Jeffrey Donovan

Also by Jeffrey Donovan

• October 02, 2008

  Czech Accusations Against Russia Spark Political Storm

  Is Central Europe becoming a hotbed of spies from Russia and other countries? Recent Czech intelligence reports suggest so, although some claim the government is politicizing intelligence to win support for a U.S. missile-defense program.

• September 01, 2008

  Uzbek Ex-Spy Accuses President Of Massacres

  After months in hiding, a former intelligence officer tells RFE/RL that President Islam Karimov personally ordered massacres. Ikrom Yakubov fled his Central Asian homeland earlier this year, fearing for his life, and has now arrived in Britain to claim political asylum.

• February 29, 2008

  Iran's President Pays Landmark Visit To Baghdad

  President Mahmud Ahmadinejad is paying a landmark visit to Iraq, the first by an Iranian leader since the 1979 Islamic revolution. The visit points up Tehran's growing influence in the politics, economy, and culture of its Arab neighbor, two decades after war between them left 1 million people dead.

• January 16, 2008

  IAEA Seeks Answers To Radioactive Seizure

  The UN nuclear agency is still waiting for Bishkek to reply to a request for more information on a recent seizure of radioactive material. Experts say it appears unlikely smuggling was involved, but the case is a wakeup call to the threat of nuclear proliferation from former Soviet areas.

• October 25, 2007

  New Sanctions Sharpen Confrontation

  The U.S. government has hit Iran with some of its strongest unilateral sanctions since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, singling out the elite Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organization. But what the moves portend -- whether they hasten or hinder military action -- looks set to be the focus of global debate in the weeks to come.

• October 17, 2007

  Top U.S. Official Says Financial Clampdown Is Working

  Stuart Levey, the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence at the U.S. Treasury, tells RFE/RL that the United States' financial crackdown is a key front in the battle to force Tehran to halt its nuclear work.

• October 08, 2007

  French President Takes Critical Stand On First Trip To Moscow

  Nicolas Sarkozy faces one of his trickiest foreign endeavors to date as he travels to Moscow for his first official visit to Russia, of which he has been an outspoken critic.

• September 28, 2007

  As Tensions Rise, So Does Rhetoric

  The growing drumbeat from the West might signal looming conflict over Iran's nuclear program. On the other hand, it could serve many interests, including avoiding conflict altogether.

• September 19, 2007

  EU Throws Down Gauntlet To Gazprom

  Brussels has taken its first, controversial steps at forging a unified energy policy across the 27-nation bloc to lessen its dependence on foreign firms, such as Russia's Gazprom.

• September 11, 2007

  Clash May Point To Rising Tensions Over Kosovo

  Violence involving ethnic Albanians in Macedonia has sparked concerns that tensions over the unresolved status of Kosovo are beginning to bubble over.

• September 10, 2007

  How Is War Against Al-Qaeda Progressing?

  The United States claimed a series of successes after the attacks of September 11, 2001, but some say Al-Qaeda is now stronger than ever.

• September 05, 2007

  Europe: Protesters Critical Of Islam Cry Foul Over Banned Rally

  September 5, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Officials in Brussels, the capital city of the European Union, have denied activists' request to stage a rally next week under the slogan “Stop the Islamisation of Europe.”

• August 28, 2007

  Conservative Muslim Elected President

  Nearly nine decades after Mustafa Kemal Ataturk founded the secular republic, a conservative Muslim, Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul, has been elected president.

• August 19, 2007

  In Hostage Talks, NGOs Walk Tightrope

  In Afghanistan and elsewhere, nongovernmental organizations have been taking the role left open by governments reluctant to negotiate with hostage-takers. But the NGOs approach the job with their own set of priorities.

• August 06, 2007

  Turkey: Islamist-Secular Tensions Loom As PM To Name Cabinet

  Will Erdogan (right) be able to force though Gul (left) as president? (file photo) (epa) August 6, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan received a mandate today from the country's president to form a new government, two weeks after his ruling, Islamist-rooted Justice and Development (AK) party won a decisive victory in parliamentary polls.

• July 16, 2007

  Inspectors Confirm North Korean Reactor Shutdown

  July 16, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says its inspectors have confirmed that North Korea has shut down its sole functioning nuclear reactor.

• July 03, 2007

  Armenia Fails To Pass Foreign-Media Law

  YEREVAN, July 3, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Armenia's parliament has failed to pass legislation that would have placed severe restrictions on foreign media, including RFE/RL, due to lack of a quorum.

• July 02, 2007

  Foreign-Media Legislation Debated

  Armenia's parliament continues to debate the draft of a bill that would severely restrict foreign broadcast media, particularly RFE/RL.

• June 29, 2007

  Foreign-Broadcasting Restrictions Pass First Hurdle

  Armenia's parliament has passed in the first of two readings a bill that would impose severe restrictions on foreign broadcast media.

• June 21, 2007

  Top U.S. Envoy In Surprise North Korea Visit

  June 21, 2007 (RFE/RL) -- Top U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill, on a surprise visit to Pyongyang, says he will push for swift progress in nuclear disarmament negotiations with North Korea.

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