Small Wars Journal

29 November SWJ Roundup

Fri, 11/29/2013 - 3:45am

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

Karzai Again Accuses Western Forces of Attacking Civilians - LAT

Afghan Leader Lashes Out at US Allies After NATO Drone Strike - NYT

Karzai Claims US Drone Strike Killed Child - WP

NATO-Led Force to Probe Airstrike Said to Have Killed Child - Reuters

US Ambassador Says Onus is on Karzai to Sign Pact - LAT

For Kabul Cooks Preparing Feasts, Thanksgiving is ‘Super Bowl’ - S&S

Karzai’s Dangerous Gamble - WP Opinion

Ignore Karzai’s Arrogant Insults - NYT Opinion

 

Iran

IAEA: Monitoring Iran Nuclear Deal Will Take Time - VOA

UN Nuclear Inspectors Invited to Iranian Facility - NYT

Obama Asks Israel for a 'Breather' - TH

Where the Iran Deal Falls Short - WP Editorial

Iran Sanctions: Dancing with Tehran - LAT Opinion

US Should Help Iranian Dissidents - UPI Opinion

 

Syria

Syrian Forces Recapture Strategic Border Town - LAT

Syrian Forces Press Rebels With Gains - NYT

Disillusionment Grows Among Syrian Opposition - NYT

Fear in Syrian Capital as Mortar Shells Rain Down - AP

 

US Department of Defense

An Army in Transition Awaits West Point Cadets - WP

Special Pay Provisions First Casualty of Delayed Defense Bill - S&S

Navy Suspends Another Ship-Supply Contractor - AP

A Woman’s Word on Sexual Assault Meets Military Code - S&S

Study Looking at Dependents Schools on US Soil - S&S

From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Vietnam, 1967 - S&S Photo Gallery

Servicemembers Get Taste of Home on Thanksgiving - S&S Photo Gallery

 

US Intelligence Community

Ire in Canada Over Report NSA Spied From Ottawa - NYT

 

United States

Americans Celebrate Thanksgiving - VOA

 

Africa

Humanitarian Groups Warn of Unprecedented Violence in CAR - VOA

Niger Says Fugitive Wanted by FBI Arrested in Mali - VOA

Malian Army and Protesters Clash in Northern Rebel Stronghold - Reuters

Suspect in Killing of US Diplomat Arrested in Mali - AP

CAR: The Seeds of Genocide - WP Opinion

Recasting France’s Role in Africa - NYT Opinion

 

Americas / Caribbean

Mexican Drug Cartels Now Make Money Exporting Ore - AP

Mexico Leftists Exit Pact, Raising Hope for Deeper Energy Reform - Reuters

Mexico's Leftist Party Pulls Out of Reform Pact - AP

Nicaraguan Committee Passes Change to Remove Presidential Term Limits - Reuters

Clashes Outside Monsanto Plant in Argentina - AP

Britain, Argentina in Fresh Row Over Drilling in Falklands - Reuters

Dominicans Send More People to Haiti, Total at 464 - AP

Bahamas Detains 56 More Haitian Migrants at Sea - AP

The Danger in Mexico’s Divided House - NYT Opinion

 

Asia / Pacific

In Asia Visit, Biden to Remind China that US is a Pacific Power - DPA

China Sends Warplanes into Disputed Air Space - VOA

China Sends Jets Into Newly Claimed Air Defense Zone - WP

China Patrols Air Zone Over Disputed Islands - NYT

China Sends Warplanes Into Air Defense Zone - AP

China Military Sends Air Patrols Through New Defense Zone - Reuters

Kennedy Raps China for Raising Tensions - AP

China: Hong Kong Activists’ Protest Threat Tests Beijing - WP

'Community Corrections' System Will Not Replace Labor Camps in China - Reuters

Chinese Paper Says Islamists Seek to Ban TV, Singing - Reuters

Secrecy Bill Could Distance Japan From Its Postwar Pacifism - NYT

IAEA: North Korea May Be Restarting Nuclear Plant - VOA

Thai PM Survives No-Confidence Vote; Protests Continue - VOA

Thailand’s Premier Survives Vote as Protests Continue - NYT

Anti-Government Protesters Break Into Thai Army Compound - Reuters

Protesters Target Thai PM's Party, Gov’t Seeks to Avoid Violent Confrontation - Reuters

Thailand Protesters Storm Army Headquarters - AP

Vietnam Intensifies Online Crackdown - VOA

In Vietnam, Weary Apparatchiks Launch Quiet Revolution - Reuters

 

Europe

Russia’s Relations With its Neighbors Deteriorate - WP

Russian-Backed Free-Trade Zone May Expand Its Borders - NYT

Russia Charges Ex-Defense Minister Over a Road Project - NYT

Charges Filed Against Former Russian Defense Chief - AP

EU Summit Opens, Overshadowed by Ukraine - VOA

EU Leaves Door Open for Ukraine Deal After Summit - AP

At European Meeting on Partnership, Ukraine and Armenia Balk - NYT

NATO: France to Pull Out of Kosovo Mission - AP

Ukraine Backs Down - NYT Editorial

Russia: Putin’s Different Rules - WP Opinion

Bosnia, in Peril Once More - NYT Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Iraq Warns Turkey Over Kurdistan Oil Ties - VOA

In Israel, Arab village Builds Mosque With Chechen Help - VOA

Killers of Israel Soldier Who Shot Arabs Sentenced - AP

University Students Protest Against Government in Egypt, One Killed - VOA

In Egypt, Campuses Have Become a New Battleground - WP

Police Arrest Egypt Activist Over Call to Protest - AP

Egyptian Police Arrest Leading Activist for Urging Protests - Reuters

'Eye Sniper,' Girl Protesters: Egypt's Tale of Two Trials - VOA

Draft Egypt Constitution Strengthens Army as Talks Drag On - Reuters

Weapon Cache Blast, Attack Kill 13 in Libya - AP

More Than 40 Killed in Depot Blast in Libya, More Clashes in East - Reuters

 

South Asia

Mixed Legacy for Departing Pakistani Army Chief - NYT

Suspected US Drone Kills 1 in Pakistan - AP

Victorious Nepali Congress Party Tries to Woo Maoists - VOA