With US warships plying the Black Sea, Russians holding on to Poti and chess pieces being moved to and fro, I had a vague feeling I had seen this before… the unease, the pressure, the feeling that all was not well. And in a way, I was right.

It just hit me a few minutes ago: the 1965 movie “The Bedford Incident,” with Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier. Does anyone remember that? It was a remarkable movie, and now, 43 years later, it is again relevant.