Small Wars Journal

30 November SWJ Roundup

Sat, 11/30/2013 - 7:03am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

 

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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

 

*SWJ Daily Roundup Tip Jar*

 

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Afghanistan

Recent Drone Strikes Strain US Ties With Afghanistan and Pakistan - NYT

US Rushes to Try to Control Fallout From Afghan Strike - WP

US General Apologizes for Afghan Drone Strike - VOA

US Commander Apologizes to Karzai for Civilian Death, Injuries - LAT

Pakistan PM Visits Karzai in Kabul - BBC

 

Iran

Iran Sees Nuclear Deal Implementation Starting by Early January - VOA

US: Tough Sanctions on Iran Remain Despite Deal - AP

UN 'Needs Time' for Iran Deal - BBC

Iran’s Crossroads - WP Opinion

 

Syria

Watchdog Rejects Request by Syria to Convert Chemical Arms Sites - NYT

Syrian Kurds Move Toward Self-Rule - VOA

Mortar Round Kills 4, Injures 26 at Historic Syria Mosque - AP

UN Warns of Lasting Harm to Syrian Refugee Children - NYT

UN Warning Over Syria War's Child Cost - BBC

Out of Syria, Into a European Maze - NYT

 

US Department of Defense

Investigation Widens in Billing Scandal With US Navy - NYT

US Army Got Caught Pirating $180 Million in Software - WP

Home-Made Launchers Likely Fired at Yokota Air Base, Officials Say - S&S

First Mission for Navy's Newest Patrol Aircraft Launched from Jacksonville - FTU

Welsh: Air Force Performs Vital National Security Missions - AFPS

AFN Internet Radio Goes Global Tuesday With 2 Dozen Online Streams - S&S

Why Was Firefighter-Marine Reserve Maj. Jason Brezler Betrayed? - DB Opinion

 

US Intelligence Community

Key Officials Urge NSA, Cyber Command Leadership be Split - WP

Techies vs. NSA: Encryption Arms Race Escalates - AP

Congress Seeks Medal for WW II-Era US Spy Agency OSS - AP

 

United States

Obama to Unveil New National Security Strategy in 2014 - AP

Parties Recruiting Veterans to Run for House in 2014 - AP

Small Steps on Guantanamo - WP Editorial

14 Years of Undermining Public Diplomacy - USN&WR Opinion

What Vets Miss Most Is What Most Civilians Fear - BI Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Prosecutor Outlines Chilling Murder of UK Soldier on London Street - AP

 

World

Fair Trials Advocacy Group Urges Interpol Arrest Reforms - WP

 

Africa

In Nigeria, Hezbollah Arms Suspect Gets Life - VOA

Nigeria: 3 Lebanese Cleared of Terror, 1 Jailed - BBC

Congo Leader Eyes End to Conflict - BBC

Mali Tuareg Group 'Ends Ceasefire' - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

Argentine Threat Over Falklands Oil - BBC

Brazil Intervenes in Indian Land Row - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

China Air Defense Zone Hangs Over VP Biden’s Visit - VOA

Airlines Urged by US to Give Notice to China - NYT

US Advises Carriers to Comply with China's Disputed Air Defense Zone - AP

US Commercial Airlines 'to Observe China Rules' - BBC

China Fighter Jets ID US, Japanese Planes - VOA

China Sends Warplanes to Patrol New Air Defense Zone - WP

China Scrambles Jets in Air Zone to Monitor US and Japanese Planes - BBC

North Korea Resumes Work at Missile Launch Site, Institute Says - AP

North Korea Accuses Detained US Veteran of War Crimes - NYT

North Korea: Detained US War Vet Apologized for 'Hostile Acts' - AP

US Man 'Confesses' to North Korea Crimes - BBC

Protesters Storm Thai Army Compound - VOA

Thai Protesters Enter Army HQ’s as Government Avoids Violence - NYT

Thai PM Rules Out Early Election - BBC

Last US Troops Pull Out of Typhoon Disaster Zone in Philippines - S&S

US Ambassador Thanks Troops for Aid to Philippines - AFPS

Philippines Expected to Remain Resilient Despite Super Typhoon - VOA

Japan: Tensions Fester in Tokyo’s Koreatown - WP

Desperation in Tibet - NYT Editorial

 

Europe

Torn Between East and West, Ukraine Debates Future - VOA

Ukrainian Opposition Accuses Yanukovich of Stealing EU Dream - Reuters

Ukraine Police Disperse Protesters - BBC

Czechs to Sign Deal to Deliver Army Plane to US - AP

Turkish Leaders Aim to Turn Hagia Sophia Back into a Mosque - VOA

Ukraine's Battle for Europe - NYT Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Nearly 30 Dead in Iraq Violence - VOA

18 Sunnis Kidnapped in Iraq Later Found Shot Dead - AP

Eighteen Abducted Iraqis Found Dead - BBC

Palestinian Negotiator: Peace Deal Still Possible - AP

Saudi Female Driver Defies Ban - BBC

How Washington Stabbed the Saudis in the Back - FP Opinion

‘The Near Future of Iraq is Dark’: Warning from Muqtada al-Sadr - TI

In Egypt, Campuses Have Become New Battleground - WP

Egyptians Defiant Over Use of 'Rabaa' Symbol - VOA          

Egyptian Blogger Held Over Protest - BBC

Egypt: Cairo Holds Funeral for Student Protester Killed by Police - VOA

Libya Arms Depot Blast Kills 30 - BBC

 

South Asia

Recent Drone Strikes Strain US Ties With Afghanistan and Pakistan - NYT

Pakistan PM Visits Karzai in Kabul - BBC

New Political Party Mounts Challenge in India - VOA