Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
US Backing Off Deadline for Afghan Security Agreement - WP
Top US General: Negotiations Done on Afghan Deal - AP
Dempsey: Afghan Pullout Could Reverse Gains - AT
US Official Urges Afghans to Sign Security Agreement Promptly - AFPS
Nervous Afghans Buy Dollars - WSJ
Bomb Explodes Outside Kabul Airport - NYT
Afghan Capital Blast 'An Accident' - BBC
Syria
Islamists Seize Syrian Rebels’ US-Supplied Warehouses - WP
US Suspends Nonlethal Aid to Syria Rebels - NYT
US Suspends Non-Lethal Aid for Syrian Rebels - VOA
US Suspends Nonlethal Aid to Opposition in Northern Syria - LAT
US and UK Suspend Syria Rebel Aid - BBC
News Organizations Call On Syrian Rebels to End Kidnappings - NYT
Syrian Refugees Hit by Lebanon Storm - BBC
Iran
Kerry Fails to Convince Key Senators to Forgo New Iran Sanctions - VOA
Congress Avoids Clash on Iran Sanctions But Road Ahead Uncertain - VOA
Iran's Plans for More Nuclear Plants Causes Concern Among Gulf Leaders - VOA
Military Chief in Iran Scolds a Top Official - NYT
US Department of Defense
Marine Awarded Silver Star for Response to Camp Bastion Assault - S&S
NSA Director Defends Spying Program - WP
Littoral Combat Ship's Maiden Deployment Marked by Highs, Lows - S&S
X-37B: Air Force's Secret Space Drone Still in Orbit a Year Later - LAT
Regional Alignment May Boost Soldiers' Career Stability - AT
Pentagon Reviewing Enlistment Policies Regarding Illegal Immigration - AJC
Air Force’s Top Officer Outlines Tough Budget Decisions - AFPS
Air Force Academy Leader Seeks to End Spy Program - AP
Study Links Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD - S&S
Ryan-Murray Deal Hits Younger, Future Military Retirees - S&S
Minn. Man Accused of Army ID Theft - AP
Hagel’s Words Supported by US Deeds - WP Opinion
More Bureaucrats, Fewer Jets and Ships - WSJ Opinion
United States
Lawmakers' Budget Deal Restores Some Sequester Funds - S&S
Sequester Cuts Divided Winners From Losers - WP
Obama’s Relentlessly Pragmatic Diplomacy - WP Opinion
World
UNICEF: 230m Children 'Do Not Exist' - BBC
Pope Named Time's Person of the Year - BBC
Africa
France Could Face Long Intervention in CAR - VOA
French Deployment in CAR 'Necessary' - BBC
AU Plans Troop Increase to Central African Republic - VOA
US Supports Peacekeeping Efforts in Central African Republic - AFPS
CAR: Lord's Resistance Army Suffers Largest Defection Since 2008 - Fox
Ugandan Rebels Surrender in CAR - BBC
UN Targets FDLR Fighters in Eastern Congo - VOA
UN Force in New DR Congo Offensive - BBC
Mali 'Islamists' Killed in Clash - BBC
Madagascar Hit by 'Deadlier Plague' - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Recovers Stolen Radioactive Material - BBC
Mexico Moves to Open Oil Resources - BBC
UN: Uruguay Marijuana Move 'Illegal' - BBC
Obama Should Extend Hand to Brave Cubans - WP Editorial
Asia / Pacific
Japan Seeks to Expand Military Power in Response to Chinese Expansion - USNI
Draft of Security Plan Calls for a Muscular Japan - NYT
China Expands Mass Re-education Campaign in Restive Tibetan Area - VOA
China Rejects More US Corn Amid Trade Tensions - VOA
South Korea OKs Plan for Three More Aegis Destroyers - ANN
Thailand Crisis Deepens as PM's Supporters Threaten Protesters - VOA
Thailand PM Facing Leadership Questions Old and New - NYT
Former Thailand PM Charged With Murder - BBC
Cambodia: Prosecutors Push for Quick Resumption of Khmer Rouge Trial - VOA
Australia-Indonesia: Snooping Derails Diplomacy - NYT Opinion
Europe
Dempsey Backs Strong US Military Presence in Europe - S&S
Ukraine Struggles to Find Footing After Police Attack, Retreat - WP
Ukraine Forces Retreat, Ceding Square to Protests - NYT
Ukraine Protest Leaders Refuse Talks - VOA
US, EU Condemn Crackdown on Ukraine Protesters - VOA
US Lawmakers Warn of Sanctions if Ukraine Violence Worsens - VOA
US Considers Ukraine Sanctions - BBC
Ukraine Struggles to Find Footing After Police Attack, Retreat - WP
Pussy Riot, Greenpeace Activists Covered in Russian Amnesty Draft - UPI
US-Russian Nuclear Conversion Program Ends - VOA
A Dangerously Divided Ukraine - NYT Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Gulf Nations to Create Joint Military Command - AP
EU 'Must Stop Paying Gaza Officials' - BBC
New Round of Polio Vaccinations Largest Ever in Middle East - VOA
Hagel Lifts Veil on Major Military Center in Qatar - NYT
Dutch Hostages Released in Yemen - BBC
Uproar in Egyptian Court Halts Trial of Muslim Brotherhood Leaders - VOA
Brotherhood Trial Halted in Egypt - BBC
Hagel’s Words Supported by US Deeds - WP Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan's Highest Court Loses Independent Chief - VOA
Bangladesh Islamist Execution Upheld - BBC
Will India’s Next Leader be Banned From America? - FP Opinion