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Afghanistan
Defense Leaders Meet With President on Afghanistan - AFPS
Old Tensions Resurface in Debate Over US Role in Post-2014 Afghanistan - NYT
US Discusses Afghan Troop Levels; Kabul Holds Talks With Taliban - Reuters
Analysts: Talks Between Kabul, Taliban Hurt Relations with US, Others - S&S
Afghan Taliban Rejects Report of Talks With Government - VOA
Afghan Presidential Candidates Start 1st Debate - AP
4 Questions to Ponder Ahead of Afghanistan's Presidential Election - CSM
The Top Ten Mistakes Made in the Afghan War - FP Opinion
Syria
US Spy Chief Says Assad Has Strengthened His Hold on Power - NYT
US Intel Chief: Chemical Weapons Deal Strengthened Assad - Reuters
Syria-Trained US Militants Pose Threat, Officials Say - LAT
Why al-Qaeda Disowned Its Deadly Syria Franchise - Time
Has US Syria Policy Failed? - CSM
Fragile Accord in Syria Raises Hope for Trapped Residents - LAT
Airstrikes Rock Aleppo; Peace Talks to Resume - VOA
Syrian Forces Hit Mosque With Crude Bomb, Kill 11 - AP
US Condemns Aleppo Barrel Bombs - BBC
Russia Says Syria Will Export Chemicals by March 1 - NYT
International Community Struggles to Ease Syrian Suffering - VOA
UN Report Details Abuse of Children in Syrian War - NYT
UN Report Details Child Abuses by Syria Rebels, Government Troops - Reuters
US Representative to Syrian Opposition Is Retiring - NYT
Meet Chechclearr, the Web-savvy Foreign Islamic Militant - LAT
Iran
Iran Sanctions Remain Despite Nuclear Deal, US Officials Say - LAT
Opponents of Nuclear Deal in Iran Speak Up - WP
Iran Expresses Confidence About Long-term Nuclear Deal - UPI
Foreign Firms Lining Up To Do Business With Iran - WP
Ukraine
Amid Protests, Ukraine More Divided Than Ever - AP
Klitschko Warns Ukrainian Tempers Are Heating Up - AP
Ukraine MPs Seek Constitution Change - BBC
Ukraine Racking Up Gas Debts, Gazprom Says - UPI
Saving Ukraine - NYT Editorial
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Guantanamo Detainee Cites POW Stipulation in Seeking Freedom - TWB
US Said to Curb Pakistan Drone Strikes - WP
US Sharply Curtails Drone Strikes in Pakistan - Reuters
How Many Non-Combatants Are Killed by Drones? - NYT Opinion
Sochi, Russia / Winter Olympics
An Olympics in the Shadow of a War Zone - NYT
Russia Blocks Several Activists From Olympics, Even as Spectators - NYT
What the 1980 Moscow Games Say About the Sochi Olympics - WP
On War
Has the Nature of "War" Changed - FP Opinion
US Department of Defense
Army Recruitment Fraud Bilked Taxpayers of Tens of Millions of Dollars - S&S
A Major Fraud Scandal Rocks the Army’s Ranks - FP
US Army in Recruitment Fraud Scandal - BBC
Sailors Suspected in Spreading Nuke Cheating Scandal - NT
Navy Investigates 30 Suspected of Sharing Answers on Test - WP
Navy Probing Alleged Cheating on Nuke Reactor Work - AP
USAF: 'If We Don’t Keep The F-22 Viable, The F-35 Fleet Will Be Irrelevant' - BI
Navy to Overhaul Petty Officer Promotion Standards - S&S
Military Flight Delayed as Customs Seeks Documentation - BDN
Drone Protesters Found Guilty of Trespassing at Beale AFB - SB
A Sailor’s Perspective on the United States Army - WOTR Transcript
US Military: Bad Apples or a Bad Barrel? - CSM Editorial
In 2014, the State of Defense Is Ill-defined and in Flux - DO Opinion
The Wars Robert Gates Got Wrong - TNY Opinion
Arms Manufacturers Pay This Man to Mock Journalists - WIB Opinion
Waiting For the Nuclear Attack Can Be a Bore - WP Opinion
US Intelligence Community / Related Issues
US Official Says Snowden Leaks Lead to Costly Pentagon Changes - AP
Issa Questions Cole on Phone Record Collection - WP
Nation Faces Many Threats, Intelligence Chief Says - AFPS
Germany: Rights Groups Complain Berlin Tied to Snowden Spying - UPI
German Paper Says US Kept Tabs on Leader - NYT
Germany: Report Says NSA Spied on Merkel's Predecessor Too - AP
Brazilian Nominates Snowden for Nobel Peace Prize - AP
United States
In the Scripted World of Diplomacy, a Burst of Tweets - NYT
A Fading VFW Post Gets a Boost From its Tie-Dyed Neighbors - WP
Evolution, Not Revolution, at the FBI - TNI Opinion
