Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
As US Troop 'Surge' Ends, Setbacks Are Piling Up - S&S
US Military Suspends Combat Patrols with Afghan Forces - LWJ
US, NATO Scale Back Missions with Afghan Forces after Attacks - WP
Coalition Sharply Reduces Joint Operations With Afghan Troops - NYT
NATO Curbs Afghan Joint Patrols Over 'Insider' Attacks - BBC
NATO Scales Back Afghan Partnering After Attacks - AP
NATO Says Afghan Operations Cutback Could Be 'Temporary' - Reuters
Panetta: US Concerned About Afghan Insider Attacks - AP
UK’s Hague Downplays NATO Joint Patrols Move - BBC
UK Opposition: Afghanistan Exit Strategy in Doubt - AP
Damage on Bastion Shows Taliban Still Capable of Complex Attacks - S&S
Suicide Blast Kills 12 Near Afghan Capital’s International Airport - WP
Bomber Strikes Vehicle in Kabul, Killing 14 - NYT
Suicide Bomber in Afghan Capital Kills at Least 9 - AP
Suicide Bomber Targets Kabul Bus - BBC
Afghan Soldier Shoots Foreign Civilians - WP
Afghans Reject US-favored Administrative Detention - AP
Troops Pack Up Gear to Ship Out of Afghanistan - AP
Joint Team Assesses Eastern Afghanistan Airstrike - AFPS
UK Military: Prince Harry Got Extra Security During Attack - AP
Middle East / North Africa (US Mission Attacks / Related / 2nd / 3rd Order Effects)
Protests Spread Over Anti-Islam Film - VOA
Violent Clashes Over Anti-Islam Film Spread - AP
Hezbollah Leads Lebanon Anti-Film Rally - BBC
Hezbollah Rallies Against Video - WP
Al-Qaida Threatens Attacks on US Diplomats - AP
Qaeda in North Africa Urges Killing of More US Envoys - Reuters
As Protests Calm, Tensions Remain as US Seeks to Protect Embassies - CNN
US, Libyan Officials Offer Vastly Different Version of Consulate Attack - McClatchy
Turmoil in Egypt Stalls Talks on US Aid - WP
Muslims Stage Peaceful Film Protest in Thailand - AP
Indonesia Protesters Want Filmmaker Punished in US - AP
Dempsey: US Must Remain Engaged with Muslim World - AFPS
US Diplomats in Beirut Burning Classified Material - AP
Paris Prosecutors Open Inquiry Into Protest at US Embassy - NYT
California's Coptic Christians Condemn Anti-Islam Film - VOA
Muslim Protests Show the Limits of Free Speech - DD editorial
The “Innocence of Muslims” And The Spread Of Internet Rumor - VOA opinion
Libya, Violence and Free Speech - NYT opinion
Muslim Rage & the Last Gasp of Islamic Hate - Newsweek opinion
Syria
UN Rights Panel: Violations in Syria Growing - VOA
UN Adds to Syria War Crimes List - BBC
Civilian Attacks Rise in Syria, UN Says - NYT
Dempsey in Turkey to Discuss Syrian Crisis - AFPS
New Syria Envoy Visits Refugee Camp in Turkey - AP
Middle East / North Africa
US Leads Biggest Gulf Mine Exercise in Signal to Iran - Bloomberg
Iran Deploys Russian-Made Submarine in Gulf - AP
Iranian Official Says Blasts Targeted Nuclear Sites - NYT
Iran Tensions Loom Over Israelis on Jewish New Year - VOA
EU and Iran to Hold Nuclear Talks - BBC
US, Russia Bridge Differences on Iran at Nuke Meet - AP
Iran Warns of IAEA 'Terrorist Infiltration' - BBC
IAEA Renews Pressure on Iran After 'Terrorist' Outburst - Reuters
Israeli Diplomat Is Man in Middle - NYT
Iraq: Suicide Bombing Kills 7 Near Baghdad's Green Zone - VOA
Car Bombing Near Baghdad International Zone Kills Seven - BBC
Bahrain Charges Police Officers - BBC
Jordan Endorses Controversial Media Law - AP
Algeria's Stance on Northern Mali Remains Ambiguous - VOA
