The New Yorker, for example, produced article about unstable Crimea (8)
I believe the answer is:
american
'the new yorker for example' is the definition.
(new yorker is a kind of American)
'article about unstable crimea' is the wordplay.
'article' becomes 'an' (indefinite article).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'unstable' indicates anagramming the letters.
'crimea' anagrammed gives 'merica'.
'an' placed around 'merica' is 'AMERICAN'.
'produced' is the link.
(Other definitions for american that I've seen before include "Eric, a man (anag.)" , "From the United States" , "Sherman, for example" , "Main race (anag.)" , "style of football" .)