RFE/RL In The Media
# "AFP"
cites RFE/RL's interview with Nadezhda Ostapchuk
# "World Crunch"
cites RFE/RL reporting on Vladimir Putin's private wealth
International Press Review
Iran
# Donating to
Iranian quake victims is complicated
# "
Is Khamenei Preparing Iran For a Nuclear Concession?" - Fatemah Aman, "Al Monitor"
# "
Iran's Favorite Bankers" - L. Gordon Crovitz, "The Wall St. Journal"
# Iran is set to host a gathering of the
Nonaligned Movement
Russia
# "
Putin's Russia Is Becoming a Flawless Dictatorship" - Diez, Mayr, & Schepp, "Spiegel"
# "
The Pussy Riot Trial Won't Bring Down Putin" - John Kampfner, "The Independent"
# "
Syria's Russia Connection" - Coker & Valentino-Devries, "The Wall St. Journal"
# "
Putin's Fake Anti-Corruption Drive" - Nikolai Petrov, "Moscow Times"
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# The TTP has
threatened mobile phone shops in NW Pakistan
# Pakistan will launch an
army offensive against militants
# "
Bamiyan Buddhas: Should They be Rebuilt?" - Stephanie Hegarty, "BBC"
# "
Have Obama and Romney Forgotten Afghanistan?" - Dexter Filkins, "The New York Times"
Of Interest
# Refugees from
Andijan, Uzbekistan have set up in Phoenix, Arizona
# Sarah Kendzior on
self-censorship
# Investors are preparing for the
Euro to collapse
U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
# Paul Pillar on
foreign policy as a non-issue in the U.S. presidential election
# Wikileaks documents show how authorities
are using TrapWire