21 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 Securityq
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 – David Ignatius
Infinity Journal – The Interpreter – Long War Journal – Marine Corps Gazette
Marine Corps Times – Military Review – National Defense – Navy Times – Parameters
Security Clearance – Stars & Stripes – Wings Over Iraq – ZenPundit
CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF
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Afghanistan
‘Afghan-Sustainable’ Policy Shifts Security Burden from Coalition – S&S
Anti-Torture Efforts in Afghanistan Failed, UN Says – NYT
UN: Prisoners Still Tortured in Afghan Prisons – AP
Taliban Strikes Afghan Police Building – WP
Coordinated Kabul Suicide Attack Targets Government Building – Reuters
Taliban Attack on Kabul Police HQ Kills 3 Officers – AP
Taliban Claim Attack on Afghan Capital – VOA
Algeria
US, UK Defense Chiefs Say Hostage Situation Over – S&S
Debate Emerges Over Hostage-Takers’ Intent – WP
Algeria Says 80 Dead at Gas Complex Siege Site – VOA
Algerians Find Many More Dead at Hostage Siege Site – NYT
Algeria Hostage Death Toll 'Rises' – BBC
Death Toll Climbs Past 80 in Siege in the Sahara – AP
Obama: Blame for Algeria Tragedy Rests With Terrorists – AFPS
UK PM to Give Algeria Aftermath Update – BBC
Algeria Finds Dead Canadian Militants as Siege Toll Rises – Reuters
Canada Says Checking Reports About Canadian Algeria Militant – Reuters
Algeria Sees No Impact on Investment After Attack – Reuters
Syria
French Official: Syria Opposition, Backers to Meet in Paris – VOA
Syrian Aide Asks Rebels to Give Up Weapons – NYT
Syria's Muallem Calls for Talks – BBC
Syria Opposition Postpones Formation of Transitional Government – NYT
Syrian Opposition Fails to Form Transitional Government – Reuters
International Pressure Growing to Refer Syria to ICC – VOA
Activists: Syrian Air Strike Kills 7 Near Damascus – VOA
German Patriot Missiles Systems Reach Turkey – AP
Power Outage Hits Damascus, South Syria – AP
The Syrian Refugee Crisis – NYT editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Jihadists’ Surge in North Africa Reveals Grim Side of Arab Spring – NYT
Algerian Stance Spoils US Strategy for Region – WP
Libya: Clinton to Testify on Benghazi Attack – VOA
Al-Qaida in Iraq Claims Killing of Sunni Lawmaker – AP
At Least 13 Suspected al-Qaida Men Killed in Yemen – AP
Yemen: US Drone Strike Kills 2 Al-Qaida Militants – AP
Israel Election: Iran’s Nuclear Program, Palestinians Low on List – WP
Israeli PM Faces Tough Choice if Re-Elected – AP
Israeli PM in Settlements Pledge – BBC
Rightist Israeli Candidate’s Remarks Cause Stir – NYT
US-Born Israeli Parliamentary Candidate in Trouble – AP
Israel Removes Palestinian Protest Camp Outside Jerusalem – Reuters
Jordanians Prepare to Vote, Muslim Brotherhood Not on Ballot – WP
Little-Noticed Policy Could Further Squeeze Oil Income of Iran – WP
Iran Resorts to Hangings in Public to Cut Crime – NYT
Iran: Guard Criticizes 2011 Storming of British Embassy – AP
Arab World Needs Strong Commitment from Obama – GN editorial
Bracing for Israel's 'Super Tuesday' – JP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
CIA Gets Exception in Upcoming Drone Strike ‘Playbook’ – WP
Panetta: US Will Work With Africans to Fight al-Qaida – VOA
Panetta Calls for ‘Innovative’ Allied Action – AFPS
West Faces ‘Decades’ of Conflict in North Africa – FT
North Africa Is a New Test for US as Terror Cells Spread – NYT
Al-Qaeda Branch’s Image Soars After Algeria and Mali Sttacks – WP
Al-Qaida Flourishes in Sahara, Emerges Stronger – AP
For Obama, al-Qaeda Is the World's Problem Now – Telegraph opinion
Don't Panic: Al-Qaeda Is Still Losing – Guardian opinion
Piracy
Despite Declining Number of Pirate Attacks, Seas Still Far from Safe – S&S
Officials: Pirates Seize Oil Tanker in Ivory Coast – AP