Where in the World is John Kerry? - WP Opinion
The Pelosi School of Foreign Policy - UPI Opinion
Africa
UN Congo Peacekeepers Question Rwandan Rebel Disarmament Claim - VOA
France Begins First Rwandan Genocide Trial - VOA
Former Rwandan Intelligence Chief Goes on Trial for 1994 Genocide - NYT
France Opens Landmark Rwanda Genocide Trial - BBC
Ex-Rwanda Intel Chief Has Genocide Trial in Paris - AP
United Nations Appeals for $1.27 Billion in Aid for South Sudan - LAT
South Sudan Refutes Machar Accusations - VOA
UNICEF Urges Action to Prevent CAR 'Catastrophe' - AP
Emergency Food May Soon Arrive in CAR - VOA
Rockets Fired at North Mali French Army Base - AP
US Envoy Power in Mali With Message of Peace - UPI
International Court to Decide Future of Kenyan President Trial - Reuters
Americas / Caribbean
Mexican President Pledges Help for Troubled Michoacan State - BBC
Colombia Army Dismissal Over Spying - BBC
Alleged Army Cyberspying on Colombia Negotiators - AP
Costa Rica's Surprise Frontrunner Favors Eventual Tax Hike - Reuters
Amnesty Intl Says Haiti Camp Residents, Cops Clash - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Japan Unease Over US Alliance Adds Fuel to Abe's Security Shift - Reuters
Philippines Urges International Help in Resisting China’s Sea Claims - NYT
US Intel: Sense of Destiny Drives China Aggression - AP
North and South Korea Set Dates for Family Reunions - NYT
Koreas Agree to Family Reunions - BBC
North and South Korea to Hold Reunions in Shadow of War Drills - Reuters
Thai Opposition Challenges 'Unconstitutional' Election - VOA
Thailand's Anti-Government Protesters Invoke Monarchy - VOA
Europe
US Opens Taps, a Bit, on Oil Exports to Europe - VOA
EU Ombudsmen Has Questions on Corruption - UPI
US Ambassador to Russia to Step Down - VOA
McFaul to Quit as US Ambassador to Russia After Olympics - WP
US Ambassador to Russia Stepping Down - AP
Russia: Moscow Protesters Demand Release of 'Bolotnaya' Prisoners - UPI
Italian Officials, US Military Near Agreement in Mail Dispute - S&S
Erdogan Seeks Support From Turks Abroad - AP
Germany: The Unquiet Ghosts of Nazi Germany - NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israeli Pilots Punished for Storing Sensitive Data on Smartphones - Reuters
Contractors Flood Into Iraq to Give Al-Qaeda a Run for the Money - GR
Iraqi Militant Leader Refused to Fall Into Line - AP
Iraq: More Than a Dozen Killed in Attacks in Baghdad Area - NYT
Iraq: Rush-Hour Bombs Hit Baghdad - BBC
Iraq: Car Bombs Near Baghdad's Green Zone Kill Nine - Reuters
Bombings Kill at Least 16 in Iraqi Capital - AP
East Africa Journalists Demand Release of Reporters Held in Egypt - VOA
In Egypt, Facebook Serves as Tool for Government, Opponents - VOA
Tunisian Police Kill Seven Militants, Including Senior Commander - Reuters
8 Dead in Tunisian Shootout With Militants - AP
Seven Militants Killed in Tunisia Raid - BBC
Libya 'Destroys All Chemical Arms' - BBC
Libya Says Destroys Last Chemical Weapons With Western Help - Reuters
Libya Says All Chemical Weapons Destroyed - AP
The Makers of Jihadist Strategy - WOTR Book Review
Egypt, No Friend of Freedom - WP Editorial
Flood of New Weapons Changing Military Dynamic in the Middle East - FP Opinion
Can Another Anbar Awakening Save Iraq? - DO Opinion
The Third Intifada - NYT Opinion
South Asia
Government Fails to Attend Talks With Pakistani Taliban - VOA
Pakistani Side Fails to Show Up at Taliban Peace Talks - NYT
Pakistan-Taliban Peace Talks Fail to Begin - WP
Pakistan Talks With Taliban Team Delayed - AP
Pakistan Taliban Criticize Peace Talks Delay - BBC
US Said to Curb Pakistan Drone Strikes - WP
US Sharply Curtails Drone Strikes in Pakistan - Reuters
UK Advised India Before 1984 Temple Raid - BBC
Britain Says India Did Not Follow Its Advice in 1984 Army Raid - NYT
Britain Says it Had ‘Limited’ Role in 1984 India Raid - AP
India Parliament Uproar Over New State - BBC
Indian Parliament's Last Session Set to Be Pre-election Scrap - Reuters
New Inquiry on Sri Lanka Points to Possible War Crimes - NYT
Sri Lanka Refuses Visa for State Dept Official After War Crime Accusations - Reuters