Pro-Russian elements have taken up strategic positions in Crimea, but it's not yet clear if the momentum is there for them to attempt secession – or how much Russia will back them if they do.
Category: Europe
What is Plan B for Putin?
Revolution in Kiev has been a major defeat for Russia's president. What might he be able to salvage from the wreckage?
Mr Renzi takes over in Italy
Matteo Renzi gets the top job, but not much else has changed in Italian politics. He's going to have his work cut out.
Telling the Scots what to do is a risky strategy
Scottish independence this year still looks like a long shot, but some of its opponents probably aren't helping their own cause.
Protests in a divided Bosnia
Recent protests in Bosnia & Herzegovina could be a sign of that country overcoming its ethnic divisions. Or they might not.
Bangkok and Kiev revisited
The anti-government protests in Thailand and Ukraine continue to throw up interesting similarities while also revealing their underlying differences.
Switzerland tries to back out of Europe
Switzerland votes – very narrowly – for new restrictions on immigration, calling into question its future in the European single market.
Ukrainians are still talking
There are still hopes for a peaceful solution to Ukraine's crisis. A seminar this week drew out some of the issues.
A new alias for Greece’s neo-Nazis
Golden Dawn, National Dawn – fascists are still fascists. But it's not yet time to panic about Greece.
French Socialists have more than sex to worry about
French president François Hollande is trying to put the recent crisis in his personal life behind him, but that's not the source of his political problems.
The World is Not Enough 