To be released this month - Lifting the Fog of Peace: How Americans Learned to Fight Modern War by Dr. Janine Davidson.
Counterinsurgency and stability operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are only the most recent examples of the U.S. Armed Forces fighting insurgents, building infrastructure, enforcing laws, and governing cities. For more than two centuries, these assignments have been a regular part of the military's tasks; yet until recently the lessons learned from the experiences have seldom been formally incorporated into doctrine and training. As a result, each generation of soldiers has had to learn on the job.
Janine Davidson traces the history of the U.S. military's involvement in these complex and frustrating missions. By comparing the historical record to the current era, Davidson assesses the relative influence of organizational culture and processes, institutional structures, military leadership, and political factors on the U.S. military's capacity to learn and to adapt. Pointing to the case of Iraq, she shows that commanders serving today have benefited at the tactical level from institutional changes following the Vietnam War and from the lessons of the 1990s. Davidson concludes by addressing the question of whether or not such military learning, in the absence of enhanced capabilities and capacity in other U.S. government agencies, will be sufficient to meet the complex challenges of the 21st century.
"Lifting the Fog of Peace is a captivating study of an agile and adaptive military evolving through the chaos of the post-9/11 world. In what is certain to be regarded as the definitive analysis of the reshaping of American combat power in the face of a complex and uncertain future, Dr. Janine Davidson firmly establishes herself as a rising intellectual star in government and politics. A thoroughly captivating study of organizational learning and adaptation—a 'must read' for leaders in every field."
---LTG William B. Caldwell, IV, Commanding General, NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan
"In Lifting the Fog of Peace, Dr. Janine Davidson explains how the American military has adapted itself to succeed in the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq that are the most likely future face of combat. The book is informed by her experience of these wars in the Department of Defense, where she now plays a critical role in continuing the process of learning that has so visibly marked the military's performance in today's wars. Highly recommended."
---Dr. John A. Nagl, President, Center for a New American Security
"Janine Davidson's Lifting the Fog of Peace is a superb, concise, and well-written book that makes important contributions in three areas. It advances our knowledge of organizational learning in the Armed Forces. It also accurately captures the rich post-Vietnam operational and doctrinal history of the Army and the Marine Corps. The simplistic cartoon of dim-witted generals fixated on the Fulda Gap is replaced here by a more accurate version, where engaged senior officers studied the security environment, absorbed important lessons, and began to improve the learning capacity of the military services. Finally, Lifting the Fog of Peace assesses the state of contemporary stability operations and what must be done to further prepare our Armed Forces for modern war on the low end of the spectrum of conflict. It will be a 'must read' on the E-Ring of the Pentagon and in security studies programs across the nation."
---Dr. Joseph J. Collins, Professor, National War College, and former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Stability Operations
Dr. Janine Davidson, a former Air Force pilot, is a professor of national security at George Mason University, currently serving in the Pentagon as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Plans.
The views presented in this book are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Defense or its Components.
The focus is on active demonstrations of integrated infrastructures. All activities will be independent of the power grid, and communications will be live. NDU will feature four sections that each include a mix of shelter, water, power, integrated cooking, heating/cooling, lighting, sanitation, and information and communications technologies, provided by a mix of USG, NGOs, and private sector companies. The four sections are: Stabilization and Reconstruction in Afghanistan, Disaster Relief in the U.S., Building Partnership Capacity in Refugee Camp Environment, and Disaster Relief in Tropical Regions (Central America and Western Pacific).
