Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - Ground Force Dialogue - David Ignatius
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Afghanistan
Military: Billions in US Aid to Afghanistan at Risk, Report Warns - S&S
Pentagon Report Foresees Continued Support for Afghanistan - NYT
Report Cites Afghan Security Forces Gains, Progress - AFPS
Report: Afghan Forces Will Need Help Beyond 2014 - S&S
Afghan Forces Will Need Help After NATO Mission Ends - Reuters
SIGAR: Afghan Security Forces Ineffective - WT
Report Faults Karzai Government’s Monopoly on Private Security - WP
Report: Replacement Force for Private Security Contractors Ineffective - S&S
DOD to Issue New Afghan Report as Endgame Looms - DN
Report: US Extends Olive Branch to Taliban, Releases 5 Gitmo Detainees - WT
US to Investigate Accusations Troops Murdered Civilians - Reuters
Syria
Syria: At Least 10 Killed in Homs Mortar Attack - AP
Car Bomb Kills Syrian Kurdish Politician - Reuters
Syria's Kurds Mobilize to Fight al-Qaida Group - AP
Gender-Based Violence Increasing Among Syrian Families - VOA
Turkish Troops Fire Tear Gas to Stop 'Smugglers' From Syria - Reuters
United Nations May Fall Short in Food Aid for Syria - NYT
John Kerry Fights the Wrong War - Bloomberg Opinion
Egypt
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Set for Mass March - VOA
EU Diplomat Meets with Egypt's Morsi - VOA
EU’s Ashton: Ousted Egypt President Well - BBC
EU Foreign Policy Chief Meets With Morsi - NYT
Ousted Egyptian President Meets with Senior EU Diplomat - WP
EU's Ashton Discusses Egypt Crisis with Morsi - AP
Morsi’s Visitors Leave a Mystery on Where He Is - NYT
Hagel, Egypt’s Defense Minister Discuss Security Situation - AFPS
US Balancing Act With Egypt Grows Trickier - NYT
Are American Weapons Being Used by Jihadists in the Sinai? - LWJ
Saudi Arabia Accused of Giving Egypt $1B to Oust Morsi - WT
Suspend Aid to Egypt Now - Bloomberg Editorial
Middle East Peace Talks
Obama Meets Israeli, Palestinian Negotiators - VOA
As Mideast Talks Open, Obama Plays Hands-off Role - AP
Israelis, Palestinians to Launch Talks Aimed at Final Peace Pact - WP
Kerry Hopes to Help Seal Final Mideast Peace Deal in 9 Months - VOA
Kerry Says Goal Is Mideast Peace Deal Within 9 Months - NYT
Israel, Palestinians Eye Peace Deal in 9 Months - AP
Kerry Sees Progress in Israeli-Palestinian Talks - WT
Israeli and Palestinian Negotiators Agree to Tackle Tough Issues - LAT
Mid-East Talks to Work Towards Deal - BBC
Israelis, Palestinians Pessimistic About Peace Talks - VOA
Israeli-Palestinian Talks Begin Amid Deep Divisions - Reuters
Factbox: Key Deals in Past Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks - Reuters
Kerry's Next Move in the Middle East - LAT Opinion
Iraq
Al-Qaida Claims Responsibility for Iraq Bombings - AP
Al Qaeda Affiliate Claims Responsibility for Iraq Bombings - Reuters
Al Qaeda in Iraq Scores Big - NYT Editorial
Iraq Security Forces Outmatched as 'Open War' Returns - Reuters Opinion
Chaos: Iraq Wasn't Supposed to End Like This - DO Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
House Weighs Iran Measure Amid Doubts On Timing - NYT
Iran President's Inner Circle Has Western Accent - AP
Iran Seeks Key Position on UN Disarmament Committee - Reuters
EU Plans Labeling of Israeli Products Made in Occupied Territories - VOA
Saudi Forces Capture Man Wanted for Links to Shi'ite Unrest - Reuters
Blogger Gets 7 Years, 600 Lashes for Offending Saudi Govt - DM
Alwaleed Warns of US Shale Danger to Saudi Arabia - FT
Hagel Thanks Yemen’s President for Security Cooperation - AFPS
Suspected US Drone Kills 3 in Yemen - AP
