Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More
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BBC - CNN World - CSM World - LAT World - NYT World - WP World - VOA
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American Forces Press Service - Abu Muqawama - Air Force Times
Armed Forces Journal - AOL Defense - Army Times - At War - CSM Backchannels
Battleland - Best Defense - Danger Room - Defense Tech - DoD Buzz - Early Warning
Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - David Ignatius - Infinity Journal
Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
The Interpreter - Kings of War - Long War Journal - Marine Corps Gazette
Marine Corps Times - Military Review - National Defense - Navy Times - Parameters
Security Clearance - Stars & Stripes - War on the Rocks
Warscapes - Wings Over Iraq - ZenPundit
CNA - CNAS - CSIS - ILW - ISW - Rand - TJF
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Egypt
SWJ Egypt News and Opinion Update II - SWJ
Afghanistan
Weeks after Upheaval over Taliban Office, Negotiations Remain on Hold - WP
Karzai, Frustrated, Wants Firm Pledges From US - NYT
Afghans Fighting Alone in Contested Border Area - AP
Gunmen Kill High-Profile Afghan Policewoman - VOA
Top Afghanistan Policewoman Killed - BBC
Bomb Blasts Kill 6 Children In Afghanistan - NYT
Afghan Court Reverses Convictions in Torture of Girl - NYT
Syria
Assad Says Only Foreign Invasion Can Threaten Him - VOA
Syria's Assad Boasts Opponents Failed to Oust Him - AP
UN Says Unable to Provide Urgently Needed Aid Near Damascus - LAT
Middle East / North Africa
Russia Worried by Lack of Progress Towards Iran Nuclear Talks - VOA
Rouhani Urges More Iran Freedom - BBC
Palestinians Say Kerry Close to Restarting Talks - AP
Suicide Bomber in Iraq Kills 2 Police, Wounds 19 - AP
Hard-Line Lebanese Sunni Cleric Releases Audio - AP
Libya's Largest Political Party Says Will Boycott Congress - Reuters
France Calls Tunisia an Example for the Arab World - AP
It’s Capitalism, Not Democracy, the Arab World Needs Most - DT opinion
Snowden Affair / Related Issues
US Officials Defend Surveillance of Allies - VOA
NATO Chief Downplays Reports of US Spying in Brussels - S&S
EU Parliament Urges Blocking US Data Access After Spy Leaks - VOA
French Minister Dresses Down US at July 4 Fete - AP
Le Monde: French Agency Spies on Phone Calls, E-mail, Web Use - VOA
France, Too, Is Collecting Data, Newspaper Reveals - NYT
France 'Has Vast Data Surveillance' - BBC
Report: France Operates PRISM-Like Spy Network - AP
US, German Officials to Discuss NSA Activities - AP
Germany's Merkel Hopes for US Answers on Spying - Reuters
Russia Increasingly Impatient Over Snowden's Airport Stay - VOA
South American Leftist Leaders Rally to Bolivia's Side in Snowden Saga - Reuters
Bolivia Demands Plane Incident Probe - BBC
Bolivia President Home After Snowden Plane Flap - AP
Paging Edward Snowden ... Paging Mr. Edward Snowden - WP
The Spy Who Bored Me - WSJ editorial
We Can Handle the Truth on NSA Spying - WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Brace for Similar Sequester Impact in 2014, Greenert Says - VP
US Spy Agency NSA Hit with Furloughs Starting Next Week - Reuters
National Guard Soldiers, Airmen to be Furloughed - AP
United States
America Celebrates Independence Day - VOA
‘We are Lucky to Live in America’ - WP
Statue of Liberty Reopens as US Celebrates Independence Day - AP
Statue of Liberty Reopens on 4 July - BBC
US Enjoys July 4 Parades, Picnics Under Watchful Eyes of Police - Reuters
Arizona Town Honors Fallen Fire Crew in 4th Events - AP
Combat Veterans with PTSD Struggle with July 4 Holiday - OS
Can America Build “Coalitions of the Willing?” - TD opinion
Africa
Despite Exit of Militants, Violence Continues to Grip Somali City - NYT
Leak Reveals Somali-Kenya Rift - BBC
Sudan: Aid Worker Killed in Fighting in Biggest City in Darfur - Reuters
DRC Opposition Wants Mediator at National Dialogue - VOA
Zimbabwe Court Upholds July 31 Election Date - VOA
Zimbabwe Court Rejects Poll Delay - BBC
Will Ghana's Judges Turn Democracy on its Head? - CSM
S. Africa: Mandela's Condition Unchanged Government Says - VOA
Mandela on Life Support, Court Documents Show - USAT
Mandela on Life Support, Faces 'Impending Death' - AP
Nelson Mandela Family Feud Deepens - BBC
Mandela Family Feud Deepens, But Fight Over Grave Ends - WP
'Mandela vs Mandela' Family Feud Sinks to Soap Opera Drama - VOA
Sierra Leone Bank Director Charged With Fraud - AP
Americas
Mexican Reforms Hostage to Opposition in Local Elections - Reuters
Brazil Leader Suffers Setback on Overhaul - NYT
American Nun's Killer Released From Brazil Prison - AP
Ecuador Consults UK on London Embassy Bug - BBC
Peru Police Fire Tear Gas on Protesting Students, Civil Servants - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Positive Trends Greet US Navy’s Asia Deployments, But Tensions Remain - S&S
China Agrees to Discuss S. China Sea 'Code of Conduct' Rules - VOA
Russia Urges North Korea to Help Enable New International Talks - Reuters
North Korea Agrees to Talks on Kaesong Dispute - VOA
South and North Korea Agree to Discuss Shared Industrial Park - NYT
North and South Korea Agree to Talks on Industrial Park - WP
South Korea Proposes Talks with North on Kaesong - AP
US Man in North Korean Prison Hopes He's Released Soon - AP
Philippine Army Kills 8 Rebels after Abuse Claims - AP
Japan: Building Nuclear Safety Culture Will Take 'Long Time' - VOA
China: Fighting Communism, One Athlete at a Time - NYT opinion
Europe
Russia's Putin Urges Moderate Changes in NGO 'Foreign Agent' Law - Reuters
European Central Bank Commits to Record Low Rates - VOA
Italy's PM Letta Presses on After Coalition Tensions - Reuters
Poland's Ruling Party Loses Ground to Main Opposition - Reuters
Czech Scandal Shines Light on Corruption - NYT
PKK Militants Attack Turkish Military Despite Ceasefire - Reuters
Portugal Battles to Defuse Crisis - BBC
Portugal Politicians Try to Save Government - AP
Portugal in Crisis - WSJ editorial
South Asia
China Hosts Pakistani PM, Indian Defense Minister - VOA
Ahead of Elections, India’s Cabinet Approves Food Security Program - NYT
Pakistan Agrees to $5.3bn IMF Loan - BBC