Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- March 18, 2014



Roundup: Opinions On Ukraine From American And Foreign Media, March 18 -- Voice Of America

The crisis in Ukraine has captured global attention and is generating a wide spectrum of opinion on its causes and solutions. Newspapers, blogs and other media are publishing a variety of commentaries and editorials on what’s to be done and who’s to blame.

Each day, VOA will curate a selection of these editorial opinions, highlight selections, and offer them for our readers’ consideration.

The opinions expressed below are, of course, those of the authors, not the Voice of America.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

Will Sanctions Against Russia Work? -- Andre de Nesnera, Voice of America

Wonkbook: Russia shrugs off U.S. sanctions in Ukraine crisis -- Puneet Kollipara, Washington Post

Obama’s Test: Can Penalties Change Russia’s Course? -- Peter Baker, New York Times

Crimea becomes more Russian by the hour -- Carol Morello and Pamela Constable, Washington Post

In showdown over Crimea, Putin and the West venture into ‘uncharted waters’ -- Will Englund, Washington Post

How Vladimir Putin is Remaking a New World Order -- David Francis, Fiscal Times

Russia Examines Its Options -- George Friedman, Real Clear World/Stratfor

Hizbollah’s advances in Syria expose its frailties in Lebanon -- Sharif Nashashibi, The National

Iranian newspapers drop their guard -- Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor

Afghanistan: as China forges new alliances, a new Great Game has begun -- William Dalrymple, The Guardian

Meanwhile, in Venezuela … -- Michael Fumento, National Post

A New Obama Doctrine? -- Victor Davis Hanson, NRO

5 Theories About What Happened to Missing Malaysia Flight -- Colleen Curry, ABC News

What happened to Flight 370? The leading theories -- Bart Jansen, USA Today

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