The Ukrainian conflict - importance of general framework to understanding events

The Ukrainian conflict and the gangster's dilemma - a case study in importance of general framework to understanding current events

Understanding current events depends on a general view of the world, the framework in which new information is evaluated.

It is exactly this part of mass conscience that is least examined. Its examination will immediately lead us to many discoveries and may lead to re-evaluating our interpretation of current events.

We will consider the standard framework presented by the mainstream media and present an alternative framework which may fit the facts better. Then we will examine the Ukrainian conflict using the alternative framework.