Karzai Names Panel for Taliban Talks - New York Times
Afghan Government Sets Up 70-Member Peace Council - Associated Press
Afghan 'Peace Council' Draws Fire - Washington Times
NATO: Taliban Contacts Still At Embryonic Stage - Reuters
Karzai Appeals for Peace after Provincial Official's Murder - Washington Post
Karzai Questions NATO Mission in Teary Speech - Los Angeles Times
Petraeus Fights Time, Enemy in Afghanistan - Associated Press
NATO Confirms Senior Al-Qaida Commander Killed - Associated Press
More NATO Trainers Needed in Afghanistan, General Says - AFPS
Petraeus Discusses Future of Afghan Detainees - AFPS
U.S. Senator Wants Afghanistan Funds Inspector Fired - Reuters
Drones as Occupational Hazard for Taliban - New York Times
Obama's Wars
Obama's Wars - Washington Post full coverage
Military Thwarted President Seeking Choice - Washington Post (Pt. 1)
Biden Warned Obama Not to Become 'Locked In' - Washington Post (Pt. 2)
Obama: '... the cancer is in Pakistan' - Washington Post (Pt. 3)
The War Over the War - Washington Post editorial
Pakistan
Generals in Pakistan Push for Shakeup of Government - New York Times
CIA Steps Up Drone Attacks in Pakistan - Washington Post
U.S. Intensifies Drone Strikes in Pakistan - Los Angeles Times
U.S.-Led Forces, Pakistan Discuss Cross-Border Attack - Reuters
Pakistan Warns Against More NATO Raids - Associated Press
NATO Confirms Senior Al-Qaida Commander Killed - Associated Press
Pakistan Probes Reports of Qaida Militant's Death - Associated Press
U.S. Lowers Threshold For Pakistan Drone Strikes - Reuters
White House Condemns Pakistani Woman's Stoning - Washington Times
The Secret War in Pakistan - Washington Times editorial
Who Attacked Umar Cheema? - New York Times editorial
Flood-ravaged Pakistan, No Sign of American Aid - Washington Post opinion
Iraq
Iraqi Shiite Militia Hints of Iran's Hand in South - Associated Press
U.S. Soldier Accused of Fatally Shooting Fellow Troops - Washington Post
U.S. Soldier Held in Slayings of 2 GIs in Iraq - Associated Press
Iran
Suspicions Aroused in Killing of Iranian Doctors - New York Times
Oman Mediators in Iran to Seek Release of 2 U.S. Men - Associated Press
Iran Says No Decision on Woman in Stoning Case - Associated Press
Pioneer Iran Blogger Sentenced to 19 Years Prison - Associated Press
U.S. Department of Defense
Pentagon Officials Say Spending is Bloated - Washington Post
Defense Officials Testify on Cost-saving Measures - AFPS
Webb Accuses Pentagon of 'Stiff-arming' Virginia on JFCOM - Washington Post
Webb: Pentagon Evasive on JFCOM Closing - Associated Press
Supreme Court Enters Legal Fight over Navy Plane - Associated Press
Wikileaks
WikiLeaks Spokesman, Leaving Group, Describes Dysfunction - Washington Post
United States
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Hospitalized - Voice of America
Australia
Divided Parliament Opens in Australia - New York Times
Africa
Nigerian Legislators Pondering Vote Delay - Voice of America
Another Delay Possible in Guinea Run-Off - Voice of America
Guinea Massacre Victims' Families Unable to Gather - Associated Press
Somali Pirate Chief Faces Death - BBC News
Americas and Caribbean
Hundreds Feared Dead in Mexico Landslide - Voice of America
Mudslide in Mexico Buries Homes - New York Times
Mexican Judge Dismisses Case Against 5 Officers - Associated Press
Chavez Throws Down Gauntlet to Venezuela Opposition - Reuters
Chile Mine Rescue Hopes Raised - BBC News
Castro Recycles '60 Speech - Washington Times
Castro Attacks U.S. While Reading From 50 Year Old Speech - Reuters
Asia Pacific
Koreas to Hold Military Talks, South Says - New York Times
N. Korea Bolsters Kim's Son and Sister - New York Times
North Korean Leader Promotes Son, Sister - Washington Post
