10 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 – Defense Tech – 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
Egypt's Interim President Selects Caretaker PM – VOA
Egypt Names New PM after Coup: Who is Hazem Beblawi? – LAT
Egypt’s Interim President Names Leadership, Salafists Approve – WT
Egypt Pushes Transition, Naming Prime Minister – AP
Egypt PM Confers With Liberals for Post-Morsi Cabinet – Reuters
Interim President Outlines Road Map for Future – WP
Egypt's New Prime Minister Looks to Form Cabinet – AP
Egyptian PM to Offer Cabinet Posts to Islamists – VOA
Egypt Leaders’ Transition Plan Meets With Swift Criticism – NYT
Egypt Opposition Rejects Poll Plan – BBC
Army Warns over Egypt 'Disruption' – BBC
Egyptians Divided on Way Forward – VOA
Egyptian Liberal Block Withdraws Statement Rejecting Decree – Reuters
Military's Power Play Welcomed by Residents of Suez – LAT
Anti-American Feelings Rare Opportunity for Agreement – WP
US Encourages Muslim Brotherhood to Join Political Transition – VOA
US Avoids the C-word for Egypt – BBC
Congress Divided on Using Aid to Pressure Egypt – AP
With Aid From Arab Rivals, Egypt Is Arena for Influence – NYT
Obama Speaks With UAE Crown Prince, Qatar Emir About Egypt – Reuters
US Says Encouraged by Egyptian Transition Plan – Reuters
Close US-Egypt Military Ties Forged on American Soil – AFP
Saudi Arabia, UAE Announce $8 Billion in Aid for Egypt – LAT
Saudi Arabia Promises $5 Billion to Egypt – AP
HRW Investigates Egypt Human Rights Abuses – VOA
Journalists Allege Bias in al-Jazeera’s Reporting – WP
‘We Aired Lies’: Al-Jazeera Staff Quit over Biased Egypt Coverage – WT
Two Egyptians Killed, Six Wounded in Militant Attack in Sinai – Reuters
Gunmen Open Fire at Christian Church in Egypt – WT
Egypt Opens Border Gate to Allow Stranded Gazans to Cross – Reuters
Egypt Prepares to Bury its Dead – WP
Egyptian Military's New Look Challenged – AP Analysis
Egypt's Uncertain Future – LAT Editorial
Blindsided in Egypt – WT Editorial
What Egypt's New Constitution Reveals – TNR Opinion
Egypt at the Edge – NYT Opinion
Egypt's Warning for America – UPI Opinion
Obama’s Miscues in Egypt – WT Opinion
Doubling Down on Failure – WP Opinion
The Most Worrying Thing About Egypt – TA Opinion
When a Coup isn’t a Coup – WP Opinion
A Backlash Builds in Egypt – LAT Opinion
Will this Become a Holy War? – BBC Opinion
Why Turkey is Standing by Morsi – Time Opinion
Western Know-it-Alls Don't Get Egypt – OC Opinion
Afghanistan
President Reviews Options for US Presence in Afghanistan – AFPS
Obama Pressed on Afghan Decisions for 2014 – UPI
US Considering 'Zero Option' for Afghanistan in 2014 – VOA
Brand-New US Headquarters in Afghanistan. And Nobody to Use It. – WP
17 Afghans, NATO Member Killed in Separate Attacks – VOA
In Insider Attack, Afghan Soldier Opens Fire on Coalition Forces – NYT
NATO Soldier Killed in Insider Attack – S&S
NATO Soldier Killed in Kandahar – BBC
Afghan Army Says Soldier Opens Fire on Americans – AP
Civilians Killed in Afghan Bombing – BBC
Roadside Bomb Kills 17 Villagers in Afghanistan – AP
Afghan Taliban Shuts Doha Office in Protest at Symbol Removal – VOA
Syria
Levin Calls on US, Others to Increase Military Pressure on Regime – DFP
Syria Naval Base Blast Points to Israeli Raid – Reuters
Russia: Syrian Rebels Used Chemical Weapons in Aleppo – VOA
Russia Says Study Suggests Syria Rebels Used Sarin – NYT
Syria Rebels Accused of Sarin Use – BBC
Russia: Syrian Rebels Made, Used Sarin Nerve Gas – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Lebanon: Bombing Injures Dozens in Hezbollah Section of Beirut – NYT
