31 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 – 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
Amid Growing Fear, Another Afghan Exodus – WP
US-Purchased Fuel Could Have Come From Iran, Violating Ban – WP
Musharraf: Pakistan Can Play 'Critical Role' in Stabilizing Afghanistan – VOA
Afghanistan Warns Kabul Police: Start Following Traffic Rules – S&S
Bomb in Afghan Market Kills 2 Children – AP
Afghan Father Hands Over 'Bomber Son' to Police – BBC
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Syria
Israeli Warplanes Strike Inside Syria – VOA
Israel Attacks Arms Convoy in Syria, US Confirms – LAT
Israeli Airstrike in Syria Targets Arms Convoy, US Says – NYT
Israeli Airstrike Underlines Risk of Acceleration to Wider Conflict – WP
Russia Concern at Israeli 'Strike' – BBC
Israeli Concerns Rise Over Syria's Chemical Stockpile – VOA
Syrian Opposition Leader Says Open to Talks, With Conditions – NYT
Jordan Islamist Sees Clash With Secular Syrian Rebels – Reuters
US Patriot Deployment to Turkey Mired in Bureaucratic Red Tape – S&S
UN Appeals for More Aid, Halt to Syria Fighting – VOA
Israel Strikes a Syrian Target and Lays Down a Marker – WP opinion
Mali
French Troops Enter Last Mali Rebel Stronghold – VOA
Pressing Mali Effort, French Forces Enter Rebel Stronghold – NYT
French Forces Take Key Mali Town – BBC
US Air Force Continues Support to France in Mali – AFPS
Mali Crisis: 330 UK Military Personnel Sent to West Africa – BBC
French Defense Minister: Mali Operation a Success – AP
French Foreign Minister: Troops to Leave Mali Soon – AP
France Backs Possible UN Force in Mali – Reuters
UN Security Council to Discuss Peacekeepers for Mali – Reuters
Timbuktu, Gao Residents Worry about Dwindling Food, Fuel – VOA
A Long Look Before a Leap into a War in Mali – WT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Defiant Iran Plans to Speed Up Nuclear Fuel Work – Reuters
Diplomats: Iran Prepared to Up Nuclear Program – AP
Iran 'Plans to Upgrade Enrichment Equipment' – BBC
EU Official Confident Iran Nuclear Talks to Resume – AP
Iran Says Detained Journalists Worked Illegally with Foreign News Media – WP
Peres Seen as Asking Netanyahu to Form New Israel Government – VOA
Hamas Plans More 'Enemy Language' Hebrew in Gaza Schools – Reuters
Bahrain Opposition Leader Wants Crown Prince at Talks – BBC
Egyptian Opposition Leader Calls for Talks to End Violence – LAT
Egyptian Opposition Changes Tack, Issues Call for Dialogue – WP
Egypt Curfew Scaled Back as Mursi Seeks End to Bloodshed – Reuters
Israel Ducks on Human Rights – NYT editorial
Arab Spring’s Hits and Misses – WP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Report: Iran, Hezbollah Terror Threat Rising – AP
UK PM Urges Terrorism Fight with 'Everything at Our Disposal' – BBC
Drone Strike Prompts Suit, Raising Fears for US Allies – NYT
Guantanamo 9/11 Suspect Hearings Face Rough Start – VOA
Judge Overrules Censors in Guantánamo 9/11 Hearing – NYT
Al-Qaeda 2.0 – WP opinion
Why ‘Leading From Behind’ Works – WP opinion
NATO
NATO Chief to Warn Defense Cuts Could Endanger Alliance's Power – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Defense Spending Plummets in Biggest Decline Since Vietnam – Bloomberg
Automatic Defense Cuts Called ‘More Likely than Unlikely – Bloomberg
White House on Offensive to Get Hagel as Defense Secretary – Reuters
Sen. Levin Deflates Sen. Graham’s Threat to Block Hagel Nomination – DN
Hagel Fate Tied to Political Posturing – WT
Can Veteran Hagel Bridge Gap Between Pentagon and VA? – S&S
Hagel Says Military View Shaped by Vietnam – AP
Hagel Supports Nuclear Arms Cuts, then Elimination – AP
Special Operators Depend on Good Partners, Commander Says – AFPS
Officials to Study More Roles for Women in Special Ops – AFPS
GAO: Military Lacks Guidance on Responding to Sex Assaults – WP
Carter to Travel to France, Germany, Jordan – AFPS
Minesweeper to be Cut Up for Removal from Philippine Reef – S&S
D-Day for the Pentagon? – WP editorial
A Woman’s Place is on the Battlefield? Perhaps – Bloomberg opinion
United States
Contractors Show Brave Front as Sequester Looms – WP
High Level of Border Security Key for Immigration Overhaul – WP
Kerry Bids Senate a Tearful Farewell – WP
A Look Back at Hillary Clinton Years as America's Top Diplomat – VOA
United Kingdom
British Political Rivals Unite Against EU Exit – VOA
EU Exit Would be 'Fatal' – Clarke – BBC
PM 'Will Keep Defense Funds Pledge' – BBC
Is the Defense Budget Safe From More Cuts? – BBC opinion
Africa
S. African Convicts Seek Exoneration for Apartheid-Era Crime – VOA
Dutch Court Largely Rejects Nigerians' Case Against Shell – VOA
DR Congo Wants Better Deal From Miners – VOA
Zimbabwe 'Had $217 in Account' – BBC
Somalia Moves to Prosecute Woman Who Accused Soldiers of Rape – NYT
Americas
Special Ops Command South Presses for Increased Engagement – AFPS
Colombia’s FARC to Go on Targeting Soldiers – BBC
Nightclub Checks After Brazil Fire – BBC
Cuban Dissident Blogger, Gets Passport – NYT
Cuba Dissident Granted Passport – BBC
Asia / Pacific
US and South Korea Monitoring for Third Nuke Test by North – S&S
Nuclear Test Could Open Window on North Korea – NYT
South Korea Makes First Successful Space Launch – VOA
South Korea Satellite 'Communicating' – BBC
US-Indonesia Expand Defense Partnership – VOA
China: Tibetans Guilty Over Immolations – BBC
Hackers in China Attacked The Times for Last 4 Months – NYT
New York Times Says Chinese Hackers Attacked Computer Networks – WP
'China Hackers' Attack NY Times – BBC
China Takes Steps to Fight Pollution as Problem Worsens – NYT
China's Qidong Pipeline Protest Ends with Guilty Pleas – BBC
In Vietnam, Rage Growing Over Loss of Land Rights – AP
Indonesian Islamic Party Head Arrested for Graft – AP
Europe
Red Cross Struggling to Aid Europe's 'New Poor' – VOA
EU Peace Money Discussed in Brussels – BBC
Russia Cancels Agreement with US on Fighting Drugs, Human Trafficking – WP
Turkish PM Could Seek Constitutional Referendum – VOA
Kurdish Militants Dismiss Turkey Withdrawal Reports – Reuters
South Asia
Press Group: Pakistan Remains Deadly for Journalists – VOA
