From TNR, Oleg Kashin on how Russia has always thought of eastern Ukraine as Russian land; beneath the hypocrisy, Putin is vulnerable — Timothy Snyder on where his soft spots are; and James Goldgeier on why the U.S. must isolate Russia for the sake of nuclear nonproliferation. Jeremy Bernstein on a nuclear Ukraine. Henry Farrell on being truly pessimistic about the Ukraine crisis’s geopolitical consequences. Former ambassadors to Ukraine William Taylor, Steven Pifer and John Herbst on why Ukraine must exercise restraint in the face of Russian aggression. Ben Judah on why Russia no longer fears the West. Some welcome the Russian military, others are scared: Lucian Kim on relief and fear in a divided Crimea. Anatol Lieven on why Obama shouldn’t fall for Putin’s Ukrainian folly. Preaching to the choir: Yana Gorokhovskaia on the Crimea and Putin’s domestic audience. Paul Goode on how Russian nationalism explains and does not explain the Crimean crisis. Will Russia make a legal argument to justify its intervention in Ukraine (and more), and did Ukraine consent to its own invasion? Ashley Deeks on what international law says about Russia's intervention in Ukraine. Hayes Brown on how international organizations are responding to the Ukraine crisis. David Rieff on how the U.S. debate over Ukraine has everything to do with Iran. From New York, Joe Coscarelli on what Obama should do about Russia, according to everyone; and Benjamin Wallace-Wells on the misplaced question of Obama’s “toughness”. Robert Farley on the resolve fairy and the precedent fairy. When the right loved Vladimir Putin: Back when Putin was in the news for oppressing LGBT people, many conservatives said he had his virtues.
