Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- February 25, 2014

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGwYzNQGjKWghPCklKS-shzyyORZGgGJn3wiBc_UdB5CeabzX8E4IrlxLXpKlJ9_K4lzfoPEKDnsCCbcpBau4TuMV_WfWCux0qA6G8DAO1JA97EhJPaPLhiIDMPnbF-r93eWbTfT_jbsQ/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrGwYzNQGjKWghPCklKS-shzyyORZGgGJn3wiBc_UdB5CeabzX8E4IrlxLXpKlJ9_K4lzfoPEKDnsCCbcpBau4TuMV_WfWCux0qA6G8DAO1JA97EhJPaPLhiIDMPnbF-r93eWbTfT_jbsQ/s1600/2013-09-12-BZSSR.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">A protester holds a placard that reads 'Maidan' outside a courthouse in Moscow February 24, 2014. Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>After Ukraine's Maidan, A Bigger Crackdown In Moscow? -- Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor</b></span></div><br /><i>Ukraine's Maidan movement has caught the attention of Russians and there are signs the Kremlin is moving to further constrict the country's political space.</i><br /><br />Moscow police carted away about 70 people outside a Moscow district court Monday, charging most of them with holding an unauthorized gathering.<br /><br />It was a fairly regular occurrence in Moscow, where police have zero tolerance for public meetings that haven't been granted explicit permission from the authorities to take place. But as they were being dragged away, some of the protesters shouted something new and potentially incendiary: "Watch out, the Maidan will come here." <br /><br /><b><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/2014/0225/After-Ukraine-s-Maidan-a-bigger-crackdown-in-Moscow">Read more</a></b> ....<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials</b></span></div><br /><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/25/us-ukraine-crisis-hero-insight-idUSBREA1O0JT20140225">In Ukraine turbulence, a lad from Lviv becomes the toast of Kiev</a> -- Richard Balmforth, Reuters<br /><br /><a href="http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/2/ukraine-nationalistantisemitismneonaziviolence.html">Ultranationalist neo-Nazi parties on the march in Ukraine </a>-- John Batchelor, Al Jazeera<br /><br /><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/blog/2014/02/how_ukraines_new_government_could_destroy_the_country_110324.html">How Ukraine's New Government Could Destroy the Country</a> -- Alex B. Berezow, The Compass/Real Clear World <br /><br /><a href="http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2014/0225/Sevastopol-A-Russian-city-inside-Ukraine-s-borders">Sevastopol: A Russian city inside Ukraine's borders?</a> -- Sabra Ayres, Christian Science Monitor<br /><br /><a href="http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2014/02/25/ozy-russia-ukraine-cia/5805815/">Why Russia is so worried about Ukraine</a> -- John McLaughlin, USA Today/OZY.com <br /><br /><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/situation-in-ukraine-puts-putin-in-a-difficult-spot-a-955604.html">Putin's Difficult Decision: Ukraine Remains a Danger for Russia</a> -- An Analysis by Uwe Klußmann, Spiegel Online<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26336032">Ukraine crisis: Russia's options</a> -- BBC<br /><br /><a href="http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2014/02/24/why_2014_isnt_another_1989_for_eastern_europe.html">Why 2014 Isn't Another 1989 for Eastern Europe </a>-- Yves-Michel Riols, World Crunch<br /><br /><a href="http://nationalinterest.org/article/say-goodbye-taiwan-9931">Say Goodbye to Taiwan</a> -- John J. Mearsheimer, National Interest<br /><br /><a href="http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/interview-with-central-african-republic-president-samba-panza-a-955403.html">Central African Republic President Samba-Panza: 'There Is Still Hope' </a>-- Jan Puhl and Petra Truckendanner, Speigel Online<br /><br /><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/why-spain-39-militant-eta-may-ending-whimper-212600212.html">Why Spain's militant ETA may be ending with a whimper </a>-- Zach Campbell, Christian Science Monitor<br /><br /><a href="http://www.newrepublic.com/article/116744/venezuelan-protests-violence-could-have-been-avoided">Venezuela's Bloody Crisis Was Years in the Making—and Could Have Been Avoided</a> -- Rodrigo Linares, New Republic<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-02-25/venezuela-is-no-ukraine">Venezuela Is No Ukraine</a> -- Raul Gallegos, Bloomberg <br /><br /><a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/venezuela-crisis/seven-things-know-about-venezuela-crisis-n38556">Seven Things To Know About the Venezuela Crisis</a> -- Mary Murray, NBC<br /><br /><a href="http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Articles/2014/02/25/Race-Arctic-Oil-Advantage-Russia-vs-US">The Race for Arctic Oil: Advantage Russia vs. U.S. </a>-- David Francis, Fiscal Times

Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials -- February 25, 2014

A protester holds a placard that reads 'Maidan' outside a courthouse in Moscow February 24, 2014. Tatyana Makeyeva/Reuters After Ukr...

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