Finding Your Compass In A Fracturing World (Video)

Like so many, I have been shocked and saddened by the horrific events taking place in Ukraine. The invasion and ensuing humanitarian crisis impact all of us—whether we have friends, family, and other close ties to the region, or we simply believe in peace, safety, and the dignity of all human beings. 

And of course, we're only now beginning to understand the potential knock-on effects to supply chains, commodities, consumer prices, and the economy at large.

As this crisis has unfolded, I've been reminded of a trip that I took in 1990 to Eastern Europe. Inspired by scenes of celebration after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Velvet Revolution, I set off in my car to drive from Berlin to Prague. As I passed through Checkpoint Charlie, it was like moving from color into black and white. The change in circumstance was sudden and extraordinary. Arriving at Prague at night, there was no electricity to light the streets and nothing on the shelves of