WASHINGTON - From a standoff with Russia to fights against Ebola and Islamic State, 2014 has pitted western policymakers against a scale of crises unparalleled in recent years. The result, current and former officials say, has been a degree of overstretch in Washington, Whitehall and Brussels on a scale few can remember. The risk is that other danger signs get missed.
Reuters: Year of crises stretches militaries, governments to limit
Ukrainian servicemen pet a dog on their position near the village of Peski, next to the Donetsk on Nov. 11, 2014.
