Americans struggle with geography and history. Largely
ignorant of their own, they soon all but drown when delving into regions such
as Central and Eastern Europe. Our education system and media do not help and
to some degree I think this ignorance is deliberate. And yet if you want to
understand what's happening geopolitically and what it means for the world at
large and for the Christians living in these places, it's good to investigate
these matters.
Perhaps you've watched some media pieces on Transnistria or
the NATO missile bases being placed in Romania. Why are these things happening
and why are some people upset about it? For the American audience everything is
viewed through a post 9/11 and pro-America lens and yet for the people outside
the United States this is not the case.