Israeli Military Selling More Drones To Turkey Despite Political Problems
Despite the souring of relations between Israel and Turkey since the May 31 Mavi Marmara flotilla incident, Israel still plans to honor a contract to send four Heron drone airplanes to Turkey in August in what might be the last big military equipment sale between the two countries.

Elie Wiesel Pleads With Russian Government For Khodorkovsky’s Freedom
Nobel Peace laureate Elie Wiesel has launched a global campaign to free imprisoned Russian oil magnate Mikhail Khodorkovsky, whom he calls a "political prisoner." RFE/RL Russian Service correspondent Elena Vlasenko spoke to Wiesel about the case and the state of human rights in Russia.

EU Meeting Comes at Critical Time for Turkey’s Membership Bid
The first visit to Turkey by European Union foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton begins Tuesday. As the nation's bid to join the bloc is on the verge of collapse in the face of strong opposition by some EU members, some question whether Turkey is turning its back on Europe. The Turkish EU meeting comes at a critical time for Turkey's membership bid.

Why The Russia Spy Story Really Matters
Gregory Feifer
Invisible ink, instructions concealed in images posted on the Internet, a laptop in a Barnes & Noble flashing messages to a passing van: the high-tech spycraft used by the 10 now-confessed Russian intelligence agents arrested last month intrigue us because it rings of good old spy fiction -- and the exchange of the spies for four Russians convicted of spying for the West only adds to that feeling -- but it's less astounding than the farce.

The New Start Treaty: Time for a Careful Look
Jon Kyl
Hearings to ratify the nuclear arms treaty with Russia known as New Start are now underway in the Senate. To win the 67 votes needed to ratify it, President Obama is going to have to do more than defend the provisions of this one document. New Start, signed by the president in April, is more than a stand-alone treaty: It is an important element of Mr. Obama's overall plan for maintaining a credible U.S. nuclear capability.

Russian Entrepreneurs On Edge Over Spiraling Police "Repression"
Vladimir Romanov looks forward to celebrating his company's birthday later this month. The small family start-up he created a decade ago has since grown into a sprawling business with more than 300 employees. Today, the firm provides mobile-phone services and leases payment terminals from a dozen offices across Russia.

UN Holds Emergency Session On Kosovo
The UN Security Council held an emergency session to discuss the security situation in Kosovo, after a blast last week in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica left one person dead. Serbian President Boris Tadic told the UN Security Council that the July 2 explosion was "unprovoked violence" and a "flagrant act of terror."

Turkish Internet Bans Dismay EU Advocates
It was meant to herald the start of an epic democratic odyssey that would see Turkey easing censorship and free-speech restrictions and result in it joining the European Union. Instead -- five years after the opening of membership talks -- the country finds itself increasingly stigmatized as an enemy of the Internet after a wave of website bans that has prompted dismayed supporters of its EU aspirations to draw comparisons with Iran and China.