Small Wars Journal

3 December SWJ Roundup

Tue, 12/03/2013 - 12:09pm

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

Attacks on Aid Workers Rise in Afghanistan, UN Says - NYT

NATO Chief: US Deal With Afghanistan Crucial - AP

Kerry to Brussels for NATO Talks on Afghanistan - VOA

NATO Seeks Clarity on Troops in Afghanistan - AP

Bombs Kills 9 in Southern Afghanistan - AP

 

Syria

UN: Syria War Crimes Evidence Implicates Assad - VOA

Top UN Rights Official Links Assad to Crimes in Syria - NYT

UN: Syria Crimes Evidence 'Indicates' Assad Role - AP

UN Implicates Assad in War Crimes - BBC

Deadly Blast in Central Damascus - BBC

The Second Syrian War - WP Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Stolen Valor Tarnishes Service Members’ Sacrifices - AFPS

Why the Counterinsurgency Debate Must Go On - WOTR Opinion

 

United States

Obama’s Immoral War - WP Opinion

 

Africa

Nigerian City Under 24-Hour Curfew After Attack - VOA

Insurgents Strike in Major Nigerian City - NYT

Nigeria Militants Attack Airbase - BBC

Congo's President in Uganda in Bid to Revive Stalled Peace Deal - VOA

UN Launches Drones in DR Congo - BBC

Parliament in Somalia Votes to Remove Prime Minister - NYT

UN: Ghana Says Ivory Coast Sent Agents to Kill Exiles - VOA

 

Americas / Caribbean

Mexico Search Uncovers 64 Bodies - BBC

Mexican Ex-Governor Charged in US - BBC

Colombian President 'Optimistic' About Peace - VOA

Power Cut Darkens Much of Venezuela - BBC

Honduras Presidential Vote Recount - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

Biden, in Japan, Calibrates Message Over Tensions With China - NYT

Biden Blames China for Raising Tensions in Asia - WP

Biden in Japan on First Stop of Asia Tour - VOA

Biden: US 'Concerned' by China Air Defense Zone - BBC

Biden Visits Asia Amid Japan-South Korea's Toxic Ties -AP

Britain's Cameron Visits Beijing, Pushes EU-China Free Trade Deal - VOA

China Takes Another Step Toward Manned Lunar Mission - WP

Chinese Leader’s Rise Came With New Attention to Dispute With Japan - NYT

US Sends Submarine-Hunting Jets to Japan - VOA

North Korea Powerbroker 'Dismissed' - BBC

Uncle of North Korean Leader Stripped of Power, According to Reports - NYT

Advanced Navy Patrol Planes Arrive in Okinawa - S&S

Thailand Prime Minister Rejects Calls to Step Down - VOA

Thailand Police Remove Key Barricades - BBC

After Clashes, Thai Police Let Protesters Roam Freely - NYT

Thai Protests Reflect Searing Divisions in Changing Country - NYT

Task Force for Philippine Typhoon Relief Effort Shut Down - S&S

The Hijacking of Chinese Patriotism - NYT Opinion

Japan in a Post-Growth Age - NYT Opinion

 

Europe

NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Concludes Major Training in England - S&S

Russia's Putin Faces Protests as He Woos Armenia - VOA

Putin Says Russia Needs to Beef Up Arctic Presence - AP

Ukraine’s Pro-Europe Forces Consolidate Gains After Mass March - VO

Mass Protests in Ukraine Threaten to Undermine President - WP

Ukraine Opposition Loses Vote - BBC

Ukrainian Government Survives Confidence Vote - NYT

Ukraine Looks to China for Money as Debt Crunch Looms - VOA

Kerry to Skip Ukraine and Visit Moldova - NYT

New Crew Departs Germany for Patriot Mission in Turkey - S&S

Spain Slumps on Corruption Index - BBC

Unrest in Ukraine - WP Editorial

Ukraine's Future in Peril Under President Yanukovych - WP Opinion

How the EU Pushed Ukraine East - NYT Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Jewish Activists Set Sights on Disputed Temple Mount - WP

Gazans Take to Sea Protesting Israeli Naval Blockade - VOA

Kurds’ Oil Deals With Turkey Raise Fears of Fissures in Iraq - NYT

Suicide Bomber Hits Funeral in Iraq - BBC

OPEC Meets Against Backdrop of Iran-Saudi Rivalry - AP

Jordan: Trial Date Set for Cleric Abu Qatada - BBC

Fighting Kills 10 in Lebanon's Tripoli - BBC

Lebanese Army to Control Tripoli - BBC

Nine Killed in East Yemen Clashes - BBC

Panel Approves New Egyptian Draft Constitution - VOA

Muslim Brotherhood Rejects Egypt Charter - BBC

New Egypt Draft Charter Sets More Powers for Military - AP

Iran’s Nuclear Future Won’t Turn on Sanctions - WP Opinion

Protest Is Egypt’s Last Resort - NYT Opinion

 

South Asia

Gunmen Attack Offices of Pakistani Media Group in Karachi - NYT

India’s Anti-Corruption Party Faces First Big Test - WP

Indian Probe Crosses Moon's Orbit - BBC

French Group: Sri Lankan Military Killed 17 in '06 - AP