14 May SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Obama Welcomes New Stage of Afghan Security Transition – AFPS
Panetta Hails Next Stage of Afghan Security Transition – AFPS
Gen. Allen Hastily Transforming Afghan Mission – WP
ISAF Welcomes Third Stage of Security Transition – AFPS
Military Officials Participate in Pakistan Meetings – AFPS
US, Pakistan Negotiate Reopening NATO Supply Line – AP
Moderate Taliban Speaks of ' Two Kinds of Taliban' – AP
Afghan Peace Council Member Gunned Down – VOA
Ex-Taliban Leader-turned Peace Negotiator Shot Dead in Kabul – WP
Member of Afghan Peace Council Assassinated – NYT
Afghan Peace Negotiator Shot Dead – BBC
Gunman Kills Afghan Peace Council Member in Kabul – AP
ISAF: Murdered Afghan Official Rejected Insurgents’ Agenda – AFPS
US Senator: Assassination Reveals Taliban Strategy – VOA
As Foreign Troops Leave, Afghan Refugees and Poverty Increase – Reuters
8 NATO Forces Killed in 3 Days as Afghanistan Extends Authority – CNN
Afghan Police Kill UK Servicemen – BBC
Bomb Kills 9 at Market in Northern Afghanistan – AP
Idahoan’s Unlikely Journey to Life as a Taliban Prisoner – NYT
Photo Essay: Patrolling for Hearts and Minds – S&S
Pakistan
Manifesto Claims Islamist Groups Recruit within Pakistani Military – AP
Secret Case Against Pakistan Officer – AP
Military Officials Participate in Pakistan Meetings – AFPS
US, Pakistan Negotiate Reopening NATO Supply Line – AP
Syria
A Month after 'Cease-fire,' Where Does Syria Stand? – CNN
Syrian Troops Storm Rebellious Village; Violence Spills Into Lebanon – VOA
Activists: Syrian Troops Attack Rebel-held Town – AP
Syrian Clashes 'Kill 23 Soldiers' – BBC
Syria Rebels Kill 23 Soldiers in Rastan – Reuters
Iran
Iran, Unable to Sell Oil, Stores it on Tankers – WP
UN Nuclear Watchdog Urges Iran Access as Talks Start – Reuters
Drawing Focuses on Iran's Nuke Work – AP
Official Says Israel Familiar with Image From Iran – AP
Iran Says Pressures May Damage Nuclear Talks – Reuters
The Clear Red Line – WP opinion
Iran, the Next Cyberthreat – WT opinion
Tragic Farce of Voting in Iran – TNY opinion
Yemen
‘Pursuit of Terrorists Is Irreversible,’ Yemen’s President Says – NYT
28 Dead as Yemen Launches Anti-Qaida Assault – VOA
Drone Strikes Kill Suspected al Qaeda Militants in Yemen – CNN
30 al-Qaida Militants Killed in Fighting in Yemen – AP
Militants Blow Up Yemen Gas Pipeline Again – Reuters
American Drones Will Not Save Yemen – TA opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Gulf Arab Envoys Study Proposals for Greater Ties – AP
Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Expected to Seek Union – Reuters
Palestinian Forces Seize ex-Fighter in West Bank – AP
Egypt Brokers Palestinian Hunger Strike Deal – Reuters
US May Scrap Costly Efforts to Train Iraqi Police Force – NYT
Period of Relative Calm in Iraq Is Brought to End – NYT
4 Killed in Bombings in Iraq – AP
Two Killed in Sectarian Clashes in Tripoli, Lebanon – BBC
Egypt’s Coptic Christians Fear Rise of Islamists – WP
Thousands of Libyans Struggle With Recovery of Property – NYT
NATO Pressed over Libya Deaths – BBC
Libyans Want Answers over Deadly NATO Airstrikes – AP
Drowned Libya Oil Chief Feared Going Home – Reuters
EU, US Congratulate Algeria on Elections – VOA
Yemen a Lab for Obama's Way of War – FP opinion
Can Islamists Be Liberals? – NYT opinion
It's Not Maliki Pushing Iraq into Civil War – Commentary opinion
Urban Warfare, the Modern Arab Scourge – DS opinion
NATO
NATO Chief Says Alliance Moving Forward with Missile Shield – VOA
Can Obama Save NATO from Disaster in Chicago? – CSM opinion
US Department of Defense
Domestic Terror Victims Deserve Purple Hearts, Lawmakers Say – S&S
Father Wins ‘Military Spouse of the Year’ Award – WT
United States
Lawmakers: Probe, Punish 'Bomb' Leak – WT
Obama Targets New Group in Battleground States: Veterans – WP
More TSA Lies – WT editorial
Diplomats and Dissidents – NYT opinion
Africa
US Trains African Soldiers for Somalia Mission – WP
Uganda Captures a Top LRA Commander – VOA
Rebel Officer is Captured by Uganda – NYT
Ugandan LRA 'Commander' Seized – BBC
Time for the US to Arm South Sudan – WP opinion
Americas
Mexican Violence Leaves Behind Trail of Doubts – NYT
Mexico Police Find 49 Headless Bodies – BBC
49 Torsos Found Along Mexican Highway – WP
Police Find 49 Bodies by a Highway in Mexico – NYT
Mexico Drug War's Latest Toll: 49 Headless Bodies – AP
Notable Violence in Mexico Over Past Year – AP
Leftist Mexican Presidential Candidate Rises in Poll – Reuters
Colombia: ICRC Says FARC Planning to Free French Journalist – AP
Getting Ready for Life After Castro – FP opinion
Asia Pacific / Central
East Asia Nations Seek Regional Trading Pact – AP
China, Japan, S. Korea Warn North to Stop Provocations – VOA
China, S. Korea, Japan Try to Ease N. Korea Tensions – AP
US-Philippine Ties Deepen Amid China Tensions – AP
'No China War Footing' over Shoal – BBC
Analysts Expect China to Broaden Stimulus – NYT
Dalai Lama Alleges Poison Plot; China Cries Foul – AP
S. Korea President in Burma visit – BBC
Ex-Leader’s Detention Tests Mongolia’s Budding Democracy – NYT
Why Philippines Stands Up to China – TD opinion
Europe
In German Vote, Social Democrats Rebuke Merkel – NYT
German: Election Blow for Merkel – BBC
Greek Radical Left Leader Refusing Coalition Talks – VOA
More Talks Set as Leaders in Greece Seek Unity Coalition – NYT
Fresh Blow to Greek Cabinet Talks – BBC
Greece’s New Elections Delay Talks – WP
For Many in Greece, Austerity Is a False Choice – NYT
Tens of Thousands Protest in Spain – VOA
Tens of Thousands Protest Austerity in 80 Spanish Cities – NYT
Austerity Bites Deep into Spain – WP
Thousands March in Russian Capital – VOA
Russian Protesters’ Peaceful Stroll – WP
EU Ministers Mull Euro 2012 Boycott of Ukraine – AP
Obama Still Sweet on Putin – WP opinion
South Asia
