Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Obama Praises Military, Highlights ‘New Chapter in Afghanistan’ - AFPS
Panetta Notes Afghanistan Progress in Wide-ranging Interview - AFPS
Panetta Notes Afghanistan Progress in Wide-ranging Interview - DEFPRO
US Frees Afghan Prisoners in Exchange for Pledges of Peace - WP
Congress' Intelligence Heads: Taliban Stronger - AP
Taliban on Their Heels, Pentagon Spokesman Says - AFPS
Insurgents’ Homemade Bombs Are Increasingly Duds - DR
Marine Corps Shifting Mission Focus in Afghanistan - MCT
US Abandons Consulate Site in Afghanistan, Citing Security Risks - WP
NATO Soldier Killed by Attacker in Afghan Army Uniform - VOA
Afghan Soldier Fires on NATO Troops, Kills 1 - AP
NATO Acknowledges Civilian Deaths in Helmand Airstrike - WP
US Confirms Afghan Airstrike Mistake - NYT
Iran Says US-Afghan Pact Will Increase Instability - AP
France's Continued Afghanistan Role Unclear After Hollande's Win - S&S
Afghan Flash Flood Kills at Least 21 in North - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Pakistan
US, India Call for Pakistani Terror Crackdown - AP
Clinton: Pakistan Needs to Do More to Fight Terror - AP
Clinton: Pakistan Must Not Be a Launchpad for Terrorism - Reuters
Pakistan Army Says US Scapegoating - AP
US Envoy to Pakistan Leaving, Not Extending Term - AP
Senior Pakistan Policeman Shot Dead in Quetta - BBC
Anti-Terrorism Police Officer Killed in Pakistan - AP
Taliban Kill 14 Pakistani Troops, String Up Heads - AP
Syria
Syrians Vote in Election Dismissed by Foes as a Farce - NYT
Syrians Vote in Parliamentary Elections - WP
Syrians Vote Amid Boycott Calls - BBC
Activists: Syrians Boycott 'Sham' Parliamentary Election - VOA
Turkish Premier: Syrian Regime Weaker Every Day - AP
'Five Killed' in Aleppo Explosion - BBC
Syria a Strategic, Humanitarian Scandal - JP opinion
Iran
US and Europe Press Iran Before Next Nuclear Talks - NYT
US, EU Urge Iran to Ease World Nuclear Concerns - AP
Clinton Warns India on Iran - WP
Clinton Presses India on Iran Oil - BBC
Clinton Presses India to Cut Oil Imports from Iran - AP
US Working With India on Iran Oil Replacements - Reuters
Ahmadinejad in Iran Poll Setback - BBC
Pinched Aspirations of Iran’s Young Multitudes - NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Leader of Israel Centrist Party Agrees to Join Coalition - NYT
Israel: Netanyahu Agrees on Coalition Deal - BBC
Israeli President: Early Election Canceled - AP
Palestinian Prisoners on Mass Hunger Strike - AP
Israeli Court Rejects the Release of Hunger Strikers - NYT
Palestine's Exiles Find Family Bonds Thru Facebook - AP
Iraqi Court Acts to Free Suspect in Deadly Raid on GI’s - NYT
Discontent in Jordan Over Slow Pace of Reform - WP
Egypt Election Committee Halts Work After Criticism - Reuters
Mass Arrests After Egypt Clashes - BBC
Egypt's Extremist Islamists Flex Their Muscles - AP
Saudis to Reopen Egypt Embassy - BBC
Gulf States Can Pull Iraq Out of Iran's Orbit - TN opinion
Don't Ignore Arab World's Appalling Racism - TI opinion
Al Qaeda / Terrorism
9/11 Attack Mastermind, Co-Plotters Arraigned at Guantanamo - VOA
Arraignment Ends as Legal Teams Gird for Long 9/11 Trial - AFPS
Defendants Refuse to Respond at 9/11 Arraignment - AFPS
9/11 Hearing 'Unfair' Say Lawyers - BBC
Mohammed's Lawyers Call Guantanamo Commissions a Setup - S&S
Airstrike Kills Senior al-Qaida Leader in Yemen - VOA
Al-Qaeda Leader Killed in Yemen - AP
Airstrike Kills Senior al-Qaida Leader in Yemen - AP
Al-Qaida Video Shows US Hostage - VOA
Al-Qaida Posts Video of Kidnapped American - AP
Al-Qaeda Hostage Tells Obama: ‘My Life is in Your Hands’ - WP
Kidnapped American Makes Appeal to Obama in Qaeda Video - NYT
US: No Negotiating With al-Qaida on American Hostage - VOA
Al-Qaeda Plot to Attack Plane Foiled, US Officials Say - NYT
US 'Foils New Underwear Bomb Plot' - BBC
France Jails Physicist for Terror - BBC
Biden Scoffs at bin Laden View of VP's Leadership - AP
US Department of Defense
