Small Wars Journal

24 December SWJ Roundup

Tue, 12/24/2013 - 7:40am

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 Standoff on Security Deal Sows Uncertainty - VOA

Afghan General Warns Over Pact Delay - BBC

US Softens Deadline for Deal to Keep Troops in Afghanistan - NYT

US Embassy in Kabul Defends Itself Against Blistering Fraud Reports - LAT

Two NATO Soldiers Killed in Afghanistan - LAT

UK Soldier Killed in Afghanistan - BBC

 

Syria

Week-long Aleppo Air Raids Kill More Than 300 - VOA

Syria Keeps Up Deadly Air Offensive in Aleppo - LAT

‘Barrel Bombs’ Bring More Terror, Death to Aleppo - WP

Assad's Secret Oil Lifeline: Iraqi Crude From Egypt - Reuters

Russian Lorries to Remove Syria Chemical Arms - BBC

Russia Sends Vehicles to Aid in Removal of Chemical Weapons - NYT

Obama’s Empty Words on Syria - WP Editorial

 

Iran

UN Backs Iran Going to Syria Peace Conference - AP

Iran’s Parliament Mulls Changing Country's Capital - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Army’s New Laser Weapon Can Shoot Down Mortars and Drones - ABC

DOD Looks 25 Years Ahead in Unmanned Vehicle Roadmap - AFPS

Military Competition Shows Off the Latest Robots - CNN

Japan Robot Wins Pentagon Contest - BBC

Military Pension Cuts Now Unsure; Changes Likely - AP

Ryan Defends Cuts to Military Retirement in Budget Bill - WT

Marine Corps Becomes First Service to Pass Inspector General Audit - AFPS

Dustup Over Military Appeals Judge is Delaying Cases - AP

 

US Intelligence Community

Snowden Says His ‘Mission’s Already Accomplished’ - WP

Snowden: ‘Mission’s Already Accomplished, I Already Won’ - AP

GOP Lawmaker: NSA Spying in US Could Have Prevented 9/11 - WT

Will the NSA Have to Curtail Some Intelligence Tools? - WP Opinion

 

United States

A Better Model of Military Intervention? - USN&WR Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Peace Talks in Belfast Fail to Reach Deal - AP

Alan Turing, Enigma Code-Breaker, Wins Pardon - NYT

Royal Pardon for Code-Breaker Turing - BBC

 

Africa

'Mass Ethnic Killings' in South Sudan - BBC

Marines Positioned to Aid in Possible South Sudan Evacuation - WP

US Moves Marines to Africa as South Sudan Violence Rages - Reuters

US Africa Command Repositions Forces to Increase Flexibility - AFPS

US Moving Forces in Response to South Sudan Violence - S&S

US Senior Official Suggests Further Evacuations Needed in South Sudan - S&S

Canadians, Brits Still in South Sudan City US Evacuated - AP

UN to Vote on Bolstering South Sudan Peacekeeping Force - VOA

UN Seeks to Boost South Sudan Force - BBC

UN Chief Urges Steps to Calm South Sudan’s Conflict - NYT

US Working to Advance South Sudan Talks, End Violence - VOA

African Union Demands Dialogue to End South Sudan Violence - VOA

South Sudan President, Rival Call for Dialogue - VOA

South Sudan's Kiir Says Committed to Talks With Rebel Leader - Reuters

South Sudan Military Vows to Take Back Rebel Areas - VOA

Archbishop and Imam Are United Across Battle Lines in CAR - NYT

Food Aid Distribution Difficult in CAR - VOA

African Union Troops 'Kill' CAR Protester - BBC

AU Peacekeeper Killed in Central African Republic - AP

Nigeria Says 70 Killed in Battle With Islamist Group - Reuters

Nigerian Extremists Abduct Soldiers' Wives, Kids - AP

Nigerian Leader Says Predecessor Harmed National Security - VOA

Nigerian Leader Hits Back at Obasanjo - BBC

South Africa: Israeli Spy Agency Trained Young Nelson Mandela - WP

South Africa: Israeli Mossad Trained Mandela - AP

 

Americas / Caribbean

Nicaragua Expels Mexican Traffickers - BBC

Nicaragua Returns 18 Fake Journalists to Mexico - AP

Pace of Drop in El Salvador Killings Slows - AP

Chile Caravan of Death: Eight Guilty - BBC

Argentine ex-Leader 'Did Not Bribe' - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

Thai Protesters Fail to Halt Party Registrations - VOA

Thai Poll Candidates Evade Blockade - BBC

Despite Protesters’ Blockade, Thai Parties Register for Election - NYT

Burmese Democracy Icon in Tricky Transition to Politics - WP

Burma Urged to Free All Political Prisoners - VOA

North Korea Execution Tied to Clash Over Businesses - NYT

Democracy in Thailand - NYT Editorial

 

Europe

Russia Buys $3 Billion Worth of Ukrainian Bonds - AP

Russia: Are Putin's Amnesties Political Thaw or PR Stunt? - VOA

Deep Russia-Germany Ties Behind a Prisoner’s Release - NYT

Russia: Kalashnikov Assault Rifle Designer Dies - Reuters

Russian Rifle Designer Mikhail Kalashnikov Dead at 94 - AP

Growing Mistrust Between US and Turkey Played Out in Public - NYT

Clashes as Turkey PM Condemns 'Plot' - BBC

America and the Kurds - UPI Opinion

How Europe Can Help Ukraine - NYT Opinion

Forsaking Friends in Ukraine - WT Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Attacks Across Iraq Kill at Least 26 People - AP

As Violence Rises, Journalists in Iraq Face Renewed Risks - NYT

Al-Qaida in Yemen Apologizes for Attack on Hospital - VOA

American Gets One-Year Sentence for Spoof Video in UAE - NYT

Hundreds Protest Egypt's Jailing of Activists - VOA

Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt Hunger Strike - BBC

Explosion Kills 14 at Egyptian Police Building - VOA

Deadly Car Bomb Rips Through Egyptian Police Building - NYT

Egypt: Strong Explosion Rocks Police Station - AP

Deadly Blast at Egypt Security Site - BBC

Egypt's Brotherhood Condemns Deadly Blast in Nile Delta - Reuters

Rebel Leader Seeks Separate Government for Eastern Libya - WT

Tunisia Sets Jan. 14 Deadline for New Constitution - AP

The Great US-Israel Rift That Isn't - LAT Opinion

The Mideast’s Unlikely Allies - NYT Opinion

The Government Cracks Down, and Egypt Shrugs - LAT Opinion

 

South Asia

India-Pakistan: First Kashmir Military Talks in 14 Years - BBC

China Commits $6.5 Billion for Pakistani Nuclear Project - Reuters

Report: Half of Pakistani MPs Do Not Pay Taxes - VOA

Pakistan: Musharraf Treason Trial Postponed - VOA

Pakistan: Security Fears Halt Musharraf Trial - BBC

Pakistan: Bomb Scare Delays Musharraf High Treason Hearing - AP

Accused Indian Diplomat Needs US OK for UN Job - AP

US-India Dispute Puts Spotlight on Diplomats' Domestic Workers - Reuters

$40 Million in Aid Set for Bangladesh Garment Workers - NYT

Pakistan’s Persecuted Christians - NYT Opinion

The Many Indias in Between - NYT Opinion