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This article explains why Russia wants Crimea and what they want it for.

This site was helped me when I was doing research on Russia for Global Studies. This site has many helpful facts.

talks about US/Russia Deal and punishment for Syria if they don't comply

There is so much more this article discusses... What does the UN say about this chemical attack on August 21st? What seems to be the points for possible future conflict between Russia and the U.S?

This article talks about how Snowden is facing a life on the run since he was denied asylum in Russia and the White House rejected clemency. He doesn't have many options left.

I thought the juxtaposition with CIA leaker Agee was interesting. I was under the impression Snowden was going to work in Russia. Good to have the follow up. Do you think he should be given clemency?

In this article Russian protesters force police out of a government building in the Ukraine and don't even budge when a full scale anti-terrorist assault is threatened. It was useful to read because it informed me about this international event in the Ukraine making me a better global citizen. I am now more aware of the unrest in the Ukraine and resilience of the Russian protesters.

This is a video about the terror threat that took place during the 2014 Olympics. It's shows how unstable the government is over there and how the Russian government tries to cover up bombings and other acts of terror.

I wonder where this Islamist group is now with the Ukrainian crisis.

This article is about the possible out comes that can happen when the crisis starts to come to a close. It also gives a great political history of Russia and the Ukraine.

I am glad you put this article on Diigo Clayton! Kissenger does a nice job of reminding people to have historical knowledge before reacting; Russian history and psychology of Ukraine can not be ignored. I was intrigued by his comment that villanizing Putin is a response to not having a clear policy. HK starts his essay well with the reference to how easy war begins and how challenging and daunting it is to end. Words of wisdom...

this article talks about Russia and US's deal and how its going to take a long time to actually seize and destroy all of Syria's chemical weapons because we can only destroy what they tell us they have.

There are a lot of other really interesting points raised about the challenges of these goals and Bashar's calling of the rebels terrorists and the blurring lines of who has chemical weapons. 1000 tons is a lot of weaponry to dispose of and how can the international community actually believe that this is all of the weapons. What about the rebel who feels all the international community cares about is chemical weapons? Are they right?

This article basically backs up what Obama's decision to not strike by elaborating on the fallback that would occur had we followed through with an attack.

Fallback or fallout? It may be good to follow up to see how Putin gained from this arrangement.