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
AidSpeak - 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
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Warscapes - WhyDev - Wings Over Iraq
ZenPundit - CNA - CNAS - CSIS - ILW - ISW - Rand - TJF - USIP
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Afghanistan
NATO Chief: Afghanistan Will Sign New Security Deal - VOA
Kubis: Women Will Determine Afghan Election Success - UPI
First Troops Move Through New US Transit Point in Romania - S&S
Choosing a Meaningful Option in Afghanistan - CSIS Opinion
Syria
Syria Misses Another Chemical Weapon Deadline - VOA
Ban: Syria Can Meet June 30 Chemical Weapons Deadline - Reuters
Syria Undecided on Next Round of Peace Talks - AP
Aleppo Airstrikes Prompt Syrians to Flee - WP
Kerry: Barrel Bombs Assad's 'Latest Barbaric Act' - VOA
UN: 'Unspeakable Suffering' for Syria's Children - AP
Syria Children's Suffering 'Unspeakable' - BBC
Tensions Grow Between Turkey, Radical Islamist Group Fighting in Syria - VOA
Russia Opposes a Humanitarian Resolution on Syria - AP
UN Says Illegal Excavations in Syria Are 'Lethal' - AP
Options on Syria - WP Editorial
Iraq
Iraqi Tribes to Take Lead in Fallujah Fight, US Says - NYT
Dozens Killed in Spate of Bombings in Baghdad - VOA
Baghdad Bombings Leave 33 Dead - BBC
Iraq: Bombs Rock Baghdad; US Official Predicts Continued Violence - S&S
Bombings Kill at Least 34 in Iraqi Capital - AP
In Iraq, Preserving Routine Amid Rising Violence - NYT
Group: Thousands of Women Illegally Held in Iraq - AP
Baghdad Legally Challenges Oil Exports from Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey -VOA
Why Rand Paul Is Right About Iraq - FP Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Al-Qaeda's Fighting Us Like an Army - FP Opinion
A Terror Group Too Brutal for al-Qaeda? - CNN Opinion
Sochi, Russia / Winter Olympics
Olympics Security Concerns Grow with US Warning - LAT
US Warns of Explosives in Toothpaste Tubes on Flights to Russia - VOA
US Warns Airlines of Russia 'Toothpaste' Bomb Threat - BBC
USS Mount Whitney, USS Taylor in Black Sea Ahead of Olympics - S&S
Sochi Games Present Hacking Minefield - VOA
Russia Seeks Olympic Comeback With Sochi Games - VOA
15 Signs Russia Isn't Ready - WP
US Department of Defense
Press Secretary: Ethical Lapses Have Hagel’s Full Attention - AFPS
Supercarrier USS Forrestal on Final Journey to Scrap Heap - AP
Air Force Major Charged in Child Pornography Case - WP
US Intelligence Community / Related Issues
After Snowden, a Lesser Internet? - WP Opinion
United States
New Electronic ‘Eyes’ Can Track Your Every Move - WP
Months Later, Sniper Attack at CA Power Hub Still a Mystery - NYT
America's Icarus-in-Chief - NR Opinion
United Kingdom
Top Secret Drone Makes First Flight - BBC
Africa
Africa’s Megacities a Major Draw for Young Up-and-Comers - VOA
Wave of Religious and Ethnic Violence Sweeps Central Nigeria - VOA
Nigeria Oil Money: '$20bn Not Missing' - BBC
New CAR Atrocities Highlight Muslim-Christian Tensions - VOA
Soldiers Lynch Man at Army Ceremony in CAR - NYT
CAR Soldiers Lynch Man at Army Ceremony - LAT
Brutal Lynching Shows Instability in CAR - WP
CAR Troops Lynch 'Seleka Rebel' - BBC
ICC Could Investigate South Sudan Conflict after UN Resolution - VOA
Britain Expresses Commitment to DR Congo Peace - UPI
Prosecutors Allege Obstruction in Kenyan President's ICC Trial - VOA
Defendant in Rwanda Genocide Trial in France Minimizes Role - VOA
Courts Can’t End Civil Wars - NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Mexican Smuggler Convicted of Murder for Ramming USCG Officer - Reuters
