RFE/RL in the Media
# OCCRP publishes an investigative report by Khadija Ismayilova on Swedish telecom giant TeliaSonera and Azerbaijani President's Daughters
# The Guardian reprints RFE/RL's piece by Robert Coalson "Valeria Novodvorskaya: Russia's 'Don Quixote' Of Democracy, Human Rights"
# Ted Lipien on U.S. international broadcasting, Washington Times
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# Will Afghanistan Be The New Iraq? mintpressnews.com
# Kerry gets a diplomatic win in Afghanistan, Boston Globe
# Undoing Afghanistan's resource curse, LA Times
# In Pakistan, domestic abuse is none of your business, tribune.com.pk
Iran
# Study - Iran Sanctions Cost The U.S. Billions, huffingtonpost.com
# Iran nuclear talks: Who's the real loser?, Al Jazeera
Iraq
# Who’s Murdering Baghdad’s Prostitutes?, Daily Beast
# If Iraq Is Full of Oil, Why Is It Running Out of Gas?, Businessweek
Central Asia
# Is Turkmenistan the Next Central Asian Tiger?, The Diplomat
# Ambitious Uzbeks strive for college education, centralasiaonline.com
EU
# Profile - EU's Jean-Claude Juncker, BBC
# Philip Hammond: Eurosceptic with the stamina to take PM's fight to Brussels, Guardian
Russia
# Is it Time to Bring Containment Back?, National Interest
# Jailing 'Said the Deathless' Won't Pacify Dagestan, Moscow Times
# The Washington Post Declares War on Russia, National Interest
# Putin Draws the Wrong Lessons from Shevardnadze’s Legacy, Freedom House
Ukraine
# Analysis - As Ukrainian forces advance, Putin plays a double game, Reuters
# Ukraine Plans to Set Up Crimean Ministry, Moscow Times