Ukraine Awaits Russia’s Reply on $2 Bln Bailout – PM. © REUTERS/ Gleb Garanich/Files
Gas Attack? -- Keith Johnson, Foreign Policy
Markets are spiking because of fears Putin will use energy as a weapon. Here's why he won't.
European energy markets are worried about the impact Russia's invasion of the Crimean peninsula, and the threat it poses to the rest of Ukraine, could have on the continent's supply of natural gas. But past is not always prologue -- and while Russia has used natural gas as a cudgel scores of times since the end of the Soviet Union, its ability to cow Europe by withholding energy exports is not what it used to be. In fact, Russia and gas giant Gazprom depend as much on Europe as Europe does on them.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Pity the Vassals of Moscow -- Michael J. Totten, World Affairs
The New Ukraine: Inside Kiev's House of Cards -- Christian Neef, Wladimir Pyljow and Matthias Schepp, Spiegel Online
Appease Putin now and I really fear we could stumble into war - for it is not just in the Ukraine that Russian minorities yearn to be the masters again -- Edward Lucas, Daily Mail
Ukraine crisis a reminder that Europe still matters -- James Rosen, McClatchy Washington Bureau
The power of sanctions against Putin on Ukraine -- Michael O'Hanlon, Reuters
Ukraine loses its hold on Crimea. What does Russia gain? -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor
EU vs. Moscow: Russia Tries to Woo Back Moldova -- Christian Neef, Spiegel Online
A jihadist blueprint for hearts and minds is gaining traction in Syria -- Hassan Hassan, The National
What is the best way forward for Syria? -- Al Jazeera
Obama puts Israel on notice -- Hussein Ibish, NOW
Frustration With Afghanistan -- New York Times editorial
China Grapples With Its Own '9/11' -- Adam Minter, Bloomberg
Ecuador's Increasingly Unpopular President -- Carlos Alberto Montaner, Real Clear World
Venezuela’s Maduro Looks to Hardline Chavez Tactics as Protests Spread - Benny Avni, Newsweek
Obama submits budget. Why did he bother? -- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor
World War One, a hundred years on, entrenched on London stages -- Michael Roddy, Reuters
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