North Korea's "First" Family Readies For Succession - Reuters
North Korea Leader's Son Promoted, Seen as Heir - Associated Press
Key Posts for N. Korea Head's Son - BBC News
North Korea Leader's Son Seen Set For Succession - Reuters
Anti-Sub Exercises Send Deterrence Message to North Korea - AFPS
China Softens Tone in Japan Dispute - New York Times
Japan: China Must Resolve Detention of 4 Japanese - Associated Press
Japan Urges Resolution on Nationals Held In China - Reuters
China Warns Nobel Official: Don't Honor Dissident - Associated Press
Vietnam's Economy a Rising Star After Global Slump - Voice of America
Prime Minister Issues Election Warning - Associated Press
Burma: Working for 'Free and Fair' Vote - Associated Press
Europe
Bond Sell-offs Fuel Fears of New European Cisis - Washington Post
Al-Qaeda Terrorism Plot Uncovered - BBC News
Terror Plot Uncovered in Europe - Associated Press
Plot to Attack European Cities Foiled - Reuters
Norway Says Three Planned Attack Over Cartoons - New York Times
Police: Norway Terror Plot Targeted Danish Paper - Associated Press
France: Crackdown on Illegal Immigration as Legislation - Washington Post
Dutch Agree Coalition With Anti-Islam Party Support - Reuters
Medvedev Fires Moscow Mayor in Feud - New York Times
Medvedev Fires Moscow's Mayor, Longtime Putin Supporter - Washington Post
Amnesty Says Deported Roma Face Persecution in Kosovo - Voice of America
Middle East
U.S. Envoy Resumes Mideast Mission - Voice of America
U.S. Pressing Israel to Halt West Bank Construction - Associated Press
Netanyahu Says Mideast Peace Talks Must Go On - Reuters
Israeli Foreign Minister Distances Himself From Talks - New York Times
Israel Minister's U.N. Speech Disowned By Netanyahu - Reuters
Israel Controversy Over U.N. Speech - BBC News
Israel Intercepts Gaza Aid Boat Carrying Jewish Activists - Voice of America
Israel Stops Jewish Activists From Entering Gaza - New York Times
Israel Halts Gaza-Bound Boat Without Violence - Associated Press
No Death Sentence for Tycoon in Egypt - New York Times
South Asia
India Braces For Verdict In Charged Religious Property Dispute - VOA
Test of India Verdict Will Lie in Public Reaction - New York Times
India's Capital Locked Down Ahead Of Commonwealth Games - Reuters
Games Turn Glare on Millions Of India's Working Children - Reuters
Gunman in Mumbai Attacks Appeals Death Sentence - Associated Press
As illustrated by the unprecedented violence in Mexico, drug trafficking groups have evolved to not only pose significant challenges to that country, but to governments and societies across the Western Hemisphere, including the United States. Crime Wars: Gangs, Cartels and U.S. National Security surveys organized crime throughout the Western Hemisphere, analyzes the challenges it poses for the region and recommends the United States replace the "war on drugs" paradigm with comprehensive domestic and foreign policies to confront the interrelated challenges of drug trafficking and violence ranging from the Andean Ridge to American streets.
The result of a yearlong study by the Center for a New American Security, Crime Wars provides some elements of such a strategy, including recommendations for the U.S. government to: renew political and military outreach to Latin American states; enhance efforts to strengthen state institutions throughout the region; and better attack cartels' financial networks. At the same time, domestic policy should aim to disseminate better intelligence among law enforcement, federally fund additional campaigns to diminish drug demand and safeguard U.S. communities against gang recruitment. Only by dealing with transnational crime in a comprehensive manner will societies in the hemisphere be able to mitigate its impact.
Download the full report here.
Petraeus Says Taliban Have Reached Out to Karzai - New York Times
Petraeus: Taliban Have Reached Out to Reconcile - Associated Press
Afghan, NATO Forces Launch Anti-Taliban Push in Kandahar - VOA
Afghans And NATO Launch Offensive In Taliban Heartland - Reuters
Kandahar Roulette With a 9-millimeter - New York Times
Afghan Minister Urges New War on Terror Networks - Associated Press
Afghan, Coalition Forces Capture, Kill Insurgents - AFPS
Afghan Poll Body Orders Vote Recounts In 7 Provinces - Reuters
Soldier Describes Murder of Afghan for Sport in Leaked Tape - New York Times
Army Soldier Says Staff Sergeant Plotted Afghans' Killings - Washington Post
Tape Shows Lewis-McChord Soldier Describing Killings - KOMO News
Drug Use Cited in Unit Tied to Civilian Deaths - New York Times
U.S. Sergeant Described as Ringleader in Slaying of Civilians - Los Angeles Times
U.S. Troops Refuse to Testify In Afghan Murder Case - Reuters
Photographic Report From the Taliban Heartland - New York Times
Brother of Afghan Leader Is Subject of Wiretapping - New York Times
Karzai's Brother Says He Will Amend U.S. Tax Returns - Associated Press
Eastern Afghan Official Killed in Bombing - Associated Press
Suicide Bomb Kills Afghan Vice-Governor, Five Others - Reuters
Obama's Wars
Obama's Wars - Washington Post full coverage
Military Thwarted President Seeking Choice - Washington Post (Pt. 1)
Biden Warned Obama Not to Become 'Locked In' - Washington Post (Pt. 2)
Pakistan
CIA Steps Up Drone Attacks in Pakistan to Thwart Taliban - New York Times
Drones Target Terror Plot - Wall Street Journal
NATO Strikes at Taliban in Pakistan - New York Times
Rebuke from Islamabad after NATO Airstrikes - Washington Post
Pakistan Denounces NATO Strikes that Killed 50 Insurgents - Los Angeles Times
Pakistan Say NATO Airstrikes Breach Its Air Space - Associated Press
Pakistan Outraged Over NATO Helicopter Incursion - Reuters
Pakistan Court Orders Government to Probe Graft - Associated Press
Video Shows Taliban Allegedly Stoning Pakistan Woman - Reuters
Iraq
Insurgent Group in Iraq, Declared Tamed, Roars - New York Times
Iraq Shi'ites Miss Deadline on Government Leader - Reuters
Iraq: US Should Help Break Government Deadlock - Associated Press
Iraqi Who Killed Two U.S. Soldiers was on Suicide Mission - Stars and Stripes
Silenced Slayings on the Rise in Iraq - Associated Press
Kurdish Rebels Deny Iranian Forces Entered Iraq - Associated Press
Iran
Iran Struggling to Contain Computer Virus - Washington Post
Speculation on Israeli Involvement in Malware Attack - Los Angeles Times
Iran Dissolves Pro-Reform Parties - Associated Press
Prosecutor: An Adulteress Could in Theory be Stoned - Washington Post
Backing Diplomacy with Force - Washington Times opinion
U.S. Department of Defense
DoD to Split Up Top IT Office - Federal Times
GAO: Regs on Separating Troops for Disorders Not Followed - Stars and Stripes
Pentagon Oversees Destruction of Classified War Memoir - Associated Press
Government Censors Key Terror Information - Washington Times editorial
Wikileaks
Spokesman for WikiLeaks Steps Down - New York Times
United States
White House Agrees to Share Covert Operations Information - Washington Post
Administration Seeks Ways to Monitor Internet Comm. - Washington Post
Cyber Storm III Aims to Protect Against Real Thing - Washington Times
U.S. Mounting First Test Of Cyber-Blitz Response Plan - Reuters
IG: FBI Cheated on Test of Rules - Washington Times
FBI Employees Reportedly Cheated on Security Test - Reuters
How to Spot a Terrorist - New York Times opinion
United Kingdom
Britain Condemns Paying Ransom to Militant Groups - Reuters
Africa
North Sudan Party Threatens to Reject Referendum - Reuters
Sudanese Get Arms to Fight Rebels - BBC News
Sudan: U.N. Relief at Rwanda Peacekeepers - BBC News
Sudan: Crisis Point Dead Ahead - Washington Times opinion
Somali Sufi Group Backs Out of Government Power-Sharing Deal - VOA
Mystery over 'Helicopter Attack on Somalia's al-Shabab - BBC News
Nigeria: Flood Ruins Crops as Food Remains Scarce - Associated Press
Americas and Caribbean
Venezuelan Socialists Retain Majority, Opposition Gains in Legislature - VOA
Chávez Allies Win Majority, but Foes Make Gains - New York Times
Chavez Fails to Reach Critical Two-thirds Majority - Washington Post
Chavez Opponents Make Gains - Washington Times
Chavez Foes Hail Election Gains - BBC News
