Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
High-profile Problems Haven't Slowed Pace of Afghan Transition - S&S
Afghan Transition Timeline Remains On Track, Official Says - AFPS
Afghanistan Expects $4 Billion in Aid Pledges at July Conference - Reuters
Summer Poses Toughest Test for Afghan Force - AP
Suicide Bomber Attacks NATO Convoy in Afghanistan - VOA
Suicide Bomber Strikes Coalition Convoy in Afghanistan - NYT
Suicide Bomber on Motorcycle Targets NATO, Afghan Forces - CNN
Deadly Attacks in Afghanistan - WP
3 US Soldiers, 18 Afghans Killed in Suicide Attack - AP
Afghan Suicide Attacker Kills 21 - BBC
Afghan Refugees Forced to Return Home - WP
Pre-trial Hearing Opens for GI Who Killed Afghan Civilian - S&S
US Soldier Brings ‘Special Compassion’ to Work with Afghan Women - S&S
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Pakistan
Pakistani President Chooses Party Stalwart as New Premier - NYT
President 'Nominates Shahabuddin for PM' - BBC
Political Crisis in Pakistan Looming? - CNN
Officials: Al-Qaida Leader Detained in Pakistan - VOA
Pakistan Arrests Frenchman Suspected of Qaeda Links - NYT
Pakistan Arrests French Man With Reported 9/11 Links - AP
Political Crisis a Blow to Pakistan's Government - VOA
Syria
Activist Fears Syria Will Become 'New Somalia' - VOA
Refugees in Jordan Return to Syria to Fight Against Assad - NYT
Syria 'Truce' to Evacuate Homs - BBC
Red Cross to Pluck Wounded From Syria's Homs - Reuters
Syrian Air Force One of Middle East's Largest - VOA
Syrian Christians Feel Vulnerable as Country Burns - AP
Syria Expels Jesuit Priest Who Spoke for Change - NYT
Iran
US Urged to Confront Iran on Nuclear Work - NYT
Faltering Iran Talks Stoke Fears of New, Dangerous Phase - WP
Iran Officials Assert Defiance of West in Aftermath of Nuclear Talks - NYT
Israel: 'All Options' Open After Iran Talks Fail - Reuters
Clinton: China Moving on Cutting Iran Oil Imports - Reuters
Why Iran Covets Brazil - WS opinion
In Iran, They Want Fun, Fun, Fun - NYT opinion
Egypt
Egypt Delays Declaring Winner of Presidential Election - NYT
Egypt Election Results to be Delayed - WP
Egyptian Election Result Delayed - BBC
Vote Result Delay Frays Egyptian Nerves - Reuters
Egypt's Mubarak on Life Support - VOA
Why Egypt Won't Change if Mubarak Dies - CNN
Traders Charge Egypt Big Premiums for Fuel Shipments - Reuters
Google Translate Misfires on Egypt's Future President - VOA
Rumors of a 2nd Egypt Revolt Are Greatly Exaggerated - TNR opinion
Middle East
Israelis, Palestinians Closely Watch Egypt Turmoil - VOA
Israeli Strike Kills Suspect in Ambush From Egypt - AP
Hamas Military Wing Accepts a Cease-Fire - NYT
Palestinian Village Faces Demolition by Israel - AP
Palestinians Die in Gaza Strikes - BBC
Palestinian Court Secures Conviction, Raises Questions of Bias - WP
Iraq: Breakfast, Bombing, Then Lunch: A Return to Grim Rhythms - NYT
Aging of Saudi Royalty Brings Question of Succession to Fore - NYT
Kuwait Court Rules 2012 Elections Unconstitutional - AP
Kuwait Election Declared Illegal - BBC
Bahrain Court Delays Verdict for 11-Year-Old Protester - AP
Turkey Hits Kurdish Sites in Iraq - BBC
Yemen: 31 Killed in Fighting in South - AP
Red Cross Staff Member Killed in Yemen Airstrike - AP
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak - WP interview
How America Can Help Its Friends Make Nice - NYT opinion
WikiLeaks
Britain and Ecuador at Standoff Over Assange’s Bid for Asylum - NYT
Wikileaks Founder Assange Faces Arrest, Police Say - BBC
WikiLeaks Founder Could be Jailed - WP
Assange Faces Arrest if Leaves Ecuador’s UK Embassy - AP
