US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Plan Would Reduce NATO Combat Role - NYT
US Troops to Shift to Advisory Role in Afghanistan - LAT
Panetta Arrives in Afghanistan to Assess Progress - AFPS
Panetta in Afghanistan, Calls 2011 a 'Turning Point' - VOA
Panetta in Kabul as US Ties with Pakistan Erode - AP
Allen Cites Time of Optimism in Afghanistan - AFPS
Allen: Politics Won't Determine Afghan Drawdown - Reuters
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Pakistan
US Looks to Mend Ties with Pakistan - WP
US Freezes $700m in Pakistan Aid - BBC
US and Pakistan Move to Impose Financial Penalties on One Another - TT
US Move to Hold Aid Strains Ties With Pakistan - Reuters
Panetta: Stable Pakistan Relationship Critical to Afghanistan Success - AFPS
Strained Ties with Pakistan Hinder Panetta - AP
NATO: Pakistan Talking Again to US-led Coalition - AP
Pakistan Says Trust in US Evaporating - UPI
New Laws Protect Women from Abuse in Pakistan - AP
Associate: Pakistan President Had 'Mini-Stroke' - AP
Pakistan Police Rescue 54 Chained Students from Madrassa - LAT
Police Rescue Students from 'Torture Dungeon' in Karachi - TT
Pakistani Police Rescue 54 Chained Students From Madrassa - Reuters
Pakistani Democracy Headed for Life Support - UPI opinion
Iraq
US Troops Scramble to Hand Off Last-Minute 'Details' to Iraqis - CSM
US Leaving Iraqi Comrades-in-Arms in Limbo - NYT
Invasion, Fallout Changed US and Iraq - WP
What Iraqis Think of American Withdrawal in Baghdad - NYT
Iraqi PM Urges US Firms to Help Rebuild Country - VOA
Iraq PM Calls for US Investment - BBC
Iraq's Oil Police Gear Up for Attacks as US Withdraws - Reuters
Iraqi Air Force Moves Ahead with Fighter Squadron as US Exits - S&S
NATO to End Iraqi Training Mission Dec. 31 - UPI
Iraqi’s US Visit Stirs ‘Grave Concern’ - WT
Iraq after US Pullout: Not a Doomsday Scenario - CSM opinion
Iran
Leaders Defiant, But Iranians Fear War - WP
Expert: Preventing Iran’s Nuclear Goals Still Possible - WP
Iran Says It Will Not Return US Drone - VOA
Iran Rejects U.S. Request for Return of Drone - NYT
Iran Refuses to Return US Drone - BBC
Iran Wants US Apology Over Drone - WP
Iran Intelligence Chief on Rare Visit to Saudi Arabia - AP
Close the Strait of Hormuz - WT editorial
Syria
Syrian Defectors Kill 7 Security Force Members in Revenge Attack - VOA
Deadly Clashes Hit Northern Syria - BBC
UN Divisions Deepen as Death Toll Rises by 1,000 in Just 10 Days - TT
More Than 30 Are Killed as Sectarian Tensions Grow - NYT
The Free Syrian Army Mounts Force Against Assad - WP
Syria Death Toll Hits 5,000 as Insurgency Spreads - Reuters
Diplomats Distressed About Syrian Unrest - VOA
UN Human Rights Chief: Syria Should be Referred to ICC - FP
Assad's Days are Numbered, Rice Says - UPI
Syrian Blogger Faces Criminal Charges - AP
Syrian Alawite Figure Speaks Out Against Violence - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Beirut Bank Seen as a Hub of Hezbollah’s Financing - NYT
Palestinian Flag Raised over UNESCO HQ - VOA
Palestinian Flag Raised at UNESCO HQ - BBC
Israel Govt Adviser Doubts Hamas Control Over Gaza - Reuters
Radical Jewish Settlers Clash With Israeli Troops - NYT
Settlers Attack Israeli Soldiers - NYT
Arsonists Torch Jerusalem Mosque - AP
Yemen 'Set to Release Protesters' - BBC
Yemeni Police Arrest 6 Al-Qaida Militants - AP
Yemen Holds Six Al Qaeda Suspects - Reuters
Egypt Elections Enter Second Round - BBC
Egypt Set for Next Round of Elections - TT
Islamist Vision of 'Sin-Free' Tourism Raises Alarm in Egypt - LAT
Tribal Elders Broker End to Fighting in Libya Region - Reuters
'Beware The Arab Spring' - UPI opinion
Hezbollah’s Hypocritical Resistance - NYT opinion
Egypt’s Liberals Adrift - NYT opinion
International Criminal Court
Next ICC Prosecutor Warns Against Sex Crimes - AP
International Court of Justice
UN Elects 5th Member to International Court - AP
