As the Olympics Wind Down, Is a New Cold War Heating Up?

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The winter Olympics in Sochi are providing the showcase promised by Vladimir Putin. But Ukraine's bloody violence may threaten his hopes for Russia's resurgence. What's at stake for his relations with the US and Western Europe? Also, does a new law in Arizona promote religious freedom or legalize discrimination?


Banner image: (L) People attend the funeral of an anti-government protester who was killed during Thursday's clashes with riot police, in Kiev February 21, 2014. Photo: Baz Ratner/Reuters.

(R) South Korea's Kim Yuna reacts after her figure skating women's free skating program at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, February 20, 2014. Photo: Lucy Nicholson/Reuters