War Review Cites Strides, Less Confident of Governance - Washington Post
Intelligence Reports Offer Dim Views of Afghan War - New York Times
Classified Reports Counter Optimism on Afghan War - Los Angeles Times
White House: Afghan Review will Support July Drawdown - Associated Press
U.S. Officials See Progress, Problems in Afghan War - Associated Press
Taliban Down But Not Out In Afghanistan's Kandahar - Reuters
Holbrooke's Death Leaves Major Void in Afghan Strategy - Washington Post
Post-Holbrooke Question: 'What Now?' - New York Times
Holbrooke's Death Complicates Af-Pak Peace Efforts - Associated Press
Envoy Post to Remain After Holbrooke's Death - Voice of America
Suicide Attack Retaliation for Incursion into Taliban Heartland - Stars and Stripes
NATO Service Member Dies in Southern Afghanistan - Associated Press
Failure in Afghanistan Not an Option - Washington Times opinion
Vietnam Syndrome - Washington Times opinion
Pakistan
Mullen Meets With Pakistanis to Align Interests, Goals - AFPS
Mullen Expresses Impatience With Pakistan on Visit - New York Times
Top U.S. Officer: Pakistan Knows What We Want - Associated Press
Pakistan Islamic Party 'to Withdraw from Coalition' - BBC News
Islamic Party Quits Pakistan Government Over Minister - Reuters
Sacred Shi'ite Ritual Tests Pakistan's Security Resolve - Reuters
Iraq
Sunni-Backed Politician to Join Iraqi Government - Associated Press
Roadside Bombs Kills 3 And Wound 32 In Iraq - Reuters
Iraqi Shoe Thrower Signs His First Book in Beirut - Associated Press
Iran
Foreign Ministry Spokesman: No Change in Policy With Sacking of Mottaki - VOA
Iran President Faces Anger at Home Over Firing FM - Associated Press
Iran Says Bomb Kills Dozens Near Mosque - Associated Press
Korean Peninsula
South Korean Drills Draw More Threats from North Korea - Washington Post
South Korea Holds Nationwide Air Raid Drill - New York Times
S. Korea Stages Mass Evacuation Drill Amid Tension - Associated Press
North Korean Nuclear Ability Seen to Far Outpace Iran's - New York Times
Reports Suggest Additional N. Korea Nuclear Facilities - Voice of America
South Korea Suspects North Has More Uranium Sites - Reuters
North Korea Digging Tunnel For Spring Nuclear Test - Reuters
U.S. Envoy Calls Korean Peninsula Division a Tragedy - Associated Press
WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks, Round Three - Small Wars Journal (post-release - cutoff 10 Dec)
SWJ WikiLeaks Roundup - Small Wars Journal (pre-release)
Poll: Americans Say WikiLeaks Harmed Public Interest - Washington Post
WikiLeaks Founder Assange Granted Bail - Voice of America
WikiLeaks Founder Granted Bail, But Not Yet Freed - Washington Post
Wikileaks Founder Assange Bailed, But Release Delayed - BBC News
Court Grants Bail to WikiLeaks' Julian Assange - Reuters
Release on Bail of WikiLeaks Founder Is Delayed by Appeal - New York Times
Assange Granted Bail, but Sweden Appeals - CNN News
WikiLeaks Prompts Kenyan Leaders' Push for Recall of U.S. Envoy - VOA
U.S. Memos: Mubarak's Son as President Tough Sell - Associated Press
U.S. Department of Defense
Concern over Anti-satellite Weapons - The Economist
New Showdown: House Plans Vote on Military Gay Ban - Associated Press
Amos Suggests DADT Repeal Could Result in Casualties - Washington Post
Marine Commandant Concluded DADT Repeal May Risk Lives - Stars and Stripes
'Birther' Trial: Lakin Facing Jail Time for Guilty Plea - Stars and Stipes
Court Martial: Soldier Can't Present Photo of Dead Civilian - Associated Press
Air Force Blocks Media Sites, Including NYT - Wall Street Journal
Air Force Blocks Sites That Posted Secret Cables - New York Times
United States
World Reacts to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke's Death - Voice of America
