Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Afghan Officials Hail Talks With Insurgents - NYT
Afghan Taliban Deny Taking Orders From Pakistan - Reuters
Troop Immunity Likely to Be Focus of US, Afghanistan Deal - Reuters
India Presses for More Private Investment in Afghanistan - VOA
India Seeks Larger Role in Stabilizing Afghanistan - WP
India's Growing Stake in Afghanistan - BBC
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Search and Destroy - Slate “Little America” book excerpt
Syria
With Strikes, Syrian Rebels Showcase Their Reach - NYT
US: Damascus Violence Is Sign Assad Losing Control - VOA
Explosions Shake Heart of Damascus - CNN
Blast Hits Damascus, Turkey Sends Troops to Border - Reuters
Turkey Boosts Forces at Syrian Border - VOA
Turkey Reinforces Border with Syria - WP
Syrian Tanks Amass Near Turkish Border - Reuters
Assad Rejects External Solution - BBC
Assad, in Taped TV Interview, Calls Iran a Wise Friend - NYT
Russia Favors Syrian Solution to Political Crisis - VOA
Russia Says Transition Needed But Cannot Be Imposed - NYT
Clinton, Russia’s Lavrov Set for Syria Showdown - AP
Russia Proposes Changes to Annan's Syria Proposal - Reuters
Annan 'Optimistic' Talks Will Have Acceptable Outcome - Reuters
Activists: Dozens Killed in Syria Shelling - AP
UN Seeks More Money to Help Syrian Refugees - VOA
Hamas Says Militant Killed in Syria - WP
Forging Peace - WP opinion
Russia Is to Syria What the US Is to Bahrain - MT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
EU Oil Embargo on Iran Goes into Effect Sunday - VOA
Iran Warns EU About 'Illegitimate Measures' - AP
US Exempts China, Singapore From Iran Oil Sanctions - VOA
US Clears China, Singapore from Iran Oil Sanctions - AP
21 Are Killed in Iraq in the Latest Attacks of a Deadly Month - NYT
Strategic Dividends of Iraq Efforts Within Reach, Official Says - AFPS
Iraq's Commitment to US Mission Questioned in Congress - Reuters
National Service Proposal Riles Israeli Arabs - AP
Illegal West Bank Settlement Outpost Cleared - AP
UAE: US Raises New Concerns Over American Hunger Striker - AP
US Urges UAE to Free American Businessman on Bail - Reuters
Bahrain's Police Action Unjust, HRW Says - UPI
In 'Islamist' Egypt, Generals Still Have Final Say - Reuters
Rooted in the Land, Egypt's President Has Huge Task - Reuters
Egyptian First Lady-to-Be Sparks Debate - WP
Libyans Remember Jail Massacre - BBC
Libya: Detained ICC Lawyer Speaks with Family - UPI
Libya: Gaddafi Loyalist Seeks UK Asylum - BBC
Religion Not Arab Women's Problem? - CNN report on poll
Iran's Nuclear Static - UPI opinion
Islamists, US Power and Kuwait - AC opinion
The Egyptian Military Wins Again - FA opinion
Could Islamic Democracy Surprise Us? - TT opinion
Don't Ignore Mideast's Hunger for Change - ES opinion
US Department of Defense
US Military Seeks to Spread Skills Around World to Ease Burden - CNN
Honored Montford Point Marines Recall Breaking Racial Barriers - S&S
Drill Sergeants Compete for Recognition as Army's Best - S&S
Air Force Identifies 31 Alleged Victims in Lackland Sex Abuse Scandal - S&S
Air Force Investigates Sex Scandal - WP
Sergeant, Vet Convicted in Corruption Probe Surrounding Iraq War - FO
Military Contractor Cited for Treatment of Goats - VP
Navy Recruiter Charged with Wearing Unearned Awards - NT
Dempseys Discuss Challenges, Benefits of Military Moves - AFPS
United States
Attorney General Eric Holder in Contempt of Congress - VOA
US Attorney General Holder 'in Contempt' - BBC
United Technologies: Cover-up of Military Software Sales to China - WP
Military Contractors Are Fined Over Aid to China - NYT
United Technologies Sent Military Copter Tech to China - Reuters
US Supreme Court OKs Obama's Health Care Plan - VOA
Supreme Court Rules Stolen Valor Act Unconstitutional - S&S
Panetta Commends Jacoby for NORTHCOM Fire Assistance - AFPS
US Strategy for 21st Century Needed - UPI opinion
A Pyrrhic Victory - NYT opinion
United Kingdom
