11 January SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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BBC – CNN World – CSM World – LAT World – NYT World – WP World – VOA
WP National Security – WT National Security
American Forces Press Service – Abu Muqawama – Air Force Times
Armed Forces Journal – AOL Defense – Army Times – At War – CSM Backchannels
Battleland – Best Defense – Danger Room – Defense Tech – DoD Buzz – Early Warning
Foreign Affairs – Foreign Policy
Infinity Journal – The Interpreter – Long War Journal – Marine Corps Gazette
Marine Corps Times – Military Review – National Defense
Navy Times – Parameters – Stars & Stripes – ZenPundit
CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF
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Afghanistan
Obama, Karzai to Meet on Afghanistan's Uncertain Future – VOA
Pentagon Officials Welcome Afghan President for Talks – AFPS
Priorities Are Far Apart for Karzai and Obama – NYT
Specter of Benghazi Drives US-Afghan Talks – AP
Afghan Troop Levels Top Agenda for Obama-Karzai Talks – Reuters
Pentagon: US, Afghanistan Reach 'Last Chapter' in War – VOA
Afghan Mission in 'Last Chapter' – BBC
Drone Strikes Up Sharply Before US Dawdown – WP
Special IG for Afghan Reconstruction Cites Rampant Fraud, Waste – S&S
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Numbers Games in Afghanistan – WP opinion
Syria
Al-Qaida-linked Rebels About to Overrun Syrian Air Base – McClatchy
Turf War Feared After Syrian Rebel Leader Killed – Reuters
US Troops Could Help Secure Syrian Weapons – AP
Syria 'Fires Ballistic Missile' – BBC
Syria Denounces UN Envoy as ‘Biased’ – NYT
Syria Denounces Peace Envoy Who Hinted Assad Must Go – Reuters
Women’s Contributions to Uprising Evolve as War Rages On – WP
Iran
New Talks Loom Over Iran's Nuclear Program – VOA
IAEA Chief Says Not Optimistic on Iran Nuclear Talks – Reuters
Iran Finding Ways to Evade Sanctions, Treasury Dept Warns – NYT
Iran's Foreign Minister Works to Woo Egypt in Cairo Visit – McClatchy
Film to Present Iran’s View of ‘Argo’ Events – NYT
The Year We Reckon with Iran – Time opinion
To Stop Iran, Get a New Saudi King – Atlantic opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Deadly Storms Sweep Middle East – BBC
Panetta, Israeli Defense Minister Discuss Military Ties – AFPS
Austerity Budget Looms After Israel Vote – VOA
After Israel Vote, Austerity Budget Looms – Reuters
Lebanon, Cyprus Look to Natural Gas Reserves – VOA
Egypt Signals Qatar Loan Already Spent – VOA
Financial Crisis in the West Bank – NYT editorial
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
US Appeals Court Considers Release of bin Laden Raid Photos – VOA
Court Likely to Defer to US in Barring Release of bin Laden Photos – WP
Bin Laden Death Photos Might Not See the Light of Day – McClatchy
UK Holds Four in Syria Terror Probe – BBC
Don’t Close Guantánamo – NYT opinion
‘Death of a Prisoner’ – NYT opinion
Prolonging War: Why Drones Are Fool's Gold – Guardian opinion
US Department of Defense
Panetta to Services: 'Prepare for the Worst' on Budget Cuts – S&S
Pentagon Acts to Limit Spending in Case Cutbacks Begin in March – NYT
Pentagon Plans Hiring Freeze, to Slash Base Operating Costs – WP
Recruiting Remains Strong Through November – AFPS
DOD Takes on ‘No Breakfast’ Internet Myth – AFPS
The Meaning of Hagel – WP opinion
United States
Gun Violence Task Force to Send Recommendations to Obama by Tuesday – VOA
Tough Path Seen by Obama on Ban of Assault Arms – NYT
Obama Nominates New Treasury Secretary – VOA
The New Cabinet’s Worrisome Similarity – WP editorial
Make the Cabinet More Effective – NYT opinion
An America in Retreat? – WP opinion
United Kingdom
Signs of a Rift in British Coalition Over European Union – NYT
New Glock Pistols for British Forces – BBC
UK Military Switching to Glock Pistols – AP
Officer at Scotland Yard Is Guilty in Hacking Trial – NYT
Africa
Mali Government Left Reeling After Islamists Take Village – NYT
Islamists Clash With Military, Take Key Mali Town – AP
Mali President Seeks French Help Against Militant Advance – VOA
Mali Seeks French Help Against Extremists – AP
UN Calls for Fast Mali Deployment – BBC
CAR Rebels Agree to Cease-fire – VOA
CAR Rebels 'Agree to One-Week Truce' – BBC
Refugees Fear Insecurity in Kenya, Return to Somalia – VOA
Somali Pirate 'Big Mouth' Quits – BBC
Malawi Official Rejects Opposition Demands – VOA
Togolese Opposition Demands Reform, Halt to March Election – VOA
Americas
Venezuela: Chavez Rally Marks Inauguration – BBC
Venezuela: For Chavez, a Symbolic Inauguration – WP
Venezuela: A Celebration That Accentuated an Absence – NYT
Cubans Eager to Try New Law Easing Travel Rules – AP
Asia / Pacific
US Urges Allies Japan, S. Korea to Mend Ties – AP
Philippines, Japan Pledge Tighter Cooperation – VOA
Japan and Philippines Will Bolster Maritime Cooperation – NYT
New Japan PM: China's Island Dispute Moves 'Wrong' – AP
Japan Sets Defense Budget Rise Amid Islands Dispute With China – Reuters
Visit by Google Chairman May Benefit North Korea – NYT
Google Earth Helps Put N. Korea Gulag System on Map – VOA
S. Korean Plan to Shorten Military Service Causes Security Concerns – KH
China's New Leader-Harbinger of Reform or Another Conservative? – Reuters
Chinese Media Find Ways to Protest Censorship Without Staging Strike – WP
Chinese Newspaper Protests End, Battle Over Censorship Unresolved – NYT
Censorship Row Shows China's Tight Grip on Media – AP
Rights Groups Push for ASEAN Action on Missing Lao Activist – VOA
Europe
Turkey: Killing of Kurdish Activists Comes as Peace Talks Ramp Up – VOA
3 Kurds Killed in France, in Locked-Door Mystery – NYT
Evidence Suggests France Murders an Internal Kurdish PKK Feud – Reuters
French Police Hunt Kurds' Killers – BBC
New Russian Nuclear Sub 'Safer than Kursk' – BBC
Kremlin: Russia-US Adoption Agreement Valid Until 2014 – VOA
Russia to Let a Few US Adoptions Go On – NYT
South Asia
Pakistan Bomb Blasts Kill More Than 110 – VOA
Blasts in Pakistan Kill Scores and Stir Fears on Elections – NYT
Death Toll from Pakistan Bombings Rises to 120 – AP
Pakistan Blast Victims Mourned – BBC
Pakistani Shi'ites Call for Army Intervention After Quetta Bombs – Reuters
Rights Group Warns Pakistan Faces Worsening Sectarian Violence – Reuters
Bomb, Drone Attack Kill 11 People in Pakistan – AP
Cleric Return Jolts Pakistan Politics Before Vote – AP
India-Pakistan: Fresh Clash Reported in Kashmir – BBC
Lawyers Appointed for Five Accused in India Gang Rape – WP
Kashmir: The Source of the West's Problems – Telegraph opinion