Both Sides Hail Victory In Venezuela Election - Reuters
Opposition Hopes to Rein in Chavez After Election - Associated Press
Election Boosts Venezuela's Opposition - Reuters
Chavez: Venezuela Studying Nuclear Energy Program - Associated Press
Mexican Mayor Killed in Town Threatened by Traffickers - Los Angeles Times
Small-Town Mayor Stoned to Death in Western Mexico - Associated Press
Colombia: FARC Pays Tribute to Leader Killed in Air Attack - Associated Press
Colombian Senator Accused of Aiding Rebels Dismissed - Associated Press
Colombia: Senator Banned for 'FARC Links' - BBC News
Military Man to Head Cuba's Biggest Company - Reuters
Asia Pacific
Historic Political Meeting Under Way in N. Korea - Associated Press
North Korea: Kim's Son Promoted to General as Ruling Party Convenes - VOA
Kim's Son Is Elevated Ahead of N. Korea Meeting - New York Times
North Korean Leader Promotes Son to 4-star General - Washington Post
North Korea's Kim Elevates Son - Wall Street Journal
Kim Jong Il's Son Promoted to Four-star General - Los Angeles Times
North Korea Promotes Kim Son to General - Associated Press
North Korean Leader's Son Rises as Likely Successor - Reuters
U.S.: Too Early to Tell What Is Happening In North Korea - Reuters
China, Russia Agree to Strengthen Strategic Partnership - Voice of America
Russia Prepares to Open Oil Pipeline to China - Reuters
No Japan-China Meeting Planned at Europe Summit - Associated Press
China Warns Norway Against Peace Nobel For Dissident - Reuters
China Investigates Extralegal Petitioner Detentions - New York Times
China's Power Plays - Washington Post opinion
Malaysia Calls for Moderation to Fight Extremists - Associated Press
U.N. Head Backs Burma Election Call - BBC News
Independent Burma Publication Claims Cyberattack - New York Times
Nations Warn Burma to Free Prisoners - Associated Press
The Caucasus
Chechnya Coerces Women on Dress, Activists Say - New York Times
Europe
France on High Alert for Possible Terrorist Attacks - Washington Post
Germany Takes a Step Toward Ending Its Draft - New York Times
Hague Reassures U.S. Amid Defence Review - Reuters
Russia's President Fires Moscow Mayor - New York Times
Kremlin Fires Iconic Moscow Mayor After 18 Years - Associated Press
Sweden's Greens Won't Back Centre-Right Government - Reuters
Middle East
Diplomats Desperately Try to Save Mideast Talks - New York Times
Mitchell Heads Back to Middle East to Deal With Settlements 'Dilemma' - VOA
U.S. Envoy to Try to Salvage Mideast Peace Talks - Associated Press
Construction in West Bank Settlements Resumes - Washington Post
World Leaders Criticize Israel on West Bank Construction - Los Angeles Times
Israeli Settlement Freeze Ends, Peace Talks In Balance - Reuters
Abbas: No Quick Decision on Peace Talks - Voice of America
Palestinians Weigh Future of Peace Talks - Voice of America
Palestinians Wait on Decision to Quit Peace Talks - Associated Press
U.S. Dismayed By Israel Decision, Mitchell on New Trip - Reuters
U.N. 'Disappointed' at Israeli Settlement Activity - Associated Press
Israel Warship Approaches Gaza-Bound Activist Boat - Associated Press
Poor Diplomacy - Washington Post opinion
Yemeni Cleric Part of Terror Plots - Washington Times
South Asia
India Seeks Eased U.S. Controls on Defense Technologies - Washington Times
India Reopens Schools in Kashmir - New York Times
India's Surveillance Plan Said to Deter Business - New York Times
The NATO-ISAF Placemat sets out the approximate numbers of forces provided to ISAF by Allied and other contributing nations, the location and lead of Provincial Reconstruction Teams, and the countries responsible for ISAF Regional Commands.
Since February 2009, the Placemat shows the approximate size and location of the Afghan National Army. Since June 2009, the Placemat displays major ISAF units.
China got its man back. But the greater Japan's supposed humiliation, the greater the defeat for China and its strategic interests in the region.
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is now being pilloried inside Japan for displaying weakness. Had Kan's LDP critics been in office, the outcome of this affair would very likely have been the same. But that doesn't matter. The political incentives in Japan now favor a harder line against China the next time another such incursion occurs, which is very likely.
Second, other countries in the region have not taken kindly to China's recent elevation of its claims over the South China Sea to the level of "core interest." China's high-decibel screeching at Japan only reinforces the impression among policymakers in the region that China might now be turning into everyone's problem. And if these countries view China as a problem, a collective response may follow -- the last thing China should want.
The fishing boat incident in the Senkakus does not rise to the level of Munich 1938. But the incident's outcome may be one of the last accommodations China gets before policymakers in the region begin contemplating the need for containment.
American and Afghan Troops Begin Combat for Kandahar - New York Times
U.S., Afghan Forces 'Destroying Taliban Fighting Positions' - Los Angeles Times
British Aid Worker Kidnapped; Push in Kandahar - Associated Press
Military Thwarted Search for Afghanistan Options - Washington Post
IEDs Killing Fewer Troops in Afghanistan - Washington Post
Scores of Taliban Killed in 2 Airstrikes - New York Times
Bombs Kill 3 Foreign Troops in Afghanistan - Voice of America
NATO: Bomb Blast Kills 2 Troops in Afghanistan - Associated Press
Afghan Election Commission Orders Recounts - Associated Press
Massive Afghan Iron Ore Deposit Up For Tender Again - Reuters
British Woman, 3 Afghans Kidnapped in Afghanistan - Voice of America
4 Aid Workers Held in Afghanistan - New York Times
U.S. Soldier Faces Murder Charges From Afghan War - Reuters
Former Australian Troops Charged in Afghan Deaths - Associated Press
Pakistan
NATO Pursues Rebels into Pakistan - BBC News
Pakistan PM Cancels Trips as Govt Speculation Swirls - Reuters
Pakistan Arms Minister Quits - BBC News
Pakistani Minister Resigns After Criticizing Army - Associated Press
U.S. Missile Strike Kills 4 in Pakistan - Voice of America
U.S. Missile Strikes in Pakistan Kill 7 Militants - Voice of America
Iraq
Iraq Waits for a Government on a Long Vacation - New York Times
Iraq's Awakening Being Stripped of Police Ranks - Washington Post
U.S. Gift for Students in Iraq Offers a Primer on Corruption - New York Times
Fortified Border: Iraq on Guard Against Iran - Associated Press
Four Killed in Iraq Violence - Voice of America
Iran
Iran: Computer Malware Attacked, Failed to Harm Nuclear Plant - VOA
Iran Fights Malware Attacking Computers - New York Times
Stuxnet: A Silent Attack, but Not a Subtle One - New York Times
Omanis Arrive in Iran to Aid 2 U.S. Hikers - New York Times
Oman Is Said to Be Talking to Iran on U.S. Prisoners - Associated Press
U.S. Department of Defense
Defense Contractors on Offensive - Washington Post
General Denies Equating Gays, Blacks in Military - Washington Times
Helicopter Dip in Lake Tahoe Is Under Investigation by Navy - Associated Press
United States
U.S. Officials Defend "State Secrets" Claim - Washington Post
WH: Lawsuit for Cleric Would Reveal State Secrets - Associated Press
U.S. Is Working to Ease Wiretaps on the Internet - New York Times
Money Transfers Could Face Anti-terrorism Scrutiny - Washington Post
A Reminder for the FBI - New York Times editorial
World
Rising Powers Need to Rise Up - Washington Post opinion
Africa
4 African Military Chiefs Discuss Fighting Al Qaeda Jointly - Reuters
Somali President Urges International Help to Fight Terrorism - Voice of America
Somalia: Helicopter Attacks al-Shabab-Held Town - Voice of America
Helicopter Attacks Militant Meeting in Somalia - New York Times
U.S. 'Engages' with Somali Regions - BBC News
Obama Presses for Fair Sudan Vote - BBC News
Egypt and Thirsty Neighbors Are at Odds Over Nile - New York Times
Kenya Says West Wasting Money on Anti-Piracy Ships - Associated Press
Nigeria: Nobel Laureate Launches Political Party - Associated Press
Efforts Meant to Help Workers Batter South Africa's Poor - New York Times
