U.S. scholar says Russia-Ukraine conflict roots in NATO expansion

STORY: U.S. scholar says Russia-Ukraine conflict roots in NATO expansion DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: CHICAGO, U.S. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN MEARSHEIMER, Political science professor at the University of Chicago 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JOHN MEARSHEIMER, Political science professor at the University of Chicago STORYLINE: The deep cause of the Russia-Ukraine conflict is the expansion of NATO, and "the Russians are reacting to the West attempt to make Ukraine a western bulwark on Russia's border," U.S. scholar John Mearsheimer said. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHN MEARSHEIMER, Political science professor at the University of Chicago "What is going on here is that the Russians are reacting to the West attempt to make Ukraine a western bulwark on Russia's border, and the core of that strategy is NATO's expansion. The United States and its European allies want to make Ukraine a member of NATO. This is all part of making Ukraine part of the West. From the Russi

Minaret of Jam, World Heritage site, in danger of collapse

Minaret of Jam, World Heritage site, in danger of collapse

The Minaret of Jam, a UNESCO World Heritage site in the mid-western Afghan province of Ghor, shown in this photo taken on Nov. 18, 2014, is in danger of collapse due to soil erosion. The bulwark on the far right is seen damaged by the Jam River's flooding. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tsunami survivor grows pine seedlings in northeastern Japan

Tsunami survivor grows pine seedlings in northeastern Japan

Hisao Otsuki holds a black pine seedling in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on Aug. 26, 2015. He is the leader of volunteers growing pine seedlings to be planted to create a bulwark forest along the city's coast, part of northeastern Japan devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo