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The Rundown - November 22


RFE/RL In The Media
# An "AP" obit for Vitaly Shlykov quotes a 2006 interview with RFE/RL

International Press Review

Afghanistan/Pakistan
# Pakistan has begun negotiations with the Pakistani Taliban
# "War Outside The Frame" - Anna Badkhen, "Foreign Policy"
# Jim Jones was the "memogate" courier

Iran
# The U.S. has placed further sanctions on Iran
# U.S. spies in Iran and Lebanon have been captured

Russia
# "EU Should Not Legitimize Crooks and Thieves" - Vladimir Ryzhkov, "Moscow Times"
# Dmitry Medvedev says the 2008 war with Georgia halted NATO expansion

Of Interest
# "Armenia's Population Drain" - Thomas de Waal, "National Interest"
# "Propagandastan" - Dave Trilling, "Foreign Policy"
# Egypt's cabinent has offered to resign amid ongoing protests

News Tech
# Bloomberg News' ever-expanding universe
# The "Financial Times" reports on online identity

U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
# Joshua Kurlantzick on democracy promotion in U.S. foreign policy
# The debt supercommittee has failed to come to an agreement
# David Frum wonders: "When did the GOP lose touch with reality?"
# Jonathan Chait wonders: "When did liberals become so unreasonable?"
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