[BLOG] Some Ukraine links

[rfmcdonald]

As the Crimean crisis continues, I thought I'd share a few links from the blogophere.

• The Economist's Eastern Approaches has two recent posts of note, one noting on the close ties, past and present, between the Czech Republic (and Czechoslovakia) and Ukrainians, the other observing that Russia and Ukraine are close to war.


• Asya Pereltsvaig's Geocurrents post from last year examining the Stalin-era deportation of the Crimean Tatars on charges of Nazi collaboration, the beginning of their return from Central Asia under Gorbachev, and their remaining issues of integration, remains quite relevant.


• At Lawyers, Guns and Money, Scott Lemieux doesn't think much about Charles Krauthammer's call for action, and Robert Farley links to a cross-section of American thinkers on the subject.


• Marginal Revolution has two posts--one here, one here--arguing that a Ukraine that had kept its nuclear weapons wouldn't have experienced this invasion, suggesting that aspiring nuclear powers are looking to Ukraine's example.


• At Personal Reflections, Jim Belshaw argues that there isn't much that can be done, perhaps suggesting that an integrated Ukraine in a Russian sphere of influence is the best-case scenario.


• Justin Petrone notes that Crimea's inclusion in Ukraine is just one example of the Soviet Union's conflict-prone borders.


• Otto Pohl wonders about the extent to which the Russian takeover will threaten the Crimean Tatars.


• The Power and the Money's Noel Maurer notes that, so far, the markets don't seem to suggest that Russia is taking a hit from its invasion. If it broadens to include southeastern Ukraine, maybe.


• Towleroad features an essay by David Mixner calling for a partition of Ukraine on lines of language and politics. We will see more of these in days to come.