Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Designated Major US Ally - VOA
US Grants Special Ally Status to Afghanistan - NYT
Clinton Declares Afghanistan a Major non-NATO Ally - WP
Afghanistan Made 'Major US Ally' - BBC
US Designates Afghanistan a Major Ally - CNN
Clinton Visits Kabul, Declares Afghanistan 'Major Ally' - TT
$16 Billion Pledged to Afghanistan, With Caveat - NYT
Donors Pledge $16bn in Afghan Aid - BBC
International Donors Pledging $16B in Afghan Aid - AP
Donors Offer $16 Billion Afghan Aid at Tokyo Conference - Reuters
Obama to Ask for Civilian Afghan Aid Through 2017 - AP
Corruption in Afghanistan Still a Problem - WP
Afghan Official’s Big Job: Clean Up Banking Scandal - WP
Peace Talks Spawn Violent Taliban Splinter Groups - AP
US Troops Score Win Against IEDs in Afghanistan - AP
14 Afghan Civilians Die in Twin blasts - WP
Roadside Bomb Kills 5 Afghan Policemen - AP
US Cozies Up to Outcast Uzbekistan for Afghan Role - AP
ISAF Commander Condemns Farah Rocket Attack - AFPS
Taliban Publicly Execute Woman Near Kabul - Reuters
Is the Afghan War Doomed? - WP book review / opinion
Will Afghanistan and Pakistan Go to War? - FP / SWJ opinion
Pakistan
Clinton's 'Sorry' Unlikely to Stop Pakistan’s Support of Insurgents - S&S
Clinton Looks for Better US-Pakistani Cooperation - AP
Clinton Says US, Pakistan Ties Still Raise Tough Questions - Reuters
Hardline Islamists Lead Thousands in Protest Against NATO Supply Line - AP
Pakistan: Gunmen Kill 18 at Roadside Restaurant - AP
Pakistan Drone Attack Kills 12 - BBC
Pakistan Police Foil Huge Artifact Smuggling Attempt - BBC
Reading Pakistan: By the Numbers - IBT opinion
Syria
Clinton: Syria Must End Violence to Avoid 'Catastrophic Assault' - Reuters
Syrian Defection Prompts Calls for Sanctions - VOA
DOD Officials Call Syrian General’s Defection, ‘Significant’ - AFPS
Pentagon Cheers Defection of Syrian General - AP
Clinton: Russia, China Blocking Progress on Syria 'Intolerable' - VOA
China Rejects US Criticism Involving Syria Conflict - VOA
A Young Syrian’s Evolution to a Revolutionary - NYT
Lebanon Hit by Deadly Syria Fire - BBC
Shells Fired From Syria Kill Lebanese - AP
Syria's Fighting Spills Into Lebanon, Five Killed - Reuters
Turkey Mourns 2 Pilots Downed by Syria - VOA
The Tide Turns Against Assad - TE editorial
Syria Options Dwindling - CNN opinion / analysis
Is Syria Unsolvable? - CNN opinion
Edging Closer to a Coup in Syria - TNI opinion
Russia Fears Islamist Takeover in Syria - NYT opinion
Fresh Hope for Ending Syria's Bloodbath - NYP opinion
Iran
Iran Says it Has Plan to Close Strait of Hormuz - AP
US: Iranian Dissident Group Must Complete Move From Iraqi Base - VOA
US Urges MEK to Relocate in Iraq - WP
Libya
Libyans Hold Emotional Multi-Party Election, First in 60 Years - VOA
Libya Holds Vote After 40 Years of Dictatorship - NYT
Libyans Flock to Historic Polls - BBC
Libyans Turn Out Big in Landmark Election - CNN
Excited Libyans Vote Hopefully, Remember Sacrifices - TT
Libyans Hold 1st Nationwide Vote in Decades - AP
Libyans Celebrate Free Vote Despite Violence - Reuters
Count Begins after Libya Election - BBC
Obama Hails Libya Elections as Democratic Milestone - Reuters
Clinton Hails Libyan Election, Pledges US Support - AP
Violence in Libya Underscores Struggles Ahead - WP
Discontent Rules in Cradle of Libya Revolution - Reuters
Libya Election Helicopter 'Shot' - BBC
Libyan Anti-Poll Protester Shot Dead in East - Reuters
'No Fair Trial' for Gaddafi's Son, Says Lawyer - BBC
Libya Takes Faltering Step Toward Democracy - TI editorial
Libya’s Milestone Election - WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Arab Spring Highlights International Court Flaws - NYT
Israeli Military Draft Pits Secular Jews vs. Ultra-Orthodox - AP
Israeli Protesters Demand Military Draft Reform - Reuters
Bombing in Central Iraq Kills Six - BBC
Yemen: 4 Killed at Southern Secessionist March - AP
Yemen on High Alert After al Qaeda Threatens Prison Break - CNN
Egypt President to Visit Saudi Arabia on 1st Foreign Trip - AP
