Recently the Russian invasion of Ukraine has taken a back seat in world news. The death of Queen Elizabeth and the pomp and circumstance surrounding her funeral as well as King Charles’ ascension to the throne was welcome relief from daily reports of death and destruction as Russia struggles to consume their smaller Ukrainian neighbor and heroic Ukrainians fight for freedom. It is a desperate fight to the death between totalitarianism and democracy which has implications for nations around the world as wannabe despots watch with mixed emotions of envy and fear.