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The Rundown - January 30


RFE/RL In The Media
# The "Financial Times" mentions RFE/RL in an essay on Russia

International Press Review

Iran
# UN nuclear inspectors have arrived in Iran

Russia
# Victor Davidoff on the "spy rock" controversy

Afghanistan/Pakistan
# A doctor who helped the U.S. find Osama bin Laden has been jailed
# "AFP" reports on negotiations with the Taliban
# France will pull its troops out of Afghanistan a year earlier than planned

Twitter
# Uri Friedman on why Twitter will regret its new censorship rules
# Sarah Kendzior thinks the new policy rewards elite activists

Of Interest
# Going to the gym in Yerevan seems to be quite an adventure
# Turkey may start funding Hamas
# "Brain boosting" is becoming a reality

U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
# Walter Isaacson is stepping down as BBG chairman
# The State Dept. is operating a small drone fleet in Iraq
# The "PBS Newshour" analysis of Dionne and Brooks
# Why wealth can be a political liability
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