In the November 4 edition of The Washington Post, an op-ed by columnist Charles Krauthammer: "Final days, awful choice"

In the same issue, an op-ed by columnist David Ignatius: "Russia may be wounded, but it can still bite"

In the November 4 edition of the Hungarian weekly Élet és Irodalom, an op-ed by István Dobozi: "Nobel: már nincs meglepetés"

Also, an English summary of the op-ed: "Nobel Prize: No surprises anymore"