Why Ukraine is still not (yet) Russia
(openDemocracy) Most observers thought that any threat to the Sochi Olympics would come from disarray to the east and the south, in the fractious Caucasus. But, as it happened, strife…
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Ukraine in Context: What Happens When Authoritarians Fall
(Foreign Affairs) The gist of Ukraine’s Euromaidan was aptly summed up in leaflets recently distributed around Kiev that featured a big X over former President Viktor Yanukovych’s crown-bedecked head. Indeed,…
Crimean Punishment: Why Russia Won’t Invade Ukraine
(Foreign Affairs) There has been much speculation of late about a possible Russian intervention in Ukraine. After Russia ordered large-scale military exercises on Ukraine’s border earlier this week, for example,…
The Crisis in Ukraine is Not Over
(FIIA Comment) Any euphoria or triumphalism would be inappropriate. History is offering Ukraine another chance to build a better future. In trying to concentrate power and wealth in the hands…
Why Ukraine’s Yanukovych Fell… Though Many Predicted He Wouldn’t
This weekend marked the remarkable downfall of Ukrainian President Victor Yanukovych at the hands of protesters in Kiev. It was an outcome that almost no one predicted when demonstrations began…
Russia Ready to Give the Falling Ukraine a Push—and Might Follow Suit
The long telephone conversation between United States President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin in the earliest hours of last Saturday was remarkable in its surrealistic detachment from the…
Petrov: Putin Believes Any Protests are Organized by “Somebody Other” than the Protesters
(Christian Science Monitor) Moscow police carted away about 70 people outside a Moscow district court Monday, charging most of them with holding an unauthorized gathering. It was a fairly regular occurrence…
Resolving the Ukraine Crisis
“As church bells ring tonight amidst the smoke in the streets of Kyiv, the United States stands with the people of Ukraine.” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made this…
Moshes: One Option for the Kremlin is to Work with the West on Ukraine
(Global Post) Moscow — Russian officials likely are watching with consternation as the country they’re hoping to pull further into their orbit teeters on the brink of uncontrollable chaos. The…
Haran: There’s No Civil War Between the East and West of Ukraine
(Financial Times) Protesters are calling for the EU to threaten sanctions against Mr Yanukovich and senior officials as a way of persuading him to compromise. Another lever of influence could…