Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Militants Storm Eastern Afghan District, Killing 10 - VOA
Rare Meeting Between Afghan Government, Taliban - AP
US Nixes $300,000 Office Upgrade for Afghan Official in New HQ - WP
Bomb Kills 2 Afghan Policemen Outside Bank - AP
Young Afghans Seek Solace From War in Heavy Metal Rock - Reuters
Syria
World Powers Agree on Syria Transition - VOA
UN Calls for New Syria Government - BBC
World Powers Agree on Steps for Syria - CNN
Talks Come Up With Plan for Syria, but Not for Assad’s Exit - NYT
Talks Fail to Specify Plan for Assad - WP
Syria Conference Leaves Open Assad Question - AP
Assad's Fate Unclear in World Powers' Syria Plan - Reuters
Annan Says He Expects Assad to Cooperate With Syria Plan - Reuters
Clinton Says Syria Deal Means Assad Must Go - Reuters
Russia's Lavrov Delighted at Syria Meeting Outcome - Reuters
Raised on Power, Assad Risks All - Reuters
Palestinians in Syria Reluctantly Drawn Into Vortex of Uprising - NYT
Syria Troops Regain Key Damascus Suburb - AP
Activists: Syria Troops Fire on Damascus Funeral, Killing 30 - Reuters
Syria's Opposition Is Disorganized, Good - FP opinion
Syria Needs a Vigilante - SMH opinion
Egypt
Morsi Sworn In as Egypt's New President - VOA
Mursi Sworn In as Egypt's Leader - BBC
Morsi Sworn In as Egyptian President - WP
Morsi Takes Office, Praises Egyptian Military - WSJ
Power Struggle Begins as Egypt’s President Formally Sworn In - NYT
Egypt's New President Begins Struggle for Power - AP
Tables Turn as Egypt's Islamist President Sworn In - Reuters
Tone of Egyptian Foreign Policy May Change, Not Substance - LAT
Will Morsi Govern for All of Egypt? - DS editorial
Can Egypt's Peace with Israel Hold? - DT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Muslim Brotherhood’s Ascent Impacts Region - WP
US Defense Leaders Provide Middle East Update - AFPS
EU Oil Embargo on Iran Takes Effect Sunday - VOA
US Bets New Oil Sanctions Will Change Iran’s Tune - NYT
Iran Calls for OPEC Emergency Meeting - AP
Report: Iran to Deploy Submarines in Caspian Sea - AP
Oil Wealth Returning, Iraq Sees Malls Rise - NYT
Violence Surge Spurs Fears in Iraq 6 Months after US Pullout - AP
Palestinian Leader Abbas Postpones Israel Meeting - Reuters
US-Israel Missile Defense Exercise Rescheduled for Autumn - AP
Israel’s Yitzhak Shamir Dies at 96 - WP
Former Israeli PM Shamir Dies at 96 - AP
Tunisia Declares Its Desert 'Closed Military Zone' - AP
Snap Elections Won't Cure Iraq's Broken Politics - GN editorial
US Department of Defense
DOD Leaders: Sequestration Threatens Military’s Successes - AFPS
Slain Fort Bragg Battalion Commander Identified - S&S
Senior Leaders Reflect on Talks With Troops, Wounded - AFPS
Ft. Hood: Hasan Trial Set for Aug. 20 as Judge Denies Continuance - AFPS
Recruiting Remains on Target for Active Components - AFPS
President Nominates Grass as Next National Guard Chief - AFPS
Guard Members Aid Flood-stricken Floridians - AFPS
TRICARE Unchanged by Health Care Ruling, Officials Say - AFPS
Master Sgt. Says No to Chinese-made Boots - AFT
Panetta: Military Has ‘No Tolerance’ for Sexual Assault - AFPS
CO, CMC of Pax River Naval Health Clinic Fired - S&S
3 CA Army National Guard Captains Plead Guilty to Fraud - McClatchy
NSA’s New Standard for Oxymoronic Newspeak - ST opinion
Ending Military Sexual Assault - WP opinion
United States
Obama: Employ All Resources to Fight Colorado Wildfires - AFPS
Obama Weekly Address Focuses on Colorado Wildfires - VOA
Federal Agencies Partner to Combat Western Wildfires - AFPS
National Guard Colonel to Direct Colorado Wildfire Effort - S&S
National Guard Commander to Oversee Colorado Wildfire Response - AFPS
Fire in Colorado 30% Contained; National Guard Troops Deployed - AP
US Storms Knock Out Power to Millions - VOA
DC Area Power Outages After Storm Could Last for Days - WP
Mid-Atlantic Storms Bring Stifling Heat and Power Loss - NYT
Bill Restricting US Lobbying for Foreign Governments Has Support - VOA
In Supreme Court Term, Striking Unity on Major Cases - NYT
Declare Victory: al-Qaeda Has Been Defeated - CNN opinion
United Kingdom
Secret Plans to Loan US Warship to UK During Falklands Conflict - DM
PM 'Prepared to Consider EU Vote' - BBC
UK Politicians: Banking System Is Corrupt - AP
Africa
‘Lost Boys’ Peril Returns in Sudan - NYT
South Sudan Oil Shutdown Chokes Economy - VOA
Mali: Islamic Militants Destroy Timbuktu Islamic Shrines - VOA
Mali: Islamists Damage Timbuktu Shrines - BBC
Militants Seek to Destroy Mali Shrines - Reuters
Kenya Pursues Somali Kidnappers From Refugee Camp - AP
UNHCR: Refugee Status Ends for Angolans, Liberians - VOA
Swedes Mark Year in Ethiopia Jail - BBC
Former President Bush Arrives in Zambia - VOA
Africa on the Rise - NYT opinion
Americas
Pocketbook Issues Weigh Heavily as Mexicans Vote - NYT
Worries About Vote Buying Despite Mexican Reforms - AP
Ousted Paraguay President Calls Removal ‘Coup Against Democracy’ - WP
Guatemala: ‘Beyond the Horizons’ to Have Far-Reaching Impact - AFPS
A Better Mexico - WP opinion
Mexicans Ready for a Change - JT opinion
The Dam Boom in the Amazon - NYT opinion
Asia Pacific / Central
Hong Kong Marks 15 Years Since Chinese Handover - BBC
Hong Kong in Dour Mood as Chinese Leader Makes Return Visit - NYT
New Hong Kong Leader Takes Office Amid Discontent - AP
Tough, Pro-Beijing Leung to Lead Wary Hong Kong - Reuters
Hong Kong Reporter Detained Over Question to President - VOA
HK Reporter Asks About Tiananmen, Upsets Hu Visit - AP
Key Figure in China’s Political Tumult Quits Legislature Post - WP
1st Japan Reactor Goes Online Since Nuclear Crisis - AP
Burmese Government Demands Opposition Use 'Myanmar' - VOA
Malaysian, Indonesian Culture Spats Flare Up - VOA
Will China Go to War Against Vietnam? - AS opinion
Europe
Germany’s Merkel Defends Compromise on Euro - BBC
Cyprus Sparks Controversy as EU's Next President - VOA
Georgian President Names New PM as Elections Loom - Reuters
South Asia
India Floods Kill 29, Displace More than a Million - AP
Russia Elbows US in Indian Ocean - AT opinion