IRAQ

Iraqi Delegation in Iran on Shiite Issue - Ali Akbar Dareini, Associated Press
Iraq Presents Proof of Iranian Meddling - Khalid al-Ansary, Reuters
Patience Wears Thin at Baghdad Checkpoint - Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times
US Forces Kill 8 Shiite Militants - Selcan Hacaoglu, Associated Press
Fighter Pilots Contend with Crowded Airspace - Sebastian Abbot, Associated Press
The Truth About Iraq's Casualty Count - Max Boot, Wall Street Journal opinion
How Much Did Rumsfeld Know? - Time Book Excerpt (LTG Sanchez)
The Insurgent as Counterinsurgent - Spencer Ackerman, Washington Independent
Sanchez Blames Adminstration - Jonathan Landay, Nukes and Spooks
Spinning Iraq - New York Times editorial
ISF Order of Battle - D.J. Elliott, The Long War Journal
Senate: Make Iraq Pay for Sons of Iraq - Marc Lynch, Abu Aardvark
Senate Plays Chicken with Sons of Iraq - Dr. iRack, Abu Muqawama
Peace Partnership - Jules Crittenden, Forward Movement
A War of Proxy Wars - Galrahn, Information Dissemination
Iraqi Delegations States its Case - Dr. iRack, Abu Muqawama
Hillary’s Iraq - Abe Greenwald, Contentions

AFGHANISTAN / PAKISTAN TRIBAL AREAS

Pentagon Considers Adding Forces - Meyers and Shanker, New York Times
US Weighs Thousands More Troops - Reuters
The Yanks are Coming - Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney Morning Herald
Day of Skirmishing for Marines - Jason Straziuso, Associated Press
On the Border, US Troops Await the Rockets - Luke Baker, Reuters
Canada Reaches Out to Taliban - Graeme Smith, Globe and Mail
Corruption Eats Away at Afghan Government - Doug Saunders, Globe and Mail
Doing Good More Perilous Than Ever - Anna Husarska, Los Angeles Times opinion
Ban on Soap Operas Recalls Taliban Days - Harry Sterling, Toronto Star opinion
Observing 24th MEU Offensive - Galrahn, Information Dissemination

IRAN

West Offers Iran 'Refreshed' Deal - Nicholas Kralev, Washington Times
Major Powers Offer Iran New Incentives - Jordan and Wright, Washington Post
Iran to be Offered Incentives - Los Angeles Times

THE LONG WAR

Hybrid Wars - Greg Grant, Government Executive
Diplomacy: What is it Good For - Matthew Yglesias, The Atlantic
'Over the Horizon' Counterterrorism - Washington Post editorial
Diplomacy As Coercion - James Joyner, Outside the Beltway
US Rejects Canadian's 'Child Soldier' Defense - Jane Sutton, Reuters
Close Gitmo, Open the National Security Court - Max Boot, Contentions
Gut Check for the "Close Guantanamo" Crowd - Jeffrey Breinholt, Counterterrorism
Memos Curtailing Speech in War on Terror - Steven Emerson, Counterterrorism
Somalia Air Strike Draws Counter Attack - David Axe, Danger Room
Increasing Maritime Attacks off HOA - J. Peter Pham, The Tank

US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Sgt. Merlin German, 1985-2008 - New York Post editorial
Saluting Wounded Warriors - Phillip Carter, Intel Dump
COIN Roundatable - Uncle Jimbo, Blackfirve
USS Independence, LCS 2, Launched! - Pinch, Blackfive

US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

Spying Gets Older and Wiser - James Bamford, Sydney Morning Herald
Proactive Cyber-Security Role for Spy Agencies - Brian Krebs, Washington Post

AFRICA

Opposition Fury, Mugabe Gets 2nd Chance - Catherine Philp, London Times
Zimbabwe Voting Results Will Force Leadership Runoff - Washington Post
Zimbabwe Calls for Runoff - Celia Dugger, New York Times
Zimbabwe Results Call for Presidential Runoff - Robyn Dixon, Los Angeles Times
EU Troops Searching Chad for Aid Worker's Killers - Associated Press

AMERICAS

Cuba Lifts Ban on Home Computers - Michael Voss, BBC News
Colombian Police Catch Drug Kingpin - BBC News
Mexico: Violence Breaks Out Again - Jay Fraser, Threats Watch

ASIA PACIFIC

PRC Nuke Subs Prompt 'Cold War' Warning - Thomas Harding, London Daily Telegraph
Dalai Lama's Envoys Heading to China - Jill Drew, Washington Post
Tibetan Envoys Head to China - Somini Sengupta, New York Times
China to Meet Dalai Lama's Envoys on Tibet - Barbara Demick, Los Angeles Times
Beijing Caves - Sophie Richardson, Wall Street Journal opinion
Asia Fears Rudd's China Fixation - Greg Sheridan, The Australian
Thai Cartel Outrages Rice Consumers - Carl Mortished, London Times
Jakarta, US at Odds Over 'Spy' Lab - Stephen Fitzpatrick, The Australian
SE Asia to Cooperate over Food Security - Gde Anugrah Arka, Reuters
Fiji Condemned for Media Crackdown - Dodd and Alford, The Australian
Fiji Deports Australian Publisher - BBC News
UN Calls for Fair Burmese Ballot - BBC News
Burma's Bogus Constitution - Boston Globe editorial

EUROPE

EU Plans International Embassies - Bruno Waterfield, London Daily Telegraph
Court Challenge to EU Referendum - BBC News

MIDDLE EAST

Israel’s Tactics Thwart Attacks, With Trade-Off - Isabel Kershner, New York Times
Israel Clears Army in 5 Gaza Deaths - New York Times
Israel Told to Halt W. Bank Settlement - David Blair, London Daily Telegraph
Palestinian Recruits Hit Streets Unprepared - Witte and Knickmeyer, Washington Post
Call to Arabs on Palestinian Aid - BBC News
12 Killed in Bombing at Yemeni Mosque - Robert Worth, New York Times
Yemeni Troops Clash with Rebels - Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press

SOUTH ASIA

Deal Struck on Pakistan Judges - Candace Rondeaux, Washington Post
Agreement Will Restore Judges in Pakistan - Massod and Gall, New York Times
Musharraf Set to Block Judges' Return - Bruce Loudon, The Australian
30 Rebels Killed in Sri Lanka - Associated Press
US in Contact with Nepal Maoists - BBC News

WORLD

Socialism on the March - Gordon Chang, Contentions

UNITED NATIONS

Reports Fault U.N. Watchdog Unit - Colum Lynch, Washington Post
Security Council to Tour Africa in June - Reuters
World Food Body Defends Fund Plea - Betsy Pisik, Washington Times
UN Urges Biofuel Investment Halt - BBC News

RECOMMENDED READING

Professional Reading List Discussion Guides - Marine Corps Gazette
Links I Like - Chris Blattman, Chris Blattman
Worth Reading - Matt Armstrong, MountainRunner
UK CT & COIN Features - Will Hartley, Insurgency Research Group