27 May SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Afghan Parliament Approves US Partnership – VOA
Afghan Parliament Approves US Partnership – AP
No End to Drug Traffic in Sight as US Nears Afghanistan Exit – NYT
US Troops Beating Taliban's IEDs – WT
4 NATO Service Members Killed in Afghanistan – AP
France Outlines Early Afghanistan Pullout – VOA
France: Hollande Defends Afghan Exit Plan – BBC
UK: Miliband Fears for Afghan Future – BBC
Munitions at Bagram Air Field Range Killing, Maiming Villagers – WP
Afghan Market Flourishing with Coalition Goods – S&S
Afghan Collapse Is Not Inevitable – CSM opinion
Pakistan
Jailed Doctor Case Strains US- Pakistan Ties – VOA
US Drone Strike Kills 3 Suspected Militants in Pakistan – VOA
Four Die in Pakistan Drone Strike – BBC
Pakistan: US Missile Attack Kills 4 in Northwest – AP
Pakistan Is Turning into Afghanistan – TS opinion
Syria
Dozens of Children Die in Brutal Attack on Syrian Town – NYT
Dozens of Children Killed in New Syria Attack – AP
Syria Child Massacre Confirmed by UN – BBC
UN: 32 Children, 60 Adults Killed in Syria Attack – AP
Activists: 90 Killed in Syrian Government Shelling – VOA
Outrage Grows Over Syria Massacre – BBC
Outrage Grows Over Syrian Massacre – CNN
US Hopes Assad Can Be Eased Out With Russia’s Aid – NYT
Strife in Syria Ripples Into Lebanon's Sectarian Divide – VOA
Iran
UN Report: Iran Gaining Ground with Controversial Uranium Plant – WP
Iran Enrichment 'at Higher Level' – BBC
Iran Downplays Report Showing Higher Uranium Enrichment – VOA
Iran: Enriched Uranium Traces a 'Technical Issue' – AP
Iran's Hard Bargain – WP editorial
Can US and Iran Get to 'Yes' on a Nuclear Deal? – WPR opinion
Iran and the West's Taxi Meter – TD opinion
Egypt
Top Egyptian Vote-Winners Stress Cooperation – VOA
Egypt's Top Candidates Try to Broaden Support – AP
Islamist and Ex-PM Vie for Mantle of Egypt's Revolt – Reuters
Egypt's Presidential Race Heading Toward Runoff? – CNN
Losing Candidates in Egypt Allege Fraud -WP
Some Disdain Both Options in Egypt’s Narrowed Race – NYT
Egyptian Candidate Vows Not to Re-Create Old Regime – VOA
Egypt's Shafiq Vows to Guard Revolution's Gains – Reuters
Leftist Seeks Egypt Vote Recount – BBC
Egypt's Brotherhood Would Keep Israel Treaty – Reuters
In Cairo's City of the Dead, Election Brings Hope – AP
Carter Says Minor Violations in Egypt's Vote – AP
Egypt: Surprise, But Not Catastrophe – TG editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Israel 'Denies Migrants' Rights' – BBC
Israeli Immigration Protest Turns Violent – CNN
Palestinian Shot, Wounded in Settler Attack – AP
Iraqi President Calls for Dialogue to Solve Crisis – AP
Yemeni Army Fights to Retake Town – Reuters
Salafists Clash in Tunisian Town – BBC
Tunisia Salafis Riot to Protest an Arrest – AP
Hardline Islamists Seed Terror in Tunisian Town – AP
Islamists Walk Out of Algeria Parliament in Protest – Reuters
Algerian Lawmakers Stage Walkout – BBC
Religion is Not the Real Issue – WP opinion
Israel About to Lose Its Best Arab Friend? – FP opinion
Yemen Must Not Become Another Somalia – FP opinion
Vatican
Pope’s Butler Formally Charged With Leaks – NYT
Pope's Butler Charged Over Leaks – BBC
Vatican in Chaos After Butler Arrested for Leaks – AP
US Department of Defense
Army General Retracts Remarks Calling Suicide 'Absolutely Selfish' – S&S
Biden Tells West Point Cadets: Prepare for New Threats – Reuters
2 Reservists Sue Over Army’s Ban on Women in Combat – AP
A Disservice to Disabled Troops – NYT editorial
United States
Birthplace of Memorial Day? That Depends Where You’re From – NYT
'The Thing About Remembering is That You Don't Forget' – CNN
Obama Honors Veterans During Memorial Day Weekend – AP
CIA Remembers Those Lost in Covert War on Terror – AP
ISS Astronauts Inspect, Praise SpaceX Dragon – VOA
For Many Illegal Entrants, a Particularly Inhospitable First Stop – NYT
No More War-hero Presidents? – WP opinion
The Many Uses of Police Drones -NYT opinion
US Plods Forward, Much of World Slows – WS opinion
Romney Foreign Policy: Year One – FP opinion
Africa
Hunger Returns to Africa, Stalking 1M Children – AP
Key Somali Militant Town 'Taken' – BBC
Lift Zimbabwe Sanctions, UN Urges – BBC
BBC Presenter Held in Zimbabwe – BBC
Ethiopia Detains, Quizzes VOA Journalist – Reuters
Ethiopia Releases VOA Correspondent, Drops Charges – VOA
Ethiopian Diaspora Media Compete Over Message – VOA
Mali Rebels Agree to Sharia State – BBC
Islamic State Declared in Northern Mali – AP
Lesotho Votes in General Election – VOA
Americas
Center of Oil World Shifts to Americas – WP
Leftist Lopez Obrador Tries Again in Mexico – WP
Mexico's Former Ruling Party Suspends Ex-Governor – AP
Colombia Troops Jailed for Murder – BBC
Peru Forced to Confront Deep Scars of Civil War – NYT
Chile Mine Destroys Peruvian Car – BBC
Asia Pacific / Central
Japan Ups Estimate of Fukushima Radiation Release – CNN
Spent Fuel Rods Drive Growing Fear Over Plant in Japan – NYT
In China, a Recoil Against Xenophobia – WP
In China, a Black Hood and 81 Captive Days – NYT
Chinese Urged to Spend More, Save Less – WP
Chinese Ex-Official Allegedly Raped Over 10 Girls – AP
China Hits Back on US Human Rights – CNN
Singapore's Ruling Party Loses By-Election – AP
Can China Escape the Low-Wage Trap? – NYT opinion
Europe
Medvedev Elected Chief of Russia's Ruling Party – VOA
Russia: Medvedev Named Ruling Party Chief – BBC
Putin Puts Medvedev in Charge of Russia's Ruling Party – Reuters
UK Plans for EU Immigration Rise – BBC
PKK Says It Carried Out Turkey Suicide Car Bomb – Reuters
Serbian Tells Putin He Will Not Trade Kosovo for EU – Reuters
Rooftop Gunman Kills 2 and Wounds 7 in Finland – AP
Finland Gunman in Deadly Rampage – BBC
Did Serbia Vote for War? – WT opinion
South Asia
Indian Prime Minister Heads to Burma to Strengthen Ties – VOA
India Seeks Stronger Burma Ties as PM Visits – Reuters
India's Female Infanticide Crisis – TA opinion
