Small Wars Journal

1 December SWJ Roundup

Sun, 12/01/2013 - 5:54am

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

Karzai Nudges US Closer to ‘Zero Option’ - WP

Afghans Assail Karzai’s Disparate Views on Killings - NYT

Analysis: Karzai's Jirga Hesitation Creates Cloud of Uncertainty - S&S

NATO Envisions Post-ISAF Train, Advise and Assist Mission - AFPS

Pakistani PM Pledges Support for Taliban Talks - VOA

Cavalry Troop Discovers Different War Than the One it Trained For - S&S

 

Syria

US: American Fighters in Syria Could Become Security Risks - AP

US Offers to Destroy Syria's Chemical Arms - VOA

US Offers to Help Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons - WP

US Ship 'to Destroy Syria Chemicals' - BBC

US to Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons - AP

Offensive Sends 20,000 Syrians Fleeing into Lebanon - WP

UN: More than 1 Million Syrian Children are Refugees - VOA

Syrian Rebels Enter Christian Village Near Capital - AP

 

US Department of Defense

US’s Top Secret Launch Nuclear Launch Code Frighteningly Simple - DM

Army Dropping Number of Paratrooper Units - AP

Putting Military Pay on the Table - NYT Editorial

 

United States

Obama to Issue a New Statement of US National Security Strategy - WP

Save America: Restore the Draft - WP Opinion

Milbank’s Push to Restore the Draft is Misinformed - WOTR Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Britain Targets Guardian Newspaper Over Intelligence Leaks - WP

WWI 'Sacred Soil' Ceremony Takes Place in London - BBC

 

Africa

Five Dead as South Sudanese Attack Security Forces - VOA

Millions in UK Aid to Central African Republic - AP

Mali Tuareg Group 'Ends Ceasefire' - BBC

Rights Group Urges Mali to Release Teenage Detainees - VOA

 

Americas / Caribbean

Honduras Election Results Challenged - NYT

Mexican Military Takes on New Mission at Corrupt Port - WP

Colombia: FARC Rebels Back Football Match - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

Analysis: Biden Trying to Show US is Still Focused on Asia - AP

Biden to Attempt Damage Control With Chinese Leader - WP

Analysts: Tensions in Asia Could Snowball - McClatchy

For Japan, China is Threat That Keeps Coming - WP

Japan Takes Airspace Issue to UN Agency - NYT

US Airlines to Comply With China Defense Zone - VOA

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

Britain's Cameron 'Turns Page' on Dalai Lama Row with China Visit - VOA

North Korea Releases Video Apology From Elderly American - WP

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

US Urges North Korea to Free Detainee - BBC

Obama Urges North Korea to Release US Citizen - VOA

Thai Protests Turn Deadly Amid Negotiation Bid - VOA

Thailand: Troops Deployed Amid Bangkok Clashes - BBC

Thailand: Police Say More Gunshots Fired in Bangkok Protests - AP

 

Europe

European Union Signs Up Moldova, Georgia; Loses Big Prize, Ukraine - VOA

Ukrainians Back in Street to Support EU Accord - NYT

Ukraine: Police Forcefully Break Up Demonstration in Kiev - AP

Ukraine Braces for New Mass Protests - BBC

Ukraine President Condemns Violence - VOA

 

Middle East / North Africa

US Freed Top Iranian Scientist as Part of Secret Talks - TOI

Suicide Bomber Hits Funeral in Iraq - BBC

Israeli Police Kill Palestinian in Raid - VOA

Bedouins Hold Israel 'Day of Rage' - BBC

Tentative Agreement Reached on Egypt's Draft Constitution - VOA

Egypt Panel Begins Voting on Draft Constitution - AP

Leading Egyptian Activist Turns Himself In - VOA

The Other Arab Awakening - NYT Opinion

 

South Asia

Pakistani PM Pledges Support for Taliban Talks - VOA

Pakistan: Police Officer Guarding Polio Team Shot Dead - VOA

New Political Party Mounts Challenge in India - VOA

Indian Probe Begins Journey to Mars - BBC