Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
General, Governor Call Helmand Gains Sustainable - AFPS
As Marines Leave Helmand, Focus Turns to Training Those Left Behind - S&S
Taliban Commander: Al-Qaida a 'Plague,' Victory Not Possible - S&S
Afghan Exit Will Cost US Billions, Pentagon's No. 2 Says - USAT
Afghan Activists Protest Woman's Public Execution - VOA
ISAF Continues Improvements to Afghan Hospital - AFPS
Afghan-Coalition Force Captures Weapons Smuggler - AFPS
Bales to Face Military Court Hearing in September for Killing Civilians - S&S
GI Who Killed Civilian Waits to Learn if He Faces Court-martial - S&S
Pakistan
Attack on Pakistan Police Compound Leaves at Least 9 Dead - NYT
Militants Ambush Pakistan Police - BBC
Pakistani Taliban Attack Police Compound; 9 Killed - AP
Syria
Syrian Ambassador to Iraq Defects; Joins Rebels - VOA
Top Syria Diplomat Abandons Assad - BBC
Opposition: Syria's Iraq Ambassador has Defected - AP
Syria Says Defecting Ambassador Is Fired - NYT
Top Syrian General Fails to Surface After Defecting - NYT
UN Envoy Says Syria President Discusses Transition - AP
China Backs Annan's Call for Iran Role in Syria Talks - Reuters
Arms Deliveries Slow to Syrian Rebels - WP
Russian Warships Steam to Syria - VOA
Egypt
Morsi Says He Will Respect Egyptian Court Ruling - VOA
Morsi Seeks Talks on Egypt Crisis - BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Floating Base Gives US New Footing in the Persian Gulf - NYT
US Navy Sends Tiny Submersibles to Persian Gulf - S&S
Khamenei: West 'Vaccinated' Iran Against Sanctions - Reuters
Iran: Tehran Abuzz as Book Says Israel Killed 5 Scientists - NYT
Iraq: Putting a Megawatt Smile on a Simmering Problem - NYT
Deadly Bombing Hits Yemen Police - BBC
Suicide Attack on Yemen Police Cadets Kills 10 - AP
Israeli Military Strikes Gaza, Kills 1 Militant - AP
Q&A: Israel's Draft Debate and the 'People's Army' - LAT
Universal Draft a Call to Arms for Israeli Arabs - Reuters
Libya's Jibril Has Vote Lead, Islamists Say Not Beaten - Reuters
Middle East on Edge - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
B-1 Bomber Mission Shifts from Afghanistan to China, Pacific - USAT
DOD Working to Halt Budget Sequestration, Little Says - AFPS
DOD Must Have Petroleum Fuel Alternatives, Official Says - AFPS
United States
A Covert Career That Was Cut Short - WP
Obama and Romney Trade Jabs over Venezuela’s Chavez - FP
Virgin Galactic Announces LauncherOne - WP
United Kingdom
Olympics Troops Announcement Due - BBC
UK: 3,500 More Troops Assigned to Olympics - AP
Arrests Underline Security Jitters Before Olympics - AP
Panel: Olympics Pose Challenge to UK Spies - AP
British Banking Scandal Likely to Spread - VOA
Belfast Cops Gird for Riot as Orange Marches Start - AP
Rolling Stones Celebrate 50th Anniversary - AP
United Nations
UN 'Reliant on Private Security' - BBC
Africa
AU, Somali Forces Target al-Shabab Training Camp - VOA
Guantanamo Prisoner Returns to Sudan after 10 Years in Custody - WP
Guantánamo Prisoner Is Repatriated to Sudan - NYT
UN Reasserts Mission’s Mandate in DR Congo - VOA
UN Increases Troop Strength in DR Congo’s North Kivu Province - VOA
Congo Rebels Threaten Goma City - BBC
Poverty and Injustice Drive Nigeria's Sectarian Violence - Reuters
Hate Speech Case Stirs Free Speech Debate in Kenya - VOA
Aid Agencies Make Kenya Appeal - BBC
3 Aid Workers Abducted in Central Somalia - AP
In Uganda, HIV Prevention No Longer Just ABC - VOA
New Sudans, Old Troubles - WP editorial
Americas
Attacks on Mexico Papers Underline Peril to Journalists - NYT
'Corrupt' Brazil Senator Expelled - BBC
Russian Oil Drilling Off Cuba Is Delayed by Old Embargo - NYT
Asia Pacific / Central
US: 'Important Progress' at Pacific Trade Talks - VOA
US-China Talks at ASEAN Meeting - BBC
US, China Square Off Over South China Sea - AP
Delays, Disputes Beset ASEAN Resolution of South China Seas - VOA
Japan Protests Chinese Ships Entry Into Waters Near Disputed Isles - Reuters
Locklear: China Visit Represents Positive Step - AFPS
Japan Eyes Political Shakeup After Ozawa Forms New Party - Reuters
Obama Eases Burma Sanctions, Tightens on Those Undermining Reform - VOA
Obama Eases Sanctions on Burma - BBC
US Sanctions on Burma Formally Eased - NYT
White House Formally Lifts Ban on US Investment in Burma - WP
US to Demand Disclosures as It Eases Burma Sanctions - Reuters
Clinton to Meet With Burma's President - AP
In Historic Visit, Clinton Reaches Out to Laos - AP
Vietnam War’s Legacy Is Vivid as Clinton Visits Laos - NYT
US Citizen Jailed for Insulting Thai King Freed by Royal Pardon - VOA
Pardon for American Convicted of Insulting Thai King - NYT
Amnesty Condemns Use of Torture in Tajikistan - AP
China’s Economy, Still Strong - NYT opinion
Europe
Europe’s Major Banks Boost Reserves - WP
Europe’s Downturn Creates Unlikely Smugglers - NYT
Spain Plans Sweeping Budget Cuts - BBC
Spain’s Leader Plans New Austerity Steps as Miners Clash With Police - NYT
Russian Lawmakers Approve Internet Blacklist Measure - VOA
Russia Passes Law Curbing Internet - WP
Far from Russia’s Big Cities, Political Protest is a Lonely Pursuit - WP
South Asia