RFE/RL In The Media
# "NPR"
cites RFE/RL reporting on the death of Mr. Trololo
# "The Week"
cites RFE/RL reporting on psychic animals and sporting events
# "Hospodarske Noviny"
quotes RFE/RL reporting on sleepy politics in the Czech Republic
International Press Review
Iran
# Laura Rozen on the
EU's latest outreach to Iran
# "
Can Iran Play a Part in Syria Solution?" - Harvey Morris, "International Herald Tribune"
# "
Empowering Iran's Opposition" - Raymond Tanter, "Ha'aretz"
# "
Disabling Iran's Oil Weapon" - Frida Ghitis, "World Politics Review"
Russia
# "
Could China, Russia Rescue Iran?" - Meir Javendafar, "The Diplomat"
# There has been
some shakeup at the top of Russian media
# "Spiegel" reports on
Russia's new protest law
# Vladimir Putin has a nice
watch collection
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# What the
death of Abu Yahya al-Libi means for al Qaeda in Pakistan
# "
The Karzai Rule" - Amy Davidson, "The New Yorker"
# "
Russia’s Quiet Rapprochement with Pakistan" - Stephen Blank, Jamestown Foundation
# Ahmed Rashid on
Russia and China in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Of Interest
# Amnesty: "
Kyrgyzstan: Justice on Hold"
# "
Europe’s Three Eastern Questions" - Javier Solana, "Project Syndicate"
# "
Google's Monopoly and Internet Freedom" - Jeffrey Katz, "The Wall St. Journal"
# Is it
Ukraine or The Ukraine?
U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
# The
Magnitsky Bill was voted out of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (Ambassador McFaul
says the bill isn't necessary)
# "
The Madness of Attacking an Unknown Enemy" - Philip Stephens, "Financial Times"