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Pivoting from a war footing, Obama acts to curtail drones
Anderson: The case for drones, Boot: PotUS’ Rhetorical vs. Substantive change
FPI’s Ellen Bork: A hasty rapprochement with Burma
Russia: Syria will attend peace talks in Geneva
US says Iran hacks energy firms (WSJ sub req)
Puddington: Rafsanjani’s DQ is the tip of the iceberg in Iran
CIA to focus more on spying, a difficult shift
Lake: Who outed the CIA annex at Benghazi?
Japan and India to bolster ties as China looms (WSJ sub req)
Serchuk: Obama’s silence on Taiwan masks its importance
China: North Korean envoy agrees to dialogue
Murray: The London terror attack was more than “unforgivable”
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Iran increases nuclear production, paves over Parchin
Obama to limit drone strike targets, restart bit to close Gitmo (WSJ sub)
Kerry promises more support for Syrian rebels if no peace talks
Gen. Keane and Pletka: How to stop Assad’s slaughter (WSJ sub)
British security chiefs meet after killing in London
Jeffrey Gedmin: The optimist’s case for Yemen
Ma Jian: China’s brutal one-child policy
Slow growth could delay Russia’s military spending (WSJ sub)
Thomas Chiapelas: With Iraq, hindsight isn’t 20/20
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Diplomats: Iran acts to expand sensitive nuclear capacity
Senate moves toward arming the Syrian rebels
Iran + Hezbollah’s support for Syria complicates peace talks
NDAA: Seapower, DCS, missile defense, pay and benefits
Rep. Forbes: The $4 billion shipbuilding shortfall
Debate aside, number of drone strikes falls sharply
US urged to allow counter-attacks on hackers
Nina Khrushcheva: Russia, the show-trial state
North Korean leader sends envoy to China
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Assad regime’s gains renew pressure on US
FPI’s Zarate: Senators to debate arming Syrian rebels
NYT: Applying early lessons to build Afghan security
Paul Bonicelli: Pakistan’s third chance with Sharif
Chinese Google-hackers gained access to sensitive data
Woolsey, Pry: How N. Korea could cripple the US (WSJ sub)
WaPo: Russia’s spy games, Levada Center may close
State Dept releases report on int’l religious freedom
Josh Rogin and Eli Lake on the latest in Benghazi fallout
US Air Force to move-forward date for F-35 use
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Hiatt: Obama’s inward turn poses risk for US interests
Syrian regime forces and Hezbollah sweep into rebel stronghold
Assad: Peace talks would fail because West wants to prolong war
David Kramer: No help on Syria will come from Russia
N. Korea fires short-range missiles Saturday, Sunday, and today
DoD examines 3 budget-cut scenarios, bargain efforts complicated
Unlikely alliance to oppose Egypt’s rulers (WSJ sub req)
Embassy threats grow in Mideast (WSJ sub req)
Pakistan’s army chief visits incoming PM in “good omen”
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Syrian rebels demand weapons before peace talks
Russia sends advanced missiles to Assad, warships to Syria
Syria begins to break apart under pressure from war
Wehrey: Libya needs greater aid, not a retreat from the US
AP leak ended informant’s rare opportunity, officials say
Sectarianism in Iraq stoked by Syrian civil war
Adm. Greenert, Gen. Welsh: Breaking the kill chain
Official: 9/11 AUMF doesn’t need to change, Senators object
Burma frees political prisoners before President visits US
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Israel hints at new Syria strikes, warns Assad not to hit back
Benghazi e-mails show internal divisions, Lake: No one knew much
The Cable: Will Benghazi furor keep Rice out of the White House?
Russia building up missile defenses while seeking to limit US
Senators hear mixed messages on Iran from administration
CIA’s UAV fleet unlikely to be transferred to military
Trister: A dangerous pattern on foreign assistance
House Democrats: Defense sequester hurting economy
Michael Knights and Sarah Whitson on the situation in Iraq
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Erdogan to push on Obama on Syria, Qatar tightens arms shipment coordination w/CIA
FPI’s Zarate + Christy on Iran, Edelman + Abramowitz on Syria
WaPo editorial: Obama admin hopes Putin will deliver Assad
John Hannah and Fradkin and Libby on Erdogan’s US visit
Afghan commandos step up their combat role
Obama will announce Afghan troop withdrawal plans shortly
UN: Sanctions delay North Korea’s atom bomb work
600K DoD civilian employees to get 11 furlough days
Arctic Council adds China, FPI’s Bork urged US to block
Venezuela’s last major opposition TV station is sold
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Chambers prepare for another round of Iran sanctions
A focus on Syria for Pres. Obama and PM Cameron
Kori Schake: A Syria policy even Pres. Obama could love
WaPo: Mohamed Morsi’s betrayal of democracy
Japan on alert over unidentified submarines
China warns officials against “dangerous” Western values
Chinese university lab tied to PLA cyber-attacks
NATO’s plan for post-2014 Afghanistan: “a stable instability”
Pakistan election gets a seal of approval
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Reuel Marc Gerecht and FPI’s Zarate, Brewer on Iran
Assad forces gaining, Erdogan to air differences w/Obama
Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif starts talks to form new government
Sequester-avoiding deal not seen before August recess
FPI’s William Kristol: The Obama admin’s inaction and deception
US, Russia finding room to talk, WaPo: Putin hunts civil-society groups
Kasparov: A shared enemy does not mean shared values (WSJ sub)
N. Korean nuke arsenal seen as a matter of when, not if
WaPo: Making China keep its promise to Chen Guangcheng
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