Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Allen: NATO Summit to Define ‘Vision’ for Afghanistan - AFPS
US Redefines Afghan Success Before Conference - NYT
Obama Requesting Help to Pay for Afghan Army - AP
Catalog of War’s Wounded Could Be Model - NYT
Taliban Stage Deadly Strike on Afghan Governor’s Office - NYT
Insurgents Storm Governor’s Office in Western Afghanistan - McClatchy
Afghan Suicide Raid Kills Police - BBC
Obama to Meet Afghanistan's Karzai at NATO Summit - Reuters
US Blacklists Two for Alleged Ties to Al Qaeda, Taliban - Reuters
Survivors of Massacre Recall horror of Gunman’s Assault - McClatchy
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Undermining Afghanistan - WP opinion
Pakistan
Pakistani President to Attend NATO Summit - VOA
ISAF Commander Sees Positive Signs for Relationship with Pakistan - AFPS
Syria
UN Observers Face Daunting Challenges in Syria - VOA
Leader of Syria's Fragmented Opposition to Resign - VOA
Syrian Opposition Head Offers to Resign - AP
UN Chief Believes Al Qaeda Behind Syria Car Bombs- Reuters
Russia Says Action on Syria, Iran May Go Nuclear - Reuters
Syria Complains to UN About Tourism Downturn Amid Conflict - Reuters
Turn the Tide in Syria - WP opinion
Iran
US Envoy to Israel: US Ready to Strike Iran - AP
US Strike Plan on Iran 'Ready' - BBC
Russia Says Action on Syria, Iran May Go Nuclear - Reuters
OPEC Sees Drop in Iran Oil Production - NYT
Iran Parliament Approves Reduced Sanction-Hit Budget - Reuters
Senate Republicans Block Iran Sanctions Vote - Reuters
Iran Summons Bahraini Diplomat, Denies Meddling - Reuters
Ahmadinejad Wants to Attend London Olympics - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Panetta: US-Israel Security Cooperation Never Stronger - AFPS
US Giving Israel $70 Million More for Iron Dome - AP
US Military Role Deepens in Yemen - VOA
Yemeni Army Pushing Into Al-Qaida Stronghold - AP
Qaeda Chief Urges Saudis to Topple Ruling Family - Reuters
Regional Crises Boost Turkey's Ties With Iraq's Kurds - VOA
Aboul Fotouh Courts Egypt's Broad Political Base - VOA
Egypt Brotherhood Forms Human Chain for Candidate - Reuters
Algeria Elections Look Good Abroad, Bad at Home - AP
ICC Judges to Consider Libyan Request to Try Gadhafi Son - VOA
Morocco Slams 'Biased' UN Western Sahara Envoy - Reuters
United Nations
Pirate Guards Need Global Guidelines - Reuters
A Conversation With Ambassador Rice - NYT
G8 Summit
Economic Crisis: Germany Cuts While US Spends - WP
G8 Summit to Focus on Africa Food Security - VOA
G8 to Discuss Range of Oil Market Options - Reuters
Germany, the Crisis and the G-8 - NYT editorial
NATO Summit
Allen: NATO Summit to Define ‘Vision’ for Afghanistan - AFPS
US Redefines Afghan Success Before Conference - NYT
NATO Members to Discuss Burden Sharing - VOA
Obama Requesting Help to Pay for Afghan Army - AP
Pakistani President to Attend NATO Summit - VOA
Obama to Meet Afghanistan's Karzai at NATO Summit - Reuters
Fighters to Fly Air Defense Exercise to Prepare for NATO Summit - AFPS
US Department of Defense
Future Joint Force Must Be Balanced, General Says - AFPS
Defense Contractors Eye Cuts to Jobs, Plants - WT
Exercise Introduces Students to Negotiating Tactics - AFPS
When War Reporting Becomes Crime Reporting - S&S
'Steering Malfunction' Suspected in Collision of Two Navy Ships - S&S
Panetta Honors Marine Corps Aviation’s Centennial - AFPS
United States
Counterterror Expert: ‘We’re Still a Ways Away’ from Defeating al-Qaeda - WP
