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Posted by Mandy Nagy on April 14, 2014 29 Comments
Adding to tensions between the U.S. and Russia over the situation in Ukraine, a Russian fighter jet made numerous close-range passes near a US Navy ship in the western Black Sea over the weekend.  The action came as Ukraine is confronting continuing conflicts with pro-Russian...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on March 15, 2014 12 Comments
Tensions are mounting ahead of a planned referendum Sunday to determine whether or not Crimea will break from Ukraine and join Russia. A few updates on the situation… From AFP via Yahoo News: Ukraine accused Russia on Saturday of invading a region bordering Crimea and...

Posted by edgeofthesandbox on February 19, 2014 42 Comments
The United States is not Ukraine, so, I hope, we don’t find ourselves living in interesting times. 1.  Somewhat educated young people with no opportunities are a revolutionary class.  Between 1990 and 2006, as Ukraine’s population declined, the number of students entering colleges shot up...

Posted by Mandy Nagy on February 03, 2014 3 Comments
After an announcement just last week that he’d be taking an indefinite sick leave, the President of Ukraine returned on Monday, as the political crisis continues there. From Reuters: Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich returned to work on Monday after four days of sick leave, issuing...

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 16, 2011 4 Comments
Turkish Prime Minsister Erdogan’s agitation show no signs of letting up. He’s back to threats of military confrontation with Israel: Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Israel could not do whatever it wanted in the eastern Mediterranean and that Turkish warships could be...
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