Americas and Caribbean
Mexico Not New Colombia When it Comes to Drug Cartels - Los Angeles Times
Mexico Detains Suspected Zetas Leader for Cancun - Associated Press
Mexico Nabs Suspected Drug Lord - BBC News
Mexican Soldiers Capture Suspected Drug Chief - Reuters
Colombian Police Examine FARC Rebels' Laptops - BBC News
Polls Open in Venezuela Legislative Elections - Voice of America
Venezuelans Vote for Legislators - New York Times
Venezuela Vote Seen as Test of Chavez Popularity - Washington Times
Venezuela Awaits Results of National Assembly Elections - Los Angeles Times
Venezuela to Elect New Parliament - BBC News
Venezuela Awaits Results of Congressional Vote - Associated Press
Chavez Opposition Gains in Parliament - Voice of America
Chavez Foes Advance in Election - BBC News
Venezuela Opposition Pegs Back Chavez In Parliament - Reuters
Undecided Voters Likely Key to Venezuelan Legislative Election - VOA
Chavez Likely to Retain Parliament In Venezuelan Vote - Reuters
Political Flavor Infuses Venezuela's New Cafes - New York Times
Venezuela: Chavez Aiming to Keep Control in Legislative Vote - Associated Press
Is Chavez a Threat? - Washington Post opinion
Colombia: Santos Hails FARC 'Turning Point' - BBC News
Chilean Miners Prepare for Rescue - Washington Post
Rescue Cage Arrives at Chile Mine - BBC News
Storm Kills Five, Adds to Homeless Misery In Haiti - Reuters
Storm Shreds Aging Tents in Haiti Earthquake Camps - Associated Press
Asia Pacific
A Historic Moment for N. Korea Watchers - Washington Post
Kim's Heir Apparent Set for Debut in Pyongyang - Washington Times
Delegates Gather in N. Korea for Political Meeting - Associated Press
North Korea Military Appears to Back Kim Succession - Reuters
Interpreting the Meaning Behind North Korea's Tough Talk - Stars and Stripes
Japan Rejects Apologizing to China - New York Times
Japanese Leader Says No Apology to China - Associated Press
Japan Will Ask China to Pay for Crash - New York Times
China Rights Report Cites Improvements, but Also Failings - New York Times
China Imposes a Steep Tariff on U.S. Poultry - New York Times
Rising Power - Washington Post editorial
China's Growing Military Clout and E. Asia's Future - Los Angeles Times opinion
Blaming China Won't Help the Economy - New York Times opinion
Headed Toward a Trade War - Washington Post opinion
Europe
USAFE General: Keep U.S. Military Forces in Europe - Stars and Stripes
ETA Willing to Declare Permanent Cease-Fire - Associated Press
Basque Guerrillas Say Ready to Prove Truce Real - Reuters
Middle East
U.S. Tries to Breathe Life Back Into Mideast Talks - New York Times
Sides Work to Save Mideast Peace Talks as Freeze Expires - New York Times
Israel Ends Freeze on West Bank Settlement Construction - Los Angeles Times
Settlements' Deadline Clouds Future of Israeli-Palestinian Peace Efforts - VOA
Israel Seeks Talks as Freeze Ends - BBC News
U.S. Scrambles for Compromise to Keep Peace Talks Going - Los Angeles Times
Palestinian Leader Vows Peace, Urges Settlement End - Reuters
Abbas Says No Peace Without Moratorium on Settlement Construction - VOA
Abbas Says Settlements Block Mideast Peace Deal - Associated Press
Israeli Building Ban Ends - Washington Post
Israeli Settlers to Resume West Bank Construction - Associated Press
Jordanian Queen: Despair Must Not Prevail in Middle East Peace Process - VOA
Jewish Activists Set Sail From Cyprus for Gaza - New York Times
South Asia
Kashmiri Separatist Leader Rejects Indian Plan to End Unrest - VOA
India Makes Major Shift in Policy in Kashmir - New York Times
India to Review Kashmir Deployment to Tackle Unrest - Reuters
India Bids to Ease Kashmir Crisis - BBC News
India: Maoists in Police Hostage Threat - BBC News
India: Snakes and Other Problems Still Plague Commonwealth Games - VOA
