Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Abu Muqawama - Air Force Times - Armed Forces Journal - AOL Defense - Army Times
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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
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Afghanistan
Poll: Americans Say Afghanistan War Not Worth Fighting - WP
Pakistan Protests May Make US Fly War Cargo Out - AP
Iran Looks to Deepen Ties to Afghanistan - VOA
In Remote Afghan Areas, Local Cease-Fires Catch On - LAT
Afghanistan Still Needs Assistance, Europeans Say - UPI
Army Identifies 6 Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan Helicopter Crash - WE
Police Officer, 3 Insurgents Killed in Suicide Attack at FOB Torkham - S&S
Karzai’s Dangerous Game - NYT Opinion
Syria
UN: Secret Detention Part of Syria ‘Campaign of Terror’ - VOA
UN Panel Cites ‘Terror’ Campaign Against Syrian Civilians - NYT
Syria Abductions 'a Terror Strategy' - BBC
Jihadist Leader Envisions an Islamic State in Syria - NYT
Al-Nusra Leader Rejects Syria Talks - BBC
Russia Blocks UN Action Against Syria Air Attacks - AP
OPCW Plan for Destroying Syrian Chemical Weapons Complex, Chancy - VOA
Iran
Iran, Six World Powers Resume Nuclear Talks - VOA
Senators Defy White House, Threaten New Iran Sanctions - WP
White House: Obama Would Veto Any New Iran Sanctions - VOA
US Department of Defense
Passage of Defense Authorization Bill Will Create Winners, Losers - S&S
DOD Announces Transfer of 2 Guantanamo Detainees - AFPS
Judge Orders Sanity Hearing for Accused 9/11 Plotter - WP
Pentagon Says 158 Detainees Left at Guantanamo Bay - UPI
Senate to Ease Path for Sending More Guantanamo Detainees Home - Reuters
General Orders Better Tracking of Battlefield Awards - WT
How the IED Changed the US Military - USAT
New US Army Convoy Live-Firing Training Course Inaugurated - S&S
Overseas Employees Could Face New Debts in Civilian LQA Dispute - S&S
Expedited TSA Checks for Servicemembers Expands to 100 Airports - ATU
Air Force General’s Behavior While in Russia ‘Stunned’ Aides, Colleagues - BBC
Fired Air Force General Misbehaved in Russia, Report Says - AP
Lack of Details on Force Cuts Fuels Concern Among Airmen - S&S
Officials: Concerns About Hearing's Inconsistencies Led to Case Review - S&S
The Cut in Military Retiree Pay Makes Sense - WP Editorial
US Intelligence Community
Officials’ Defenses of NSA Program May be Unraveling - WP
Hagel: Overseas Military Operations Depend on NSA Information - S&S
The Wrong Ruling on the NSA - WP Opinion
Cutting Through the Lies: NSA Not at Liberty to Collect Metadata - WT Opinion
Has Snowden Been Vindicated? - NYT Debate
United States
Homeland Security Helps Smuggle Illegal Immigrant Children Into the US - WT
United Kingdom
Two Guilty of UK Soldier's Murder - BBC
2 Found Guilty in Grisly Killing of British Soldier - NYT
UK 'Was Involved in Rendition' - BBC
Africa
Crisis in South Sudan Deepens - VOA
Fatal Assault and Fears of War as Turmoil Builds in South Sudan - NYT
South Sudan Attackers Storm UN Base - BBC
India: 3 UN Peacekeepers Dead in South Sudan - AP
India Peacekeepers Killed in South Sudan - BBC
US Seeks to Untangle Crisis in Central African Republic - WP
UN Ambassador, in CAR, Vows Aid and Hears of a Unity Shattered - NYT
CAR Toll 'Much Higher Than Thought' - BBC
PM: CAR Will Move Up Presidential Election - VOA
ICC Prosecutor Seeks Delay In Kenyan President's Trial - VOA
Kenya: Kenyatta Trial May Be Adjourned - BBC
PDP Says Nigerian Lawmakers Who Defected Could Lose Their Seats - VOA
Prosecutor Seeks Delay in Proceedings for a Kenyan - NYT
Somalia to Rebuild National Library - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Shows List of 69 Top Arrested Traffickers - AP
Mexico Rights Body Probes Teens Run Over by Gunmen - AP
Disgraced Ex-Mexican Drug Czar Dies at Age 79 - NYT
Honduras Fires Top Cop Dogged by Death Squad Claim - AP
Saab Wins $4.5bn Brazil Military Jet Contract - BBC
Cuba Loosens Car Buying Restrictions - BBC
Asia / Pacific
UN: Asia Pacific Economies Face 'Subpar' Growth - VOA
US, China Raise Tensions Over Maritime Issues - VOA
Hagel Criticizes Chinese Navy, Citing Near Miss - NYT
Analysts: China, US Legal Views Make More ‘Cowpens Incidents’ Likely - S&S
China to Expand Presence in Antarctica with New Research Bases - VOA
Tibetan Monk Self-Immolates in China; Another Dies in Police Custody - VOA
China Renews Press Cards for Several Western Journalists - WP
South Korean Officials Accused of Political Meddling - NYT
South Korea to Repatriate Korean War Chinese Bodies - BBC
Kim Jong Un's Executed Uncle Being Erased From History - S&S
The Last Gasp of Thai Paternalism - NYT Opinion
Central Asia
Rights Group Decry Turkmen Elections - BBC
Europe
NATO: EU Leaders Must Cooperate More on Defense - AP
Russia: Putin Moves to Pardon Political Prisoners Ahead of Olympics - VOA
Russia’s Putin, Secure in Power, Says He May Free Jailed Rival - NYT
Putin Says He Will Pardon Mikhail Khodorkovsky - WP
Russia’s Putin 'to Pardon' Jailed Oil Tycoon - BBC
IMF Scolds Ukraine Plan for Economy - NYT
Yanukovych: West Should Stay Out of Ukraine Crisis - VOA
France Expands Internet, Phone Monitoring Powers - VOA
Corruption Probe Seen as Challenge to Turkish PM's Authority - VOA
Growing Corruption Inquiry Hits Close to Turkish Leader - NYT
Russian Amnesties - NYT Editorial
Germany: Ms. Merkel’s Third Term - NYT Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Lebanese Military Spots Israeli Drone Near Border - UPI
Chinese FM in Middle East, Hopes to Facilitate Peace Deal - VOA
Two Palestinians Die in West Bank raids - BBC
Suicide Bombers Target Iraq Pilgrims - BBC
BAE Says UAE Has Scrapped Talks to Buy Typhoons - AP
Authorities Move Against Rights Group in Egypt - NYT
Egypt Court Ruling Paves Way for Shafik Return - VOA
Former Egyptian PM Ahmed Shafiq Acquitted of Corruption Charges - WP
Egypt: Mubarak Allies Cleared of Corruption - BBC
Hagel, Al-Sisi Discuss US-Egypt Relationship -AFPS
South Asia
Pakistani Army Kills 23 Suspected of Being Militants - NYT
'Heavy Fighting' in North Pakistan - BBC
India Vows to Protect Diplomat After US Arrest - VOA
Signs of a Split in US Over How to Handle Case of Indian Diplomat - WP
Fury in India Over Diplomat’s Arrest in New York - NYT
India Demands US Apology Over Diplomat Row - BBC
India’s Misplaced Outrage - NYT Editorial