Kuwait's Ruler Pardons People Convicted of Insulting Him - Reuters
North African Instability a Concern for NATO - Reuters
Tunisia on Brink of Internal Conflict After Assassinations - UPI
Tunisia's Powerful Union Joins Calls for Dissolving Government - Reuters
Tunisia Interior Minister Says Ready to Resign - Reuters
Libya PM Pledges New Government Amid Turmoil - VOA
The Muslim World's Thirty Years' War? - BD Opinion
Killing the Arab Spring in Its Cradle - NYT Opinion
The New Normal: Instability After the Arab Spring - WOTR Opinion
Iran: Hassan Rouhani's Burden - LAT Opinion
WikiLeaks
Manning Is Acquitted of ‘Aiding the Enemy’ - NYT
Manning Found Not Guilty of Aiding the Enemy - WP
Manning Not Guilty of Aiding the Enemy in WikiLeaks Case - LAT
Manning Acquitted of Aiding the Enemy - AP
Acquitted of Aiding the Enemy - Politico
Manning Acquitted of 'Aiding Enemy' But Not of Espionage - CSM
Not Guilty of Aiding the Enemy, Guilty on Other Charges - CNN
Manning Acquitted of Aiding the Enemy in WikiLeaks Case - USAT
Manning Guilty of Espionage in Wikileaks Case - BBC
Manning Cleared of 'Aiding Enemy' Still Faces Life in Prison - DT
Manning Acquitted of Aiding Enemy in WikiLeaks Case - Reuters
Manning Guilty of Espionage But Not 'Aiding Enemy' - AFP
Manning Could Get 100 Years - WP
Free Web Program that Got Manning Convicted of Computer Fraud - WP
How the Verdict Breaks Down - WP
A Mixed Verdict on Manning - NYT Editorial
Manning and Snowden - NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
Odierno: Pay Packages on Path to Hurting Army Readiness - S&S
Navy No. 2 Says Forward Presence Top Priority During Sequestration - S&S
Pentagon Furlough Days Inflated - WS
No Decisions Yet on Cutting Furlough Days, Official Says - AFPS
Odierno: GCV in Danger of Cancelation - Military.com
More on NSA Surveillance Programs to be Declassified - CNN
Guantanamo Prisoners Clamor for 'Fifty Shades of Grey' - VOA
Haney Vows to Maintain Deterrence as Stratcom Commander - AFPS
Navy Finds Fix for LCS Power Woes - DT
MOH Recipient Hopes to Challenge Stigma of Post-Traumatic Stress - ST
Early Retirement Called 'Great Opportunity' for AF Members - S&S
An Escalating Fight Over Military Justice - NYT Editorial
Sending a Message on NSA Surveillance - LAT Editorial
Mend, Don’t End NSA Programs - WP Opinion
A Storm Is Brewing in the Pentagon's Budget - USN&WR Opinion
Sending Our Daughters to War - WT Opinion
United States
Internal Report: Bad Management Drives Talent from CIA - LAT
FBI: Domestic Drone Surveillance Doesn’t Require a Warrant - WE
Cyber Jihadists, State Department Now In Full-Blown Twitter War - FP
CBC Recommends Sheila Jackson Lee for Homeland Security Post - WT
FBI Charges 159 Men With Forcing Teenage Girls Into Prostitution - NYT
US Limbo for Nazi Suspects Ordered Out - AP
Obama's Instant Diplomats - LAT Editorial
Napolitano's Failing Homeland Report Card - UPI Opinion
United Kingdom
'Nearly 100 War Crimes Suspects' in UK Last Year - BBC
3rd UK Serviceman Dies After Training Exercise - AP
A Trade with Terrorists - WT Editorial
Australia
Australia’s Dangerous New Refugee Policy - Bloomberg Editorial
Africa
Hospital: Explosions Kill 24 in Northern Nigeria - VOA
Bars Targeted in Nigeria Kano Blasts - BBC
Nigeria Arrests 42 Boko Haram Suspects - VOA
Nigeria Lost $10.9 Billion to Oil Theft in Two Years-Audit - Reuters
134 People Killed in Clashes in Sudan's Darfur - Reuters
UN Demands End to Escalating Violence in Sudan’s Darfur - AP
Tensions High on Eve of Zimbabwe Elections - WP
In Zimbabwe Poll, Mud-Slinging Trumps Debate of Real Issues - VOA
Fraud Cries Spike Ahead of Zimbabwe Election - VOA
