7 July SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More
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USNI Daily – Real Clear Defense – 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
Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
The Interpreter – Kings of War – Long War Journal – Marine Corps Gazette
Marine Corps Times – Military Review – National Defense – Navy Times – Parameters
Security Clearance – Stars & Stripes – War on the Rocks
Warscapes – Wings Over Iraq – ZenPundit
CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF
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Egypt
ElBaradei’s Appointment as Egyptian PM is Rolled Back – WP
Signs of Disarray in Generals’ Plan for Egypt – NYT
Egypt Retreats From ElBaradei as PM – WSJ
Egypt Wavers on Appointing ElBaradei Prime Minister – LAT
Doubts over Egypt PM Appointment – BBC
Islamist Objections Throw ElBaradei Appointment into Doubt – JP
Egypt's Mansour Retracts ElBaradei PM Claims – VOA
Egypt President Spokesman Says Several Options for PM – Reuters
PM Dispute Stalls Government, Islamists Call More Protests – Reuters
Egypt's New President Asserts Authority – AP
Egypt’s New Leaders Press Media to Muzzle Dissent – NYT
Islamist Coalition Calls for Protests Across Egypt on Sunday – Reuters
Muslim Brotherhood Can Contest Egypt Elections – Reuters
Egypt's Emerging Leaders After Morsi's Overthrow – AP
Seeing Military as Tamed, Morsi Spurned Deals Until End – NYT
Brotherhood Sees Egypt 'Coup' Fuelling Hatred of West – Reuters
Anti-Americanism Flares in Egypt as Protests Rage over Morsi's Ouster – LAT
Obama Faces Tough Choices on Egypt – VOA
In Divided Egypt, Fights Break Out Even in Hospital Hallways – LAT
Egypt: Militants Bomb Gas Pipeline in Sinai – AP
Retrial Adjourned for Former Egyptian President Mubarak – VOA
Egypt’s Leadership Void – NYT video
Egypt Can Still Be a Democracy – TN editorial
Don’t Blame Islam for the Failure of Egypt’s Democracy – Bloomberg opinion
The Brotherhood Will Be Back – NYDN opinion
Can Egypt Pull Together? – NYT opinion
Afghanistan
Preparing War Dead for Burial a Religious Calling, Afghan Man Says – WP
Syria
Syrian Exile Group Elects New President – VOA
Trying to End Rifts, Syria Opposition in Exile Elects President – NYT
Syrian Opposition Picks New Leader – WP
Ex-Prisoner Chosen to Lead Syria Opposition Group – AP
West Seeks to Secure Evidence Chemical Weapons Used in Homs – DT
Activist Who Documented Syrian War’s Toll Became Its Victim – NYT
A Deadly Distraction from Syria – DS editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Service Brings Scorn to Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Enlistees – NYT
Fearful Lebanese Sunnis Drawn to Hard-Line Leaders – AP
Bahrain Bomb Kills One Policeman – Reuters
Bomb Blast in Yemen Kills Two Soldiers – VOA
Lost in the Muddle of the Middle East – DT opinion
What to Expect from Iran’s New President? – WP opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Abu Qatada Deported from Britain – BBC
Abu Qatada Finally Deported to Jordan – DT
Britain Deports Terror Suspect to Jordan – NYT
UK Deports Radical Cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan – AP
UK 'Terror Suspect' Held in Tanzania – BBC
Guantanamo Reports Dip in Number of Hunger Strikers – MH
Abu Qatada's Exit a Triumph for Mrs May – DT editorial
Snowden Affair / Related Issues
NSA Leaks Raise Concerns on Background Checks – AP
In Secret, Court Vastly Broadens Powers of NSA – NYT
Russia Open to Venezuelan Offer to Snowden – WP
Russian Official Says Venezuela Is the ‘Best Solution’ for Snowden – NYT
Bolivia Offers Asylum to US Intelligence Leaker Snowden – VOA
Bolivia Joins Allies to Offer Asylum for Snowden – AP
France Turns Down Snowden Asylum Request – VOA
Snowden's Fate Unclear Despite Asylum Offers – AP
Sarah Harrison, WikiLeaks Emissary Traveling with Snowden – WP
US Department of Defense
Problem-Plagued Missile Defense System Fails in $214 Million Test – LAT
Defense Industry Hatches New Plot to Kill the Sequester – TH
Furloughs Begin Next Week for Thousands of DOD Civilians – AP
Air Force: No Clipping these Wings – WP opinion
United States
Domestic Lessons Learned from Foreign Wars – TG
Companies Stepping Up Efforts to Hire Returning Veterans – CT
America the Coupless – FP opinion
Domestic Lessons Learned from Foreign Wars – TG opinion
Letting Go of Our Nukes – NYT opinion
A Slimmer, Smarter US Nuclear Policy – WP opinion
A New Anti-American Axis? – NYT opinion
United Kingdom
British People Must Decide Country's EU Fate – DT editorial
A Global Power Needs a Real Army – DT opinion
Africa
Gunmen Kill at Least 30 in Nigeria School Attack – VOA
Militants Attack School in Nigeria, Killing Students and Teacher – NYT
'Dozens Dead' in Nigeria School Raid – BBC
30 Killed in School Attack in Northeast Nigeria – AP
Mali state of Emergency Lifted Ahead of Election – VOA
Mali Lifts State of Emergency – BBC
Separatists Protest Malian Army's Return to Kidal – AP
Insecurity Hampers Aid Deliveries In CAR – VOA
Mugabe Threatens to Pull Zimbabwe Out of SADC – VOA
Togo Opposition Says Elections to Be Delayed – AP
Mali: Qaeda Rebels Gone. Death Isn’t. – NYT opinion
Americas
Mexico’s Election Violence Is Said to Be Worst in Years – NYT
Baja California Vote May Decide Fate of Mexico's Conservative Party – LAT
Top Fugitive Italian Cocaine Boss Nabbed in Colombia – AP
Colombia Deports Mafia Boss Pannunzi – BBC
Slowly, Cuba Develops an Appetite for Spending – NYT
Cuban Parliament Opens 2-Day Session – AP
China's Nicaraguan Canal and the US Navy – JT opinion
Asia / Pacific
S. Korea Spy Agency at Center of Country’s Latest Political Scandals – WP
US, South Korea Set Timetable for Military Cost-Sharing Pact – S&S
Korean Pact on Factories Could Lead to Reopening – NYT
Koreas Hold Talks on Kaesong Zone – BBC
Koreas Meet for Talks on Shuttered Industrial Park – WP
Japan Set to Restart Reactors After Nuclear Crisis – NYT
Massacre of Muslims in Burma Ignored – AP
Europe
Russian Lawmakers Seek Return of Spy from US – LAT
Turkish Police Repel Protesters With Tear Gas, Water Cannons – VOA
Turkish Protesters Clash with Police – BBC
South Asia