Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More
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USNI Daily - Real Clear Defense - Real Clear World - The Daily Humanitarian
BBC - CNN World - CSM World - LAT World - NYT World - WP World - VOA
WP National Security - WT National Security - American Forces Press Service
Abu Muqawama - Air Force Times - Armed Forces Journal - AOL Defense - Army Times
At War - CSM Backchannels - Battleland - DEFCON Hill - Best Defense - Danger Room
Defense One - Defense Tech - DoD Buzz - The Diplomat - Clausewitz Homepage
Early Warning - Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - Fortuna’s Corner
Ground Force Dialogue - David Ignatius - Defense Tech
Early Warning Blog - Feral Jundi - Infinity Journal
Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
Information Dissemination - The Interpreter - Kings of War - Long War Journal
Marine Corps Gazette - Marine Corps Times - Maritime Executive - Military Review
MountainRunner - National Defense - Navy Times - Parameters - RUSI
Security Clearance - Stars & Stripes - War on the Rocks - Warscapes - Wings Over Iraq
ZenPundit - CNA - CNAS - CSIS - ILW - ISW - Rand - TJF - USIP
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Afghanistan
Watchdog: $100 Billion Investment in Afghanistan at Risk - S&S
Afghan Delegation to Meet Taliban Leader in Pakistan - VOA
Afghan Delegation to Meet With Former Taliban Leader - WP
Afghan Officials to Meet Freed Taliban Official in Pakistan - NYT
Afghans to Send Delegates to Meet With Taliban in Pakistan - LAT
Report: Afghan Police Barracks 'Deplorable' Despite US Funding - S&S
Subculture of Pedophilia One of Afghanistan's Untold Shames - TI
Hagel Commends Latvia’s Participation in Afghanistan - AFPS
Afghan Interpreter in US After Visa Plight, Public Outcry - WP
Syria
Syria Is Said to Destroy All Chemical Arms Production Sites - NYT
Syria's Assad Meets UN Envoy - VOA
Foreign Support for Rebels Is Hindering Deal, Assad Says - NYT
Assad Says Support for Armed Groups Must End - AP
Syrian Dismissal Seen as 'Jockeying' Ahead of Peace Talks - VOA
Fears for 'Trapped' Syrian Civilians - BBC
UN Resolution Would Condemn Syria Rights Abuses - AP
Endless War, Endless Suffering - NYT Editorial
Hell in Syria - WP Opinion
Iraq
Al-Makili Seeking Help With Growing Iraq Violence During US Visit - S&S
Maliki Struggles to Convince US Lawmakers to Back More Aid - Reuters
On Maliki Visit, a Balancing Act for Obama Administration - WP
US Reiterates Commitment to Iraq, Hints Help on the Way - VOA
Iraqi Kurdistan Plans Second Oil Export Line as Output Rises - Reuters
US Intelligence Community
Tap on Merkel Provides Peek at Vast Spy Net - NYT
NSA Said to Tap Google and Yahoo Abroad - NYT
NSA Secretly Taps Yahoo, Google - WP
NSA Said to Tap Google and Yahoo Abroad - NYT
How the Infiltration Worked - WP
NSA Statement on Infiltration of Google, Yahoo Data Center Links - WP
Google Statement on NSA Infiltration of Links Between Data Centers - WP
German Officials Hold Spy Talks at White House - VOA
France Rejects NSA Denials as ‘Implausible’ - WP
Spain Intelligence Head to Brief Parliament Panel - AP
China, Other Asians Angry Over Embassy Spy Reports - AP
US 'Spied on Future Pope Francis During Vatican Conclave' - TT
US Joins Lawsuit Against Firm that Vetted Snowden - Reuters
Full Coverage: NSA Secrets - WP Hub
The Spies Who Loved to Damage Our Reputation - NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
