Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
David Ignatius - WP Columnist
Afghanistan
Suicide Bomber Kills 23 in Northern Afghanistan - VOA
Wedding Bomb Kills Top Afghan MP - BBC
Prominent Lawmaker Among Bombing Victims at Wedding - NYT
Prominent Afghan Lawmaker Assassinated at Daughter's Wedding - WP
Senior Afghan Lawmaker Among Dead after Wedding Bombing - DPA
Well-Known Afghan Commander Among Dead in Blast - AP
Karzai Orders Probe into Wedding Blast - VOA
ISAF Condemns ‘Despicable’ Suicide-bomber Attack - AFPS
Afghan Minister Survives Assassination Attempt - Reuters
US Pledges $151M to Help Stem Thriving Drug Production - S&S
Afghans Seeking Aid in Farah Province Guided Toward Self-sufficiency - S&S
From Bad to Worse in Afghanistan - CT opinion
Is Afghanistan Really a US Ally? - WPR opinion
Syria
UN Says Deadly Attack Targeted Syrian Opposition - VOA
Syria: Tremseh Killings Targeted Rebels, UN Says - BBC
UN Team Investigates Reported Syria Massacre - AP
UN Observers Say Attack Targeted Army Defectors, Activists - Reuters
New Details of Syria Battle Challenge Reports of Massacre - NYT
Syria Unrest: UN to Resume Tremseh Killings Probe - BBC
Red Cross Ruling Raises Questions of Syrian War Crimes - Reuters
Opposition: Syrian Regime Launches Attacks from the Sky - CNN
France Will Continue Pressuring Assad to Leave Syria - VOA
Syrian Diplomat: Why I Defected from Assad Regime - DT
In Fleeing Pilot, Hints of Trouble for Assad - NYT
Pilot’s Escape from Syria Illustrates Difficulty of Defecting - WP
End the Charade in Syria - WP editorial
Kofi Annan Is Naive or Worse - DS editorial
How to Save Syria - WP opinion
How Long Can al-Assad Hang On? - CNN opinion
Syria's Detached and Deluded Elite? - CNN opinion
Syria a 'Cockpit' for Proxy Wars - DM opinion
Pressure Valve Blows for Syrian Defections - CNN opinion
Egypt
Clinton Reaffirms Support for Egyptian Transition - VOA
Clinton Meets Egypt Leader Morsi - BBC
Clinton Meets Egypt's New President - CNN
Clinton Meets New Egyptian Leader: ‘Things Change at Warp Speed’ - WP
US Faces Quandary as Clinton Meets Egypt’s Leader - Reuters
US Role in Post-Mubarak Egypt Still Unclear - AP
Clinton Urges Full Civilian Rule in Egypt - BBC
Clinton to Egypt's Morsi: Find Way Out of Crisis - AP
Clinton Backs Egypt Army Return to Security Role - Reuters
The Egyptian Mess - LAT opinion
A Moment of Rebirth and Reason in Egypt - DS opinion
Iran
USS Ponce Gets a Makeover and Moves to the Persian Gulf - NYT
UN's Iran Atom Probe 'Hostage' to Big Power Diplomacy - Reuters
Iran Issues New Oil Blockade Warning - Reuters
Iran Says It Will Make Oil Embargo Ineffective - AP
Misreading Iran at Our Peril - WT opinion
The Sources of Iranian Conduct - TAI opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Where Obama Failed on Forging Mideast Peace - WP
Protests Hit Bahrain After Opposition Restrictions - AP
Saudi Arabia Condemns Russian Comments on Human Rights - Reuters
Saudi Religious Police Detained - BBC
Kidnapped Red Cross Worker Freed in Yemen - AP
Israeli Protester Sets Himself on Fire at Rally - AP
Libya Recount in Some Districts Week After Vote - AP
Does the US Matter Any More in Egypt and Israel? - CNN opinion
Sinai Chaos Threatens Israel-Egypt Stability - CNN opinion
When Israel Rules the West Bank - JP opinion
Reading the Arab Spring Elections - NYP opinion
What Do Arabs Think of Their Democracies? - FP opinion
The Islamist Generation - NR opinion
The Arab World's Nation-Building Problem - Contentions opinion
Libya Debut Bucks Regional Trend - TN opinion
US Department of Defense
