Monday, April 14, 2014

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- April 14, 2014

The mayor's office in Sloviansk is among the strategic buildings to have been seized by armed men

Ukraine Crisis: What Now? -- Jonathan Marcus, BBC

The Ukraine crisis is entering a new and dangerous phase. The seizure of police and administrative buildings in several cities in the eastern part of the country by what some describe as pro-Russian activists raises the prospect of a firm response from the Kiev government.

This, in turn, could give the Russian authorities the pretext they need to move the military forces massed on Ukraine's frontier westwards.

Alternatively this may just all be political theatre, an attempt to visibly up the stakes; mounted to scare the interim Ukrainian government and perhaps also to scupper four-way talks - between Ukraine, Russia, the US and the EU - that were loosely planned for this week.

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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Russia? -- Rep. Mac Thornberry, Real Clear Defense

Most Ukrainians are neither loyal Russians nor fascists -- James Meek, The Guardian

Muddying the waters in Ukraine -- Bridget Kendall, BBC

The time to stop Moscow is now -- Kelly McParland, National Post

It’s probably too late to prevent war in Ukraine -- Washington Post editorial

The big test facing Iraq -- Jane Arraf, Christian Science Monitor

The World Shrugs at Alleged Chemical Weapons Attack in Syria -- Aryn Baker, Time

Syria hell: Fear and famine stalk a war-ravaged land -- John J. Metzler, World Tribune

Khamenei's Nuclear Dilemma -- Muhammad Sahimi, National Interest

Turkey: Return of the Generals -- Aliza Marcus and Halil Karaveli, National Interest

Libya: How to end the political crisis? -- Inside Story/Al Jazeera

Central African Republic needs immediate help -- Ban Ki-moon, Washington Post

China Property Collapse Has Begun -- Gordon G. Chang, Forbes

Four Years Later The heartbreaking failure of Haiti's recovery -- Ben Fountain, New Republic

America: The anecdotal nation -- Neal Gabler, Reuters

Investigating Surveillance: German Parliament Divided over Snowden Subpoena -- Spiegel Online

Guardian and Washington Post win Pulitzer prize for NSA revelations -- The Guardian

Edward Snowden on Pulitzer winners: 'Their work has given us a better future' -- The Guardian

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