RFE/RL in the Media

 

# Release of Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, state.gov

# Azerbaijan: 200 Nakhichevan Muslims arrested, 50 still detained, 50 mosques closed, forum18.org

# ISIL tries to influence children and youth, Kyrgyz official says, centralasiaonline.com

Afghanistan/Pakistan

# Five Key Priorities for the London Conference on Afghanistan, Foreign Policy

# Western leaders reassure Afghanistan of continued funding after withdrawal of coalition forces, Independent

# U.S. moves ahead with plan for extra troops in Afghanistan until allies finalize plans, WP

 

Iraq/Syria

# A safe zone in Syria would be a forward step in the Islamic State fight, WP

# Islamic State’s allure for French youths hearkens to World War II, LAT

 

Iran

# Report – Breakout Capacity: Iran in the Rouhani Era World Politics Review,

# A nuclear deal with Iran will require the West to reevaluate its presumptions, WP

# Iran against IS: My enemy’s enemy?, DW

 

Caucasus

# Georgia and Russia: Dreams deferred, Economist

 

Eastern Europe

# Moldova’s election: Slouching towards Europe, Economist

# Moldova Is Next Battleground for Russia and EU, MT

 

Russia

# Chechen militants attack Grozny, shattering peace as Putin gives speech, WP

#  In Kremlin speech, Putin rails at West, tries to bolster economy as recession looms, WP 

# Putin threatens crackdown on currency speculators, FT

# Russia’s march toward self-reliance, CS Monitor

# Russia’s Human Rights Climate Worst in Decade – NGO, MT

# Russians turn to humour over painful meltdown of rouble, Telegraph

 

Ukraine

# How can the West solve its Ukraine problem?, BBC

# Clouded by myth, Ukraine’s past proves an obstacle to its future, CS Monitor

# Ukraine Moves to ‘Ban Communism’, Newsweek

# Ukraine crisis: New initiative on ceasefire, BBC

# Russia’s Putin Accuses West of Provoking Ukraine Crisis, WSJ

 

Of Interest

# What do dictators like to eat?, BBC
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