World Pays Tribute to Holbrooke - BBC News
World Pays Tribute to Holbrooke: 'The Bulldozer' - Associated Press
Defense Leaders Pay Tribute to Holbrooke - AFPS
Mullen: Af-Pak Region Will Feel Loss of Holbrooke - AFPS
START Treaty Debate Looms - Washington Times
Blocked Bill May Weaken Armed Services Panels - Associated Press
18 from Colombian Rebel Group Charged in 2003 Kidnappings - Washington Post
U.S. Court Indicts Dutch FARC Rebel Tanja Nijmeijer - BBC News
VA Man Used Facebook to Threaten D.C. Area Bombings - Washington Post
United Kingdom
SAS Commander Resigned from Army over Defence Cuts - The Sun
Africa
Referendum on Oil-rich Sudan Province Likely Delayed - Washington Times
Sudan's Highest Court to Probe Vote Complaints - Reuters
Bombs Hit South Sudan Before Vote - Associated Press
Sudan Police Arrest Women Protesting at Flogging Video - Reuters
Pressure Mounts on Ivory Coast President to Step Down - VOA
Ivory Coast's Ouattara Steps Up Pressure on Rival - Associated Press
Ivory Coast's Ouattara Party Urges Street Action - Reuters
ICC Prosecutor to Name Suspects in Kenya Poll Violence - BBC News
ICC Prosecutor to Name Kenya Violence Suspects - Reuters
Kenya Braces for Violence After ICC Announcement - Associated Press
U.K., Canada: Kenya Must Sue for School-Fund Theft - Associated Press
Nigeria May Drop Bribery Charges Against U.S. Ex-VP - VOA
Under Pressure, Ethiopia Plans Crackdown on Baby Business - VOA
Americas and Caribbean
Politics Enables Mexican Fugitive to Defang a Law - New York Times
Mexican Border City Hits 3,000 Dead in Drug War - Associated Press
La Familia Party Leads Mexico Police to Nazario Moreno - BBC News
Mexican President: Party Led to Drug Lord's Demise - Associated Press
Mexico Marijuana Growers Learn New Tricks From U.S. - Reuters
Venezuela: Chavez Seeks Decree Powers for 1 Year - Associated Press
Chavez's Decree Move Enrages Foes in Venezuela - Reuters
Asia Pacific
10 Filipino Soldiers Killed by Rebels Before Truce - Associated Press
Europe
Raid on Islamic Groups in Germany - New York Times
German Police Raid Homes Linked to Islamist Groups - Associated Press
Sweden Probes Blasts, Seeks Links to Other Attacks - Reuters
U.K. Mosque: Stockholm Bomber Didn't Seem Violent - Associated Press
Legal Cases to Determine Russia's Future with the West - Washington Post
Russian Arms Sales to Reach $10 Billion This Year - Associated Press
President Medvedev Says Russia Must Plug Brain Drain - Reuters
Moscow Riot Police Deployed Amid Ethnic Tensions - Associated Press
Italy: Berlusconi Survives Vote of Confidence - New York Times
Italy: PM Berlusconi Survives Confidence Vote - Washington Post
Berlusconi Barely Wins Confidence Vote in Italy - Associated Press
Berlusconi Narrowly Survives Italy Confidence Vote - Reuters
Violence Erupts In Rome After Berlusconi Wins Vote - Reuters
Greece Paralyzed by General Strike Against Reforms - Associated Press
Turkey's Entry Bid Scores Mixed Points In E.U. Debate - Reuters
Kosovo: KLA Behind Deadly Human Kidney Trade - Associated Press
Kosovo Leader Was Criminal Mafia Boss - Reuters
Middle East
U.S. Envoy Meets Palestinian President - Voice of America
Envoy Says U.S. Committed to Palestinian State - Associated Press
Hamas Rally Celebrates 23rd Anniversary - Voice of America
Palestinian Kids Play Risky Game With Israel Police - Reuters
Bethlehem Tourism Swells as Violence Ebbs - Associated Press
Palestinian Firefighters Barred From Israeli Fete - Associated Press
Another Chance for Progress in the Middle East - Washington Post editorial
Palestinians Must End Cycle of Evasion - Los Angeles Times opinion
South Asia
Chinese Premier on Trust-Building Trip to India - Associated Press
China's Wen In India to Focus on Trade Despite Mistrust - Reuters