Federal Judge: Terror Law Violates 1st Amendment - AP
Drug Trafficking Threatens National Security, Official Says - AFPS
Obama Seeks to Woo Military Vote from Republicans - WT
Customs Not Playing Hide-and-Seek with Carry-on Contraband - WT
Is There a Drone in Your Backyard? - WT opinion
Africa
G8 Summit to Focus on Africa Food Security - VOA
Niger Malnutrition Crisis Growing - BBC
AFRICOM First to Test New Regional Brigade Concept - S&S
DOD, Agencies Cooperate to Confront West Africa Trafficking - AFPS
South Sudan: SPLA Soldiers Hold Frontline Position - VOA
UN Council Calls for Sudan Agreement - AP
UN Council Demands Sudan Withdraw From Disputed Region - Reuters
Flood of Nuba Refugees Hits Camp Near Sudan Border - AP
US Lawmakers Want to Halt Aid to Nations Hosting Sudan's Bashir - Reuters
Congo Warlord's 'Days Numbered' - BBC
African Troops in Guinea-Bissau - BBC
West African Troops Start Arriving in Guinea-Bissau - Reuters
'Robbers' Killed in Nigeria Blast - BBC
Death Penalty for Somaliland Raid - BBC
African Jihadist Group Threatens To Kill Spanish Hostage - VOA
Aid for Africa - WP editorial
Americas
US Says Its Agents Fired No Shots in Honduran Gunbattle - NYT
Probe Opens into Honduras Drug Bust - WP
Reverberations From Drug Raid Felt in US, Honduras - AP
Inmates Take Over Honduras Jail - BBC
Mexico Army Generals Probed for Cartel Ties - AP
Judge Holds Mexican Generals Over for Drug Probe - Reuters
Colombian Ex-Lawmaker Arrested in Alleged Betrayal - AP
Gunfire Erupts at Venezuelan Prison - AP
US Grants Visa to Raul Castro’s Daughter, Denies Cuban Academics - WP
Cuban President's Daughter Gets US Visa - AP
Asia Pacific / Central
Commander Seeks Better Military-to-Military Relations With China - AFPS
Tibetan Exile Group Blasts Chinese Crackdown in Autonomous Region - VOA
‘Princelings’ in China Use Family Ties to Gain Riches - NYT
China Seeks to Assure Workers of Stability - VOA
US Sets New Tariffs on Chinese Solar Imports - Reuters
Thousands Practice Leaving Korea in Event of Northern Aggression - S&S
N. Korea Reportedly Resumes Work on Reactor - VOA
North Korea Said to Resume Work on Nuclear Reactor - NYT
UN Probes Possible N. Korea Arms Trade With Syria, Burma - Reuters
N. Koreans Demand Ransom for Detained Chinese Fishermen - VOA
N. Koreans Accused of Seizing Chinese Fishing Boats for Ransom - WP
Japan Launches South Korea Satellite - BBC
US Suspends Economic Sanctions on Burma - VOA
As Relations Warm With Burma, US to Ease Trade Limits - NYT
US Eases Investment Ban on Burma - WP
US Relaxes Some Burma Sanctions - BBC
US Eases Economic Sanctions to Reward Burma - AP
Europe
EUCOM Humanitarian Assistance Enhances Security Aims - AFPS
Italy Deploys 20,000 to Protect Sensitive Targets - AP
France's New Leader Faces First Test Overseas - VOA
French Government Takes Pay Cut - BBC
Greek Cabinet Sworn in Amid Bank Run Fears - VOA
Greek Party Most Extreme of Europe's Far Right - AP
Spain Banking Sector Shaken by Report of Bank Run - AP
‘Predictable Cooperation’ replaces Russia’s anti-American rhetoric - WP
US, Russian Soldiers Train Together in Colorado - AP
Russian Opposition Leader Sentenced to 10 Days - AP
Turkey Protests Israeli Flyover of North Cyprus - VOA
Trial of Former Bosnian Serb Commander Is Delayed - NYT
Judge Delays Serb Mladic Trial Due to Evidence Errors - AP
Germany, the Crisis and the G-8 - NYT editorial
Europe’s Moral Hazard - WP opinion
Apocalypse Fairly Soon - NYT opinion
South Asia