British Police Demand that WikiLeak’s Assange Report to Station - AP
UK Police Serve Notice on WikiLeak’s Assange - CNN
Report: Ex-British Minister Sold Secrets to Czechs - AP
British Police Arrest Spanish ETA Pair - BBC
Two Men Arrested in London Terror Probe - CNN
British Memorial Honors World War II Bomber Crews - NYT
Australia
Australian Lawmakers Reject Asylum Seeker Bill - VOA
Australia Votes Down Asylum Bill - BBC
Australia Debates What To Do With Asylum Seekers - CNN
New Zealand
27-year US-New Zealand Nuclear Feud Rears its Ugly Head - FP
Old Diplomatic Spat Keeps Kiwis Out of Pearl Harbor - HSA
United Nations
July UN Meeting to Discuss Global Arms Trade Treaty - VOA
Africa
Coups Hand ECOWAS Huge Challenge - VOA
US Ambassador to Kenya Resigns Over 'Differences' - AP
Force Won't Fix Economy, US Tells Sudan - UPI
Amnesty International: Arms Imports Fuel S. Sudan Violence - VOA
Islamist Militants Stream into Northern Mali Town After Victory - VOA
Northern Mali Protesters Earn Government Praise - VOA
Heritage Sites in Mali Under Threat - UPI
Mali: Timbuktu on UNESCO Danger List - BBC
Somali and Somaliland Presidents Meet in Dubai - BBC
Somalia: Piracy Conference Urges Public-Private Solutions - AP
Women as Human Pack Horses in DR Congo - NYT
Ivory Coast: Gbagbo Loyalist 'Fears for Life' - BBC
Nigerian President's Call for Birth Control Sparks Debate - VOA
Africa Benefits from Chinese 'Colonialism' - NYT opinion
Americas
Mexico Election Campaign Wraps Up - BBC
Mexico Offers Reward for Airport Killer Police - Reuters
Venezuela: Court Defeat for anti-Chavez TV - BBC
Mercosur Bloc 'to Suspend Paraguay' - BBC
Mutinous Police, Bolivia Reach Deal - CNN
Bolivian Police End Salary Strike - BBC
Army Reserve Vets Make House Calls in Guatemala - AFPS
Mexico's Election and the Drug War - FA opinion
Asia Pacific / Central
South Korea Postpones Military Data Pact With Japan - NYT
S. Korea Puts Off Japan Military Pact at Last Minute - AP
Pacific Exercise to Feature More Participants, Biofuel Use - AFPS
Chinese Police Crack Down on Guangdong Protesters - VOA
China: Xinjiang 'Hijack Attempt Foiled' - BBC
Plane Hijack Foiled in West China's Xinjiang - AP
Space: China Conquers Final Frontier - CNN
China Spacecraft Returns to Earth - BBC
China: Hong Kong Faces an Identity Crisis - WP
15 Years After China Takeover, Hong Kong Uneasy - AP
China Blocks Bloomberg Site After Report on Leader - AP
China Blogger Says Court Overturns His Conviction - AP
NY Times Launches Chinese Web Site - VOA
N. Korean Claims South Agents Tricked Her to Defect - AP
Burma Opposition Leader Finds Support as European Tour Ends - NYT
Myanmar (Burma) Tells Suu Kyi Not to Call Country 'Burma' - AP
Aid Workers Detained in Burma - NYT
Thai Official Informs US Envoy over NASA Issue - S&S
US Postpones Thai Weather Project - BBC
Cambodian Villagers Protest Controversial Laos Dam - Reuters
Uzbekistan Quits Russia-Dominated Security Pact - AP
Mongolia Vote Snags as Ruling Party Seeks Recount - AP
Europe
EU Leaders Agree on Bank Rescue Fund - VOA
Eurozone Agrees on Banks Rescue - BBC
EU Deal Buoys Markets Despite Sketchy Details - Reuters
War Crimes Court Drops One Genocide Count Against Serb Karadzic - VOA
UN Court Acquits Serb Karadzic of 1 Genocide Count - AP
Ex-Leader of Bosnian Serbs Fails to Get War Crimes Trial Halted - NYT
Turkish Generals Look to Life Beyond Prison Bars - Reuters
Further Integration Won’t Fix Club Med States - UPI opinion
Weak Turkey Suddenly Loves the West - TG opinion
South Asia
India Police Kill '17 Maoists' - BBC
Indian Man Freed After 30 Years in Pakistani Jail - VOA
India Spy Returns from Pakistan - BBC
ICG Questions Military Aid to Pakistan - UPI
Taliban Video Shows 17 Beheaded Pakistani Soldiers - CNN
Pakistanis View US as the Enemy, Poll Finds - LAT
Pakistan: Shia Strike over Quetta Attack - BBC
Now Obama Just Has to Worry About Pakistan's Supreme Court - FP opinion
Pakistan Collapsing from Within - CNN opinion