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The Rundown - June 6


RFE/RL In The Media
# "UPI" cites RFE/RL reporting on tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan
# "io9" cites RFE/RL reporting on the deaths of saiga antelope in Kazakhstan

International Press Review

Iran
# Several high-ranking IRGC officials have died recently
# Yousaf Butt says the West needs to scale back sanctions if it wants a nuclear deal
# The Washington Institute on potential Iranian responses to an Israeli strike

Russia
# "Putin Is Joining the Dictators' Club" - Yulia Latynina, "Moscow Times"
# "RT" is the most popular foreign news outlet in five U.S. cities
# "The Guardian" reports on the oil rush in the Arctic

Afghanistan/Pakistan
# The U.S. is seeking a larger role for India in Afghanistan
# Is Dr. Shakeel Afridi in danger?
# At least 740 people have been killed in Karachi in the last five months
# Pakistan says it successfully test-fired a nuclear-capable cruise missile

Balkans
# Michael Dobbs talks to Srbrenica survivor Emir Suljagic
# Tomislav Nikolic says what happened in Srebrenica was not genocide

RFE/RL Broadcast Region
# "The New York Times" reports on tensions between Azerbaijan and Iran
# "Ukraine's Own Goal" - Leszek Balcerowicz, "Project Syndicate"
# A look at Friendly Ukraine

Of Interest
# Google will warn users when they are the vicitim of state-sponsored cyber crime
# "Inside the Mind of a Terrorist" - Ursula Wilder, "National Interest"
# "Can We Survive the New Golden Age of Oil?" - Steve LeVine, "Foreign Policy"
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