No Easy Way Out for Assange Holed Up in Embassy - Reuters
Why Assange Needs Ecuador and Ecuador Needs Assange - CNN
Asylum For Assange? - WP editorial
US Department of Defense
Congress Won’t Let Panetta Close Bases - WT
Navy Places $42 Billion Bet on Carriers in China's Sights - Bloomberg
Dempsey Looks to Future in Time of Budget Constraints - AFPS
Officials Announce Findings of Military Education Reviews - AFPS
DOD Needs More People with More Languages - AFPS
United States
US Economy Growth Forecast Cut - BBC
House Panel’s Vote Steps Up Partisan Fight on Gun Inquiry - NYT
House Panel Votes AG Holder in Contempt of Congress - Reuters
Contempt Charge for US Attorney General - BBC
Obama Claims Privilege in Gunrunning Probe - WT
Obama Invokes Privilege in Bid to Halt AG Holder Contempt Vote - NYT
White House Asserts Executive Privilege in ‘Fast and Furious’ Case - Reuters
Obama Raises Legal Eyebrows with Executive Privilege Claim - WT
Retirement May Unleash PTSD Symptoms in Vietnam Veterans - S&S
Documentary Looks at Post-service Challenges of Female Troops - S&S
Holder’s Contempt and Obama’s Privilege - WT editorial
A Pointless Partisan Fight - NYT editorial
GOP Blowing Gunsmoke on Holder - WP opinion
Obama Leak 'Scandal' Wildly Overblown - CNN opinion
Drones vs. Diplomacy - WP opinion
United Nations
UN Environmental Summit Opens in Rio - VOA
Big UN Environmental Summit Opens in Rio - AP
Africa
Frustration Mounts in Nigeria After 3 Days of Deadly Violence - VOA
Religious Violence Increases Despite Curfews in Nigeria - NYT
Reprisals, Church Attacks in North Nigeria Kill 98 - AP
US to Slap 'Terrorist' Label on Nigerian Militants - Reuters
Controversial UN Congo Report Delayed, Not Blocked - Reuters
Congo Rebellion Threatens Ties with Rwanda - VOA
Rwanda's General Nyamwasa in SA 'Murder Plot' Evidence - BBC
Key Somaliland Talks Set to Start - BBC
Zimbabwe: President Speeds Past, Casualties in His Wake - NYT
Senegal's ex-Interior Minister Detained - BBC
Americas
US Congressman Riles Mexican Politics - AP
Poll: Most Mexicans Support Army Anti-Drug Battle - AP
El Salvador Gang Truce 'Working' - BBC
Man Sentenced for Killing Colombian Priests - AP
Bolivia: Brazilian Drones vs. Drug Labs - AP
Argentina Deploys Security Forces Against Truckers - AP
Argentina Deploys Military Police in Fuel Strike - Reuters
Chile: Ex-Leader's Father Likely Died of Torture - AP
Brazilian Tribe in Damages Plea - BBC
SOUTHCOM Exercise Program Promotes Stability, Security - AFPS
Asia Pacific / Central / South
China Tests Troubled Waters With $1b Rig for S. China Sea - Reuters
China’s Rare Earth Pool 'Declining' - BBC
Anti-China Protest Leads to 2 Tibetan Immolations - VOA
Two Tibetans Set Themselves on Fire in West China - AP
Chinese Artist Is Barred From His Own Hearing - NYT
Restrictions on Dissident Artist Ai Being Lifted - AP
Nuclear Operator in Japan Exonerates Itself in Report - NYT
Indonesian Court to Rule on Bali Bombing Suspect - AP
90,000 Displaced in Burma Unrest - BBC
Access to Burma Entices Gulf Investors - NYT
UN Condemns Kazakh Expulsion of Uzbek Detainees - AP
Drones to Take on Nepal Poachers - BBC
Europe
Greece Forms New Government - VOA
Samaras Takes Over as Greek PM - WP
Samaras Takes Office as Greece’s PM, Facing Major Challenges - NYT
New Greece Leader Offers 'Hope' - BBC
New Greek Government to Seek Bailout Relief - VOA
German Left Party Tries to Stop Fiscal Pact Ratification - Reuters
France: Hostages at Toulouse Bank Freed, Suspect Detained - VOA
Suspected Explosives Found at Swedish Nuclear Plant - Reuters
Ordered to Prison, Former Romanian PM Shoots and Wounds Himself - NYT