Brookings experts continue to offer commentary and recommendations on the unfolding crisis in Ukraine and Crimea. See previous editions of this roundup here and here. Brookings experts will participate in a public event on Friday, March 7 that will be webcast live.
Michael O’Hanlon offers several reasons why he is “slightly less anxious about the Ukraine crisis than many people seem to be.”
William Galston writes that the “White House must forge a strong and united international response to Putin’s grab in Ukraine.” (WSJ subscription required)
Steven Pifer appeared on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” to discuss the latest developments:
Pifer told TIME’s Swampland blog what NATO might do if Russian forces move into eastern Ukraine:
Only if you saw the Russians go into eastern Ukraine, which I don’t think Russians will do, but if you had that kind of conflict going on, at least some NATO members would say we don’t want to send NATO troops but let’s start sending them equipment that could be of use, ground to air missiles, that sort of thing.
Here is some of what scholars are saying on Twitter:
Wonder if #Russia military occupation of Crimea has had unintended consequence of raising support in #Ukraine for EU association agreement?
— Steven Pifer (@steven_pifer) March 5, 2014
In NYT @tomfriedman says NATO expansion was “one of the dumbest things we’ve ever done”. Really? W/o NATO we’d soon have a Baltic crisis
— Tom Wright (@thomaswright08) March 5, 2014
Fed Council considering seizing foreign assets if Western sanctions over #Ukraine. That would drive foreign investment away from #Russia.
— Steven Pifer (@steven_pifer) March 5, 2014
Situation in #Crimea appears calmer today … but remains one nervous 20-year-old #Russia or #Ukraine soldier’s mistake from exploding.
— Steven Pifer (@steven_pifer) March 5, 2014
Putin, Lavrov & Shoigu claims that #Russia troops are not occupying Crimea are outlandish — have no credibility at all.
— Steven Pifer (@steven_pifer) March 5, 2014
The White House must forge a strong and united international response to Putin’s grab in Ukraine. My column: http://t.co/L8Y3tVpCrn
— Bill Galston (@BillGalston) March 5, 2014
Spot-on analysis of Putin/Ukraine by David Remnick on @Morning_Joe http://t.co/GbZb3Wll39
— Strobe Talbott (@strobetalbott) March 5, 2014
Putin has made it a little harder to raise questions about exporting nat gas http://t.co/lken6V9mR1 pic.twitter.com/ALQrWBUj9H @wjantholis
— Mark Muro (@MarkMuro1) March 5, 2014
.@thomaswright08 US might not like answer from China&India. Will show a world divided (at least publicly) rather than united.
— Tanvi Madan (@tanvi_madan) March 4, 2014
See our research and commentary archive on Ukraine.
Commentary
Brookings Scholars on the Ukraine/Crimea Crisis, 3/5/14
March 5, 2014