Friday, March 21, 2014

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- March 21, 2014



U.S. and Russia in Mockery Arms Race Over Sanctions -- Alex Rogers, Time

Sanctions from both sides have been followed by a game of collective thumb-nosing.

The tit-for-tat battle of sanctions between the United States and Russia this week has been met by a merry-go-round of bravado and mockery.

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After the White House threw down more sanctions Thursday on those close to Russian President Vladimir Putin for his country’s annexation of the breakaway Crimea region from Ukraine, Russia reciprocated by banning nine American senators, congressmen and White House officials from the country. What has followed can best be called a game of collective thumb-nosing.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

More US sanctions on Russia over Crimea. Why energy is largely untouched. -- David J. Unger, Christian Science Monitor

Sanctions bind Russia nation together, for now -- Elizabeth Piper, Reuters

How Putin lost Ukraine -- Fareed Zakaria, CNN

What does Vladimir Putin want next? -- Tim Lister, CNN

Could new Russian threat in Eastern Europe divert NATO's attention away from Afghanistan? -- AP

OSCE's Cold War structure still useful in Ukraine crisis -- Deutsche Welle

Wake Up NATO, You’re No Deterrent to Russia -- Philip Seib, Defense One

Twitter and Turkey’s Slide Into Dictatorship -- Jonathan S. Tobin, Commentator

Turkey's Twitter block and propaganda be damned: revolutions will be tweeted -- Richard Wike, The Guardian

Is Hamas finally losing its grip on Gaza? With Egypt closing the tunnels, its economy is in trouble -- Daniella Peled, Spectator

Religious Bloodbath is a Real Possibility in Central African Republic -- Telegraph

Thailand: Into the Void -- Lennox Samuels, Daily Beast

Can the Chavistas Save Venezuela from Cuba? -- Roger Noriega, Real Clear World

The Wolves of Wall Street -- Robert Skidelsky, Project Syndicate

Two-week search for Malaysian jet finds only frustration and suspicion -- Michael Martina and A. Ananthalakshmi, Reuters

What happened to MH370? A pilot and a flight attendant give their views -- Carmen Fishwick, The Guardian

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