14 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 – Security Clearance – Stars & Stripes
CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF
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Afghanistan
Success in Taliban Stronghold Hard-Won; Next Challenge is Making it Last – S&S
US Troops in Afghanistan to Take Support Role Ahead of Schedule – S&S
US Commander in Kandahar Sees ‘Real Fruits’ of Surge – S&S
Karzai Says Afghanistan to Be Safer Once Foreign Troops Leave – Reuters
Karzai: Decision on Immunity for US Troops by Year-End – Reuters
Karzai: US Troop Immunity Up to Afghan Elders – AP
Afghans Killed After Allies Target Taliban – NYT
Two Diverging Roads for Afghanistan – YG opinion
Syria
Syria Conflict Causing 'Staggering' Humanitarian Crisis – BBC
Switzerland Leads Effort to Refer Syria to ICC – VOA
Activists Say 13 Killed in Airstrike Near Damascus – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Vows to Build in West Bank Site After Evicting Protesters – VOA
Clearing Protesters From West Bank Site, Israel’s PM Pledges to Build – WP
Jordan's King Urges Israel, Palestinians to Talk – AP
Israel: Netanyahu Conundrum Faces Iranian Riddle – Reuters
Iraq's Sadr Demands 'Fair Implementation' of National Security Laws – VOA
Saudi King Names New Governor for Restive Oil Region – Reuters
Egyptian Court Orders Retrial for Mubarak– VOA
Egyptian Court Rejects Verdict Against Mubarak – NYT
Violence Plagues Tunisia's Politics 2 Years Later – AP
Tunisians Take to Streets Two Years After Ben Ali's Fall – Reuters
Egypt Stifles its Media – WP editorial
All Arab Dictators Will Fall – Bloomberg opinion
Sunni vs. Shia vs. the West – TI opinion
Iran and the Fallacy of Saber-Rattling – TNI opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Following the Tehran Terror Trail – NYDN editorial
Facing Up to What We Did in Interrogations – WP opinion
Time for Congress to Build a Better Drone Policy – WP opinion
Obama's Sort-of War on Terror – NR opinion
US Department of Defense
Hagel ‘Superbly Qualified’ for Defense, Colin Powell Says – WP
Hagel to Meet Schumer to Discuss Policy Issues – NYT
Combat Dog Put Out to Stud for Department of Defense – LAT
The Myth of Nuclear Necessity – NYT opinion
United States
Both Sides in Gun Debate Agree: Punish Background-Check Liars – NYT
Servicemembers Stand in Inaugural Spotlight for a Day – S&S
America is Not in Decline or Retreat – WP opinion
Three Troubled Allies, One Superpower – WSJ opinion
United Kingdom
Cameron Plays Down Prospect of In-Out EU Referendum – Reuters
Cameron Seeks Fundamental Change in EU – AP
Pickles Says EU Membership 'Needs to be in Our Interest' – BBC
UK Won't Let British Veterans Accept Russian Medal – AP
Britain Only Matters to Obama as Part of EU – Telegraph opinion
Britain Should Stay and Fight for Better Europe – Telegraph opinion
UK Can No Longer Afford the Welfare State – DM opinion
Africa
France’s Hollande, Long Seen as Soft, Shifts Image With Firm Stance – NYT
France Expands Intervention in Mali – WP
French Strikes in Mali Rebel Zone Supplant Caution of US – NYT
French Widen Bombing Campaign, Enter Central Mali – AP
Mali: France Pledges 'Short' Campaign Against Islamists – BBC
French Planes Bomb Rebel Positions in Mali – VOA
Mali's Islamists Seize New Town – BBC
Mali Islamists Counter-Attack, Threaten France – Reuters
Mali Rebels Have Taken Town of Diabaly – Reuters
France Calls UN Security Council Meeting on Mali – AP
NATO Welcomes French Action in Mali, Receives No Aid Request – Reuters
EU Rules Out Sending Combat Mission to Mali – Reuters
France Says US Helping Support Mali Operation – AP
Mali: UK RAF C17 Cargo Plane to Help French Operation – BBC
African Troops Ready to Help Neighboring Mali Fighting Militants – VOA
