12 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
Amid Objections, Egypt's Interim Leaders Work on Cabinet – VOA
Army Defends Role in Deadly Clashes with Morsi Supporters – LAT
Hopes High in Egypt as Ramadan Begins – WP
Egypt's Anti-Islamists Eye Arab Foreigners with Suspicion – VOA
Egypt Condemns Iranian 'Interference' After Army Ousts Morsi – VOA
US Criticizes Egypt's Arrests of Morsi Backers – USAT
US Warning to Egypt Over Arrests – BBC
Egypt Welcomes US Remarks on Morsi – VOA
Egypt Army to Get Four Fighter Jets from US – TG
USS Kearsarge, USS San Antonio 'Parked Off of Egypt' – S&S
UN Chief Concerned by Egypt Arrests, Warrants – VOA
Egypt Calls for New Look at Morsi Prison Escape in 2011 – NYT
Egypt to Investigate Morsi for 2011 Jailbreak – AP
The Coup that Isn't – WT Opinion
Afghanistan
US Senators Seek Clarity on Afghanistan – WP
US General Cautiously Optimistic about Afghan Military Performance – S&S
US Envoy Confident on Deal with Afghans on Troops – AP
US Officials Downplay 'Zero Option' for US Troops in Afghanistan – VOA
Isolated Afghans Contemplate Exodus – WP
More Waste Uncovered at US Base in Afghanistan – VOA
IG: Trash Burning Still Risks Troops' Health in Afghanistan – S&S
The White Afghan Elephant – WT Editorial
Don’t Abandon Afghanistan – WP Opinion
Syria
New Front Opens in Syria, Rebels Say al Qaeda Attack Means War – Reuters
Al Qaeda Kills Free Syrian Army Commander – Reuters
Opposition Condemns Syrian Rebel Blockade – AP
Rebels Say US Arms Needed, Vow to Control Distribution – Reuters
Syria Opposition: Some in US Congress Delay Arms – AP
Russia Says West Delays UN Probe of Syria Weapons – AP
US Blocks Entry of New Syrian Diplomat – VOA
US Slams Syria Bid for UN Human Rights Council – AP
Obama Fiddles While Syria Burns – WP Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Centcom Prepares for ‘New Normal’ in Mideast, Central Asia – AFPS
Saudi Arabia Targeting Israel, Iran with Ballistic Missiles – WT
Israeli Military Focuses on Northern Border – AP
Six Powers to Meet to Discuss Iran Nuclear Dispute – VOA
Study: Iranian Nuclear Weapon Could be Ready by 2015 – DDN
Iran Launches National Email Service – VOA
Iraq Hit by Fresh Wave of Violence – BBC
Bomb, Gun Attacks Across Iraq Kill at Least 44 – Reuters
Iraq Attacks Leave 31 Dead, Mostly Security Forces – AP
Attacks on Iraqi Shiites Kill 24, Officials Say – AP
A Peace Process on Hold – WP Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Two Guantanamo Detainees Quit Hunger Strike – MH
Feinstein, Durbin Ask Obama to Halt Guantanamo Forced-Feedings – MH
Court Orders US Gov't to Stop Guantanamo Genital Searches – VOA
Dozens of Inmates, Including Terrorists, Flee Indonesian Prison – NYT
CIA, Al-Qaeda's Mastermind, and the Secret Vacuum – AP Opinion
Snowden Affair / Related Issues / Fallout
US Pressing Latin America to Deny Asylum for Snowden – NYT
Snowden Invites Activists, Lawyers to Meeting at Moscow Airport – WP
Snowden Seeks Meeting with Rights Groups – LAT
Snowden Might Meet With Rights Groups in Moscow – NYT
Amnesty Official in Russia Plans to Meet Snowden – AP
Experts Advise Snowden: Fly Commercial – Reuters
China Rebuked by US over Snowden Case – BBC
South American Bloc to Send Tough Message to US – Reuters
US Allies Demand Answers over Spying – BBC
