US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
US Department of Defense
Obama Unveils Strategy for Smaller, Agile Future US Military - VOA
Smaller Military, Narrower Capabilities Highlight Strategy Review - S&S
Obama Describes Refocused Strategy for Leaner Military - NYT
Obama Plans a Leaner, Cheaper Military - WP
President Obama Calls for Leaner Military - LAT
New Defense Strategy Sets Obama's Gaze on Asia - AP
Obama: Future Force Will be Smaller, Agile, Ready - AFPS
Sept. 11 Case a Litmus Test for Military Commissions - NPR
Court-martial to Begin for Marine in Iraqi Killings - LAT
Rules Restrict Political Activity by DOD Personnel - AFPS
A Leaner Pentagon - NYT editorial
America's New Lean Fighting Machine - LAT editorial
One War at a Times - WP opinion
Cuts Threaten the Military - WP opinion
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Closes Firm Providing Security - NYT
Karzai Demands Afghan Control Over Biggest Military Prison - WP
Karzai Calls for Coalition to Cede Control of Afghan Prisoners - NYT
NATO: 5 Troops Killed in South Afghanistan - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Pakistan
Senators: Stop Harassing Former Pakistan Envoy - WP
Iran
Iran’s Sense of Gloom Contrasts with US Hope - WP
Iran Responds With Anger to Proposals by Europe - NYT
Screws Tighten on Iran as Big Buyers Shun Its Oil - Reuters
EU Governments Consider Delay on Any Iran Oil Ban - Reuters
EU Officials Try to Agree on Iran Oil Embargo - AP
Iran to Hold New Naval Exercises - AP
UK Signals Ready to Use Force to Keep Strait Open - Reuters
Analysis: Iran Could Close Hormuz, but Not for Long - Reuters
Iran Under Pressure - WP opinion
Syria
Hundreds Tortured in Syria, Human Rights Group Says - NYT
Qatar Asks UN to Help Monitors in Syria - LAT
Qatar Says Arab Monitors in Syria Made Mistakes - AP
Syrian Media Awaken Despite Risks - Reuters
Deadly Explosion in Damascus, Says Syria State TV - BBC
Explosion Targets Police Bus in Damascus - AP
Suicide Bomber Kills Several in Damascus - Reuters
Iraq
Political Role for Militants Worsens Fault Lines in Iraq - NYT
Scores Dead as Bombings Shake Iraq During Political Crisis - VOA
Explosions Across Iraq Kill Dozens Amid Political Crisis - NYT
Bombs Targeting Iraqi Shiites Kill 72 - WP
Iraq Bombings Targeting Shiites Kill 71 - LAT
Iraq Bombings Leave Scores Dead - BBC
Bombs Target Iraqi Shi'ites, Kill at Least 73 - Reuters
Iraq Militia Says Kidnapped Briton Killed in Escape - Reuters
Egypt
US Pro-Democracy Policy Faces First Major Test with Islamists - WP
Prosecution Demands Death Penalty for Egypt's Mubarak - VOA
Prosecutors in Egypt Call for Mubarak to Be Hanged - NYT
Death Penalty Sought for Mubarak - WP
Middle East / North Africa
Israel, Palestinians to Meet on Monday, U.S. Says - Reuters
Former Israeli Premier Is Indicted on Bribery Charge - NYT
Israel Plans New Rules on Exchange of Prisoners - NYT
12 Israeli Settlers Banned from West Bank - WP
Eighteen Militants, 4 Troops Killed in Yemen Clashes - Reuters
UN Criticizes Sharp Rise in Saudi Executions - AP
Libyan Soldiers Demand Salaries - Reuters
United States
Recent Fights in Congress Could Be Just Warm-Ups - NYT
Rule Would Let Undocumented Stay in US During Application - LAT
Easier Route to Green Card to Be Proposed for Some - NYT
Foreign Money Swaying US Voters? - NYT opinion
United Kingdom
Britain and US to Scale Down Military Capability Due to Debt Crisis - TG
Bomb Defused Under Soldier's Car in Northern Ireland - Reuters
UK PM David Cameron Criticizes 'The Iron Lady' - AP
Africa
Accounts Emerge in South Sudan of 3,000 Deaths in Ethnic Violence - NYT
Deadly Shooting at Nigeria Church - BBC
Gunmen Kill 6 in Nigeria Church Attack - Reuters
Q&A: Zimbabwe's 'Cold War, Which Is a Racial War' - VOA
In New Control Over Diamonds, Smugglers Pay in Mozambique - NYT
Somalia: Ethiopian Troops 'to Hand Over to AU Force' - BBC
Kenya Seizes Explosive Equipment Near Somali Border - Reuters
Americas
Migrants’ New Paths Reshaping Latin America - NYT
Mexico Turns Up the Heat on Drug Lord Guzman - Reuters
Police Detain 20 in Deadly Mexico Prison Riot - AP
Guatemalan Judge Suspends Trial Against Ex-Leader - AP
Asia Pacific
China Must Assert Itself Despite New US Strategy - Reuters
US Asks China to Press N. Korea To Avoid Military Provocations - NYT
US and S. Korea Discuss Leadership Change in N. Korea - AP
Sometimes, It's a Crime to Praise Pyongyang - NYT
Tax Case Against China's Ai Weiwei to Get Review - AP
Kidnappings Point to Security Breakdown in Southern Philippines - NYT
Britain's Hague Says Burma Needs More Reforms - AP
Burma's Suu Kyi, UK's Hague in Tune on Sanctions - Reuters
Europe
Ex-Chief of Turkish Army Arrested in Widening Case Alleging Coup Plot - NYT
Turkey's Ex-army Chief Arrested - BBC
Turkish Ex-Army Chief Held in Jail - Reuters
Turkey: Ex-Military Chief Arrested Over Plot - AP
German President Retreats on Openness - NYT
Ex-Minister Urges Russian Parliamentary Vote Rerun - AP
South Asia