Thursday, March 6, 2014

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- March 6, 2014

Military personnel, believed to be a Russian serviceman, stands guard on a military vehicle outside the territory of a Ukrainian military unit in the village of Perevalnoye outside Simferopol.

Roundup: Opinions on Ukraine From American and Western Media -- 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

Obama's Bind: He May Have To Accept A Russian Crimea -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor

Russian power play: Crimea vote on joining Russia -- Yuras Karmanau and Juergen Baetz, AP

Putin uses carrot and stick to dominate neighbors -- Vladimir Isachenkov, AP

Crisis in Ukraine: Kidnapped by the Kremlin -- Economist

Factbox: EU options to apply pressure on Russia over Ukraine -- Reuters

West’s retort to Russia a shambles -- Bill Jamieson, The Scotsman

Kirby: 'Unimaginable suffering in North Korea' -- Deutsche Welle

Q&A with Gregory Moore: North Korea's Nuclear Future -- Voice of America

Rows between Japan and China draw on historical grievances -- Tania Branigan, The Guardian

China’s leadership entrenches – this cannot bode well -- Charles Burton, The Globe and Mail

Pope Francis’ 1st year: Not yet a revolution, but perhaps a start -- Matthew Schofield, McClatchy Foreign Staff

Italy's New Prime Minister Promises Radical Reform -- Walter Mayr, Spiegel Online

Country struggling with Chávez’s legacy -- Jim Wyss, Miami Herald

Talk or take action? On Venezuela's streets, protesters take sides. -- Sibylla Brodzinsky, Christian Science Monitor

The Face Behind Bitcoin -- Leah McGrath Goodman, Newsweek

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