25 February 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
Karzai Orders US Special Forces Out of Eastern Province – VOA
Afghanistan Bars Elite US Troops From a Key Province – NYT
Karzai Orders US Troops Out of Key Province – WP
US Special Forces 'Must Leave' Afghan Region – BBC
Afghanistan: US Special Forces Must Leave Province – AP
Karzai Edict Prompted by Reports – WT
Insurgents Launch 4 Attacks in Afghanistan – NYT
Suicide Bombers Target Afghan Intelligence Agency, Police – CSM
Suicide Bombers Target Afghan Security Forces – AP
Syria
Syrian Opposition’s Complaints Shadow Kerry’s First Official Trip – NYT
Kerry Takes Case on Syria to Europe, Mideast – AP
US Scrambles to Salvage Syrian Opposition Talks – AP
US Urges Syrian Opposition to Attend Rome Talks – Reuters
Syrian Rebels Storm Police Academy – WP
Syria Rebels Fight for Police Academy Near Aleppo – AP
Syrian Opposition Says Captures Former Nuclear Site – Reuters
How to Save Syria from Al-Qaeda – TDB opinion
Who Just Started Arming Syria's Rebels? – NOW opinion
Iran
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Denies Drone Capture – AP
Iran Reports Death of Revolutionary Guards Officer – AP
Currency Dives, Buying Power of Iran’s Middle Class Too – WP
Iranian Media Criticize Oscar Win for ‘Argo’ – WP
N. Korea Shows Danger of Half-Deal with Iran – Bloomberg opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israel, US Successfully Test Anti-Missile System – AP
Palestinians Dispute Israel’s Findings on a Prisoner’s Death – NYT
Israel on Heightened Alert After Death of Palestinian Prisoner – WP
Palestinian Prisoners Observe Inmate Death Protest Fast – AP
Egypt's Vote Won't Calm Turbulent Streets – NYT
Egypt Opposition Divided Over Whether to Boycott Elections – TT
Egypt's Mursi Invites Opposition to Dialogue on Elections – Reuters
Libya Struggles to Build a Military – CSM
US Department of Defense
Littoral Combat Ship Ready for First Overseas Deployment – S&S
Report: Few Women will Qualify for Land Combat – WT
Congress Taking Aim at Military Sexual Assaults – S&S
Pentagon Defends Using Animals to Train Medics to Save Lives – WP
Defense and the Sequester – NYT editorial
What a Defense Secretary Does – WS opinion
United States
White House Details Impact of Cuts on States – WP
White House Ups Rhetoric on Dangers of Sequester – WT
Budget War, Collateral Damage Could be Huge – USAT
Obama, GOP See No Need to Stop the Cuts – AP
Secretary of State Kerry Takes First Foreign Trip – VOA
US Secretary of State John Kerry on First Official Trip – BBC
Kerry Makes First Foreign Trip as Top US Diplomat – Reuters
Kerry Opens First Official Overseas Trip in London – AP
McCain Renews Threat to Hold up Brennan Confirmation to CIA Post – WP
The Manufactured Crisis of Sequester – WP opinion
How Unserious is Obama About National Security? – WP opinion
Africa
Nearly 100 Rebels Are Reported Killed in Mali Battle – NYT
Ten Chadian Soldiers Killed Fighting Islamists in Mali – Reuters
African Leaders Sign DR Congo Peace Deal – VOA
DR Congo Peace Accord is Signed – BBC
Congo Neighbors Agree Not to Support Armed Groups – AP
Fighting in Sudan's Darfur Region Kills 51 – Reuters
Sudan: Tribal Fighting in Darfur Leaves 60 Dead – AP
Kenya to Hold Final Presidential Debate Monday – VOA
Kenya: Mombasa Religious Leaders Urge Peace in Kenya Vote – VOA
Americas
Raúl Castro Says Current Term as President of Cuba Will Be His Last – NYT
Cuba's Raul Castro to Retire in 2018 – BBC
Cuba's Raul Castro Announces Retirement in 5 Years – AP
Castro's 2018 Retirement Looms for Cuba, Miami – AP
Fidel Castro Attends Cuba Parliament – BBC
Raul's Cuba: Some Tweaks, Same Old Regime – MH opinion
How Mexico Got Back in the Game – NYT opinion
Asia / Pacific
US Confronts Cyber-Cold War With China – NYT
New Hope for Vatican-China Relations – WP
Park Sworn in as S. Korea President – BBC
New S. Korean Leader Warns North Against Nuclear Pursuits – NYT
South Korea's New President Addresses North's Nuke Test – S&S
First Female S. Korean President Faces N. Korea Crisis – AP
S. Korea's New President Demands North Drop Nuclear Ambitions – Reuters
China's Secret Foreign Policy – MT opinion
Europe
Italians Begin to Vote in Two-Day General Election – NYT
Italy Votes in Key General Election – BBC
Merkel Raises Turks’ Hope Of European Union Entry – NYT
Spain Police Arrest 45 in Madrid After Protest – BBC
Serb Ultranationalists Gather for Jailed Leader – AP
South Asia
Two Pakistans, Side by Side – DS opinion
India Can't Shake the Gandhis – FP opinion
