Subject: Editors’ Picks, Presented by the NYU School of Professional Studies Center for Global Affairs: Russia's economy implodes; and Turkey's government Cassandra takes to Twitter
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Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 17:53:08 -0500 (EST)

FOREIGN POLICY'S TOP 5 READS
Tuesday, December 16

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#1 
PENNIES FOR PUTIN: Russia’s economy is imploding. Apple shut down the iTunes store, people are racing to buy washers and dryers, and there is little to Kremlin can do about it: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c72340h.43dg/VJCwNsPo-rO9stOeAa872 target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'>Read more</a>:
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c72340h.43dg/VJCwNsPo-rO9stOVA6375>

#2
Turkey’s &quot;Deep Throat&quot;: A mysterious Turkish Twitter user, who is believed to be an Erdogan insider, is earning a reputation for predicting government crackdowns: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c72340h.43dg/VJCwNsPo-rO9stOfA256d target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'>Read more</a>:
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c72340h.43dg/VJCwNsPo-rO9stOXA85f6>

#3
DOCTORS WITHOUT SCRUPLES: Why did the medical professionals of the CIA torture program break their oath to heal, and instead break men’s bodies and spirits? <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c72340h.43dg/VJCwNsPo-rO9stOhA1a00 target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'>Read more</a>: 
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c72340h.43dg/VJCwNsPo-rO9stOZA4f27>

#4
New Kid on the Steppe: Worried about drug trafficking and enticed by potential trade, Kazakhstan is trying to improve its standing in the world by tackling Afghanistan after 2014: <a href='http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c72340h.43dg/VJCwNsPo-rO9stOiAbef5 target='_blank' style='font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#ea1414;text-decoration:none;font-size:15px;line-height:21px;'>Read more</a>:
<http://link.foreignpolicy.com/5253172ac16bcfa46f6bd4c72340h.43dg/VJCwNsPo-rO9stObAfd2f>

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