RFE/RL in the Media
# Guardian reprints RFE/RL's "Letters from Donbas"
# Daily Show cites RFE/RL on Russia's treatment of journalists (5:20)
# International Business Times cites RFE/RL on alleged execution by IS child soldier
Russia
# Russia to unseal its wealth fund
# Russia trying to prosecute those who "deserted" Soviet army during breakup of USSR
# EU not happy with Russian plan to move gas route to Turkey
# Mogherini seen as proposing "business as usual" with Russia
# Kadyrov explained in 19 Instagram posts
Ukraine
# Poroshenko orders partial mobilization; Kyiv says new round of peace talks to come soon
# Could trauma in France and Ukraine lead to "European reawakening?"
# "The New Ukraine Is Run by Rogues, Sexpots, Warlords, Lunatics and Oligarchs" - Mikhail Klikushin, New York Observer
Iraq/Syria
# IS gaining ground in Syria despite U.S. strikes
# Saudi Arabia building "great wall" along border with Iraq
# Iraq says U.S. not doing enough to fight IS
# Why IS used a child soldier for an execution video
Iran
# Detained Washington Post journalist reportedly indicted; tells mother he needs a "head doctor"
# Congress to push ahead with Iran sanctions
# "How Foreign Policy Hawks Empowered Iran" - Colin Friedersdorg, Atlantic
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# China exploring roll of "peacemaker" in Afghanistan
# "Afghanistan: Taliban in Transition?" - Colin Cookman, USIP
# Prayer service held in Peshawar for Kouachi brothers
# Pakistani schoolboys' heartbreaking before and after photos
Caucasus
# Thousands protest in Armenia after killing by Russian soldier
# "Azerbaijan Needs Reassurance, Steadiness In Washington" - Alex Vatanka, Daily Caller
Of Interest
# "As a Muslim, I'm Fed Up With the Hypocrisy of the Free Speech Fundamentalists" - Mehdi Hasan, Huffington Post
# "Charlie Hebdo: They're Not Racist Just Because You're Offended" - Lliana Bird, Huffington Post
# A profile of Pegida
# If you're in DC, some good artwork