Police Reporter Kidnapped in Southern Mexico - AP
El Salvador Top Court Orders Probe of Civil War Massacre - Reuters
Panama Canal Work Stoppage Denied - BBC
Killings by Cops Plunge in Brazil's Biggest State - AP
Bodies of Three Missing Men Found on Brazil Tribal Land - BBC
Cuban Doctor Defects in Brazil Over Pay, Seeks Asylum - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
US Has Growing Concern With China's Behavior at Sea - Reuters
US Presses Beijing Over South China Sea Dispute - BBC
Perception Outweighs Ability as China Builds Blue-Water Fleet - S&S
Philippine Leader Sounds Alarm on China - NYT
China Media Slams Philippine Leader Comments on Disputed Waters - Reuters
China Slams Philippine Leader for Hitler Comparison - BBC
China Criticizes Japan Over Comments Doubting Nanjing Massacre - Reuters
South Korea's Possible Omission from Obama Trip Seen as Snub - S&S
North Korea Warns on Family Reunions - BBC
North Korea Says Military Drills Imperil Reunions - AP
Thailand's Ruling Party Seeks Opposition Dissolution - VOA
Thai Polling Chiefs, Seeking to Fix Broken Vote, Meet and Adjourn - Reuters
Thailand's Political Turmoil Brings Economic Uncertainties - VOA
West Denounces Repression of Bloggers, Religions in Vietnam - Reuters
UK Pledges to Monitor Military Ties with Burma - UPI
Burma Arrests 5 Journalists From Private Journal - AP
Draw a Big Red Line in Asia - TNI Opinion
Europe
Ukraine’s President Loses Support in Stronghold - NYT
Ukraine: Serious Talks Needed in Kiev, EU's Fule Says - UPI
European Official Takes Measured Tone on Ukraine Aid - NYT
German Charged Over Islamic Extremist Postings - AP
Turkey Passes Law Tightening Control of Internet - BBC
Turkish Parliament Approves Changes to Internet Law to Tighten Use - Reuters
UN Panel Blasts Vatican on Clergy Sex Abuse - WP
UN: Vatican Must Remove Child Abusers - BBC
Google Settles Its European Antitrust Case; Critics Remain - NYT
A Deepening, Dangerous Divide in Ukraine - JT Editorial
The UN Confronts the Vatican - NYT Editorial
No More Mr. Nice Putin - LAT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Fears Grow of New Israeli Assault on Gaza Amid Rocket Attacks - UPI
Israel Approves East Jerusalem Settlement Homes - BBC
Kerry Plays Down Criticism From Israeli Officials, Citizens - Reuters
Mideast Wary Over Iraq-Iran Plan to Unite in Oil Market - VOA
Business Trip to Iran 'Not Helpful,' Kerry Tells France - VOA
Yemen Gunmen Kill 4 Soldiers, Commander - AP
Egypt Army Chief Sisi Says He Will Run for President - Reuters
Egypt Denies Sisi Candidacy Report - BBC
Jihadist Return Said to Drive Recent Attacks in Egypt - NYT
Niger: France and US Should Intervene in Libya - AP
Libyan School Hit in Grenade Attack - BBC
A UN Force Is Needed in Palestine - GN Editorial
Yemen's New Nightmare - DS Editorial
America Must Assuage Saudi Anxiety - NYT Opinion
The Islamists' Goal for Egypt's Christians - DI Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan-Taliban Talks 'Under Way' - BBC
Eying Taliban, Pakistan Military Moves Into Strategic Swat Valley - CSM
Pakistan’s Sharif Favors Military Against Taliban; Peace Talks Doomed - McClatchy
Report: US Curtails Drone Strikes After Pakistan Request - VOA
Obama Administration Agrees to Informal Drone Halt in Pakistan - LAT
Ceasefire Violations on Kashmir Border Down Says India's Defense Minister - Reuters
Inquiry Accuses Sri Lanka Forces of Wartime Abuses - AP
Sri Lankan Forces May Have Destroyed Evidence of Mass Killings - Reuters