Here is your R&D top five for January 6th:
Obama assails intelligence failures in Christmas incident from the Los Angeles Times
To rein in Al Qaeda in Yemen, Britain taps its colonial past from the Christian Science Monitor
Connecticut Sen. Christopher Dodd won’t seek reelection, will retire at end of term from the Washington Post
Central Asia: Migrants and the Economic Crisis from the International Crisis Group (remember to read the full report!)
Bye-bye, Dubai from Foreign Policy in Focus