The Rundown -- January 29

# Guardian uses RFE/RL photos of Uzbek buzkashi

# Washington Times cites RFE/RL report about EU considering "terrorist" designation for Ukraine separatists

# Institute for War and Peace Reporting features RFE/RL Georgian Service reporting from "no man's land" on boundary with South Ossetia

# Greece is one hold out on call for new Russia sanctions; sanctions now "Syriza's bargaining chip"; (read Rob Coalson's piece about extremely close ties with Russian influencers)

# "Why Putin Is the Big Winner in Greece’s Elections" - Keith Johnson and Jamila Trindle, Foreign Policy

# Russian Duma to consider condemnation of West Germany's "annexation" of East Germany

# Split with Stephen Cohen among scholars goes public over dissertation prize

# "Russia Is Waging an Invisible War in Dagestan" - Tanya Lokshina, HRW

# Bellingcat reconstructs May 9 Mariupol clash -- says shooting provoked by separatists

# Ukraine clamps down on travel to and from separatist areas

# Is Putin's statement about a "foreign NATO legion" a trial balloon aimed at ramping up military engagement in eastern Ukraine?

# "How Ukraine's Outgunned 'Cyborgs' Lost Donetsk Airport" - Sergei Loiko, LA Times

# Increased Iraq output heightens intra-OPEC conflict

# Jordan offers prisoner swap for hostage pilot

# "All-But-Forgotten Prisoner in Jordan Is Suddenly at Center of Swap Demand by ISIS" - Rod Norland and Ranya Kadri, New York Times

# Washington Post journalist to stand trial "soon" in Iran

# "Would a U.S. Strike Against Iran Actually Work?" - James Fallows, Atlantic

# Democratic support for Iran sanctions bill waning

# On Iran's goals in Syria

# Afghanistan arrests militants linked to journalist's killing

# "Pakistanis View Obama's India Visit With A Touch Of Irritation" - Philip Reeves, NPR

# "In Pakistan, a Charity Project Points to Official Tolerance of Militants" - Saba Imtiaz and Declan Walsh

# Cockfighting in Karachi

# Kazakhstan bans rallies, fearing Ukraine-style turmoil, according to UN report

# "Amal Clooney's Next Big Case: Representing Armenia in Genocide Trial" - People

# Dozens injured in Kosovo anti-government demonstrations

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