Crimea: When, and If, the Dust Settles

... The Russian annexation of Crimea does not necessarily mean that Sevastopol (or even Crimea as a whole) cannot eventually enter into a new “internationalized” relationship with Ukraine, Europe and the United States, as well as with Turkey and the Caucasus, assuming... ... August 2008 Georgia-Russia war – but as part of the creation of a new system of Euro-Atlantic security. In an effort to prevent any future Russian-Ukrainian conflict... ... pipelines, shipping etc. This proposal goes beyond Kissinger’s: the United States and NATO would need to modify the “open ended” NATO expansion – at least...