US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Panetta: Afghanistan Tops NATO Conference Topics - AFPS
Panetta: US, NATO Seek to End Afghan Combat Mission in 2013 - VOA
Panetta: US, Allies Will Shift Afghan Mission to Training Next Year - S&S
Panetta Says US Hopes to End Afghanistan Combat Mission in 2013 - WP
Panetta Says US to End Afghan Combat Role as Soon as 2013 - NYT
US and Allies Plan to Give Afghanistan Forces Lead Role in 2013 - LAT
US 'Will Cut' Afghan Role in 2013 - BBC
US Plans to Halt Afghan Combat Role Early - Reuters
NATO Ministers Mull Afghan Drawdown - AP
NATO Copes With Early French Afghan Withdrawal - VOA
Taliban Captives Dispute US View on Afghanistan War - NYT
Tighter Monitoring on Afghan Forces Planned After Attacks - S&S
Lawmakers Warn of Outcry Against Taliban Transfer - Reuters
Taliban Deny Ready for Afghan Peace Talks - AP
Inquiry Finds US Not to Blame for Australian Soldier's Death - S&S
Aussie Claim About Comrade's Afghan Death Rejected - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Panetta Suggests Earlier Afghan Withdrawal - WP opinion
Pakistan
Pakistan: 'No Hidden Agenda' in Afghanistan - VOA
Pakistan Denies Report of Taliban Links - WP
Pakistan Willing to Push Taliban to Make Peace - AP
Pakistan Willing to Push Afghan Militants to Pursue Peace - Reuters
Court to Charge Prime Minister With Contempt - NYT
Court Will Charge PM Gilani With Contempt - BBC
Supreme Court to Charge Pakistani PM With Contempt - AP
Pakistan Says PM Was Mailed Anthrax Spores - NYT
Syria
UN Calls for End to Syria Violence - VOA
Diplomats: Progress on Syria Resolution at UN - VOA
Diplomats at UN Haggle With Russia Toward a Compromise - NYT
'Progress Made' at UN Syria Talks - BBC
France Sees Possible UN Deal on Syria Next Week - Reuters
Russia Holds Firm Against Military Intervention in Syria - LAT
Russia Says Will Veto 'Unacceptable' Syria Resolution - Reuters
Soldier Says Syrian Atrocities Forced Him to Defect - NYT
Against Syrian Anger, Assad's Sect Feels Fear - Reuters
Syrian Refugees Struggle in Squalid Conditions on Lebanese Border - VOA
Russia’s Bad Bet on Syria - NYT editorial
Iran
UN Nuclear Experts Plan Another Visit to Tehran - VOA
UN-Iran Talks Yield Further Meetings - WP
UN Positive About Iranian Talks - BBC
Feinstein Offers Peek at US-Israeli Talks on Iran - WP
India Delegation to Go to Iran to Boost Oil Exports - Reuters
Iran Warns Currency Speculators - WP
Israel's Profound Choice on Iran - LAT opinion
Iraq
Al-Qaida Claims Attack on Iraqi Government Center - AP
Iraq Executions Despite UN Rebuke - BBC
Iraq Executes 17 After UN Rebuke - Reuters
Iraq Court Agrees Execution of Baghdad Church Attackers - Reuters
Egypt
At Least 73 Killed in Egypt Soccer Riot - VOA
Egyptians to Protest Lack of Security Following Soccer Disaster - VOA
Egypt's Army, Police Blamed for Deadly Soccer Riot - AP
Egypt Mourns Football Clash Dead - BBC
New Hope for Egypt’s Journalist - WP
Twitter Users Share Suspicions About Deadly Violence - LAT
How Allies Can Help Egypt Get Back on Its Feet - NYT opinion
Israel / Palestinians
UN Chief Urges Israeli 'Goodwill' - BBC
UN Chief Tells Palestinians State Long Overdue - LAT
Palestinians Hurl Slippers at Visiting UN Chief - AP
Israelis Decry Palestinian Praise of Killer - AP
Turkey and Hamas Grow Close - AP
Israel: Netanyahu Primary Win Prelude to Early Vote - WP
Middle East
Tense Bahrain Under Spotlight Again Over Uprisings - Reuters
Kuwait Opposition Seen Making Gains in Snap Election - Reuters
Kidnapped Aid Workers Released in Yemen, 5 Militants Dead - Reuters
US Department of Defense
Chairman Notes Transition Challenges in Years Ahead - AFPS
DOD Urges Troops, Civilians to Watch for Human Trafficking - AFPS
USS Essex Unable to Fulfill Mission for 2nd Time in 7 Months - S&S
Transport Vessel Isn’t Being Made SEAL Mothership - Bloomberg
Engineers Create 'Self-Guided' Bullet for Military Machine Guns - AP
United States
ACLU Sues for Drone Attack Records - WP
Where the National Security Debate Could Become Interesting - WP opinion
America's Waning Influence - LAT opinion
Canada
US, Canada Expand Joint Planning, Operational Options - AFPS
Africa
Nigeria Holds Boko Haram Militant Spokesman - BBC
Nigerians Mourn Christmas Victims - BBC
UN Chief Calls for Calm in Senegal - VOA
Deadly Clashes Over Senegal Poll - BBC
DRC: Kabila Party Loses Seats, Retains Majority - VOA
Congo Leader's Party Loses 45 Percent of Its Seats - AP
UK Appoints Ambassador to Somalia - AP
Americas
Mexican General Is Charged in Killings and Abuses - NYT
US Missionaries Slain in Mexico - BBC
2 US Missionaries Slain at Ransacked Mexico Home - AP
Mexico: Juarez Police Leave Their Homes After 5 Are Slain - AP
Deadly Bomb Attack on Colombia Police - BBC
Colombia Hostage Delay Condemned - BBC
Colombia Capital Tries Trial Ban on Guns in Public - AP
UK-Argentina Tension Builds Over Falkland Islands - WT
Bolivia Protest Revives Road Row - BBC
China Plants Bitter Seeds in South American Farmland - WT
Haiti’s Judicial Travesty - WP editorial
Asia Pacific
Chinese Say 'Trained Separatists' Responsible for Tibetan Violence - VOA
Residents Vote in Chinese Village at Center of Protest - NYT
Abduction of 29 Chinese Workers in Sudan Stirs Criticism of Beijing - WP
Japan Protests to China Over Undersea Gas Drilling - AP
New Name for South Korea Ruling Party - BBC
South Korean Indicted Over Twitter Posts From North - NYT
North Korea Renews Demands for Improved Relations With South - NYT
N. Korea Demands Preconditions for Talks With South - AP
To Sell New Leader, North Korea Finds Mirror Is Handy - NYT
Power Cuts Pitch North Korea Capital into Darkness - Reuters
Al-Qaeda Linked Militants Killed in Philippines - BBC
Philippines: 3 Most-Wanted Terror Leaders Killed - AP
Asian Nations Spending to Reduce Costs of Disastrous Floods - VOA
Europe
Merkel in China on Eurozone Talks - BBC
Russia: A Throwback to Soviet Vitriol - WP
Greeks Unsettled by Europe’s Demands - WP
Germany Intel Agency Criticized for Spying on Lawmakers - LAT