Lebanon: Bomb Targets Hezbollah Stronghold – WP
Car Bomb Wounds at Least 37 in Lebanon – VOA
Lebanon Bomb Raises Fears of Further Sectarian Violence – VOA
Lebanon: Bombing Hits Hezbollah Stronghold in Beirut – WP
Lebanon Car Bomb Renews Fears of Spillover Violence from Syria – LAT
British Government Extends Aid to Lebanon – UPI
Iran Working on Domestic Missile Defense – UPI
Iran Jewish Leader Says Ahmadinejad Views 'Smug' – AP
Israeli Newspaper Slams Kerry: ‘Clueless US Mediator’ – WT
Israel Warns Arabs Against 'Bashing' at UN Nuclear Meeting – VOA
Israel's Netanyahu Names Top Advisor as Next US Ambassador – LAT
Meet Ron Dermer, Israel's New Ambassador to the US – WP
Netanyahu Names Adviser Israeli Ambassador to U – NYT
Palestinian Millionaire to Launch Arabic Online Encyclopedia – VOA
Secret Diplomatic Cable Sheds Light on Libyan Arms Deals – NYT
British Forces to Train Libyan Counterparts – UPI
Key Morocco Party Quits Government – BBC
Key Party Quits Morocco's Islamist-Led Government – AP
Islam
Saudi Arabia to Foreigners: Abide Muslim Rules, or Face Punishment – WT
Muslims on Twitter Outraged over Obama’s Ramadan Wishes – WT
Muslim Chutzpah – UPI Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Key Witness Missing from House Hearing on Iranian Terror Network – WT
Pakistan Faults Self in bin Laden Hunt – WP
NYPD Releasing Harmless Gases in Subway for Chem Weapon Study – NBC
FBI Chief Nominee: Waterboarding Is Torture – VOA
FBI Nominee Condemns Waterboarding – McClatchy
Suspects in Alleged Canada Bomb Plot Likely to Plead Not Guilty – Reuters
Canada: Police Open Probe into Train Blast, Say Terrorism Unlikely – Reuters
Leaked Gitmo 'Baseball Cards' Had Little Value – Reuters
Snowden Affair / Related Issues
For Western Allies, a Long History of Swapping Intelligence – NYT
US Will Gain by Discussing Surveillance, Expert Tells Privacy Board – NYT
Brazil Paper Details US Phone Surveillance in Latin America – WP
Latin American Nations Fuming Over NSA Spying Allegations – Reuters
Snowden Justifies Intelligence Leaks in New Video – VOA
Snowden's Five Dubious Options for Getting to Venezuela – WP
Confusion on Snowden Acceptance of Venezuela Offer – AP
Snowden Gives Venezuela’s Maduro a Role on World Stage – WP
FBI Nominee Defends Surveillance as Critical to Counterintelligence – WP
FBI Nominee Faces Questioning on Surveillance – AP
FBI Director Nominee Faces Questions from Senate – VOA
Do We Overvalue Secret Information Just Because it's Secret? – FP Opinion
A Court Without Adversaries – NYT Opinion
Snowden's Nuclear War on Intelligence – Commentary Opinion
These Leaks Are Not Libertarian – TNI Opinion
Beltway Bandits
NSA Leaks Focus New Attention On Government Contractors – NPR
Case Not First Embarrassment for Booz Allen, or DC Contracting Industry – WP
Defense Contractor SAIC to Pay $6M for Tampa-based Fraud – TBT
SAIC pays $5.75M to Settle False Claims Case – FT
A Clean Slate for SAIC? – WBJ
US Department of Defense
Glimpse Inside Air-Sea Battle: Nukes, Cyber At Its Heart – BD
Army Seeks Designs for Next-Gen Helicopters – DT
Defense Department to Review POW/MIA Command Operations – AFPS
Pentagon Takes 'Second Look' at Embattled MIA Unit – AP
Furloughs May Reveal Pentagon Bloat – CSM
Pentagon Workers from Pennsylvania to Ghana Hit by Cuts – Bloomberg
Missile Defense Test an Embarrassing Failure – AW&ST
Activists Mount New Campaign for Religious Freedom in Military – VOA
Sexual Assault Prevention Begins at Boot Camp – NYT
