title: A Social Network Analysis of Emergent International Communities: A Global Discussion about the 2013-2014 Ukrainian Crisis
abstract: Transnational global interactions observed through activities such as international voting measures, trade transactions and participations in alliances have historically provided researchers an opportunity to analyze international relations (IR) amongst national actors within the global power structure. In addition to these traditional macro-level global interactions, the recent emergence of social media has ushered in a new era of global connectivity amongst individual people throughout the wor