US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
US, Afghans Working on Post-2014 Mission for Americans - S&S
Karzai Arrives in Pakistan to Discuss Afghan Peace Talks - NYT
Karzai: Afghanistan Joins Taliban Peace Talks with US - Reuters
Detainees Again Transferred to Afghans - WP
NATO Resumes Sending Detainees to Afghanistan Jails - NYT
High-level Drug Meeting Focuses on Afghanistan - AP
8 Young Afghans Killed in Strike, NATO Acknowledges - NYT
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Courts-martial Recommended in NYC Soldier's Death - AP
Pakistan
Pakistan's Afghan Border Remains Closed to NATO - AP
Suspected US Missile Strike Kills 5 in NW Pakistan - VOA
US Drone Strike 'Kills at Least Five' in Pakistan - BBC
Pakistani at Guantanamo Charged With Supporting Terror - VOA
Syria
France Presses for New UN Resolution on Syria - VOA
Syrian President Sets February 26 Constitutional Referendum - VOA
Syria Plans Vote on Constitution - BBC
Syrian Doctors Accuse Government of War Crimes - VOA
Sunni Extremists May Be Aiding Al Qaeda’s Ambitions in Syria - NYT
Syrian Opposition Struggles to Gain Traction in Aleppo - LAT
Iran
Aggressive Acts by Iran Signal Pressure on Its Leadership - NYT
Iran Touts Uranium Enrichment Advances - VOA
Iran Unveils 'Nuclear Advances' - BBC
Defiant Iran Claims Major Steps in Nuclear Fuel - AP
US Downplays Iran Announcement of Nuclear Advances - VOA
Israeli Minister: Iran Near 'Point of No Return' - AP
Israel Again Tries to Link Bombs to Iran - WP
Thailand: Iranians Planned to Attack Israelis - AP
Iran Threatens to Cut Some Oil Exports - WP
Iran Oil Ministry Denies Ending Exports to EU States - BBC
Israel’s False Choice - WP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Fatah-Hamas Agreement May Heal Palestinian Rifts - VOA
Bahrain Opposition Vows to Keep Protesting - VOA
Olympics Urged to Press for Saudi Female Athletes - LAT
AI: Libya Militias 'Out of Control' - BBC
Libyans 'Not Keen on Democracy' - BBC
Islamist Presidential Hopeful Wants to End US Aid to Egypt - LAT
Egypt to Hold Presidential Vote Early - WP
Egypt's Cold Shoulder - LAT opinion
A ‘Cosmic Wager’ on the Muslim Brotherhood - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Obama’s Asia Strategy Gives Navy Key Role, Fewer Ships - WP
Budget Briefings Offer a Lesson in Pentagon-ese - WP
Panetta Asks Congress to Undo Sequestration, Approve BRAC - AFPS
DOD Leaders: Budget Request Supports Adaptable Future Force - AFPS
Military Will Remain Ready, Capable Force, Budget Official Says - AFPS
Dempsey: Status Quo Still an Option for Size of Nuclear Stockpile - S&S
Pentagon, Lockheed See Price of F-35 Going Up - Reuters
Pakistani at Guantanamo Charged With Supporting Terror - VOA
The Long View on Naval Ships - WP opinion
This War Is Not Over Yet - NYT opinion
World
500 Million Children 'at Risk of Effects of Malnutrition' - BBC
Africa
Thousands Flee Somalia Fighting - BBC
Americas
Falklands Tension: Argentina Condemns UK MPs Visit - BBC
Why Argentina and Britain Care About the Falklands - LAT
Venezuelan Presidential Campaign Already Heating Up - LAT
Armored SUV Couldn’t Protect Agent in Mexico - WP
A Face Among Mexico's 14 Million Informal Workers - LAT
Cuba Eyes Americas Summit Place, But Not OAS Return - BBC
Hundreds Dead in Honduras Prison Fire - VOA
Blaze at Prison Kills Hundreds in Honduras - NYT
Honduras' Deadly Prison Fire Stirs Furor - LAT
Deadly Honduras Prison Fire Probed - BBC
Challenging Venezuela's Chavez - LAT editorial
Asia Pacific
White House: Specific Human Rights Cases Raised With China’s Xi - VOA
Chinese VP Urges US to Respect ‘Core Interests’ - NYT
China's Xi Spars with US Lawmakers, Avoids Specifics in Speech - LAT
Xi Calls for 'Deep' US-China Ties - BBC
For the Vice President of China, Tea Time in Iowa - NYT
Panetta Welcomes Chinese Vice President to Pentagon - AFPS
Chinese Vice President Meets With US Business Leaders - VOA
Japan's Nuclear Chief Admits Sub-Standard Safety - VOA
Japan's Nuclear Safety Standards Called Flawed - AP
More Foreign Cash in North Korea - WP
A New China, a New Test for the US - LAT opinion
Europe
Cameron Details Arguments Against Scottish Independence - NYT
Doubts Grow Over Austerity for Greece - VOA
Eurozone Holds Off on Approving Second Greece Bailout - LAT
Clock Ticks on Greek Bailout Talks - WP
Eurozone Calls for Greek Scrutiny - BBC
Eurozone Calls for Tighter Greek Surveillance - AP
France: Sarkozy Announces Re-election Bid - BBC
France's Sarkozy Makes Reelection Bid Official - LAT
Ratko Mladic’s Yugoslav War Crimes Tribunal Trial Delayed - AP
Cold Snap in Eastern Europe Kills More than 650 - AP
South Asia
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