RFE/RL in the Media
# Irish Times mentions a new RFE/RL-VOA television news program in its Russian media story.
# The St. Petersburg Times quotes RFE/RL in its article about the eight-year anniversary of the murder of Anna Politkovskaya.
# The Guardian reprints RFE/RL's article by Bruce Pannier on the situation along the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border.
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# Afghanistan Needs an Economic Czar - Tamim Asey, FP
# REPORT - Afghanistan’s Political Transition, ICG
# Two Haqqani Militant Leaders Arrested, Afghan Officials Say, NYT
# How to use air power in Iraq for a good cause – bring a tent city from Afghanistan - Andrew Brown, Guardian
# A Doubled-Edged Sword: Social Media and the Afghan Election - Sam Schneider, FP
# The Underground Girls of Kabul - Emily Schneider, FP
# Afghanistan Needs an Economic Czar - Tamim Asey, FP
# REPORT - Afghanistan’s Political Transition, ICG
# Two Haqqani Militant Leaders Arrested, Afghan Officials Say, NYT
# How to use air power in Iraq for a good cause – bring a tent city from Afghanistan - Andrew Brown, Guardian
# A Doubled-Edged Sword: Social Media and the Afghan Election - Sam Schneider, FP
# The Underground Girls of Kabul - Emily Schneider, FP
Caucasus
# Azerbaijan: Stop harassment against investigative journalist, Index On Censorship
Central Asia
# Turkmenistan Prepares for Post-2014 Afghanistan, The Diplomat
# Turkmenistan Prepares for Post-2014 Afghanistan, The Diplomat
Iraq/Syria
# A Deadly Legacy in Iraq, NYT
# Excuse Me, But We Never 'Won' in Iraq - Dennis Jett, Huffington Post
# U.S. airstrikes in Syria are now dwarfing those in Iraq, thanks to the fight for one town, NYT
# A Deadly Legacy in Iraq, NYT
# Excuse Me, But We Never 'Won' in Iraq - Dennis Jett, Huffington Post
# U.S. airstrikes in Syria are now dwarfing those in Iraq, thanks to the fight for one town, NYT
Iran
# U.S. Stands Firm On Iran Deadline, WSJ
# U.S., E.U. hold grueling talks with Iran about its nuclear program, WSj
# The political science and politics of the Iran nuclear negotiations - Daniel Drezner, WP
# Business chiefs look to future Iran opportunities, FT
# U.S. Stands Firm On Iran Deadline, WSJ
# U.S., E.U. hold grueling talks with Iran about its nuclear program, WSj
# The political science and politics of the Iran nuclear negotiations - Daniel Drezner, WP
# Business chiefs look to future Iran opportunities, FT
# Exploring Iran by train, Telegraph
Russia
# Moscow Authorities Give Controversial Theater the Boot, MT
# What Brezhnev Can Teach Us About Putin - Pyotr Romanov, MT
# Russia's Control of Business Is Now a Global Trend - Fyodor Lukyanov, MT
# Russia’s Putin signs law extending Kremlin’s grip over media, WP
# Russia’s Isolation Prompts Faint Notes of Dissent, WSJ
# Moscow Authorities Give Controversial Theater the Boot, MT
# What Brezhnev Can Teach Us About Putin - Pyotr Romanov, MT
# Russia's Control of Business Is Now a Global Trend - Fyodor Lukyanov, MT
# Russia’s Putin signs law extending Kremlin’s grip over media, WP
# Russia’s Isolation Prompts Faint Notes of Dissent, WSJ
Ukraine
# Putin Trip to Europe Sparks Flurry of Diplomacy Over Ukraine, WSJ
# Ukraine purge: Communists, cronies, and crooks face the axe, CSM
# Putin defiant in face of criticism over Ukraine at Asia-Europe summit, LAT
# Putin Trip to Europe Sparks Flurry of Diplomacy Over Ukraine, WSJ
# Ukraine purge: Communists, cronies, and crooks face the axe, CSM
# Putin defiant in face of criticism over Ukraine at Asia-Europe summit, LAT
Of Interest
# Recession in Russia, revolt in Venezuela? The knock-on effects of tumbling oil prices, Guardian
# A Century of War Rendered in Art, NYT
# A Century of War Rendered in Art, NYT