Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Analysis and insight concerning Ukraine, Crimea, and broader implications of the crisis... Articles on Turkey, Lebanon, Afghanistan, nuclear security, and the global energy market.

Understanding the Ukraine Crisis...

"The Cost of Escalating Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine and Crimea," Georg Zachmann - Bruegel, March 18, 2014

"Why the Ukrainian Army Threw Up Its Hands," Leonid Bershidsky - Bloomberg View, March 24, 2014

"Let Europe Lead in Ukraine," Anne-Marie Slaughter - Project Syndicate, March 23, 2014

After Crimea, What Next...?

"Are the Baltic States Next?" Ted Galen Carpenter - The National Interest, March 24, 2014

"Belarus Wants Out," Andrew Wilson - Foreign Affairs, March 20, 2014

Putin Decoded

"To Understand Putin, Look to the Past," Strobe Talbott - The Washington Post, March 21, 2014

"Vladimir Putin, Russian Neocon," Peter Beinart - The Atlantic, March 24, 2014

Russia's Next Move?

"Russia: Pivoting to Asia or Just to China?" Dmitri Trenin - Eurasia Outlook, March 24, 2014

Responding to the Ukraine Crisis...

...Canada

"Making Canada Matter in the World," Conrad Black - National Post, March 22, 2014

...Germany

"Dancing with the Bear: Merkel Seeks a Hardline on Putin," Spiegel Staff - Spiegel Online International, March 24, 2014

"Merkel Shows Her Mettle, " Elizabeth Pond - IP Journal, March 20, 2014

...India

"Indian Foreign Policy: The Cold War Lingers," Andrew J. Stravers and Peter Harris - The Diplomat, March 24, 2014

NATO Resurgent

"Will Putin Save NATO?" Robert E. Hunter - LobeLog, March 21, 2014

"NATO is Back," Anders Fogh Rasmussen - Foreign Affairs, March 21, 2014

Turkey's Democracy Issue

"Turkey Goes Out of Control," Chris de Bellaigue - The New York Review of Books, April 3, 2014 Issue

"Opposition, the AKP and Democracy in Turkey," A. Kadir Yildirim - Open Democracy, March 21, 2014

Lebanon's Upcoming Election

"A Sad, Sad Country," Joumana Haddad - Now, March 24, 2014

The Future of Afghanistan

"Afghanistan is No Vietnam," Michael O'Hanlon - The National Interest, March 24, 2014

"Defying the Taliban, Afghans Head to the Polls," Marc Grossman - Real Clear World, March 24, 2014

Nuclear Security

"Nuclear Peril Should Galvanize Asian Leadership," Nobumasa Akiyama, Shahriman Lockman, Tanya Ogilvie-White, Manpreet Sethi, Chang-Hoon Shin - The Japan Times, March 23, 2014

"Japan Lets U.S. Assume Control of a Nuclear Cache," Michael D. Shear and David E. Sanger - The New York Times, March 24, 2014

The Global Energy Market

"How Europe can Replace Russian Gas," Michele Peruzzi, Erik Dale and Georg Zachmann -

Bruegel, March 24, 2014

"The Missing Shale Miracle," Nikos Tsafos - Foreign Affairs, March 23, 2014

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