9 July SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Designated Major US Ally – VOA
US Grants Special Ally Status to Afghanistan – NYT
Clinton Declares Afghanistan a Major non-NATO Ally – WP
US, Pakistan, Afghanistan Call on Taliban to Join Reconciliation – VOA
Peace Talks Spawn Violent Taliban Splinter Groups – AP
$16 Billion Pledged to Afghanistan, With Caveat – NYT
International Donors Pledge $16bn in Aid to Afghanistan – WP
Donors Pledge $16bn in Afghan Aid – BBC
Afghanistan Promises to Fight Corruption as Donors Pledge Billions – VOA
Corruption in Afghanistan Still a Problem – WP
Afghan Official’s Big Job: Clean Up Banking Scandal – WP
Obama to Ask for Civilian Afghan Aid Through 2017 – S&S
US Troops Score Win Against IEDs in Afghanistan – AP
Roadside Bombs Kill Dozens in Afghanistan – CNN
Bombs, Clashes Kill 35 Including Seven NATO Soldiers – Reuters
US NATO Soldiers Killed by Roadside Bomb – BBC
NATO: 6 Service Members Killed in Afghanistan – AP
14 Afghan Civilians Die in Twin blasts – WP
Roadside Bomb Kills 5 Afghan Policemen – AP
Video: Taliban Shoot Woman in Public Execution as Men Cheer – CNN
In Video of Execution, Reign of Taliban Recalled – NYT
Taliban Publicly Execute Woman Near Kabul – Reuters
Locals Vow Revenge for Afghan Woman's Execution – Reuters
The Afghan Air War – NYT video
Is the Afghan War Doomed? – WP book review / opinion
Will Afghanistan and Pakistan Go to War? – FP / SWJ opinion
Paying the Price in Afghanistan – Commentary opinion
Pakistan
Clinton's 'Sorry' Unlikely to Stop Pakistan’s Support of Insurgents – S&S
Clinton Looks for Better US-Pakistani Cooperation – AP
Clinton Says US, Pakistan Ties Still Raise Tough Questions – Reuters
Hardline Islamists Lead Thousands in Protest Against NATO Supply Line – AP
Pakistan Shuns Physicist Linked to 'God Particle' – AP
Syria
UN Envoy Annan in Syria for Talks With Assad – VOA
Clinton Says Assad's Days Are Numbered – VOA
Clinton: With Defections, Syrian Regime's 'Days are Numbered' – CNN
Assad Says US 'Destabilizing Syria' – BBC
Syria's Assad Rejects Comparison With Egypt, Libya – AP
Syria's Assad Says Annan Peace Plan Must Not Fail – Reuters
Annan Arrives in Damascus, Syria Tests Missiles – Reuters
Syria Launches Large-Scale Military Exercises – VOA
Syrian Military Holds Exercises in Show of Force – AP
NATO Tying Turkey's Hands on Syria – TN opinion
Egypt
Morsi Orders Egyptian Parliament to Reconvene – VOA
Egypt’s President Orders Return of Parliament – NYT
Morsi Moves to Restore Islamist Parliament – WP
Egypt President Reinstates MPs – BBC
Egypt's President Reconvenes Dissolved Parliament – AP
Egypt's Generals Meet on Recall of Parliament – AP
Egypt Army Meets to Discuss Presidential Decree – Reuters
Egyptian Military Still a Revered Institution – WP
For Egypt’s Leaders, Jobs are First Priority – WP
Egypt's Morsi to Make Saudi Arabia His First Foreign Visit – VOA
Obama Invites Egypt's Islamist Leader to US – Reuters
A Do-over with Egypt – WP opinion
Is Morsi Confronting Egypt's Generals? – Time opinion
Libya
Coalition Led by Pro-Western Official Claims Lead in Libya – NYT
Libya’s Election Blow to Islamist Rise in Arab Spring Wake – AP
Libya's Jibril Calls for Grand Coalition – Reuters
Middle East
Arab Spring Highlights International Court Flaws – NYT
Book: Israeli Spies Behind Iran Assassinations – AP
Premier Vows Exemptions in Israel Draft Will Change – NYT
