RFE/RL Headlines
12/1/2010 9:17:48 PM
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Features
WikiLeaks vs. U.S. Diplomacy
The online publication of secret U.S. diplomatic traffic is likely to make life harder for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her cohorts – at least in the short term. More 
U.S. Pact Could Turn Russia Into World's Nuclear Dump
While the U.S. Congress continues to scuffle over the START arms reduction treaty with Moscow, critics say another pending treaty could turn Russia into a nuclear wasteland. More 
Summit in Astana Seeks To Revitalize Role Of OSCE
World leaders are gathered in Kazakhstan's capital of Astana for a two-day summit aimed at revitalizing the role of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). Regional security issues -- from Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan to conflicts in the Caucasus -- top the agenda. More 
Afghans Get Another Day Off Each Week
The Afghan government says it will grant state workers an additional day off each week in an effort to reduce air pollution in the smog-choked capital. More 
Russian AIDS Activists Detained
Police in Moscow today detained 10 HIV-positive participants in an unsanctioned demonstration to mark World AIDS Day. More 
Iranian Activist Jailed For 10 Years
Iranian political activist Emad Bahavar has been sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of "assembly and conspiracy against national security," "spreading propaganda against the regime," and "insulting the supreme leader." More 
What We Should Know About The WikiLeaks Cables
WikiLeaks' slowly spilling flood of sensitive U.S. diplomatic cables has sparked a fierce debate around the world about not only the ethics of this leak, but its very value. One way to describe this situation: an epistemological quandary, i.e., we don't know what we should know. More 
Astana Under Wraps
With many world leaders and representatives in Astana for the 2010 OSCE summit, security in the Kazakh capital is extra tight. More 
Belarus In A Season of Democratic Vagaries
On Belarusian TV, we hear that the current head of state is a dictator, the national economy is in shambles, the country has had no real elections since time immemorial, and that President Alyaksandr Lukashenka is on the verge of fleeing to Venezuela. A joke? A showy way to commit mass suicide by the television management? No, elections. More 
The Dance Of The Dynamic Duo
The tandem dance continues. Before this week's state-of-the-nation address, Dmitry Medvedev looked presidential. Afterward, Vladimir Putin appeared to reassert his authority. If this all looks orchestrated, it is because it probably is. More 
Insurgents In Daghestan Threaten Further Strikes On Russian Targets
The man named three months ago as commander of the Daghestan sector of the North Caucasus insurgency has warned that his group will continue to "inflict horrors" on Russian territory -- an allusion to the suicide bombings in the Moscow subway in which 40 people were killed. More 
Hamid Karzai Addresses OSCE Conference In Kazakhstan
Full text and audio of Hamid Karzai's speech at the OSCE summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. More |
