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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

Conflict In Yemen Widens Amid Charges Of Iran Involvement

A decades-old conflict in Yemen between the government and northern rebels from the country's Shi'ite minority is heating up. As it does, Yemeni officials are charging Iran with supporting the rebels in a conflict that is also drawing in Saudi Arabia. RFE/RL correspondent Charles Recknagel speaks with RFE/RL's Radio Farda correspondent Hossein Aryan about the fighting in Yemen and whether it risks sparking a larger regional crisis. More

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Russian Youth's Civil War

Russia's antiracism youth movement, known as Antifa, has long endured violent attacks by nationalists, police harassment, and public indifference. Most recently, they suffered the murder of one of their most prominent activists. Now they are fighting back, staging their own violent assaults on known nationalist activists. More

Herman Van Rompuy: How's That Again?

Judging from the descriptions in news reports, the EU's first full-time president, Belgian Prime Minister Herman van Rompuy, doesn't exactly quicken the blood of the Brussels press pack. But there is one thing at least about van Rompuy that people find worthy of debate: how to pronounce his name. More

Getting To Know EU

When it came time to elect the bloc's first-ever full-time president and a chief diplomat, the European Union picked two relatively low-profile personalities. Who are they? More

Clinton Welcomes Karzai's Goals For Change

In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks about the prospects for international cooperation, as well as the obstacles Afghan President Hamid Karzai faces as he starts his second term. More

EU Looks To Get Its Top Ducks In A Row

The European Union is set to pick its first-ever president to represent the 27 member states on the world stage, as well as a high representative for foreign policy. The long-awaited posts are expected to herald a new era in EU decision making. But the chaotic selection process has exposed deep divisions among the member states, and there are fears the bloc may emerge looking even more unwieldy than before. More

Brokering Bosnia's Future No Easy Task

In Sarajevo, international negotiators are meeting to discuss the future of Bosnia-Herzegovina, which suffered through three years of war in the 1990s and has struggled ever since to overcome ethnic divisions and establish a peaceful, unified government. At issue is whether the time has come to close the international post responsible for supervising the country's elected officials. More

Putting A Price On Iran's Nuclear Decisions

Iran has rejected a UN-proposed deal under which it would export its lightly enriched uranium for further enrichment. What options does that now leave for the United States? More

At Least Things Aren't Getting Any Worse

The president of the European Commission, Jose Manuel Barroso, emerged today from the 24th EU-Russia summit in the Swedish capital describing it as "one of the best meetings we have had." More

Death Spotlights Kremlin Battle With Investment Fund

An attorney for Hermitage Capital has died in a Moscow prison in the midst of a bitter fight between the investment fund and the Russian authorities. His colleagues say he was being pressured to give false testimony and suspect foul play was involved. More

Inauguration Brings Anticipation Of Change

A grand inauguration ceremony will mark the beginning of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's second term in office on November 19. Will the Afghan leader respond to calls for improved security and services and better governance, or will the changes sought remain wishful thinking? More

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Friday, November 20, 2009