Gunmen Seize Panama-Flagged Tanker in Ivory Coast – Reuters
US Department of Defense
On Final Official Trip, Panetta Shares Legacy of Service – AFPS
Fiscal Crisis, Budget Battle Mark Panetta's Tenure – AP
Sex is Major Reason Military Commanders are Fired – AP
Professor Criticizes Naval Academy's Reaction to Sex Assault Report – TC
Ship Stuck in Philippines Used Faulty Map, Navy Says – AP
Chuck Hagel’s War – NYT opinion
United States
Obama, Biden Sworn In, Day Before Public Ceremony – VOA
Obama Sworn in for 4 More Years in Office – AP
The Dawn of a Second Term – WP
An Inaugural in a Lower Key; Less Tension, Less History – NYT
A New Term, But Old Divisions Remain – WP
Obama’s Foreign Policy Goals Appear More Modest – NYT
Review Fails to Lift Secrecy on Federal Intelligence Court Rulings – WP
Holder Urges Mayors to Press for Background Checks for Gun Buyers – WP
Texas Attorney General to New Yorkers: Come on Down, With Guns – NYT
Thousands Rally to Support US Gun Rights – VOA
Obama’s Second-Term Climate – WP editorial
United Kingdom
Cameron Reschedules Europe Speech for Wednesday – NYT
United Nations
Keeping the Internet Free – WP editorial
Africa
France Calls on African Forces to Take Lead in Mali – VOA
France Wants 'Reconquest' of Mali – BBC
French, Mali Troops Cautiously Advance Against Islamists – VOA
French Troops Advance in Mali Toward Town Abandoned by Rebels – WP
French Troops Enter Mali's Diabaly as Islamists Vanish – Reuters
French Seize Control of Key Mali Town of Diabaly – AP
US Sends Trainers to Prepare Mali-Bound African Force – WP
UK Rejects Combat Role in Mali After Algeria Crisis – Reuters
Is Mali the Next Afghanistan? – McClatchy
Ugandan Troops Kill Rebel Who Guarded Warlord Kony – AP
Uganda Kills Kony Bodyguard in Central African Republic – Reuters
Rwanda President: No Issue With UN Drones in Congo – AP
South Africa Court Convicts Nigeria Rebel – BBC
Somalia Leader Plea to Diaspora – BBC
Eritrean Troops Surround Ministry of Information – Reuters
Ethiopia's PM Expected to be New AU Chair – VOA
Americas
US Breaks Latin America Sex-Trafficking Ring – BBC
Mexico Police Officers Arrested – BBC
In Mexico, Self-Defense Squads Battle Violence – AP
Colombia’s FARC Rebels End Truce – BBC
Colombia’s ELN Kidnaps Mine Workers – BBC
Venezuela: Chavez 'Gaining Strength' – BBC
Venezuela’s Chavez Not Going Quietly – WP opinion
Asia / Pacific
China Criticizes Clinton’s Remarks About Dispute Over Islands – NYT
China Anger at US Islands Remarks – BBC
China Says US Culpable in Japan Island Dispute – AP
Taiwan, China Complete Direct Undersea Data Cable – VOA
New Clashes Reported Between Army and Rebels in Burma – NYT
Burma Says Troops Ordered Not to Attack Kachin Rebel HQ – VOA
Rebels Accuse Burma Army of Ignoring Cease-Fire Order – VOA
Thailand Army Chief Wants Officers Probed for People Trafficking – Reuters
North Korea Loosens Restrictions on Foreign Cellphones – AP
Ignoring North Korea’s Gulags – WP opinion
Japan's Evolving Navy – TD opinion
Europe
Anger, Fear Sweep Europe After Algeria Attack – VOA
French Police Hold Two in Kurd Killings – VOA
Turkey Rounds Up Human Rights Lawyers – VOA
Bomb Attacks in Greece Raise Fear of Radicalism – NYT
Germans Vote in Regional Election – VOA
Germany: Center-Left Defeats Merkel’s Party in State Vote – NYT
Austrians Appear to Reject Changes to Conscript Army – NYT
Adoption Ban Splits Russia – VOA
Tymoshenko's Lawyer Faces Legal Action in Ukraine – AP
Support for Bulgaria's Ruling Party High Ahead of Referendum – Reuters
South Asia
India’s Gandhi Promises to Change Old Ways of Elitist Politics – WP
Political Heir Says Too Few in India Hold Political Sway – NYT
India: Delhi Gang Rape Murder Trial to Get Under Way – BBC
India: Delhi Gang-Rape Trial to Begin Thursday – AP
India Is Losing the Economic Race with China – NYT opinion
