Small Wars Journal

2 December SWJ Roundup

Mon, 12/02/2013 - 6:31am

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

US Weighs Cost of Letting Afghanistan Go its Own Way - WP

UN Reacts to Growing Violence Against Aid Workers in Afghanistan - VOA

New Sticking Point Between US and Afghanistan: Fuel Supplies - LAT

Afghan Forces Say US is Withholding Fuel, Supplies - WP

Afghans Describe Relatives' Deaths in Recent US Drone Strike - LAT

At Least 4 Afghan Police Killed by Truck Bomb - BBC

 

Syria

Syrian Helicopters Drop 'Barrel Bombs' on Rebel Town, Killing 20 - VOA

Syrian Aircraft Kill 50 in Northern Rebel Town - AP

Syria-fueled Violence Kills 3 in Lebanon's Tripoli - VOA

‘A Slowly Unfolding Disaster’ - WP Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Satirical Duffel Blog Takes Aim at the Military’s Absurdities - WP

Soldiers Must Prove Themselves in New Air Assault Training Program - FO

AF Recruits Cadets to Inform on Colleagues and Disavows Them - TG

Putting Military Pay on the Table - NYT Editorial

 

United States

Intelligence Committee Heads: Terror Threat Rising - AP

Rise of ‘Saudi America’ Will Alter Globe, and US Military Strategy - McClatchy

Brothers Work to Put a Face to Every NC Name on Vietnam Memorial - RN&O

 

United Kingdom

UK Beheading Trial’s Grisly Start - TDB

UK PM to Push for Free Trade With China - BBC

 

Canada

Canadian Arrested for Trying to Sell Military Info to China - AP

Canadian Accused in China Spy Case - BBC

 

Africa

‘Impeached’ Leader of Ugandan Capital Returns to Work - VOA

Africa's Crumbling Center - NYT Opinion

 

Americas / Caribbean

Mexican Military Takes on New Mission at Corrupt Port - WP

In Mexico, It’s Bishop vs. Cartel - WP

Mexican Drug Cartels Now Make Money Exporting Ore - AP

Mexican Rally Targets Energy Reform - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

In the East China Sea, a Far Bigger Test of Power Looms - NYT

Biden Heads on Delicate Mission to Defuse East Asia Tensions - VOA

Biden to Attempt Damage Control With Chinese Leader - WP

China Tensions Cloud Biden Asia Trip - BBC

Biden to Visit DMZ While in South Korea - AP

China Launches Moon Rover Mission - VOA

For Japan, China is the Threat That Keeps Coming - WP

Thailand: Police Battle Bangkok Protesters as Crisis Deepens - VOA

Thai Protests Turn Volatile as at Least 3 Are Shot Dead - NYT

Thailand PM Rejects Resignation Demand - BBC

Thailand Protests Amid Strike Call - BBC

Thailand Braces for More Violence - AP

A Military Strategy to Deter China - RCD Opinion

 

Europe

Tens of Thousands of Ukrainians Protest in Kyiv - VOA

Thousands Demand Resignation of Ukraine Leader - NYT

Ukraine: Tens of Thousands March Through Kiev - AP

Ukraine Stand-Off Amid Protest Chaos - BBC

 

Middle East / North Africa

Top US Lawmakers Want Additional Iran Sanctions - VOA

White House Lobbies Senators Not to Act on Iran Sanctions - WP

Iran Says Seeks Better Cooperation with Saudi Arabia - V

Suicide Bomber Kills 11 in Iraq - VOA

Suicide Bomber Hits Funeral in Iraq - BBC

Blasts Kill at Least 12 Mourners at Funeral of Iraq Sunni Leader - NYT

Turkey to Seek Baghdad's Consent for Iraqi Kurdish Oil - VOA

Syria-fueled Violence Kills 3 in Lebanon's Tripoli - VOA

Iran’s Hard-Liners Keep Their Criticism of Nuclear Pact to Themselves - NYT

Lebanese City Hit by Deadly Clashes - BBC

In Egypt Charter, New Rights, But No Great Change - NYT

West Bank Violence Jumps, But This Time it’s More Personal - WP

Egypt Charter Agreed Amid Protests - BBC

Islamist Says Egypt on Precipice as Constitution Takes Shape - VOA

Egypt Authorities Use Tear Gas to Clear Tahrir Square Protest - VOA

Amid Libya’s Militias, US Wants to Build a New Force - WP

 

South Asia

Gunmen Kill 3 Soldiers in Northwest Pakistan - VOA