Penned from the crooked
timber of humanity
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Territorial Expansion Via Insurrection – Thoughts from Kiev
[dropcap size=big]L[/dropcap]ast weekend we celebrated Easter – a time for reflection and rebirth. Several months ago, Dominique Arel (Chair of Ukrainian Studies at the University of Ottawa), called my writings…
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Delayed Invasion / May Gambit – Thoughts from Kiev
Is an invasion of eastern Ukraine by Russian troops imminent? This seems to be the question on everyone’s mind tonight. Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper alluded to such a possibility…
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Imminent Invasion – Thoughts from Kiev
Today, Crimeans “voted”. Given the barrage of media coverage of this event, I hardly feel it’s worthwhile to comment on it further: the “referendum” was illegal and will not be…
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The Vladimir Putin Problem – Thoughts From Kiev
The Russian invasion of Crimea has put the entire global security system at risk: states can no longer count on the validity of guarantees endorsed through international agreements (e.g. the…