17 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 One
Defense Tech – DoD Buzz – The Diplomat – 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 Cabinet Takes Oath of Office – VOA
Interim Egypt Government Sworn In – BBC
Egypt’s New Government Doesn’t Include Muslim Brotherhood – NYT
Egypt Cabinet Has Women, Christians; No Islamists – AP
Egypt's Future Unclear Following Islamist Ouster – VOA
Morsi Supporters Seek ‘New Revolution’ – WP
Egypt's Brotherhood Rebuffs Talks After Deadly Clashes – Bloomberg
Don’t Cut Support for Egypt – WP Opinion
Afghanistan
German General Pledges 2015 Presence in Afghanistan – S&S
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan at 2,112 – AP
Forget the Troops, Can the Afghan Government Lead? – DO Opinion
Syria
Britain Said to Step Back From Push to Arm Syrian Rebels – NYT
UN: Syria Crisis 'Worst Since Rwanda' – BBC
UN Envoy: Iraq and Syrian Conflicts are Merging – AP
In Syria, a New Kind of Trouble – WP
Iraqi Kurdistan Struggles to Cope with Syrian Refugees – VOA
UN Officials: War Crimes Now 'The Rule' in Syria – VOA
UN: Some 5,000 Syrians Being Killed Every Month – AP
Militiamen 'Kill Syria Mediators' – BBC
Child Among 9 Syrians Executed at Border Checkpoint – DT
Fire from Syria Hits Israeli-Controlled Golan – AP
Ruins in a Center of Syria’s Uprising – NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Returns to Mideast to Press for Talks – VOA
Kerry Returns to Middle East in Bid for Peace Talks – NYT
Iraq Attacks Make for Deadly Start to Holy Month – AP
UN Envoy: Iraq and Syrian Conflicts are Merging – AP
Roadside Bombing Targets Hezbollah Officials in Lebanon – WP
EU Announces Tougher Stance on Israeli Settlements – WP
Israel Condemns EU Rules on Territory Seized in 1967 War – NYT
Israel Condemns EU Settlements Rule – BBC
Dutch Couple Warn of Yemen Execution – BBC
Armed Protesters Storm Libya's Zueitina Oil Port – Reuters
Algerian President Returns Home After Treatment in France – VOA
Hard Choices for the New Middle East – DO Opinion
Not an Iraqi Civil War – FP Opinion
Have We Forgotten About Iraq? – WOTR Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
French Arrest Norwegian Suspected of Terror Plot – AP
Musician in French Terror Arrest – BBC
Judge Turns Down Bid to End Gitmo Force-Feeding – AP
Snowden Affair / Related Issues / Fallout
Email Exchange Between Snowden and Former Senator Humphrey – TG
Experts Say US Spy Alliance will Survive Snowden – AP
Snowden Files Request for Temporary Russian Asylum – VOA
NSA Leaker Submits Formal Request for Russian Asylum – WP
Leaker Files for Asylum to Remain in Russia – NYT
Snowden Applies for Asylum in Russia – BBC
Snowden Submits Request for Asylum in Russia – AP
US Lawsuits Contest Legality of Government's Surveillance – VOA
US Department of Defense
Hagel Orders 20 Percent Cut in Pentagon Top Brass, Civilians – WP
Hagel: Top Military Staff to be Cut 20 Percent – AP
Hagel Meets With Troops on Fort Bragg, Discusses Budget – AFPS
Drone That Wouldn't Die: How a Defense Contractor Bested the Pentagon – TA
Firms Challenge $3.5 billion US Navy Award to Hewlett-Packard – Bloomberg
Fla. Congressman Backs Increased Funding for F-35s – TT
DOD Supports Continuing Timely Procurement Law, Official Says – AFPS
Joint Enabling Capabilities Command Postures for Future Ops – AFPS
Camp Lejeune Marines Introduced to New Pistol Program – DN
