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- Russia to the West: We're the good guys in Crimea
To Russian eyes, Vladimir Putin's decision to deploy troops to Ukraine is a peacekeeping measure, not a matter of expansionist aggression.
- Global ViewpointBrzezinski: Formally recognize Ukraine, prepare NATO troops
The strategy of the West regarding Russian aggression in Ukraine should be to complicate Vladimir Putin’s planning. He should be given options to avoid conflict. But he should also be made aware of the negative consequences for Russia that would follow armed conflict.
- N. Korea releases Australian missionary. A sign of human rights progress?
Some see the release as an indication of a charm offensive, but that goodwill does not extend toward those in North Korea's prison camps.
- As Russia rolls into Ukraine, are Europe's hands tied?
European leaders have been loudly critical of Russia's military intervention, but trade and energy realities limit the options available to respond.
- Why China compares Kunming station terror attack to 9/11
Beijing has blamed Saturday's deadly attack at a train station on Uighur separatists from Xinjiang province. Foreign experts point to local grievances, but a strike-hard policy is popular.
- Putin tightens grip over Crimea as Ukraine conflict hits Russian markets
Western options so far appear to be limited to diplomatic overtures and rebukes. But tensions are taking a toll on Russian stocks and bonds as well as the ruble.
- Crisis in Ukraine: As Russia surges, is US still a 'superpower'?
The US and its European allies are threatening economic sanctions against Russia over its military incursion into Ukraine. But the crisis raises questions about a new cold war and the US as the lone superpower.
- China vows 'iron fist' response to deadly train station attack
Beijing blamed Uighur separatists from restive Xinjiang Province for an attack in the southwestern city of Kunming that killed 29 people. State-run Xinhua news agency called it 'China's 9/11.'
- For Iraqis fleeing Fallujah, it's 2004 again – but worse
In 2004, Iraqis fled Fallujah in droves as the US military destroyed parts of the city in its fight against Al Qaeda. Now the Iraqi Army is battling militants there.
- Is it too late for Kiev to woo Russian-speaking Ukraine?
A series of missteps may mean the new government in Kiev has lost what influence it had in Ukraine's Russia-friendly southern regions.
- Following the Ukraine crisis on the Kremlin's favorite news channel
Kremlin outlet RT is a window into how Russia sees events in Ukraine, and where it wants things to go.
- Is 'secret immunity' for IRA suspects really to blame for new N. Ireland controversy?
British and unionist Northern Irish officials expressed dismay over the collapse of an IRA bombing trial in London over a letter informing the suspect he was not to be tried.
- Yahoo slams British spy agency that allegedly snapped up webcam images
Britain’s surveillance agency GCHQ intercepted webcam images of millions of innocent Internet users with its Optic Nerve program, according to a report in the Guardian.
- Next revolutionary step in Ukraine: Reform the police
The Yanukovych downfall presents an opportunity to rebuild the nation's security forces. But what replaces the feared and loathed Berkut riot police?
- Transportation strikes force Egypt's military to get behind the wheel
Strikes by Egypt's powerful labor movement pushed the military to offer bus service – and may have driven mass cabinet resignations this week.
- Education in the crosshairs of global conflict
A new report catalogues the risks that students face in attending school, amplified by the latest deadly attack by Nigeria's Boko Haram. Here are the study's three takeaways.
- Russia's naval base in Ukraine: Critical asset or point of pride?
The Ukrainian city of Sevastopol is home to Russia's Black Sea Fleet, making it a flashpoint in Kiev-Moscow relations. But it's not as critical militarily to the Kremlin as one might think.
- Isolationism, 'retreat,' and reason
And the ongoing refusal to recognize that pretending the US doesn't have limits to its power doesn't make it so.
- As Boko Haram slaughters students, where is Nigeria's Army?
Witnesses say Nigerian security forces left the area before students were killed by militant anti-education Boko Haram members on Tuesday, and only returned after the rampage.
- New Ukraine flashpoint: Pro-Russia gunmen seize Crimean parliament
The gunmen raised Russian flags and banners at several government buildings in the capital of predominantly ethnic-Russian Crimea.