The Rundown -- July 25

# georgiatoday.ge quoted RFE/RL's interview with aviation and safety researcher David Gleave
# Moscow Times mentioned RFE/RL in its piece on Sergei Udaltsov and Leonid Razvozzhayev
# RFE/RL has been quoted by Washington Times in its article on Iraq

# Afghanistan Anxieties Reign in India and China, cfr.org

# Our World: The War Widows of Afghanistan, huffingtonpost

# In Afghanistan and Iran, John Kerry brings some reasons for hope, WP

# Afghanistan’s Election Result Hinges on a Squabble-Prone Audit, NYT

# Pakistan's military under fire over 'civilian killings', Deutsche Welle

# Why Iran Fears an Independent Kurdistan, National Interest

# Iran and its nuclear plans: Time out, Economist

# When Iran Comes In from the Cold..., National Interest

# Washington Post Correspondent Jason Rezaian, Three Others, Reportedly Detained In Iran, huffingtonpost

# UN: Islamic State Militants Order Female Genital Mutilation In Iraq, Reuters

# What jihadists are doing in Syria and Iraq while Gaza grabs the headlines, WP

# Iraq Picks New President to Confront Militant Threat, NYT

# Iraq’s Kurds want U.S. help to hold off Islamic State extremists, WP

# Kyrgyz Copy Russia in Attack on Civil Rights, MT

# Energy in Central Asia: A plan to export electricity looks cursed, Economist

# Energy in Central Asia: Not all goes smoothly for Russia in its backyard, Economist

# Tajikistan: Labor Migration Creates Orphan Conundrum, eurasianet.org

# America Needs a Real Russia Policy, National Interest
# Proposed EU sanctions threaten to shut Russia out of the world financial system, Telegraph
# It’s not just about the Malaysian flight. Russians are living in an alternate reality, WP
# Russia, MH17 and the West A web of lies, Economist
# Russian opposition leader jailed in Bolotnaya Square protest case, Guardian

Ukraine
# If the West doesn’t do more for Ukraine now, it might soon be too late, WP

# After a Malaysian plane is shot down in Ukraine, grief and outrage ripple worldwide, WP
# Ukraine Disaster in Search of an Investigation, NYT
# Ukraine gas deadlock poses latent threat to EU, FT

# Ukraine Crisis Is Testing E.U.’s Resolve, NYT

# Ukrainian prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk resigns, Guardian