Mugabe Accused of Rigging Zimbabwe Election - VOA
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Keeps Grip, But Opposition Grows Bolder - NYT
Zimbabwe's Mugabe 'Will Step Down' If He Loses Election - VOA
Mugabe Vows to Step Down if Defeated - BBC
Zimbabwe Riot Police Deploy on Eve of Tight Election - Reuters
In the Shadow of Mandela, Zimbabwe's Mugabe Fights On - Reuters
Former Mali PM Keita Takes Lead in Presidential Vote - VOA
Ex-Prime Minister Keita Holds Wide Lead in Mali Vote - Reuters
Europe Says Malian Vote Was Calm - UPI
Nigeria Pulls Battalion of Troops From Mali - AP
UN Issues DR Congo Rebels Ultimatum - BBC
DR Congo Sexual Violence Sharply Rises - VOA
UN Congo Mission to Establish Goma Security Zone - AP
Rwanda Dismisses US Charges It Backs Congo Rebels - Reuters
'New Somalia' Risk as Warlords Rule in CAR - Reuters
Amid Crackdown in Uganda, Activists Publish Books - AP
Somalia Support Confirmed After Terror Attack - UPI
Somalia Polio Outbreak Places Ethiopia at Risk - VOA
Kenya Jails Nine Somali Pirates for Attacking German Ship - Reuters
South Africa: Mandela Still Critical but Improving - Reuters
Americas / Caribbean
Colombia: FARC Insists on Delegation for Former-Marine's Release - AP
Colombia's FARC Wants Leftist Involved in Freeing US Captive - Reuters
2 Venezuelans Charged in Shooting of US Officials - AP
US Would Be Willing to Invest in Nicaragua Canal - AP
Honduras Declares Emergency After Dengue Kills 16 - AP
UN Attacks Chile's Action on Mapuche - BBC
UN: Chile Should Calm Land Dispute With Mapuche - AP
Brazil Policemen Tried Over Carandiru Jail Massacre - BBC
Paraguay Peasants Temporarily Seize Disputed Land - AP
Asia / Pacific
A. Carter Hosts Japanese Defense Official at Pentagon - AFPS
Japan Envoy Meets China Foreign Minister Amid Strained Ties - Reuters
China Rules Out High-Level Summit with Japan Over Island Dispute - VOA
Chinese Make Presence Known in East China Sea - NYT
Biden Says US to Push China for South China Sea Code - Bloomberg
US Conducts South China Sea Surveillance for Philippines - UPI
Chinese Magazine Gives New Details on Charges Against Bo Xilai - Reuters
US, South Korea Review North Korean Options - UPI
US-South Korea Exercises Vital to Readiness, General Says - AFPS
Panama Uncovers Fighter Jet Engines From Seized N. Korea Ship - Reuters
Reports: J. Carter Making Private Trip to North Korea - VOA
Filipino Troops Kill Rebels Who Attacked Oil Truck - AP
Cambodia's PM Mulls Post-Poll Options in Silence - AP
Indonesia Promises Not to Snoop on Foreign Leaders - Reuters
Inroads in Cambodia - WP Editorial
Rhetoric and Reality of the US Rebalance - EAF Opinion
Europe
Cyprus UN Envoy Says Peace Talks Could Resume in October - Reuters
Conscripting Change: Norway’s Case for Neutrality - RUSI
France: Looted Cannes Gems Worth $136 Million - VOA
Portugal PM Wins Confidence Vote, Vows to Meet Bailout Goals - Reuters
Italy's Top Court Begins Crucial Berlusconi Case Hearing - Reuters
Romania: Communist Jail Guard Accused of Deaths - AP
Serbian PM Moves to Oust Finance Minister, Risking Election - Reuters
South Asia
Low-Key Businessman Named Pakistan's President - VOA
Pakistan Chooses President After Jailbreak Underscores Threats - NYT
Militants Free Jailed Terrorists from Pakistani Prison - VOA
More Than 200 Escape in Pakistan Prison Attack - NYT
Pakistan: Taliban Jailbreak Frees Hundreds - BBC
Pakistani Taliban Free Dozens of Terrorists in Jail Break - McClatchy
Mass Jail Break in Pakistan as Taliban Storm Prison - Reuters
India Boosts Military Ties with Myanmar - DN
Second Indian Carrier Completes Sea Trials - USNI