US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
US Combat Plan for Afghanistan Jolts NATO Members - LAT
US Will Keep Fighting as Afghans Take the Lead, Panetta Says - NYT
Panetta: NATO Ministers Agree Afghan Transition on Track - AFPS
NATO Ministers Review US, French Plans to End Afghanistan Combat Role - VOA
NATO Mulls Paying for Afghan Forces After 2014 - AP
Transition to Afghan Control a Prudent Step, Officials Say - AFPS
US, NATO Seek to Clarify Panetta Comments - WP
DOD: No Policy Changes, Despite Panetta Statement About Transition - S&S
US Seeks to Play Down Panetta's Afghan Comments - Reuters
In Winding Down Afghan War, a Different Challenge than in Iraq - WP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Panetta Adds a Few Details About US Step Back - WP opinion
The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan - NYT opinion
Pakistan
Supreme Court to Charge Pakistani PM with Contempt - AP
7 Pakistan Soldiers Killed - VOA
Militants Kill Pakistani Soldiers - BBC
Pakistan Clashes Kill 7 Soldiers, 18 Militants - AP
Iran
Senate Panel Approves Potentially Toughest Penalty Yet - NYT
Israeli Leaders: Iran Must be Stopped Soon - WP
Israel: More World Support for Possible Iran Hit - AP
US Plays Down Warning By Israeli Over Iran’s Missiles - NYT
Iran Warns of Retaliation Over Oil Sanctions - Reuters
Khamenei: Iran to Aid Anyone Confronting Israel - AP
Khamenei Warns Over Military Strike, Oil Embargo Threat - Reuters
Effort to Rebrand Arab Spring Backfires in Iran - NYT
Germany Seeks China's Help on Iran - VOA
Iran Says it Launched Homemade Satellite - WP
Iran Reports Launch of Small Satellite Into Orbit - AP
Attack Iran? - WP opinion
Israel's Profound Choice on Iran - LAT opinion
Envisioning a Deal With Iran - NYT opinion
The Latest Iran Frenzy - FP opinion
Syria
UN Talks on Syria Stall Again - VOA
UN Tentatively Backs a Plan for Syria - NYT
UN Diplomats Fail to Reach Agreement on Syria - AP
UN Envoys Debate Revised Syria Text; Hama Marks 1982 Massacre - VOA
US Says Syria's Assad Turns to Iran to Keep Power - VOA
Arabs, West Seek to Avert Russian Veto of UN Syria - Reuters
US Courts Russian Support on Syria - WP
Russia Will Not Stop Selling Arms to Syria - AP
Syrian Soldiers, Rebels Clash in the South; 1 Dead - AP
Syria: It’s Not Just About Freedom - WP opinion
Syria’s Outcome Has High Stakes for Entire Mideast - WP opinion
Why We Shouldn’t Attack Syria (Yet) - NYT opinion
Egypt
Egyptians Blame Military for Soccer Bloodshed - VOA
Police Kill 4 Protesters as Egyptians Unleash Fury Over Soccer Riot - NYT
Egypt Mourns Soccer Riot Victims; Thousands March in Cairo - LAT
In Egypt, Protesters Clash with Police - WP
Two Shot Dead in Egypt Violence - BBC
3 Die in Egypt Clashes Over Deadly Soccer Riot - AP
Egypt's Cairo Braced for More Football Unrest - BBC
Israel / Palestinians
Gaza Protesters Pelt UN Chief's Convoy With Shoes - VOA
Turkey and Hamas Grow Close - AP
Middle East / North Africa
Opposition Gains in Kuwait Vote - BBC
Kuwait Islamists Ride Opposition Election Surge - AP
Lebanon: Hariri Murder Suspects to be Tried in Absentia - BBC
Rights Group: Libyan Ex-Envoy Dies After Arrest - AP
NATO
NATO to Consolidate Air Command Operations at Ramstein - S&S
US Department of Defense
Obama to Revamp Plan to Move Okinawa Marines to Guam - S&S
Navy Undersecretary Says Service Essential to New Defense Strategy - S&S
Judge Delays Fort Hood Shooting Rampage Trial - AP
Some Top Military Brass Making More in Pension than Pay - USAT
Don’t Forget ‘Hard’ Power - WP opinion
United States
Intelligence Leaders Urge Congress to Act on Cyber Laws - AFPS
Obama Eeeks $6B to Hire Thousands of Vets for Public Service Jobs - S&S
World
Top Security and Defense Officials Meet in Munich - AP
Africa
African Union Considers Future Leaders After Election Failure - VOA
Britain Vows to Step Up Fight Against Somali Terrorism, Piracy - VOA
UK's Foreign Minister in Somalia - BBC
UN: Somalia Famine Over, but Millions Still Need Food Aid - VOA
Famine 'Over' in Somalia, UN Says - BBC
UN Downgrades Somali Famine; Situation Still Dire - AP
UN Official Warns of Looming Crisis in South Sudan - LAT
Senegal Opposition to Launch Election Campaigns - VOA
Liberia: Lawyers for Taylor Want to Re-open Defense Case - BBC
Mali Protests Over Tuareg Rebels - BBC
Americas
Mexican Army Sends More Troops to West - AP
Second Deadly Attack in Colombia - BBC
Brazilian Cities Minister Resigns - BBC
2 Chileans Held in Peru: Innocents or Spies? - AP
Asia Pacific
Self-Immolations in China's Tibetan Areas Mark Shift in Tibet Movement - VOA
Merkel Holds Talks with Top Chinese Leaders - VOA
China Considers Offering Aid in Europe’s Debt Crisis - NYT
North Korea Opens Door to Talks With South Korea - AP
Filipino Troops Still Search for JI Terrorist Leader - AP
US Military Back in Thailand for Flood Relief Efforts - S&S
Cambodia: Life Term for Khmer Rouge Jailer - BBC
Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Chief Jailer Gets Life in Prison - AP
Europe
Russia’s Opposition Movement Spreads Far Beyond Moscow - VOA
At Moscow Rally, Fighting the Cold and the Kremlin - NYT
Russia's Provinces Have Putin's Back - LAT
Russian FM Assails EU Foreign Policy Chief - AP
Is Russia’s Space Program Viable? - VOA
World Court Upholds German Immunity in Nazi Cases - AP
2 German Men Plead Guilty to Terror Charges in UK - AP
South Asia