Israeli PM Promises Military Draft Reform After Protest – CNN
Israeli Likud Backs Conscript Law – BBC
Israel Moves to End Religious Military Exemptions – Reuters
Israel to Bring Remaining Ethiopian Jews by 2014 – AP
Palestinians: Abbas to Visit Iran for International Conference – AP
Bombing in Central Iraq Kills Six – BBC
Iran Says Diplomat Target of German Smear Campaign – AP
Saudi Police Arrest Prominent Shi'ite Muslim Cleric – Reuters
Saudi Officials Arrest Radical Shiite Cleric – AP
Influential Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Saud Dies – AP
Yemeni Soldiers Free Officer They Abducted – Reuters
Limits to Iran Sanctions – WP opinion
Message to Iraq: Pull Back from the Brink – JP opinion
United Nations
A Treaty on Conventional Arms – NYT editorial
US Department of Defense
Troops Driving Humvees for 20 More Years, Maker Says – SBT
Unit of Crashed Firefighting C-130 Quietly Handles Perilous Duties – S&S
Warrior Transition Unit’s Role Changes with Times – S&S
Navy Ramps Up Crackdown on Drug Use, Widens Testing – S&S
United States
Americans Have More Confidence in Military – OCR
Extreme Heat Continues in US – VOA
Unrelenting Heat Wave Bakes All in Its Reach – NYT
US Heatwave Leaves Dozens Dead – BBC
13 Minutes to Doomsday – WP editorial
Another Stab at the US Constitution – NYT opinion
Africa
Sudan Military Vows to Avenge Killings of 2 Government Officials – VOA
Sudan Opposition Figure Arrested – BBC
South Sudan Looks Ahead After Rough First Year – VOA
Blood and Oil Tinge South Sudan's First Birthday – Reuters
South Sudan Rebel, Now President, Takes on Poverty, Graft – Reuters
Timeline: South Sudan-Born Out of Conflict – Reuters
Gunmen Strike Nigeria Towns, Killing Dozens – AP
Nigeria Officials Killed at Funeral – BBC
Nigeria Senator Killed at Mass Burial After Ethnic Clash – Reuters
Congo Rebels Seize Eastern Town After Army Flees – AP
DR Congo Rebels Seize Key Town – BBC
Congo Rebels Seize Strategic Eastern Town – Reuters
Mali’s Tomb Raiders – NYT opinion
Americas
Mexican Electoral Officials Confirm Pena Nieto Win – Reuters
Mexicans Protest Over Presidential Poll Winner – BBC
DEA Agents Killed Pilot of Drug Flight in Honduras – AP
Venezuela: Chavez Rivals Should Not Campaign in Slums – AP
Cuba's Raul Castro Welcomed to Vietnam – AP
Asia Pacific / Central
Clinton Makes Effort to Rechannel the Rivalry With China – NYT
China's Premier Warns of Further Economic Slowdown – AP
China Pollution Protest Ends, but Suspicion of Government High – Reuters
S. Korea: US General Apologizes For Dispute In Seoul – NYT
Rights Groups Urge Release of ASEAN Declaration – VOA
Violence, Threats Rise as Malaysia Election Nears – Reuters
Burma: Many Fear Completion of Stalled Dam Project – WP
Ruling Party Wins E. Timor Poll – VOA
East Timor PM Heads for Poll Win – BBC
Europe
Russian Flood Death Toll Hits 150; Putin Orders Investigation – VOA
Russia: Putin Tours Flooded Region, Questions of Negligence Arise – NYT
Putin Orders Probe Into Russia Flood Deaths – AP
France, Germany Mark Postwar Reconciliation Amid Divisions – VOA
Germany and France Celebrate Their Bond – NYT
Germany, France Urge Closer European Unity – AP
Romania Rocked by Political Turmoil – VOA
Greek Government Wins Confidence Vote – AP
Greek Government Wins Confidence Vote, Battles Loom – Reuters
Europe’s Missing Union – NYT opinion
South Asia
