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Curt  ·  3928 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Framing Putin

To my eyes, a good analysis and contribution.

A useful summary of realities in Ukraine and the Crimea that some might find useful: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26387353. (The passing reference to gas reserves in the Azov and Black Seas is, perhaps, worthy of a careful note by the "follow the money" crowd.)

The general question remains: under what circumstances can the will of a regional majority to secede -- trump the will of the state to maintain union? And how are such questions to be resolved short of civil war?