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The Crimea Crisis Offers President Obama a Chance to Retroactively Earn His Nobel Peace Prize
This newfound inclination to give peace a chance in the Crimea stand off with Russia illustrates what President Barack Obama meant during his State of the Union speech when …
Why ExxonMobil’s Partnerships With Russia’s Rosneft Challenge the Narrative of US Exports as Energy Weapon
The situation in Ukraine is a simple one at face value, at least from an energy perspective.
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With International Law in the News, Could We Make the US Comply?
Robert Naiman: There are things we Americans could do right now to push the US closer to compliance with international law.
Crimea and Punishment
Russia's brazen annexation of Crimea presents a vexing foreign policy crisis for the Western powers.
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Former US Ambassador: Behind Crimea Crisis, Russia Responding to Years of “Hostile” US Policy
The standoff over Ukraine and the fate of Crimea has sparked the worst East-West crisis since the end of the Cold War.
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The US Trojan Horse in Cyprus
The least we should do is stand with the Greeks and not allow Turkey to go unpunished for its atrocity in Cyprus.
After Crimea Votes to Secede, How Will US and Russia Handle Gravest Crisis Since Cold War?
The United States and the European Union are warning Russia not to annex Crimea after voters there overwhelmingly backed a referendum to leave Ukraine.
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Russian Aggression Deserves a Response, But US Lacks Credibility to Lead It
The United States cannot legitimately lead an international response to the illegal Russian aggression in Ukraine until it abides by international law itself.
John Pilger | The Forgotten Coup – and How the Same Godfather Rules From Canberra to Kiev
Since 1945, dozens of governments, many of them democracies, have met a fate similar to that of the elected government of the Ukraine, usually with bloodshed, says John …
Paul Craig Roberts on Crimea, US Foreign Policy and the Transformation of Mainstream Media
Paul Craig Roberts, former assistant secretary of the treasury under Ronald Reagan, argues that there's no evidence the American people support Washington's meddling in Ukraine.