US Warplanes Enter Somalia Airspace – NYT
Obama Says US Warplanes Involved in Failed Somali Rescue Mission – WP
Somali Witnesses to Failed French Rescue Mission Describe Mayhem – AP
2nd French Commando Likely Killed in Somalia Raid – AP
CAR Rebels Sign Formal Ceasefire – BBC
Rights Group Seeks Pressure to End Sudan’s Crackdown on NGOs – VOA
Malawi Government Denies Bribery Allegation – VOA
France to the Rescue in Mali – WP editorial
Why France Couldn't Wait to Attack Mali – G&M opinion
Mali an African War France Couldn't Avoid – Reuters opinion
Americas
Trio of Chavez Protégés Hold Key to Venezuela's Future – Reuters
Venezuelan Leaders Have Meeting with Cuba's Raul Castro – BBC
Venezuela: Chavez State 'Favorable,' Infection Controlled – Reuters
Colombia Negotiator Says FARC Talks Must 'Pick Up Pace' – BBC
After Decades, Cuba Eases Travel Rules to Maintain Ties – NYT
Venezuela: Defying Predictions, Again – Guardian editorial
Cuba's Role in Venezuela May Grow – MH opinion
US Can't Stay Quiet over Chavez Absence – CNN opinion
Hugo Chavez Turned Venezuela into Afghanistan – NP opinion
Hagel’s Cuba Problem – WP opinion
Asia / Pacific
North Korea Vows to Bolster War Deterrence – AP
UN Urges Focus on North Korea Human Rights Record – AP
UN Rights Chief Seeks International Investigation of North Korea – Reuters
China Again Is Growing, More Slowly – NYT
China Mulls Hiking Investment Quota for Foreigners – AP
Chinese Media Urges Action on Air Pollution – Reuters
China; Beijing Warns Residents After Off-The-Charts Smog – AP
China: Severe Beijing Smog Prompts Unusual Transparency – AP
High Pollution Sparks China Anger – BBC
Tens of Thousands Protest Against Taiwan's President – VOA
Japan Voters Back PM Abe's Efforts to Spur Growth, Beat Deflation – Reuters
Burma’s Kachin Conflict Escalates – VOA
Burma Rebels Say Army Artillery Strike Kills 3 – AP
Japan’s Latest Economic Transfusion – NYT editorial
Japan Steps Out – NYT opinion
Europe
Unraveling of US-Russia Relations Threatens Obama’s Policy Agenda – WP
Russians Protest Ban on Adoptions by American Parents – VOA
Russians Rally Against Adoption Ban in Revival of Anti-Kremlin Protests – NYT
Thousands of Russians Turn Out to Protest Ban on American Adoption – WP
Thousands March to Protest Russia's Adoption Ban – AP
Turkey: Jailed Kurdish Militant Leader to Meet Brother After Killings – Reuters
Bomb Destroys War Memorial in Divided Bosnian Town – Reuters
Former Communist, Now Free Market Ally, Front-Runner in Italy – WP
Italy: Woman at Center of Berlusconi Trial in Court – AP
Greece Sees Gold Boom, But at a Price – NYT
Georgia Frees 190 Inmates Deemed Political Prisoners – NYT
South Asia
India's Army Chief Turns Up Heat on Pakistan, Says Can Retaliate – Reuters
India Army Chief Warns Pakistan of Retaliation – AP
India's Hindu Kumbh Mela Festival Begins in Allahabad – BBC
India Police Arrest 6 in Another Gang Rape Case – VOA
Indian Woman Is Gang-Raped After Bus Ride – NYT
Indian Police Arrest 7 Men in Gang Rape of a Woman in Punjab – WP
Suspects to Appear at India Gang Rape Hearing – AP
Bomb Kills 14 Pakistani Soldiers as Attacks Shake Up Provincial Govt – NYT
Pakistani Government Yields to Quetta Protesters – VOA
Pakistan: Minister Fired Over Quetta Blasts – BBC
Pakistani Anti-Corruption March Due in Islamabad – BBC
Thousands Gather for Pakistan Cleric's Protest March on Capital – Reuters
Pakistani Capital Prepares for Cleric's March – AP
Pakistanis Demand Tighter Security – WP photo gallery
President of Sri Lanka Dismisses Chief Justice – NYT
Sri Lankan Lawyers Denounce Sacking of Top Judge – AP
Protests in India and Pakistan Herald a Trend – Newsweek opinion
Failures of Governance Led to India Crisis – JT opinion