Air Force General Expresses Confidence in F-22 - AFPS
Military Psychiatrists Seek New Name, Less Stigma, for PTSD - WP
Defense Department Whistleblowers Left Vulnerable to Reprisals - S&S
Army Wants to Monitor Your Computer Activity - AT
United States
GOP Budget Plan Boosts Pentagon, Cuts Social Programs - AP
Federal Court Reverses Order for VA System Overhaul - VOA
After War Room, Heading Ivy League Classroom - NYT
Africa
Airlift Plan for South Sudanese - BBC
Fighters 'Burn' Mali Saint's Tomb - BBC
Top Ministers Sacked in Tanzania - BBC
Congo 'Regains Towns from Rebels' - BBC
Pro-Al-Shabab MPs May Be Elected in Somalia - VOA
Somalia: Life Returning to Normal in Mogadishu - VOA
Urgent Funding Needed to Stave Off Niger Food Crisis - VOA
Niger 'Worst Place to be a Mother' - BBC
Panic after Malawi Devaluation - BBC
Americas
Mexico’s Telegenic Presidential Front-Runner Survives Debate - WP
More Bodies Found in Mexico Town - BBC
Colombia: Major Drug Trafficker Surrenders to US - AP
Colombian 'Drug Lord' Surrenders - BBC
Colombia: FARC Rebels 'to Release French Reporter' - BBC
Colombia Rebels Want Media Debate for Frenchman's Release - Reuters
Venezuela's Chavez Back on the Air After Silence - AP
Chavez: Fully Governing Venezuela, Will Return Soon - Reuters
Brazil: Land Fights Up, but Fewer Activists Dead - AP
Argentine Olympic Advert Criticized by IOC - BBC
Asia Pacific / Central
Biden: US Ready to Give Visa to Chinese Activist - VOA
Biden: US 'Set to Give Chinese Activist Chen Visa' - BBC
China: Activist Crisis is US Envoy's Human Rights Moment - AP
China Criticizes US Role in Dissident Case - VOA
China: Chen’s Family, Friends Face Retribution - WP
Activist Confident China Will Allow Him to Leave - AP
China Expels Al Jazeera Channel - NYT
China: Al-Jazeera to Shut Beijing Office - BBC
A New Approach to Ridding Vietnam of Unexploded Ordnance - S&S
Grenade Blast Kills 2, Wounds 30 in Philippines - AP
Cambodia Suspends Land Concessions After Unrest - AP
China: Will Chen’s Luck Hold? - WP opinion
Europe
After Elections, Europe Focuses on Growth - NYT
Force Changes in Europe to Preserve Strategic Edge - AFPS
Austerity is a Dirty Word in Europe, But What Next? - AP
What's at Stake as 6 European Nations Vote - AP
After European Elections, a Test of Wills Looms - WP
France Elects First Socialist President in Nearly Two Decades - VOA
France's President-Elect Begins Assembling New Government - VOA
French Center-Right Assesses Two Unpalatable Paths - NYT
Hollande Sets France on New Path - BBC
Hollande Celebrates French Win - BBC
Hollande Defeats Sarkozy in French Presidency Vote - AP
France: Hollande Wants Change with Germany - WP
Change in France May Better Fit US Economic Positions - NYT
Exit Polls: Top Greek Parties Suffer Major Election Losses - VOA
Political Tumult in Greece After Uncertain Elections - NYT
Greek Coalition 'Loses Majority' - BBC
Greek Coalition Talks End in Stalemate - VOA
Greece Far-left in Cabinet Bid - BBC
Germany: Regional Poll Setback for Merkel - BBC
German Police Arrest 100 Salafist Protesters - AP
Putin Sworn In Amid Controversy Over Protest Violence - VOA
Russia: Putin Takes Helm as Police Punish Moscow Dissent - NYT
Russia: Promises and Protests Surround Putin - WP
Russian Police, Protesters Clash at Anti-Putin Rally - VOA
Russia: Moscow Protesters Arrested in March Against Putin - AP
Serbia: Milosevic Party Emerges as Kingmaker - NYT
Serb Rivals 'Facing Run-Off Vote' - BBC
Supporters of President Gain in Armenian Election - NYT
Armenia Ruling Party 'Wins Poll' - BBC
Europe after Austerity’s Fall - WP editorial
Exit Nicolas Sarkozy - NYT editorial
Putin on Borrowed Time? - WP opinion
Putin Return Spells Tough Times for Russia - DS opinion
Fallout in Europe - WP opinion
South Asia
Secretary of State Clinton Makes Kolkata Her First Stop in India - VOA
US Secretary of State Meets Key Regional Figure in Indian Politics - VOA
Clinton Warns India on Iran - WP
Clinton Presses India on Iran Oil - BBC