Militarizing the Persian Gulf Won't Tame Iran - GN editorial
The Muslim Brotherhood's Long Game - FA opinion
Egypt, Improve on Women's Rights - CNN opinion
Europe's Right Wing Enters Mideast Peace - DS opinion
US Department of Defense
At Nellis AFB, Teaching the Shadowy Art of Cyber Warfare - LVS
The Drone Zone - NYT
Court Upholds Soldier's Conviction in 2008 Killing of Iraqi Civilian - TPO
Unprecedented Dual Engine Failure Caused April Hornet Crash - S&S
Wartime Remains of 6 US Airmen Recovered in Laos - S&S
United States
McChrystal Says it's Time to Bring Back the Draft - S&S
New Veteran Unemployment Falls in June, Hinting at Positive Trend - S&S
Franchising Making Comeback, with Veterans as Good Prospects - McClatchy
Is America the Moral Leader in the World? - CNN opinion
United Kingdom
Al-Qaeda Terror Suspect Caught at Olympics Site - TT
Seventh Arrest in Terror Probe - BBC
British Police Arrest Seven Terror Suspects - VOA
7th person Arrested in British Terrorism Probe - AP
N. Ireland Tensions Rise Over Bloody Sunday Probe - AP
US Court Rules IRA Interview Must be Given to PSNI - BBC
Norway's EU Example: An Option for Britain? - TT
Britain's Only EU Hope Lies Hidden in Lisbon - TT opinion
Africa
N. Nigeria City Fears Both Police Brutality and Boko Haram - VOA
S. Sudan Prepares for 1st Independence Anniversary - VOA
Sudanese Refugee Camp 'Horrific' - BBC
Malians Wonder What Another Summit Will Achieve - VOA
Mali Militants 'Recruit Children' - BBC
West African Heads Urge Mali to Act Over Militants - Reuters
ECOWAS Urges Mali Unity Cabinet - BBC
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Returns From Medical Checks in Singapore - Reuters
Mali: Libya’s Unintended Consequences - NYT opinion
Africa Foreign Aid: The Coffin-Maker Benchmark - NYT opinion
End the Suffering in the Sudans - CNN opinion
Mali’s Timbuktu Tomb Attack is Unacceptable - CNN opinion
Americas
Mexico Presidential Election: Obrador to Challenge Result in Court - BBC
Mexico City Mayoral Win is Seen as Show of the Left’s Strength - WP
Mexicans Protest over Poll Winner - BBC
Students March Against Mexico's Election Result - AP
Argentina Now a Drug Trafficking Destination - NYT
Bolivian Farmer Dies in Protests - BBC
Asia Pacific / Central
Japan's Government Eyes Buying Disputed Islands - AP
China Dismisses Japan Plan to Buy Disputed Islands - Reuters
Clinton Makes Effort to Rechannel Rivalry With China - NYT
China: Hong Kong Seizes 'Record' Cocaine Haul - BBC
China: $98m in Cocaine Seized in Hong Kong - CNN
China Boosts State Firms as Entrepreneurs Struggle - AP
Plans for S. Korean Naval Bases Moving Forward - S&S
Booming Southeast Asia in Quandary Over US-China Rivalry - Reuters
Philippine Economy Makes Gains - VOA
Philippine Rebels Free 3 Abducted Mining Employees - AP
Detained Burma Students Released - BBC
Activists Held by Burma Released - AP
East Timor in Key National Poll - BBC
A Lost Deal for South Korea and Japan - NYT editorial
Japan's Resurgent Militarism a Threat - KT editorial
China's Quest to Dominate the Seas - TNI opinion
China’s Inevitable Democracy - WP opinion
In China, Hong Kong Press Under Attack - CNN opinion
Europe
Romania President Impeached Amid EU, US Concern - AP
Romania Suspends Leader Basescu - BBC
Romania Under Fire After President Suspended - Reuters
Bosnia’s Sarajevo: Moving Forward Even as War Scars Remain - S&S
At Least 99 Dead in Russian Storms, Crude Oil Shipments Halted - VOA
Dozens Killed in Russia Flooding - CNN
103 Dead in Southern Russia Floods - AP
Russia's Putin Seeks Answers Over Deadly Floods - Reuters
Germany: Red Army Faction Militant Jailed - BBC
Germany: Ex-Red Army Faction Member Convicted in 1977 Killing - AP
France: Hollande Plans New 'Genocide Law' - BBC
Russia Approves 'NGO Agents' Bill - BBC
Sweden: WikiLeaks Assange Deadline for Extradition Looms - CNN
Russia: Putin Tightens the Screws - WP editorial
Why Greeks Know More About Politics than Americans - WP opinion
Cyprus vs. Cyprus - WP opinion
South Asia
Former Nepal King Wants to Return - BBC
India’s Blood-Stained Democracy - NYT opinion