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'Berlin Wall's Lessons For Today'

In an op-ed for "USA Today," Jeffrey Gedmin discusses RFE and the role of free media in societies living under repressive regimes. More
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2008 In Review

Has Putin's Russia Passed Its Prime?

The year 2008 began with Russia continuing its upward trajectory. Oil prices were high, foreign policy unaccommodating, and a critical political transition passed without incident. But after years of walking tall, Russia now appears to be falling hard under the weight of the global economic crisis. More

Hopes Rise Amid Signs Of New Stability

After five years of fighting and with Iraqi authority now at unprecedented levels since the launch of the U.S.-led invasion to oust Saddam Hussein, the level of violence appears to have finally eased to the point that citizens can again plan for the future. More

2008 Through The RFE/RL Prism

As part of our look back at 2008, we asked broadcasters, editors, and correspondents representing the 20 countries and 28 languages in which RFE/RL broadcasts to vote on what they thought were the top news events of the year. With a few exceptions, their choices reflect challenges that will only get tougher in 2009. More

Pakistan Under Pressure As War On Terror Shifts Focus

Pakistan had been an important element in the war on terrorism before 2008, but with militant attacks across South Asia being linked to Pakistan by its neighbors and Afghanistan's deteriorating security situation, the country has emerged as a new focal point. More

Kosovo, Karadzic Dominate Restive Year In Balkans

Past and present are deeply intertwined in the Balkans. But in 2008, the region appeared to look in a new direction -- the future. With independence in Kosovo and the arrest of Radovan Karadzic, the region seemed ready to shrug off the weight of history. But is it? More

War, Peace, And Football Diplomacy

2008 was a year of war, increasing diplomatic activity, and a resurgent Russia in the restive South Caucasus. Two of the regions' "frozen conflicts" heated up and one showed signs of thawing as the uneasy post-Soviet status quo came unraveled. More

'Once-In-A-Century' Financial Crisis Hits Markets Worldwide

2008 was the year the financial crisis would go truly global, knocking the economies of the United States, Europe, and Japan into their first simultaneous recession since World War II. More

Russia, EU See Caspian Energy Dreams Deferred

The steady rise of oil and gas prices in the early half of 2008 had much of the world scrambling to achieve energy security, and eyeing the resource-rich Caspian basin. Foreign delegations descended on the region, eager to make deals. By the end of the year, however, the stunning fall in oil prices had complicated matters greatly. More

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