THEORY AND NATURE OF WAR

Counterinsurgency and Constitutional Design - Harvard Law Review
Political Maneuver in Counterinsurgency - David Betz, Kings of War
Kilcullen on Political Manuever and COIN - Abu Muqawama, Abu Muqawama
Country Roads - Donkeys or Trucks? - Peter Marton, My State Failure
Strange Benefits of Paving Afghanistan - Joshua Foust, Registan
Kilcullen Returns to SWJ Blog - Mark Safranski, Zenpundit

IRAQ

Sadr Extends Cease-Fire - Amit Paley, Washington Post
Sadr Tells Followers to End Fighting - Alissa Rubin, New York Times
Sadr Calls Militia off Iraqi Forces - Deborah Haynes, London Times
Sadr Says Truce Still Stands - Alexandra Zavis, Los Angeles Times
Iranian Arms Aid 'Visible' in Basra - Sara Carter, Washington Times
Questions Linger on Scope of Iran’s Threat - New York Times
US Military Steps up Criticism of Iran - Julian E. Barnes, Los Angeles Times
Bringing Iraqis to the Table - Charles Sennott, Boston Globe
Turkish Planes, Artillery Bomb Kurdish Rebels - Suzan Fraser, Associated Press
Role of ‘Sons of Iraq’ in Improving Security - Greg Bruno, Council on Foreign Relations
A House of Tribes for Iraq - Karasik and Schbley, Washington Post opinion
"Men in Black" Vanish and People Emerge - Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club
Iran "Calibrates" its War in Iraq - Merv Benson, PrairiePundit
New Iranian Arms Found in Iraq - Merv Benson, PrairiePundit
To the Brink in Iraq - Dr. iRack, Abu Muqawama
Maliki Offers Sadr an Out: Disarm Mahdi Army - Bill Roggio, The Long War Journal
Sadr Calls for Freeze in Fighting - Bill Roggio, The Long War Journal

AFGHANISTAN / PAKISTAN TRIBAL AREAS

Afghan Leader Criticizes US on Conduct of War - Carlotta Gall, New York Times
Luck of the Irish Saved Afghan Patrol - Michael Evans, London Times
Taliban Hamper Dam Project - Associated Press
Khalilzad: Not a Candidate for Afghan Prez - Warren Strobel, Nukes and Spooks
Talking with the Gunner - David Wood, Military Watch
Images from Afghanistan - Will Hartley, Insurgency Research Group

THE LONG WAR

'Jihadist' Booted from Government Lexicon - Matthew Lee, Associated Press
US Kills Jihadists with Stroke of Pen - James Joyner, Outside the Beltway
To Name An Enemy - Marvin Hutchens, Threats Watch
‘Top al-Qaeda Agent’ Lives Openly in UK - Sean O’Neill, London Times
When 'Inevitable' Isn't Inevitable - James Loy, Washington Times opinion

US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Dissent in the Army - Phillip Carter, Intel Dump
Navy Will Stand Up 4th Fleet - Galrahn, Information Dissemination
Pentagon Suspends Briefings for Analysts - David Barstow, New York Times
Peters on "Gates's Grand Slam" - Steve Schippert, NR The Tank
The Last of America's Army in Vietnam - Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club

AFRICA

Mugabe Opponents Seized in Police Raid - Washington Post
Zimbabwe Rounds Up Opposition Members - Celia Dugger, New York Times
Zimbabwe Spirals Into Chaos - Geoff Hill, Washington Times
UN Move on Robert Mugabe - Bone and Walker, London Times
Zimbabwe Opposition Retains Gains - BBC News
Zimbabwe Forces Arrest Hundreds - Peta Thornycroft, London Daily Telegraph
Congo: Army, Former Militia Allies Fight - Associated Press

AMERICAS

Colombia's Congress Crippled by Militia Scandal - Associated Press
A New Ecuador - Los Angeles Times editorial

ASIA

Accusing N. Korea May Stall Nuclear Pact - Kessler and Wright, Washington Post
N. Korea Rejects S. Korea Liaison Office Proposal - Associated Press
Bush Gets Real on North Korea - Boston Globe editorial
Pyongyang and Damascus - Washington Times editorial
Yielding To N. Korea Too Often - Lord and Gelb, Washington Post opinion
Beijing Agrees to Tibet Talks - Rowan Callick, The Australian
China to Meet With Dalai Lama's Emissary - Jill Drew, Washington Post
Laos: Deadly Harvest of Cluster Bombs - Richard Lloyd Parry, London Times
E. Timor Rebel 'Ready to Give Up' - BBC News
Esteem for US Rises in Asia - Greg Sheridan, The Australian opinion
Last Breakfast in Cambodia - Sichan Siv, New York Times opinion
New Urgency in Burma - Green and Schiffer, Boston Globe opinion

MIDDLE EAST

US Weighing Readiness for Action Against Iran - Ann Scott Tyson, Washington Post
Chiefs Get Ready for Attack on Iran - Merv Benson, PrairiePundit
Polling Stations Quiet in Iran - Nazila Fathi, New York Times
Iran Hardliners Strengthen Hold - BBC News
Gunman Kills 2 at Israel Industrial Park - Richard Boudreaux, Los Angeles Times
Pyongyang and Damascus - Washington Times editorial
The Syrian Nuclear Program - Richard Fernandez, The Belmont Club
Axis of Evil - Jules Crittenden, Forward Movement
Israel's Right to Defend - Beres and Ben-Israel, Washington Times opinion

SOUTH ASIA

Sri Lanka Blames Rebels in Bomb Attack - Associated Press
Former Rebels to Dominate Nepal Congress - Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

RECOMMENDED READING

UK CT & COIN Features - Will Hartley, Insurgency Research Group
Kilcullen Returns to SWJ Blog - Mark Safranski, Zenpundit