The Next Iron Curtain?

Vladmir Putin, the Russian President, has recently created a world of tension among the global community. Russia is one of the globes superpowers in military strength and earlier this month, they made sure that it was clear to the rest of the world. So what exactly has happened within the last week?

• Russia has effectively seized control of the Crimean Peninsula which belongs to the sovereign nation of Ukraine
• Russia recently proceeded with its testing of ICBM systems
• Authorized show of force in Ukraine in order to control ground

The world has been thrown into chaos as one of the members of the UN security council has become a threat to world peace. Putin has claimed that his actions are only to protect the ethnic Russians that live in the peninsula, while many other nations have claimed it is a stunt to secure military power in the black sea. This stunt is seen by many as an international crime and may be leading Russia on a path to economic sanctions, or even war.

Many people in America don't understand history at the level many Europeans do. In the late 1930's Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party used the excuse of protecting German nationals to gain lands in Czechoslovakia and Austria, and now we can see similar tactics being used by the Russian government. However their claims may be true and it may be solely based on the protection of Russian nationals, however if these Russians are living in the Ukraine, they technically aren't a responsibility of Russia and should only be offered refuge within the established borders of Russia. This new advancement by the Russian military could be leading to an all out war as Ukrainian soldiers are on station as well and any excess action between either side could set off another shot heard round the world.

I personally see this creating a global issue, and although many Americans don't believe we should take part in another war, this may be a time where we either act or we allow our home to become the next target. A prime example was when we refused to enter World War II and Japan bombed us at Pearl Harbor crippling our war machine for an extensive period of time. The same event could be possible hear yet on a much larger scale due to new advancements in technologies that are developed everyday. This will be a real test of America's foreign policy to see just how willing the nation is to continue our policy of international policemen.

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