18 February SWJ Roundup

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

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USNI Daily – Real Clear World

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

Karzai to Ban Afghan Forces from Requesting Airstrikes – VOA

Karzai to Limit Use of NATO Airstrikes – WP

US-Led Forces Prepared to Comply with Afghan Airstrike Limits – LAT

US Commander Supports Karzai in Limiting Airstrikes – S&S

Sequestration Could Delay Redeployment for Soldiers in Afghanistan – AFPS

US Troop Reduction to Test Afghans – VOA

New Zealand to Keep Military Team in Afghanistan – AP

In Kabul’s ‘Car Guantánamo,’ Autos Languish and Trust Dies – NYT

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

CIA’s Covert Drone Program May Shift Further to Pentagon – S&S

Feds Don’t Know Who is Responsible for Drone Oversight – WT

Brennan Open to Special Court for Drone Strikes – AP

Justice Rolls Slowly in Alleged 9/11 Suspects’ Case – AFPS

About Those Black Sites – NYT editorial

Hezbollah Unmasked – NYT opinion

A Little Fear is a Dangerous Thing – WT opinion

Drone Strikes: What's the Law? – LAT opinion

Who’s Next on Obama’s Drone Hit List? – WT opinion

Drone Strikes: Who's on the 'Kill List' – LAT opinion

Drone Strikes: Beyond Citizenship – LAT opinion

Syria

New Hope for Talks on Syrian Conflict Evaporates – WP

Peace Envoy Brahimi Calls for Fresh Talks on Syria – LAT

UN Envoy Backs Syrian Opposition's Call for Talks – AP

UN Presses Syria for Negotiations as Rebels Press Offensive – WP

Hezbollah Fighter, Five Syrian Rebels Killed on Border – Reuters

Israeli Army Takes Wounded Syrians to Hospital – VOA

Iran

Iran's Leader Steps Deeper Into Political Fray – AP

Khamenei Denies Iran Seeks Nuclear Weapons – VOA

Iran Could Use UN Talks as Cover to Build Bomb – WP

Iran Plans to Establish New Navy Base – AP

US Congress: Iranian Dissident Group Is Viable Opposition – Reuters

US Lawmakers Meet With Iranian Exiles in Paris – AP

Middle East / North Africa

Car Bombs Hit Shi'ite Areas of Baghdad, Killing Dozens – VOA

Blasts in Baghdad’s Shiite Neighborhoods Kill 21 – NYT

Series of Bombings in Baghdad Area Kill Dozens – AP

Top Iraq Intelligence Man Killed – BBC

Bahrain Says It Dismantled Terrorist Cell – VOA

After Joplin Tornado, UAE Helps Schools ‘Think Big’ – WP

Netanyahu Defends Handling of Prisoner X – NYT

Israel’s Netanyahu Responds to ‘Prisoner X’ Scandal – WP

Israel to Launch Prisoner X Inquiry – BBC

Israeli Premier Defends Israel in Prisoner Scandal – AP

Rivals' Pact in Israel Blocks Netanyahu from Forming Coalition – LAT

Former Israeli Foreign Minister Pleads Not Guilty – NYT

Israel: Ex-Foreign Minister on Trial for Fraud – AP

Israel Politician Lieberman on Trial – NYT

Egypt Soccer Protests Hit Restive Suez Canal City – AP

Egypt: Suez Canal Kept Open In Spite Of Protests – NYT

Egypt Currency Has Further to Fall – Reuters

Egypt President's Son Drops Government Job After Furor – Reuters

Libya: Islamist Militia Edged Out After Attack on US Mission Returns – WP

Libya's Struggle to Deliver Justice Fuels Violence – AP

Libyans Put Aside Woes to Celebrate Uneasy Anniversary – Reuters

Libyan Leader Calls for Unity on 2nd Anniversary – AP

Libya Celebrates Revolution Anniversary – VOA

Libya: Four Christians Arrested in Benghazi – WT

Four Foreigners Arrested in Libya – BBC

24 Convicted in Killing of Moroccan Soldiers – AP

Bahrain’s Hope – WP opinion

Seeds Sown in Middle East for the Next Revolution – WT opinion

Will Obama Take a Detour to Hamas? – WT opinion

WikiLeaks

Report: Assange Sees Legal Defense in Politics – AP

Westwood Supports Assange on London Catwalk – Reuters

US Department of Defense

Pentagon Aims Ax to Make a Point with Cuts – WT

Strong Defense Rests on Strong Congress, Panetta Says – AFPS

Panetta Offers Campaign Context for Troop Drawdown – AFPS

Carter: Sequestration Would Demonstrate Failure of Resolve – AFPS

Service Chiefs Describe Sequestration Worries – AFPS

Odierno: Budget Cuts Could Impact Training, Deployment – S&S

Odierno: Army Will Lose 100,000 Soldiers Under Defense Cuts – WT

Navy Paints Dire Picture of Weakened US Fleet – VP

Langley Air Show Canceled Over Sequestration Threat – VP

Senate Republicans Block Vote on Hagel – VOA

Key US Lawmaker Predicts Eventual Hagel Confirmation – VOA

Obama Nominee for Defense Likely to Get Confirmed – Reuters

Building Partner Capacity Serves US Interests, Officials Say – AFPS

Mali’s Lessons Inform Future Partnership Efforts, Official Says – AFPS

Centcom, Africom Nominees Tout Importance of Partnerships – AFPS

