Wednesday, November 24, 2004

Using chess for geo-political analogies

It is interesting how often writers refer to chess in describing the great political events of the day. On the current political turmoil in Ukraine:
The chess piece that Russia desires for its new great game

Ukraine has been a chess piece in a strategic game played out by stronger regional forces since it was first mentioned in the fourth century BC.
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