RFE/RL in the Media
# "The Guardian" republishes RFE/RL's Mumin Shakirov article "I was a separatist fighter in Ukraine."
# Free Beacon reprints excerpts from RFE/RL story about a man recruited in Moscow and sent to invade Ukraine
# Rapsinews cites Uzbek language service of RFE/RL news about Uzbek president’s daughter
# ArtNews cites Glenn's reporting on "Well-Known" Prague Gallery
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# Afghanistan's Audacious Audit, Foregn Policy
# The war against the Soviets in Afghanistan was run by Zia, not by us, Foregn Policy
# John Kerry’s Breakthrough in Afghanistan, WSJ
# Afghans to Alter the Government, NYT
# How the new country of Pakistan put itself on the cricketing map by beating England in 1954, Telegraph
# 'Pakistan is a great place for budding filmmakers', Deutsche Welle
# Blasphemous Oppression In The Name of Islam: Hold Pakistan Accountable For Persecuting Religious Minorities - Doug Bandow, Forbes
# Afghanistan's Audacious Audit, Foregn Policy
# The war against the Soviets in Afghanistan was run by Zia, not by us, Foregn Policy
# John Kerry’s Breakthrough in Afghanistan, WSJ
# Afghans to Alter the Government, NYT
# How the new country of Pakistan put itself on the cricketing map by beating England in 1954, Telegraph
# 'Pakistan is a great place for budding filmmakers', Deutsche Welle
# Blasphemous Oppression In The Name of Islam: Hold Pakistan Accountable For Persecuting Religious Minorities - Doug Bandow, Forbes
Iran
# Powerful Lawmakers Issue New Iran Demands, Foreign Policy
# Obama’s flawed Iranian negotiation posture - Jennifer Rubin, WP
# Iran frees hunger-striking dissident Mehdi Khazali on health grounds, Guardian
# Fate of the Iran Nuclear Talks Hangs on Three Questions, WSJ
# Powerful Lawmakers Issue New Iran Demands, Foreign Policy
# Obama’s flawed Iranian negotiation posture - Jennifer Rubin, WP
# Iran frees hunger-striking dissident Mehdi Khazali on health grounds, Guardian
# Fate of the Iran Nuclear Talks Hangs on Three Questions, WSJ
Iraq
# Diplomacy Can Still Save Iraq - Vali R. Nasr, NYT
# In Iraq’s disputed territory, minorities are embracing Kurdish control, WP
# What Would Reagan Do in Iraq?, The Atlantic
# Isis defector speaks of life inside brutal jihadist group, BBC
# Further observations on the situation in Iraq, The Hill
# Diplomacy Can Still Save Iraq - Vali R. Nasr, NYT
# In Iraq’s disputed territory, minorities are embracing Kurdish control, WP
# What Would Reagan Do in Iraq?, The Atlantic
# Isis defector speaks of life inside brutal jihadist group, BBC
# Further observations on the situation in Iraq, The Hill
Central Asia
# Russia Has Lost Control of Central Asian Gas - Casey Michel, Moscow Times
# Tajikistan’s New Roots Music, TOL
# Russia Has Lost Control of Central Asian Gas - Casey Michel, Moscow Times
# Tajikistan’s New Roots Music, TOL
Russia
# Putin and the West Don't Play by the Same Rules - Alexander Golts, Moscow Times
# Putin and the West Don't Play by the Same Rules - Alexander Golts, Moscow Times
Ukraine
# Fighting Surges in Ukraine With Civilian Death Inside Russia, WSJ
# Russia threatens Ukraine with ‘irreversible consequences’ euractiv.com
# Editor of Russian-Language Newspaper Tortured and Killed in Eastern Ukraine, Moscow Times
# For a Weekend, Ukraine Rebels Make Love, Not War, NYT
# Fighting Surges in Ukraine With Civilian Death Inside Russia, WSJ
# Russia threatens Ukraine with ‘irreversible consequences’ euractiv.com
# Editor of Russian-Language Newspaper Tortured and Killed in Eastern Ukraine, Moscow Times
# For a Weekend, Ukraine Rebels Make Love, Not War, NYT
Of Interest
# Collapse of the USSR – in pictures, Guardian
# In Pictures: Iran's booming consumer culture, Al Jazeera