Nationalism and Idiocy
By David Yorkshire: One of the things that has captured my attention recently has been the events in the Ukraine. The reasons why all this has happened are readily evident, of course: the European Union and the USA have joined forces (despite the public facade of mutual animosity) to destabilise the democratically elected Ukrainian government under President Viktor Yanukovych for two main reasons. The first is to install a puppet government so that the Ukraine’s…
Ukraine’s Strategic Importance
By Max Musson: Those who continue to follow events in Ukraine will be interested to watch the video below, which answers many of the questions that currently remain unanswered regarding the motivations of the parties involved. Ukraine is currently broken, falling apart and fragmenting into smaller entities, and some analysts are calling Ukraine the next Yugoslavia. So what exacly is so special about Ukraine? Why are the Europeans even in Ukraine? And what are Russia’s interests in…
Ukraine – The Clock is Ticking …
By Max Musson: It is now five days since Viktor Yanukovych was deposed as president of Ukraine and the parliament called for new elections and there appears to be a distinct lack of activity on the part of Svoboda and Pravy Sektor to cement their once dominant position. The danger is that the longer this period of uncertainty continues the more the chances of a successful nationalist revolution diminish and the more circumstances play into…
Ukraine – The ‘Orange Revolution’ Turning White?
By Max Musson: Many people in Britain will have viewed events in Kiev over the last three months with a certain amount of confusion: we are after all a long way from Ukraine; government and politics operate rather differently there; and lines of communication between our two countries are such that most of us must rely on the mass media for news of what is actually taking place. The confusion stems from the fact that…