The Rundown – February 13

February 12, 2012
RFE/RL In The Media
# “The Atlantic” links to RFE/RL reporting on the Internet slow-down in Iran
# RFE/RL intern Deana Kjuka reports on baby boxes in the Caech Republic

International Press Review

Russia
# ”The Snow Revolution’s Orange Shadow” – Anders Åslund, “Project Syndicate”
# The “Financial Times” on oligarch Suleiman Kerimov
# “Putin 4.0” – Editorial, “The Wall Street Journal”
# Victor Davidoff compares Nashi to Cosa Nostra

Iran
# ”No Hotline to Tehran” – Bilal Y. Saab, “National Interest”
# The Turkish Foreign Minister says Iran is ready to cut a deal
# The U.S. Navy says Iran is preparing “suicide boats

Afghanistan/Pakistan
# “Hardnews (In.)” interviews Imran Khan
# Yousaf Reza Gilani has been charged with contempt
# Casualties are higher for contractors than for soldiers in Afghanistan

Broadcast Region
# “AFP” reports on guns and fighters moving from Iraq to Syria
# Michael Dobbs tracks the Srebrenica massacre
# Nathan Hamm on the SNB in Uzbekistan

Of Interest
# ”The Ethics of Internet Piracy” – Peter Singer, “Project Syndicate”
# Osama bin Laden reportedly told his kids to go get an education in America

U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
# “Obama, Explained” – James Fallows, “The Atlantic”
# “Why The World Needs America” – Robert Kagan, “The Wall Street Journal”
# The “PBS Newshour” analysis of Shields and Brooks

Copyright © 2012, RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave., N.W. Washington DC 20036.

Source Article from http://www.rferl.org/content/off_mic_rundown_press_review/24481986.html

Web Statistics