US Department of Defense
Congress Agrees on Pentagon Cuts - WP
Lawmakers Poised to Pass Bill Authorizing 1.6 Percent Pay Hike - S&S
Pentagon Report: Major Problems with F-35 Performance, Components - FWST
Quantico Training Boom Brings in More Marines - MCT
22nd Navy Commander Fired This Year - S&S
United States
US Probing Alleged Cyber-Attack Plot by Venezuela, Iran - WT
Federal Hiring of Veterans Reaches 20-Year High - AFPS
Homelessness Down Among US Veterans - S&S
Immigration Crackdown Also Snares Americans - NYT
With Port Actions, Occupy Oakland Tests Labor Leaders - NYT
Meddling with Terror Detainees - WP editorial
Don't let Voice of America Broadcasts Go Static - CSM opinion
Africa
US Defense Chief Says Djibouti is Key Counterterror Ally - VOA
Panetta Visits US Base in Djibouti - WP
Panetta Thanks Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa - AFPS
Kenyan Forces Pledge Further Push Into Somalia - AP
UN Commander Outlines Challenges in South Sudan - S&S
US Drone Crashes at Seychelles Airport - AP
Why Congo's Elections Matter So Much to Neighbors - CSM
East Congo Protesters Arrested - VOA
Congo President Rejects British MP Accusations of Mining Fraud - VOA
UN Chief Visits a Safer Somali Capital - CSM
ICC Judges Refer Malawi to UN - BBC
Mali Arrests French 'Kidnappers' - BBC
Americas
Mexico Says Captured Cartel Leader Had Arsenal - AP
Mexican Police: Weapons Found at Protest Site - AP
2 Students Dead in Clash with Mexico Police - LAT
Mexican Worshippers Underwhelmed by Papal Visit - AP
Why Venezuela is Key to Quashing the FARC - CSM
Venezuela: Gearing Up for Campaign, Chavez Boosts Spending - AP
Venezuela: 2 More Years of House Arrest for Anti-Chavez Judge - AP
Eight Charged in Siemens Argentina Case - BBC
18 Cubans Arrive to Honduras After 10 Days at Sea - AP
In Cuba, Old Clunkers and Soviet Cars Now for Sale - Reuters
One Village at a Time in Haiti - CSM
Asia Pacific
Japan to Pick Lockheed’s F-35 as New Stealth Fighter - WP
China Dispatches Largest Patrol Ship to East China Sea - TT
US Envoy: Better Ties With Burma No Threat to China - VOA
China 'Regrets' S. Korean Coast Guard Death - VOA
China Sets Prudent, Pro-Active Policies for 2012 - Reuters
China Dangles More Incentives Ahead of Taiwan Election - Reuters
China Executes About 4,000 People a Year - LAT
Philippines Arrests Former Official Accused of Election Fraud - NYT
Burma’s Lifeless Capital Stands Aloof, Surrounded by Poverty - NYT
Heir-Apparent's Hair's Apparent in North Korea Capital - Reuters
Political Impasse Leaves Papua New Guinea with 2 Governments - NYT
Papua New Guinea in Crisis Over Rival Leaders - AP
China’s Human Rights Regression - WT opinion
Europe
European Commission Chief Assails Britain Over Treaty Veto - NYT
Europe Tense Over British Veto at Summit - WP
UK Conservatives Take Poll Lead After EU Veto - Reuters
Thousands of Poles Protest Against New EU Treaty - Reuters
Medvedev Announces First Session of Russia's New Duma - VOA
Russian Journalists Axed After Tough Election Coverage - NYT
Russia: Anti-Putin Photo Not Tolerated - WP
US Senate Panel to Debate Bill on Russia Protests - WP
Russia’s Putin a Hero of Kosovo Serb Defiance - AP
France: De Villepin Plans to Challenge Sarkozy - NYT
4 Killed in Attack in Belgium - VOA
Deadly Attack Rocks Belgian City - BBC
Attack in Belgian City Leaves 5 Dead, 122 Wounded - AP
Grenade Attack on Belgian Bus Shelter Kills 4 - NYT
Man Throws Grenades and Fires on Shoppers in Liege, Belgium - LAT
Gunman Turns Belgian Christmas Market Into Bloodbath - Reuters
Italy: Gunman Kills 2 in Market in Florence - AP
Italian Kills Senegalese Traders - BBC
Italian Kills Two Africans in Apparent Racist Attack - Reuters
Swiss Charge Three in Nuclear Weapons Case - Reuters
French Prosecutors Seek Life for Carlos the Jackal - Reuters
South Asia
Decade Later, Security Top Notch in India's Parliament - NYT