The French referendum cast a dark shadow over the Brussels summit.

ECONOMIST: The European Union

But the Jan. 17 attack on the Bolshoi Ballet's artistic director, Sergei Filin, who had sulphuric acid thrown in his face and eyes outside his home, has cast a dark shadow on that ideal.

WSJ: Protecting Ballet's Global Reach

It has also scuttled chunks of the intelligence edifice that cast a long, dark shadow over its smaller neighbour.

ECONOMIST: Lebanon and its media