Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
As Drawdown Nears, Afghans Have Little Faith in Own Security Forces - S&S
Allen Congratulates New US Ambassador to Afghanistan - AFPS
Officials Try to Find Out if Boy, 11, is Suicide Bomber - S&S
2 New Zealand Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan - AP
Key Afghanistan Ministers 'Fired' - BBC
Two Top Afghan Security Ministers Face Dismissal - NYT
Afghan Parliament Votes to Oust Key Ministers - AP
Looted Afghan Artifacts Returned - BBC
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
The War the Candidates Forgot - WP opinion
The Forgotten Afghan War - WP opinion
Soccer or Civil War? - WP opinion
Afghan Aid Not a Road to Nowhere - WP opinion
Pakistan
Pakistan Accuses Afghanistan of Backing Taliban Enemy - Reuters
Pakistan: Main NATO Supply Route Reopens - AP
Pakistan Army Jails Top Officers - BBC
Police: Bomb Kills 3 in Southwest Pakistan - AP
Pakistan Police Parade Naked Pair - BBC
Pakistan Revels in Boast of Water-Run Car - NYT
Syria
State Department and Pentagon Plan for Post-Assad Syria - NYT
Intensified Fighting Reported in Battles for Damascus and Aleppo - NYT
Scores Killed as War Shakes Syrian Capital - WP
Syrian Forces Push for Control of Damascus, Aleppo - VOA
Fighting Intensifies in Aleppo - BBC
Attention in Syria Shifts to Aleppo - WP
Assad's Forces Pound Rebel Stronghold in Aleppo - Reuters
Fighting Could Redraw Political Boundaries - VOA
As Syrian War Roils, Sectarian Unrest Seeps Into Turkey - NYT
Clinton Going to Turkey for Syria Talks - AP
Syrian Regime Pleads with Russia for Economic Aid - AP
Iranian Pilgrims Kidnapped in Syria - WP
Militant Group Claims Kidnap, Killing of Syrian TV Presenter - Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Eye on Iran and Syria, Israel Hardens Missile Shield - Reuters
Iran Tests Missile with New Guidance System - VOA
Iran Says Test-Firing of Missile a Success - AP
In Iraq, Symbols of War, and of Joy - WP
Palestinians: Abbas to Move on UN Membership Bid in September - AP
Israel Sees UN Majority for Palestine Status Upgrade - Reuters
Yemen Suicide Attacker Kills 30 - BBC
Yemen: Toll from Funeral Bombing More than 30 - AP
Saudi Arabia Soldier 'Killed by Gunmen' - BBC
Egypt's President Asserts Authority, Defends Army - AP
Riot Leaves an Egyptian Village Without Christians - AP
Egypt Demands Release of Guantanamo Detainee - WP
Morocco Olympic Head Arrest Urged - BBC
Meshing Realism and Idealism in Middle East - WP opinion
Israel’s Fading Democracy - NYT opinion
US Department of Defense
Panetta Asks Board to Review Military Justice in Deployed Areas - AFPS
Additional Firefighting Aircraft Head to Rocky Mountain Region - AFPS
United States
NASA Announces Plans to Launch Astronauts From US - VOA
World
Google Project Shows Scale of Global Small Arms ‘Ecosystem’ - S&S
Africa
Clinton in Kenya to Push for Democracy - VOA
Clinton Warns Kenya on Repeat of 2007 Vote Chaos - AP
Clinton Offers Stern Advice in S. Sudan - WP
Clinton to Urge Somali Leaders to Complete Transition on Time - VOA
Two Sudans Reach Deal on Fees for Oil Pipelines - NYT
Sudan and South Sudan in Oil Deal - BBC
Health Situation In South Sudan Refugee Camps Alarming - VOA
Deadly Attack Off Nigeria Coast - BBC
Ivory Coast Truth Panel 'Not Working' - BBC
Americas
Acid Attacks in Colombia Reflect Rage - WP
Venezuela Heads to Practice Polls - BBC
Honduran Journalist Flees Attacks - BBC
Leader’s Torture in the ’70s Stirs Ghosts in Brazil - NYT
Major Brazil Bribery Trial Starts - BBC
Asia Pacific / Central
DOD Officials Detail Defense Posture in Asia-Pacific - AFPS
Asia-Pacific Focus Represents ‘Whole of Government’ Rebalance - AFPS
No Osprey Flights Until Japan Agrees on Safety, Says Panetta - AP
Panetta: Ospreys Key to Asia-Pacific Operations - AFPS
China Summons US Diplomat Over South China Sea Remark - S&S
China Calls in US Diplomat Over South China Sea - Reuters
UN Body Sends First Food Aid to Flood-Hit North Korea - VOA
North Korea to Receive Aid After Floods - Reuters
Burma Journalists Demand End to Censorship - AP
Australia, New Zealand to Re-establish Ties With Fiji Military - VOA
Uzbek Group Says Drone Killed Leader - NYT
Europe
Defense Minister: Germany Should Use Armed Drones - Reuters
Spain's PM Hints He Might Seek Economic Bailout - VOA
Al-Qaida Suspects Questioned in Spain - VOA
For Greece, Privatization a Tough Bet - WP
Serbia Law Reins in Central Bank - BBC
Tensions Rise as Turkey Continues Offensive Against PKK - VOA
Turkey: Clash with Kurdish Rebels Leaves 19 Dead - AP
Turkey Retires 'Coup' Generals - BBC
Turkey Retires Charged Commanders - NYT
South Asia