Ukraine Deal Aims To Stop Violence: Can It Work? -- Mark Trumbull, Christian Science Monitor
If follow-through occurs, the agreement would represent a significant shift in a crisis that has been marked by the presence of Russian troops near Ukraine’s eastern border, as well as upheaval and ethnic tension in key Ukrainian cities.
Nations involved in the Ukraine crisis pledged an easing of tensions Thursday, opening a possible path toward resolving Ukraine’s future without further Russian military intervention.
US Secretary of State John Kerry and the foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, and the European Union issued a joint declaration after hours of talks Thursday in Geneva, agreeing on the need to end violence, to disband “illegal armed groups,” and for Ukraine to undertake sweeping constitutional reforms.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Who gained, and what, at Ukraine talks -- Jim Heintz, AP
The coalition of the reluctant -- John Lloyd, Reuters
Ukraine Crisis: Russia's Neighbors Are Worried -- National Interest
Ukrainian Hopes, Russian Failings -- New York Times editorial
Practice for a Russian Invasion: Ukrainian Civilians Take Up Arms -- Benjamin Bidder and Uwe Klussmann, Spiegel Online
Why Putin May Stand Down -- Fred Kaplan, Edward R. Murrow Press Fellow/Council On Foreign Relations
The Deep Policy Failures That Led to Ukraine -- Nikolas K. Gvosdev, National Interest
How to defang Russia, China -- Christina Science Monitor editorial
A Thirty Years' War in the Middle East -- Greg R. Lawson, National Interest
South Korea ferry accident is a horrible disaster -- Elias Groll, Newsday/Foreign Policy
Europe's African Refugee Crisis: Is the Boat Really Full? -- Spiegel Online
Planning for Withdrawal in Afghanistan May Be Smart, But It’s Not Wise -- Daniel Markey, Defense One
Why the U.S. must cut Afghanistan loose -- Brahma Chellaney, The Globe and Mail
Venezuela’s Unending Ordeal -- Rodrigo Pardo, Project Syndicate
Out of Ammo? The Eroding Power of Central Banks -- Michael Sauga and Anne Seith, Spiegel Online
Internet makes global economy vulnerable to Lehman-like crash, study says -- Mark Clayton, Christian Science Monitor
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