- The famously scandal-free Obama Administration suddenly has two to deal with: one involving the Justice Department obtaining journalists' phone records, and the other about tax authorities targeting the Tea Party.
- Kenneth Waltz, one of the greats of international relations theory, has died.
- Laos still dealing with the 80 million unexploded bombs dropped during the Vietnam War.
- China's Israel-Palestine peace proposal is remarkable less for its content than for its source.
- Ahead of tonight's budget announcement, Lowy polling shows 47% of Australians think we spend about the right amount of money on defence; 38% want more.
- Ernie Bower issues a corrective to America's so-called Asia pivot. (thanks Malcolm.)
- Journalism is a dangerous profession in Iran (h/t Sullivan):
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