RFE/RL in the Media
# Ilya Somin shares his interview to Russian-language Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on the legality of US military intervention against ISIS, WP
# 100 couples marry in a mass wedding in Daikundi province, khaama.com
Afghanistan/Pakistan
# In Kabul, Cuomo Seeks Insights on Terrorism, NYT
# John Kerry praises Abdullah and Ghani as Afghanistan’s struggles continue, Guardian
# Afghanistan will delay paying civil servants, WP
# Give Pakistan Back – Muhammad Tahir-Ul Qadari, NYT
# The Rise of Lashkar-e-Taiba: A Q&A with Arif Jamal, FP
Caucasus
# Azerbaijan Doesn’t Want To Be Western, Foreign Affairs
Iraq/Syria
# Give diplomacy in Iraq a chance – editorial, Independent
# The War Against ISIS: Operation Fingers Crossed, Time
# The Intellectual Battle Against ISIS, Project Syndicate
# US and UK involvement in Iraq explained in 60 seconds, Telegraph
# 7 in 10 U.S. Troops Oppose Boots on the Ground in Iraq – poll, militarytimes.com
# Iraq Army Woos Deserters Back to War on ISIS, NYT
# Top Obama Official: This Will Not Be Another Iraq War, Huffington Post
# Iraq crisis: ‘Every single Christian wants to leave’, Telegraph
# Iraq air strikes: Syria missions still an option says Defence Secretary as RAF jets fail to find targets, Independent
Iran
# Impasse Over Iran’s Nuclear Program, NYT
# ISIL Is Not a Reason to Cozy Up to Iran – Ted Cruz, Politico
# Congress must vote on any Iran deal – Jennifer Rubin, WP
# The West is Getting Desperate in the Iran Nuclear Negotiations, FP
# Iran nuclear talks: ‘Time is running out’ for agreement, President warns, Independent
# Iran prays for rain amid acute water shortage, LAT
# Iran state TV accuses BBC of document theft from government archives, Guardian
# Iran Makes the Rules – editorial, WSJ
# Let’s Make a Deal, FP
Russia
# Russian Credibility on Ukraine Low at U.N. Meeting, FP
# A Look Inside the ‘Closed Cities’ Where Russia Tested the Effects of Nuclear Radiation on Human Subjects, Newsweek
# Russia Wants to Win at the Oscars With an Anti-Russian Film, Time
# From Bentleys to fish, Russia’s economy feels sanctions’ sting, FT
# 15 Global Firms Hit by Russia’s Law Limiting Foreign Ownership of Media, MT
# Russian Diplomat’s Speech Depicts the West as Hypocritical, NYT
# Russia’s Sergei Lavrov: the US cannot change the cold war in its ‘genetic code’, Guardian
Ukraine
# EU says No to Russia on rewriting Ukraine pact, EU Observwr
# In Russia-held Crimea, some prosper, others fear for their future, LA Times
# German Foreign Minister Steinmeier Sees No Quick Solution to Ukraine Crisis, WSJ
# Ukrainian Crowds Topple Lenin Statue (Again), Forbes
# Putin tells Russian banks to stay in Ukraine, neurope.eu
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