23 January SWJ Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
US Envoy: Taliban Must Renounce Terrorism to Participate in Talks – VOA
Talks With Taliban a Long Way Off, American Envoy Says – NYT
US Envoy, Afghan President Meet for 2nd Day to Discuss Peace – S&S
US Talks to Afghan Insurgent Group – AP
Former Insurgents Act as Mediators – WP
Pakistan
Pakistan Court Widens Role, Stirring Fears for Stability – NYT
Force Behind Pakistan’s ‘Memogate’ – WP opinion
Syria
Arab League Floats Ambitious New Peace Plan for Syria – NYT
Arab League Calls on Syria’s Assad to Step Down – WP
Arab League Calls for Syrian President to Hand Off Power – LAT
Saudi Arabia Withdraws Observers From Arab League's Mission – VOA
Syrian Observer Mission in Turmoil as Saudi Arabia Pulls Out – LAT
Arab League in Syria Reform Plea – BBC
Arab League Extends Syria Mission 1 More Month – AP
Arab League Proposes New Plan for Syrian Transition – Reuters
2 US Senators Seek Sanctions on Syria – AP
Colleagues Blame Syria for French Reporter's Death – AP
Iraq
Rising Strife Threatens Tenuous Iraqi Stability – NYT
New Human Rights Report Details Crackdowns in Iraq – WP
Yemen
Yemen: Saleh Leaves Sana'a to Seek Treatment in US – VOA
Yemen Leader Leaves for Medical Care in New York – NYT
Veteran President 'Leaves Yemen' – BBC
Yemen: Saleh Heads to US for Treatment – WP
Yemen's President Leaves for US, Hands Over Power – AP
Egypt
Egypt: Signs of Accord Between Military Council and Islamists – NYT
Egypt Islamists on Eve of Power Ease Talk of Islam – AP
Egypt's Islamist-Led Parliament to Hold First Session – Reuters
Egypt: Mubarak Attorney Says Trial is Invalid – WP
Libya
Libya's No. 2 Leader Resigns After Benghazi Anti-Government Riot – VOA
Libya Protests Spur Shake-Up in Interim Government – NYT
Libya Ruling Council Deputy Quits – BBC
Libya Suspends Transitional Government Members – AP
Enraged Benghazi Residents Feel Ignored, Forgotten – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
HRW Urges Support for Arab Democracies – VOA
West Urged to Accept Rising Islamist Political Power in Arab World – LAT
Human Rights Watch Calls on West to End 'Arab Exception' – AP
Iran's Softer Gulf Words Don't Mean Nuclear Shift – Reuters
US Aircraft Carrier Sails Through Strategic Strait of Hormuz – LAT
US Aircraft Carrier Enters Gulf Without Incident – Reuters
Israeli Leader Condemns Palestinian Muslim Cleric – AP
Mideast Youths to Hold Facebook Peace Conference – AP
Bomb-Bomb-Bomb, Bomb-Bomb-Iran? – NYT opinion
US Department of Defense
US to Keep 11 Aircraft Carriers to Show Sea Power – AP
Panetta Touts Carrier’s Agility in Visit to USS Enterprise – AFPS
No Simple Explanation in AF Academy Sex Crime Data – S&S
Africa
Boko Haram's Rise in Nigeria Sparks Civil War Fears – VOA
Nigeria Bombs Toll 'Sure to Rise' – BBC
Nigerian President Visits Kano, Site of Deadly Attacks – VOA
Death Toll in Nigeria Attack Rises, Stuns Leader – AP
Kenya Awaits ICC Decision on Prosecutions for 6 – NYT
ICC to Decide Whether to Try Six Kenyan Suspects – Reuters
US Drone Strike Kills Foreign Militant Commander Fighting Somalia – NYT
Americas
13 Killed, 8 at Funeral, in Violent Mexico State – AP
Brazil Police Storm Landless Settlement Near Sao Paulo – BBC
Cuba's Ladies in White Call Dissident Death 'Murder' – Reuters
Asia Pacific
Some Chinese Aggrieved Find Inspiration in Rebel Village – Reuters
Professor Fuels Growing Debate Over Identity in Hong Kong – WP
Military: Filipino Rebels Kill 100 Troops in 2011 – AP
US Urges Burma to Ensure Free By-Elections – VOA
Europe
Prophetic Russia Novelist Voinovich Speaks of Putin Era's End – LAT
Croatians Vote to Join European Union – VOA
Croatia Votes 2 to 1 to Join European Union – NYT
Croatia Voters Back EU Membership – BBC
Croatians Vote to Join European Union – WP
France: Hollande, Challenging Sarkozy, Calls for Change – NYT
Conservative Wins Finland Election, Runoff Needed – AP
French Lawmakers to Vote on Bill Penalizing Genocide Denial – NYT
Turkey, the New Normal – WP opinion
South Asia
