1 July SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Militants Storm Eastern Afghan District, Killing 10 – VOA
Rare Meeting Between Afghan Government, Taliban – AP
US Nixes $300,000 Office Upgrade for Afghan Official in New HQ – WP
Bomb Kills 2 Afghan Policemen Outside Bank – AP
Young Afghans Seek Solace From War in Heavy Metal Rock – Reuters
Syria
World Powers Agree on Syria Transition – VOA
UN Calls for New Syria Government – BBC
World Powers Agree on Steps for Syria – CNN
Talks Come Up With Plan for Syria, but Not for Assad’s Exit – NYT
Talks Fail to Specify Plan for Assad – WP
Syria Conference Leaves Open Assad Question – AP
Assad's Fate Unclear in World Powers' Syria Plan – Reuters
Annan Says He Expects Assad to Cooperate With Syria Plan – Reuters
Clinton Says Syria Deal Means Assad Must Go – Reuters
Russia's Lavrov Delighted at Syria Meeting Outcome – Reuters
Raised on Power, Assad Risks All – Reuters
Palestinians in Syria Reluctantly Drawn Into Vortex of Uprising – NYT
Syria Troops Regain Key Damascus Suburb – AP
Activists: Syria Troops Fire on Damascus Funeral, Killing 30 – Reuters
Syria's Opposition Is Disorganized, Good – FP opinion
Syria Needs a Vigilante – SMH opinion
Egypt
Morsi Sworn In as Egypt's New President – VOA
Mursi Sworn In as Egypt's Leader – BBC
Morsi Sworn In as Egyptian President – WP
Morsi Takes Office, Praises Egyptian Military – WSJ
Power Struggle Begins as Egypt’s President Formally Sworn In – NYT
Egypt's New President Begins Struggle for Power – AP
Tables Turn as Egypt's Islamist President Sworn In – Reuters
Tone of Egyptian Foreign Policy May Change, Not Substance – LAT
Will Morsi Govern for All of Egypt? – DS editorial
Can Egypt's Peace with Israel Hold? – DT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Muslim Brotherhood’s Ascent Impacts Region – WP
US Defense Leaders Provide Middle East Update – AFPS
EU Oil Embargo on Iran Takes Effect Sunday – VOA
US Bets New Oil Sanctions Will Change Iran’s Tune – NYT
Iran Calls for OPEC Emergency Meeting – AP
Report: Iran to Deploy Submarines in Caspian Sea – AP
Oil Wealth Returning, Iraq Sees Malls Rise – NYT
Violence Surge Spurs Fears in Iraq 6 Months after US Pullout – AP
Palestinian Leader Abbas Postpones Israel Meeting – Reuters
US-Israel Missile Defense Exercise Rescheduled for Autumn – AP
Israel’s Yitzhak Shamir Dies at 96 – WP
Former Israeli PM Shamir Dies at 96 – AP
Tunisia Declares Its Desert 'Closed Military Zone' – AP
Snap Elections Won't Cure Iraq's Broken Politics – GN editorial
US Department of Defense
DOD Leaders: Sequestration Threatens Military’s Successes – AFPS
Slain Fort Bragg Battalion Commander Identified – S&S
Senior Leaders Reflect on Talks With Troops, Wounded – AFPS
Ft. Hood: Hasan Trial Set for Aug. 20 as Judge Denies Continuance – AFPS
Recruiting Remains on Target for Active Components – AFPS
President Nominates Grass as Next National Guard Chief – AFPS
Guard Members Aid Flood-stricken Floridians – AFPS
TRICARE Unchanged by Health Care Ruling, Officials Say – AFPS
Master Sgt. Says No to Chinese-made Boots – AFT
Panetta: Military Has ‘No Tolerance’ for Sexual Assault – AFPS
CO, CMC of Pax River Naval Health Clinic Fired – S&S
3 CA Army National Guard Captains Plead Guilty to Fraud – McClatchy
NSA’s New Standard for Oxymoronic Newspeak – ST opinion
Ending Military Sexual Assault – WP opinion
United States
Obama: Employ All Resources to Fight Colorado Wildfires – AFPS
Obama Weekly Address Focuses on Colorado Wildfires – VOA
Federal Agencies Partner to Combat Western Wildfires – AFPS
National Guard Colonel to Direct Colorado Wildfire Effort – S&S
National Guard Commander to Oversee Colorado Wildfire Response – AFPS
Fire in Colorado 30% Contained; National Guard Troops Deployed – AP
US Storms Knock Out Power to Millions – VOA
DC Area Power Outages After Storm Could Last for Days – WP
Mid-Atlantic Storms Bring Stifling Heat and Power Loss – NYT
Bill Restricting US Lobbying for Foreign Governments Has Support – VOA
In Supreme Court Term, Striking Unity on Major Cases – NYT
Declare Victory: al-Qaeda Has Been Defeated – CNN opinion
United Kingdom
Secret Plans to Loan US Warship to UK During Falklands Conflict – DM
PM 'Prepared to Consider EU Vote' – BBC
UK Politicians: Banking System Is Corrupt – AP
Africa
‘Lost Boys’ Peril Returns in Sudan – NYT
South Sudan Oil Shutdown Chokes Economy – VOA
Mali: Islamic Militants Destroy Timbuktu Islamic Shrines – VOA
Mali: Islamists Damage Timbuktu Shrines – BBC
Militants Seek to Destroy Mali Shrines – Reuters
Kenya Pursues Somali Kidnappers From Refugee Camp – AP
UNHCR: Refugee Status Ends for Angolans, Liberians – VOA
Swedes Mark Year in Ethiopia Jail – BBC
Former President Bush Arrives in Zambia – VOA
Africa on the Rise – NYT opinion
Americas
Pocketbook Issues Weigh Heavily as Mexicans Vote – NYT
Worries About Vote Buying Despite Mexican Reforms – AP
Ousted Paraguay President Calls Removal ‘Coup Against Democracy’ – WP
Guatemala: ‘Beyond the Horizons’ to Have Far-Reaching Impact – AFPS
A Better Mexico – WP opinion
Mexicans Ready for a Change – JT opinion
The Dam Boom in the Amazon – NYT opinion
Asia Pacific / Central
Hong Kong Marks 15 Years Since Chinese Handover – BBC
Hong Kong in Dour Mood as Chinese Leader Makes Return Visit – NYT
New Hong Kong Leader Takes Office Amid Discontent – AP
Tough, Pro-Beijing Leung to Lead Wary Hong Kong – Reuters
Hong Kong Reporter Detained Over Question to President – VOA
HK Reporter Asks About Tiananmen, Upsets Hu Visit – AP
Key Figure in China’s Political Tumult Quits Legislature Post – WP
1st Japan Reactor Goes Online Since Nuclear Crisis – AP
Burmese Government Demands Opposition Use 'Myanmar' – VOA
Malaysian, Indonesian Culture Spats Flare Up – VOA
Will China Go to War Against Vietnam? – AS opinion
Europe
Germany’s Merkel Defends Compromise on Euro – BBC
Cyprus Sparks Controversy as EU's Next President – VOA
Georgian President Names New PM as Elections Loom – Reuters
South Asia
India Floods Kill 29, Displace More than a Million – AP
Russia Elbows US in Indian Ocean – AT opinion