$500M Littoral Ship's Departure Delayed Again by Maintenance Issue - S&S
Report into F-16 Crash Cites Spatial Disorientation by Pilot - S&S
Alexander: Defending Against Cyberattacks Requires Collaboration - AFPS
Defense Officials Detail Nuke Upgrade Program - AFPS
Reserve Leaders Advise Against Proposed Air Guard Merger - AFPS
United States
FBI Program Allows Civil Liberties Violations, Study Finds - WP
USIS Allegedly Failed to Vet Security Background Checks - WP
Percentage of Veterans Hired for Executive Branch Increases - AFPS
United Kingdom
Briton Arrested for Hacking US Government Computers - LAT
Three British Journalists Plead Guilty to Phone Hacking - VOA
Editors 'Must Have Known of Phone Hacking' - BBC
Africa
DR Congo Seeks M23 Rebels’ Extradition from Neighboring Countries - VOA
Rebel Stronghold Falls to Congolese Army - NYT
DR Congo Army Seizes Rebel Base - BBC
UN Mulls Additional Troops for Somalia - VOA
Somali Pirates Convicted in Spain - BBC
Zimbabwe Court Scraps Controversial Mugabe Insult Law - Reuters
Bodies of Migrants Found in Niger - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico to Pardon Indigenous Teacher for Murder - BBC
Asia / Pacific
US Wants Asia Partners to Strengthen Their Militaries - AP
China, Malaysia to Hold First-Ever Military Drills - VOA
China Accuses Japan of Interfering in Naval Drills - AP
China: Tiananmen Crash ‘Premeditated’ Terror Attack - WP
China Arrests 5 for Tiananmen 'Terror Attack' - VOA
China 'Detains Tiananmen Suspects' - BBC
5 Men Held In Attack In Beijing, China Says - NYT
Police Say 5 Arrested in Tiananmen Gate Attack - AP
China Patriotism Campaign Backfires in Tibet - VOA
Vietnam Blogger Airs News of Detention on Facebook - AP
Cambodia's Khmer Rouge Defendants Deny Charges - AP
Burmese Ethnic Groups Begin Unity Conference - VOA
Europe
Activists Feel Powerful Wrath as Russia Guards Arctic Claims - NYT
Putin Oversees Maneuvers of Russian Nuclear Forces - AP
Russia Denies Italian Reports it Spied on G20 Leaders - VOA
Russia Denies Reports It Spied on Group of 20 Officials - NYT
Russia: Explosions in Dagestan Kill 2 - VOA
Russia: Putin Targets Dagestan Insurgents as Olympics Loom - Reuters
Russia’s Putin Leading Forbes Power List, Obama 2nd - BBC
Frenchmen Arrive Home After Hostage Ordeal in Niger - VOA
Held 3 Years, French Hostages Return Home - NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Announces Settlement Projects Following Prisoner Release - VOA
Israel Approves New Settlement Homes - BBC
Palestinians: Israel Raid in West Bank Kills 1 Man - AP
Salafists 'Killed in Yemen Attack' - BBC
Islamic Law, Military Fuel Debate on Egypt Charter - AP
Arrest of Top Official Blow for Egypt’s Brotherhood - WP
Egyptian Authorities Arrest Muslim Brotherhood Leader - VOA
Prominent Muslim Brotherhood Leader Is Seized in Egypt - NYT
Egypt Arrests Senior Islamist Leader - BBC
Egypt Police Dispel Student Protest - BBC
Egyptian Police Fire Teargas at Student Protesters - VOA
Suicide Blast and Attempt Deal a Blow to Tunisia - NYT
Suicide Blast in Tunisian Resort - BBC
Morocco Withdraws Ambassador From Algeria - AP
Libya Rescues 84 Emigrants Off Tripoli Coast - Reuters
A Bad US Strategy - WP Opinion
Israel Gets a Mixed Message on American Jews - NYT Opinion
South Asia
In a Surprise, Pakistan Says Fewer Civilians Died by Drones - NYT
Pakistan: 3 Percent of Drone Deaths Were Civilians - AP
Pakistan Drone Death Estimate 'Low' - BBC
Pakistani Family Recounts Drone Terror Before US Congress - VOA