Merkel Appears to Weather Anger Among Germans over Spying – NYT
Report Tells of Broader Microsoft Aid for NSA – NYT
Spooked by NSA, Russia Reverts to Paper Documents – USAT
Russia: Kremlin Returns to Typewriters to Avoid Computer Leaks – DT
US Department of Defense
Freeze Possible on All Promotions, Recruiting, PCS Moves – S&S
DOD Eyes Trimming Danger-Pay; for Some it’s a ‘Slap in the Face’ – S&S
Pentagon Eyes Cuts in Danger Pay – AP
Navy Should Delay Next Carrier, GAO Audit Says – Bloomberg
US Marines in Australia to Reach 1,000 Next Year – BD
Ex-US Official Gets 19 Years for Bribery Scheme – AP
Trial Delayed for Army General Facing Sex Charges – AP
Army Relieves Fort Jackson General – AP
Missing in Action, but Not Forever – NYT Opinion
What's the Future for the Navy's Stealth Drones? – FP Opinion
Is Military Sexual Assault Really an Epidemic? – FP Opinion
United States
Former Agents Call Immigration Plan ‘Huge Waste of Resources’ – WT
Obama's Europe Envoy Questioned on Clinton, Benghazi – AP
Benghazi Talking Points Not Shared with Clinton, Nuland Says – WT
VA Triples Spending on Homelessness Problem – S&S
World
The Dreary World Economy – WP Opinion
Reshaping the World Through Trade – LAT Opinion
Africa
Rare Praise Given to DR Congo on Fighting Torture – UPI
Medical Charity Criticizes UN’s Congo Mandate – VOA
UK Aid Targets Africa 'Food Crisis' – BBC
China Signs $1.1bn Deal with Nigeria – BBC
EU Boosts Aid to 'Deteriorating' CAR – VOA
Ugandan Rebels Attack Eastern Congolese Town – AP
S. Africa: Mandela’s Kin Face Gray Area on End of Life – NYT
S. Africa's Malema Launches Political Group – BBC
Malawi Police Challenge Corruption Report – VOA
Cautious International Support for Guinea-Bissau Ahead of Elections – VOA
Namibia in Grips of Worst Drought In Decades – VOA
Americas
13 Gunmen Killed in Clash With Mexican Soldiers – AP
In Mexican Mayoral Race, Winner Once Declared Dead – WP
Brazil Strikes Block Ports and Roads – BBC
Brazil’s Workers Take to Streets in One-Day Strike – NYT
Asia / Pacific
US-China Military Ties Growing, Pacom Commander Says – AFPS
US Vulnerable to China’s Nuclear-Tipped Submarine-Launched Missiles – WT
US, China to Focus on Economy on Final Day of Talks – VOA
US, China to Discuss Investment Treaty, but Cybersecurity a Concern – NYT
Vietnamese President to Visit Washington – VOA
Dozens of Inmates, Including Terrorists, Flee Indonesian Prison – NYT
Mass Escape from Indonesian Jail – BBC
Indonesian Police Crackdown on Islamist Raids During Ramadan – VOA
Indonesia Army Takes Control of Prison After Riot – AP
Militants Seek Weeks-Long Halt to Thai Violence – AP
Burma Sentences 23 for Violence – BBC
Burma's $8.5 Billion Port Project Facing Hurdles – VOA
Cambodian PM Asks King to Pardon Opposition Leader – AP
China’s Approaching Hegemony – WT Opinion
China's Military Closer to France Than US – ND Opinion
Europe
Russian Whistleblower Posthumously Convicted – VOA
Magnitsky Found Posthumously Guilty in Russian Fraud Case – WP
Genocide Charge Reinstated Against Leader of Bosnian Serbs – NYT
Bosnia: Karadzic Genocide Charge Reinstated – BBC
Kosovo Adopts Amnesty for Minority Serbs – VOA
Romania Moves to Punish Gulag Guards – AP
South Asia
India’s Supreme Court Ruling Paves Way For Cleaning up Politics – VOA