Study Calls for Better Assessment of Government PTSD Programs - NYT
Report Calls for Annual PTSD Screening for Returning Troops - AP
Captains Courageous: Suicide - Time
Opera Fallujah Shows US Veteran's Inner Battle - VOA
Two Very Troubled Fighter Jets - NYT editorial
United States
Senator Calls for Release of FBI's Fort Hood Report - S&S
Ex-HSD Intelligence Official Sentenced to 20 Months - AP
Most-Wanted US Fugitive Caught in Cancun, Mexico - AP
Lawmakers Ready Bill for US Olympic Uniforms to Be Made in USA - VOA
The Moral Case for Drones - NYT opinion
What If There Is No Al-Qaeda? Preparing For Future Terrorism - FPRI opinion
United Kingdom
Amid Reports of Ineptitude, Concerns Over Security at Olympics - NY
London Olympics Security Firm Can’t Fill Jobs - VOA
Olympic Security Flub Could Cost $77 Million - CNN
Olympics’ Security: Pressure Mounting on G4S Chief - BBC
Security Boss Sorry for Bungled Olympics Contract - AP
London's 'Tube' Plays Crucial Olympics Role - VOA
Scottish Independence: Govt Consultation Attracts 26,000 Views - BBC
'ETA' Fugitive Ordonez Held in Edinburgh - BBC
Scottish Police Arrest ETA Suspect in Edinburgh - AP
Africa
African Union Seeks Way Forward on Mali Crisis - VOA
Mali Poses Regional Threat, AU Says - VOA
Islamists in Mali Detain Protesters - AP
Sudan, S. Sudan Leaders Meet to Avoid War - VOA
Presidents of the Two Sudans Meet - BBC
Leaders of Sudans Meet in Boost to Oil, Border Talks - Reuters
Anti-Graft Activist Kidnapped for 2 Days in South Sudan - Reuters
Gubernatorial Elections Tense in Key Nigerian State - VOA
Nigeria Oil Spill Threatens Health, Environment - VOA
Angolan Police Arrest 12 at Anti-Government Rally - Reuters
Al-Qaeda Tightens Its Grip on Africa - DT opinion
Americas
A Priest Stands Up for the Migrants Who Run Mexico’s Gantlet - NYT
Mexico Finds Warehouse of Vote-Buying Goods - AP
Mexico Gang in Youth Camp Rampage - BBC
Gunmen Attack Church Camp-Out in Mexico, Rape 7 - AP
Venezuela: Chavez Re-election Team Expands Social Media Reach - Reuters
A Ceasefire in El Salvador - FP
El Salvador's Gang Truce Cuts Murder Rate - Reuters
Mexico's New President - CNN opinion
Helping Haiti Build Back Better - WT opinion
Asia Pacific / Central
Japan Recalls Ambassador to China Amid Rising Tensions - NYT
Japan's China Ambassador Returns for Consultations - AP
Stalled Chinese Warship Taken Off Disputed Shoal - AP
China Rescues Navy Frigate Stranded Near Philippines - BBC
China Frigate Heads Home, Averts New Philippines Row - Reuters
More than 250,000 Ordered to Evacuate in Southern Japan - S&S
Thousands Flee Japanese Floods - BBC
Clinton, Thein Sein Encourage New US Investment in Burma - VOA
Japan's Man-made Nuclear Disaster - JT editorial
China's New Aircraft Carrier a Power Boost - AT opinion
Ethnic Cleansing in Burma - NYT opinion
While Tibetans Burn - WP opinion
Europe
Italian Court Postpones Ruling in Long-running CIA Rendition Case - WP
Russia Hesitantly Welcomes Volunteers in Flood Zone - NYT
Russian Forces Say Kill 8 Militants in Caucasus - Reuters
Turkish Police Clash with Kurdish Protesters - VOA
Report: Explosion Injures 10 Policemen in Turkey - AP
Cyprus Court Orders Terrorism Suspect into Custody - AP
For Illegal Immigrants, Greek Border Offers a Back Door to Europe - NYT
Poles Honor Reagan, John Paul II With New Statue - AP
Romania's Basescu Urges Voters to Defeat 'Coup' - Reuters
South Asia
Sri Lanka is Becoming a Dictatorship - WP
Indian Village Bans Non-arranged Marriages - DT
Pakistani Police Arrest Man for Burying Baby Alive - AP
Our High-Maintenance Relationship with Pakistan - WP opinion