Obama Wise Not to 'Red Line' Iran - CT editorial
Mahmoud Abbas’s UN Gambit - WP editorial
Lessons From the Past for Today’s Iran - WP opinion
America Foreign Policy, Adrift on the Middle East - WP opinion
The Myth of Barack the Liberator - WP opinion
The Price of Obama’s Leading From Behind - WP opinion
NATO
NATO Transformation Chief Encourages ‘Smart Defense’ Strategy - AFPS
US Department of Defense
Despite White House Report, DOD Won't Plan for Sequestration Cuts - S&S
Pa. Prepares to Defend Military Bases from Budget Cuts - AP
Could Drones Supplant MacDill's Aerial Tankers? - TT
Public Trust Requires Apolitical Military, Dempsey Says - AFPS
Study: Military Needs to Better Address Substance Abuse by Troops - USAT
Report Faults Military's Strategies on Drug and Alcohol Abuse - NYT
Study: Military Drinking 'Culture' Now a 'Crisis' - AP
Major Facing Court-Martial Says He Was Forced to Drink to Excess - S&S
Scandals Led to Arizona Air Guard Firings - AFT
Minority Recruitment Creating 'a New Coast Guard' - TD
United States
US Warns Judge’s Ruling Impedes Its Detention Powers - NYT
US Asks NY Court to Block Anti-Terrorism Ruling - AP
Africa
In Africa's Warm Heart, a Cold Welcome for Chinese - Reuters
West African Ministers Mull Mali Troop Request - VOA
Top Boko Harem Militant 'Killed in Nigeria' - BBC
Boko Haram Spokesman Reported Killed in Nigeria - VOA
Nigeria Islamists Kill Top Borno State Lawyer - Reuters
Official: Sect Kills Retired Nigeria Prison Leader - AP
Al-Shabab 'Leaving Somali Base' - BBC
Kenya Electoral Body Prepares for Elections Next Year - VOA
Mass Graves Found After Tribal Fighting in Kenya's Tana Delta - Reuters
Americas
Mexico Mass Jailbreak Sparks Manhunt Near Texas Border - BBC
More Than 130 Escape From Mexican Prison on US Border - Reuters
Colombia Jails FARC Journalist - BBC
Bolivia's Coca Production Drops - BBC
Freed American Says More U.S. Citizens Remain in Nicaraguan Jails - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
US-China Trade Disagreement Gains Momentum - VOA
Panetta Arrives in China for Three-day Visit - AFPS
Panetta Calls for Closer Military Ties During Trip to China - S&S
Fresh Protests in China-Japan Row - BBC
Anti-Japan Protests Reignite Across China on Occupation Anniversary - Reuters
China Gives Protests a Nod and a Wink - WP
Trial Begins for Police Chief in Chinese Scandal - NYT
China Hints at Lenient Sentence Against Ex-Cop - AP
Panetta Addresses Osprey, Territory Disputes in Japan Visit - AFPS
US, Japan Agree to Add Second Radar Installation - AFPS
US, Japan Announce Expanded Missile Defense System - S&S
North Korea Says Signed Debt Deal With Russia - Reuters
Philippines Nears Pact to End Longtime Insurgency - AP
Truth Panel in Thailand Says Conflicts Are Festering - NYT
Burma: Aung San Suu Kyi Begins US Tour - VOA
Burma Pardons More Than 500 Prisoners - VOA
Burma Releases Hundreds Of Prisoners - NYT
A Sea of Trouble over 5 Tiny Islands - G&M opinion
Tiny Isles at Resource Wars' Frontline - RCW opinion
China's Leaders Orchestrate Hysteria - VS opinion
Europe
In Greece, Restlessness Amid a Push for Cuts - NYT
UK's Indefinite Jail Terms 'Unlawful' - BBC
Swiss Nuke Smugglers Who Helped CIA to Escape Jail - AP
Turkey Says Many PKK Rebels Dead - BBC
South Asia
Maverick Minister in India Is as Perplexing as She Is Powerful - NYT
Pakistan Relents on Court’s Demand to Pursue Corruption Case - NYT