truth.

For the Colson Center, I'm John Stone Street.

According to recent reports, the Russia-Ukraine war recently entered a new phase when the Ukrainian army moved into Russia

it became arguably the first time in history that a nuclear-armed nation has lost part of its core territory.

And at the same time the unrest in the Middle East continues to escalate.

For months, Western naval forces in the Red Sea have been battling Islamist rebels out of

Yemen.

And Israel continues its retaliation in Gaza for the Hamas massacres last October, while also

responding to Hezbollah and Lebanon.

All this, as the potential grows of an even wider conflict that would involve Israel, Iran,

and maybe even the United States.

Meanwhile, Venezuelan incumbent Nicholas Maduro lost re-election, but to no one's surprise,

his Marxist regime has refused to yield power, and that sparked riots across the country.

Prime Minister of Bangladesh was recently forced from his office and that's opened the door

to Islamist attacks on the Hindu minority and Africa from to Sudan, a combination of Muslim insurgents and Russian mercenaries

are attempting to take power.

And of course, tensions between America and China continue to escalate in the Pacific, as has been the case for a while now.

Looking back, future historians might even refer to this moment in history as the early days

of World War III.

But is this really an extraordinary time of crisis? In one sense, we live in a

remarkably peaceful time. There's not been a war between any of the great powers and generations.

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