Recruiting Continues Robust Through December – AFPS

Girls Looking at Military Careers Want Combat Posts Open – VCS

Women Offer Clues to Their Future in Infantry – NYT

Future Service Dogs Get More Room to Romp – S&S

New Medal Recognizes Changing Face of Conflict, Official Says – AFPS

Pentagon Uproar Over Hero Medals for Drone Operators, Cybersleuths – WT

Army Post Sets Example in Curbing Suicides, Preventable Deaths – AFPS

Cutting the Defense Budget: A History – WT opinion

United States

White House Concerned About Delay in Security Confirmations – NYT

White House: 'Grave Concern' on Delayed Nominees – AP

White House Says It Has a Backup Plan on Immigration – NYT

Obama Leak of Visa Plan Draws Fire – WT

Taming the Runaway US Budget – IHT

Hill Staffers Often Travel on Tabs of Foreign Countries – WP

Returning to Halls of Congress, Giffords Embraces New Role – WP

US Nuclear Storage Tank Leaking – VOA

Panetta, Dempsey Honor Clinton for Leadership – AFPS

The Real Cost of Shrinking Government – NYT editorial

Of Cannibals, Kings and Culture: Problem of Ethnocentricity – NYT opinion

Obama Still Has Not Laid Out a US Strategic Doctrine – WT opinion

United Kingdom

Cameron in India Partnership Pledge – BBC

British PM Cameron on India Trade Trip Amid Graft Scandal – Reuters

Australia

Australia Asks Israel to Explain Death of ‘Spy’ – VOA

World

Scholar: Trends, Emerging Powers Bear Watching – AFPS

Vatican

Leaked Papers of the Pope Depict a Broken Vatican – WP

What Do You Call a Retired Pope? And Is He Still Infallible? – NYT

Pope Blesses Huge Crowd in St. Peter's Square – AP

Catholicism Inc. – NYT opinion

Africa

At Pentagon, ‘Pivot to Asia’ Becomes ‘Shift to Africa’ – WP

Mali Military Detains 8 Arab Civilians in Timbuktu – AP

French, Malian Troops Secure Rebel Strongpoint Near Gao – Reuters

French, Malian Forces Take Control of Bourem – AP

Mali to Hold 'Early July Election' – BBC

7 Foreigners Kidnapped in Northern Nigeria – VOA

Foreign Workers Abducted in Nigeria – BBC

Gunmen Kidnap Seven Foreigners in North Nigeria – Reuters

Sudanese Rebels Offer Cease-Fire – WT

Kenya Electoral Body to Release Final Voter List Monday – VOA

South Africa: Pistorius Family Rebuts Premeditated Murder Allegations – VOA

TV Show Featuring Slain 'Blade Runner' Girlfriend Airs in South Africa – VOA

South.African Celebrities Who Faced Their Day in Court – AP

Americas

Cuba’s Outsized Role in Venezuela as Chavez Fights Cancer – WP

Venezuela Kidnap 'Kingpin' Extradited – BBC

Cuban Dissident Blogger Starts World Tour – AP

FARC Releases Colombian Soldier – BBC

President Correa Handily Wins Re-election in Ecuador – NYT

Ecuador President Correa Easily Wins Reelection – LAT

Ecuador President Wins Re-Election – BBC

Exit Poll Shows Ecuador's Correa Wins Re-election – Reuters

Ecuador's Correa Breezes to 2nd Re-election – AP

Ecuador's Correa: From Boyhood Leader to Firebrand President – Reuters

Asia / Pacific

Rising Voices in S. Korea, Japan Advocate Nuclear Weapons – VOA

N, Korea Tells China it Plans 1-2 More Nuclear Tests this Year – WT

N. Korea: Kim Jong Eun Follows Father’s Path – WP

Panetta Condemns North Korean Test, Calls Regime Danger to US – AFPS

South Korea – USFK Commander Says Bases Consolidated by 2016 – S&S

Japanese PM to Meet with Obama Next Friday – AP

Social Media Gives Indonesian Women New Voice – AP

2 Charged in Papua New Guinea 'Witch' Killing – AP

Europe

Secretary of State Kerry, Russia’s Lavrov Finally Speak – WP

Russia Scientists Call for Action After Space Rock Blast – LAT

In Russia, Ruins and Property Spared by Meteor, Side by Side – NYT

Meteor-Broken Windows in Russian City Being Fixed – AP

Russia to Try Dead Lawyer for Corruption – BBC

After a Short, Rocky Campaign, Armenians Vote Monday for President – VOA

Incumbent in Front Before Armenian Election – AP

Kosovo Marks 5 Years Since Secession, Vows to Join EU, NATO – VOA

Runoff Called in Cyprus' Presidential Election – AP

Bulgarians Protest Foreign Power Companies – AP

South Asia

Bomb Targeting Minority Shiites a Failure of Pakistan Security – VOA

Shiite Protesters Demand Arrests After Deadly Bombing in Pakistan – NYT

Anger Over Pakistan Blast 'Failures' – BBC

Pakistan Faces Growing Anger Over Sectarian Bombings – Reuters

Shiites Lash Out After Pakistan Bombing Kills 81 – AP

Blast, Shooting at Compound of Gov’t Official in Pakistan's Peshawar – Reuters

Kashmir Lifts Curfew – VOA

Bangladesh Protests Spark Law Change – BBC

Bangladesh's Parliament Amends War Crimes Law – AP

Bangladesh Amends War Crimes Law, Mulls Banning Islamists – Reuters