Defense Presents Video in Manning WikiLeaks Trial – AP
Manning Defense Rebuts Evidence Leaks Caused Harm – LAT
Jury Selection Set in Fort Hood Suspect's Case – AP
Six Possible Jurors Dismissed in Fort Hood Shooting Case – AP
Performance of the Defense Acquisition System – 2013 DOD Report
Defense Reorganization Under Sequestration – FPRI Opinion
United States
How Military COIN Software Is Being Adapted To Tackle Gang Violence – TR
Gangs' Pecking Order Revealed by Army Software – NBC
USAID Waste and Mismanagement Exposed – TWE
US Embassy Official in Guyana Removed in Sex-for-Visas Scandal – DC
A New Leader for the FBI – NYT Editorial
United Kingdom
US Diplomat to Lead New Belfast Talks – AP
World
Corruption on the Rise, Global Survey Shows – VOA
Africa
US Slowly Steps Up Diplomacy in Somalia – AP
3 Somalis Convicted in Hijacking that Left 4 Americans Dead – AP
Somali Car Explodes in Mogadishu's Bakara Market – BBC
Four Nigerians Sentenced to Life for Islamist Bombings – VOA
Nigerian Islamists Sentenced to Life – BBC
South Sudanese Hopeful on Second Independence Day – VOA
UN Urged to Consider Drones, Gunships for South Sudan Mission – Reuters
South Sudan Wants US Help with Oil – UPI
Gloom Clouds South Sudan's Independence Day – UPI
Aid Workers Caught in Sudanese Crossfire – UPI
World 'Abandoned' CAR after Coup – BBC
In Mandela Family Feud, a Bigger Fight over Clan Emerges – WP
Obama in Africa: Guilt Trip or Pivot? – Brookings Opinion
Americas
Mexico Baffled by Botched Vote Count – BBC
Guatemala Extradites Zetas Killer Daniel Perez Rojas – BBC
Colombia Sends Suspected Drug Kingpin to United States – Reuters
Colombia Extradites Drug Lord Daniel Barrera to US – BBC
Remains of Kidnapped Journalist Believed Found in Honduras – Reuters
Brazil: Plebiscite Proposal Not Immediately Viable – AP
Brazil Poor Areas Get 10,000 Doctors – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Japan: China Trying to Change Regional Status Quo 'By Force' – VOA
Japan Warns of China and North Korea as Security Threats – NYT
Japan Blasts China in MoD White Paper – AS
New Japan Defense Paper Angers Neighbors – VOA
Japan: Okinawa Requests Halt to Additional Osprey Deployment – S&S
US Urged to Get Tough With China During Annual Talks – VOA
Lawmakers Urge Firm US Line on China in Bilateral Talks – Reuters
Chinese Police Said to Fire on Tibetans – NYT
China Touts Soldier's Resolve – UPI
Koreas Begin Talks on Reopening Joint Factory Park – AP
South Korean Managers Return to Shuttered Plant in North – NYT
Some Experts See North Korean Nuclear Arms as Here to Stay – NJ
Burma’s ‘Godfather of Heroin’ Dies at 80 – WP
Don't Underestimate China – DN Editorial
US Counterbalancing China, Not Containing – EAF Opinion
Europe
Europeans Mold Their Cyber Defenses – DN
Currency Controls in Cyprus Increase Worry About Euro System – NYT
Kosovo Security Force Recognized as Fully Operational by NATO – S&S
Russia Says Nonprofits Violate ‘Foreign Agent’ Law – NYT
Russia: Journalist Shot Dead in Dagestan – BBC
Journalist Assassinated in Violent Russian Republic – NYT
Documents 'Implicate Spanish PM' – BBC
In Spain, Governing Party Denies Illicit Payouts – NYT
Czech President Appoints Cabinet in Showdown With Parliament – Reuters
Turkey: Protesters in Istanbul Break Ramadan Fast – AP
Ex-Minister Guilty over Cyprus Blast – BBC
Wrong Prescription for Greece – NYT Editorial
South Asia
ISI: US, Pakistan Have 'Understanding' about Drone Strikes – WT
In Pakistan, Army Adamant on Fighting the Other Taliban – Reuters
Pakistan Taliban Sack Spokesman in Sign of Growing Divisions – VOA
