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toff Article 4. Washington Post Existential Crisis for Obama Too David Ignatius Article 5. The American Interest Strategy after Crimea Playing Putin's Game Walter Russell Mead Article 6. NYT Egypt's Enduring Passion for Soccer Alaa Al Aswany _ Article 7. WSJ Book Review: 'Temptations of Pow

pril 16, 2014 -- As President Obama looks at the Ukraine crisis, he sees an asymmetry of interests: Simply put, the future of Ukraine means more to Vladimir Putin's Russia than it does to the U.S. or Europe. For Putin, this is an existential crisis; for the West, so far, it isn't -- as the limited U.S. and Euro

the Kremlin aims to repeat the process, and from President Putin's desk it must look as if many of the pieces for

e point to the intelligence of Russian President Vladimir Putin in Game Theory and encourage others to beat

nning rampant through the country's industrial heartland. Instead the great prize may be the southwest, an area that includes the Black Sea port of Odessa and gives him a boundary not only with the pro-Russian breakaway Transnistrian statelet, but with NATO and the EU itself. To fan the forces in the

y 5, 2014 -- The German philosopher Jurgen Habermas once defined our times as "the age of post-national identity." Try convincing Russian President Vladimir Putin of that. Indeed, the great paradox of the current era of globalization is that the quest for homogeneity has been accompanied by a longing for ethn

A similar risk can be found in Catalonia's bid for independence from Spain. The central state always has its own nation-building responsibilities. Putin can manipulate Ukraine not because there is a shred of credibility to his claim that the Russian minority there faces persecution, but because Ukr

onal identity." Try convincing Russian President Vladimir Putin of that. Indeed, the great paradox of the

he rapid slide from lawlessness to violence that has claimed the lives of more than sixty people in the Ukrainian cities of Donetsk, Slovyansk, and Odessa in the past week sounds alarms that should be heard more clearly in Western capitals. The strategy Washington and the Europeans have chosen that fo

stinian— Israeli peace talks Barakat El-Farra Article 4. Foreign Affairs The Czar of Brinkmanship Cynthia A. Roberts Article S. Al Jazeera Is Putin going all the wav in Ukraine? Peter Zalmayev Article 6. Project Syndicate The Techno-Political Transformation Klaus Schwab Article 7. Bloomber

master in the Kremlin may go all the way in his Ukrainian adventure and there is little stopping him; and 2) Ukraine is a crucial battleground for Vladimir Putin's emerging new doctrine and a decisive test of the western resolve. To the last point, I would add that Putin's emerging "New Russia" doctrine serves

o discern the precise limits to Russian President Vladimir Putin's willingness to escalate the crisis in Uk

vival. EFTA00662759 As the date of Ukraine's presidential election, scheduled for May 25, approaches, cities and towns in eastern Ukraine and now Odessa continue to fall victim to the secessionist hysteria, with armed balaclava-wearing men in turn vandalising and occupying office buildings and setti

sian businessman with ties to President Vladimir Putin. The Department is also threatening sanctions aga

to a Russian businessman with ties to President Vladimir Putin. The Department is also threatening sanctio

Treasury Department cited Russian involvement in Libya in a new round of sanctions applied in July to a Russian businessman with ties to President Vladimir Putin. The Department is also threatening sanctions against Russia's Libyan ally, Khalifa Haftar. Hook: Dispute Between Qatar, Neighbors Has Gone On Too

west9.com/article/news/crime/man-accused-of-detonating-bomb-at-odessa-lowes- indicted-by-federal-grand-jury/513-161d5a5a-69b2-480f-923f-6c052ee9cfa8> Odessa, TX (7/24, 11K) reported Jeffrey Allen Smerud, who is "accused of detonating a bomb at a Lowe's in Odessa," has been "indicted by a federal grand j

S Treasury Department cited Russian involvement in Libya in a new round of sanctions applied in July to a Russian businessman with ties to President Vladimir Putin. The Department is also threatening sanctions against Russia's Libyan ally, Khalifa Haftar. Hook: Dispute Between Qatar, Neighbors Has Gone On Too

ssian businessman with ties to President Vladimir Putin. The Department is also threatening sanctions ag

y to a Russian businessman with ties to President Vladimir Putin. The Department is also threatening sancti

elds' computer and cellphone, as well as recordings of his phone calls while in federal custody." Texas Man Indicted Over Bomb Detonation. KWES-TV Odessa, TX (7/24, 11K) reported Jeffrey Allen Smerud, who is "accused of detonating a bomb at a Lowe's in Odessa," has been "indicted by a federal grand ju

utin Goes to War David Remnick March 1, 2014 -- Vladimir Putin, the Russian President and autocrat, had a

costs, and recent history has shown that when it considers its interests at stake, Russia has been willing to pay the price. Even before President Vladimir V. Putin on Saturday publicly declared his intent to send Russian troops into the Ukrainian territory of Crimea, Mr. Obama and his team were already discuss

ent Russian news site, how the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, in 1979, under the pretext of helping a "fraternal" ally in Kabul; to Parkhomenko, Putin's decision to couch his military action as the "protection" of Russians living in Crimea is an equally transparent pretext. The same goes for the d

nly out on the streets [in Crimea], capturing public buildings and military outposts. And it's likely all a part of a larger plan for other places: Odessa, Nikolayev, Kherson. And they'll use the same technique. Some Russian-speaking citizens will appear, put up a Russian flag, and make appeals that t

S Treasury Department cited Russian involvement in Libya in a new round of sanctions applied in July to a Russian businessman with ties to President Vladimir Putin. The Department is also threatening sanctions against Russia's Libyan ally, Khalifa Haftar. Hook: Dispute Between Qatar, Neighbors Has Gone On Too

ssian businessman with ties to President Vladimir Putin. The Department is also threatening sanctions ag

y to a Russian businessman with ties to President Vladimir Putin. The Department is also threatening sancti

elds' computer and cellphone, as well as recordings of his phone calls while in federal custody." Texas Man Indicted Over Bomb Detonation. KWES-TV Odessa, TX (7/24, 11K) reported Jeffrey Allen Smerud, who is "accused of detonating a bomb at a Lowe's in Odessa," has been "indicted by a federal grand ju