The Rundown -- July 11

RFE/RL in the Media

# Read Tom Balmforth in “The Atlantic” on Russia’s “digital vigilantes”

# “The New York Times” cites “RFE/RL” interview on Bolshoi Theatre scandal

Egypt

# In Egypt, Qatar’s loss is Saudi Arabia’s gain

# Elliot Abrams says foreign aid needs to stop; Evelyn Gordon says it needs to continue

Russia

# Is Snowden really at Sheremetyevo?

# “For $50 Million You Too Can Enter Putin Moscow Playhouse” - Stepan Kravchenko, Evgenia Pismennaya & Irina Reznik, “Bloomberg”

# Ethnic tensions smolder after stabbing in southern town of Pugachyov

# Aleksei Navalny enters race for mayor, then gets detained

# Video - A handshake goes awry

Afghanistan/Pakistan

# “A Brand-New U.S. Military Headquarters in Afghanistan. And Nobody to Use It” - Rajiv Chandrasekaran, “The Washington Post”

# “Yes, The US Can Live With Taliban Rule” - Zachary Keck, “The Diplomat”

# State Department attempts to spoof Ayman al-Zawahiri
# Abbottabad report doesn't address who knew beforehand

Iran

# Photos: Iran’s underground music scene

# “Hopes Rise for Appeal of Ex-Marine Held in Iran” - Rick Gladstone, “The New York Times”

Caucasus

# Is Armenia beginning to address high-level corruption?

Ukraine

# "Will New Tax Law Hit the Oligarchs?" - Roman Olearchyk, “The Financial Times”

Of Interest

# A personal account on life as a freelance war correspondent

# NPR working on a “Pandora for news”

# European fighters in Syria called a “ticking timebomb”

# Most people in the world think corruption is increasing