RFE/RL in the Media
# Slate picks up RFE/RL report on Ukraine separatists organizing a "conference of unrecognized states"
# Inquisitor uses RFE/RL coverage of the alleged unmasking of Putin's daughter
# Digital Journal cites RFE/RL Russian Service coverage of mother of seven imprisoned in Russia
Russia
# Russia awards $3 billion Crimea bridge contract to Rotenberg, Putin's old Judo partner
# Five Russian nuclear weapons of war the West should fear
# "Putin Must be Stopped. And Sometimes Only Guns Can Stop Guns" - Timothy Garton Ash, Guardian
# "Spy vs. Nonspy in Putin’s Russia" - Julia Ioffe, New York Times
# "How Russia Outfoxes Its Enemies" - Lucy Ash, BBC
Ukraine
# U.S. officials edging towards supplying arms to Ukraine
# Rebels report heavy losses in Debaltseve as civilians flee
# Donetsk separatists legalize private coal mining
# The Ukrainian journalist trying to avoid conscription
Iraq/Syria
# What moviegoers in Baghdad think of American Sniper
# Assad still "too delusional" to end war says interviewer
# Iraq's PM pledges hard line against alleged militia abuses
# UN says nearly 1,400 died in Iraq violence in January
Iran
# Rohani accuses hardliners of "cheering on" other side
# Iran has Holocaust cartoon contest in response to Charlie Hebdo
# Why new Iran sanctions are looking less likely
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# "What If America Had Never Invaded Afghanistan?" - Robert Grenier, Atlantic
# Kabul Charlie Hebdo protests turn violent
# Language politics back in the spotlight in Afghanistan
# "Taliban Justice Gains Favor as Official Afghan Courts Fail" - Azam Ahmed, New York Times
# Is Pakistan really cracking down on terrorism?
# Mourners bury dead after gruesome mosque bombing
Caucasus
# Karabakh situation "as bad as it has got since the ceasefire"
Balkans
# Macedonia authorities allege plot to overthrow the government
Of Interest
# Tipping