US Naval Institute Daily - USNI
Real Clear World - RCP
Afghanistan
Official Dismisses Comparison of Kabul Attacks, Tet Offensive - AFPS
Assaults in Afghanistan Signal Militant Foe’s Evolution - NYT
US Says Haqqanis Behind Afghan Attacks - VOA
Haqqani Network Was Planning Major Attack in Afghanistan - Reuters
Afghan Taliban Says Rehearsed Attack for Two Months - Reuters
Afghan Attack Response Shows Improved Forces, Leaders Say - AFPS
Afghan Forces' Strengths, Failures on Display in Kabul Siege - LAT
Afghan Forces Quell Attack; Few Civilians Are Killed - NYT
Karzai Blames NATO Intelligence Failure for Spate of Attacks - WP
Karzai Says NATO Failed as 18-Hour Kabul Attack Ends - Reuters
Clinton Spoke to Pakistan Minister About Afghan Attacks - Reuters
US Prepares for What May be Last Big American-run Offensive - AP
ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS
Australian PM Sets Early Date for Afghan Pullout - VOA
Australia PM Sets Out Afghan Exit Plan - BBC
Australian Troops to Exit Earlier from Afghanistan - AP
Australia to Begin Afghan Exit a Year Early - Reuters
Syria
Syrian Clashes Continue as UN Monitors Begin Mission - VOA
UN Monitors Begin Work in Syria - WP
Shelling, Shaky Truce Challenge UN Few in Syria - Reuters
UN's Ban: Syria Must Allow Observers Full Access - AP
Syria Cease-fire Poses New International Challenges - VOA
Iran
Clinton: 'Burden' on Iran to Show Seriousness in Nuclear Talks - VOA
Clinton Says US Will Keep Sanctions on Iran - Reuters
U.S. Lawmakers Say Iran Talks Inadequate, Urge More Penalties - Reuters
Danish Foreign Minister: No Room for Weakening Iran Sanctions - Reuters
Iran Says Ready to Resolve Nuclear Issues - Reuters
Iran Tightens Grip on Web in 'Soft War' with West - AP
Awaiting Iran’s Answer - WP editorial
Obama's Most Potent Iran Weapon - Fox opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Palestinians to Deliver Netanyahu Ultimatum on Talks - Reuters
Israeli Military Officer Suspended for Striking Activist With Rifle - NYT
Iraq Official’s Arrest Casts Doubt on Prospect for Fair Voting - NYT
Human Rights 'Crisis' in Bahrain - BBC
Three Militants Killed in Possible US Drone Strike in Yemen - Reuters
Egypt's Military Takes Bigger Role in Constitution - AP
Egypt Sues UK Over Frozen Assets - BBC
Egypt, a State of Confusion - LAT editorial
Defense Budgets
Global Military Spending Flattens as US Cuts Back, Russia Adds - LAT
Think Tank: Russia, China Boost Arms Spending - AP
Panetta, Dempsey Say Pentagon Feels Sequestration’s Shadow - AFPS
SECNAV: Navy Can Meet Mission with 300 Ships - NT
US Department of Defense
Vietnam Veteran to be Awarded Medal of Honor Posthumously - S&S
DOD Expands Scope of Probe in Colombian Prostitution Scandal - WP
Secret Service Prostitution Probe Snares More Troops - LAT
Panetta, Dempsey Announce Initiatives to Stop Sexual Assault - AFPS
Panetta Touts 'Zero-tolerance Culture' for Sexual Assault - S&S
Air Force NCOs Harassed Online after Receiving Bronze Stars - S&S
Panetta Says he Regrets Cost to Taxpayers for Weekend Trips - WP
United States
US Govt: Other Targets Eyed Before NYC Subway Plot - AP
Piracy Definition in Dispute as Piracy Trial Looms - AP
After Refining Image, New Scandal for Secret Service - NYT
Colombia Scandal 'Embarrasses' US - BBC
US Revokes Security Clearance of 11 Agents Over Colombia Incident - Reuters
US Busts Global Online Drug Market, Arrests Eight - Reuters
GSA Officials Get a Grilling Over a Trip to Las Vegas - NYT
Over-Protecting POTUS? - LAT editorial
Homelessness Among Female Veterans - NYT editorial
Echoes of the End of the Raj - NYT opinion
Africa
Central Africa: US Troops Moving Slowly Against Kony - WP
Sudan: South Sudan Branded 'Enemy' State - BBC
Sudan Parliament Calls South an 'Enemy' - Reuters
Guinea-Bissau Coup Leaders Announce Transitional Council - VOA
Guinea-Bissau Candidate Denounces Coup Before Vote - AP
Donors, Government Failing to Reform Congo Army - Reuters
Islamist Group in North Mali Tries to Win Recruits - AP
Americas
Despite Obama Charm, Americas Summit Boosts US Isolation - Reuters
Chavez Battles Re-election Hurdle: Venezuela Inflation - Reuters
Argentine President Plans to Nationalize Oil Company - AP
Police Missing in Peru After Hostages Freed - AP
Rioting Inmates Hold 80 Hostages in Brazil - AP
US, Haiti Kick Off Vaccination Campaigns - AP
U.S. Drug Appetite Plagues Latin America - CSM opinion
Asia Pacific
UN Security Council Expands North Korea Sanctions - VOA
UN Council to Expand North Korea Sanctions - NYT
UN ‘Strongly Condemns’ North Korea Rocket Launch - WP
UN Strongly Condemns N. Korea Rocket Launch - AP
US-Philippine War Games Start Amid China Standoff - NYT
Philippine President: No War With China Over Shoal - AP
China Premier Calls for End to Corruption - NYT
Taiwan Launches Drill Simulating Chinese Invasion - DN
Video Shows Dramatic Details of Tibetan Immolation - AP
Ex-Army Chief Wins East Timor Presidency - Reuters
Europe
Norwegian Mass Killer Pleads Not Guilty in Court - VOA
Norwegian Man Claims Self-Defense in Killings - NYT
Norway's Mass Killer's Tears Not 'Out of Pity' - AP
Koran Giveaway in Germany Has Some Officials Worried - NYT
Turning the Tables on Russia - NYT opinion