IG Review Finds 'Serious Deficiencies' in 1 of 10 Sex Assault Cases – S&S
Senators Join Fight to Remove Sex Assault Cases from Chain of Command – S&S
Army Investigating Potential Radiation Hazard at Fort Bliss – EPT
Jury Selected for Court-Martial in Fort Hood Killings – ASS
Generals Questioned as Potential Jurors in Sinclair's Court-Martial – FO
The Next QDR Is the Last Chance for Sanity – DO Opinion
Building a Better Soldier-Diplomat – DO Opinion
United States
An Amicable Prelude to Senate Hearing on UN Nominee – WP
France's FM Says US No Longer Dictates World Events – McClatchy
Universities in US Besieged by Cyberattacks From Abroad – NYT
Criticized Petraeus to Take $1 Salary at NY School – AP
Intel Wars: DIA, CIA and Flynn’s Battle to Consolidate Spying – DO Opinion
Failing Those Who Served – WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Italian PM Warns of 'Huge Risk' That Britain Leaves EU – Reuters
UK Arms Exports 'Raise Questions' – BBC
UK Lawmakers Urge Caution in Arms Exports – AP
Police Attacked in East Belfast – BBC
SAS Standards Must Not Slip – DM Opinion
Australia
Why are US Marines in Australia? Just Don't Mention China – S&S
Africa
US Troops Help Fill in for Striking Djibouti Workers – S&S
Zimbabwe PM's Party Declares No Faith in Polls – VOA
US Worried Ahead of Zimbabwe Poll, Warns on Credibility – Reuters
Baba Jukwa: Zimbabwe's Elusive Whistleblower – VOA
Sudan's Bashir Leaves Nigeria Amid Calls for Arrest – VOA
Sudan’s President One Step Ahead of a Suit and a Warrant – NYT
Sudan's Wanted Bashir Leaves Nigeria – BBC
Diplomat: Sudan Leader Has Fled Nigeria – AP
Broken Bodies, but Still Bloodlust, in South Sudan Hospital – VOA
DR Congo: Violence Forces Tens of Thousands to Flee N. Kivu – VOA
UN Experts: Eritrea Pays Warlord to Influence Somalia – Reuters
CAR President Says 'Security Has Returned' – VOA
Mali's Main Parties Say Will Accept Election Result – Reuters
Rwanda Genocide Woman Jailed in US – BBC
Guinea's Conde Appeals for Calm After 11 Killed in Ethnic Clashes – Reuters
Deadly Ethnic Clashes in Guinea – BBC
Americas
Los Zetas’ CartelBboss, Trevino Morales, Captured in Nuevo Laredo – WT
Zetas Leader Captured in Precision Operation – AP
Capture of Mexican Crime Boss Appears to End Brutal Chapter – NYT
Arrest Could Break Cartel's Hold in Mexico – USAT
Kingpin Capture Shows Role of US-Trained Mexican Marines – USAT
Zetas Kingpin’s Arrest Boosts Peña Nieto’s Credentials – WP
Obama Says Capture of Cartel Boss Shows Mexico Serious – Reuters
Colombian, Venezuelan Leaders Say Will Meet to Mend Ties – Reuters
ELN Rebels Surrender in Colombia – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Philippines Says UN Tribunal Meets on South China Sea – AP
South Korea Blames North for Cyber Attacks – VOA
N. Korea Defies Isolation with Fastest Growth Since 2008 – Bloomberg
Korean Talks on Reopening Joint Complex See Little Progress – VOA
Seized N. Korean Ship: Cuba Confirms its Weapons on Board – BBC
Panama Finds Suspected Weapons on N. Korean Ship – AP
N. Korean Ship Carried Suspected Missile-System Components – WP
Missile Radars on N. Korean Ship a Threat to Aircraft – USAT
Panama Seizes Korean Ship, and Sugar-Coated Arms Parts – NYT
US 'Strongly Supports' Panama Inspection of North Korean Ship – VOA
Prosecutors Raid Home of Former South Korean President – NYT
China Detains Activist Lawyer Xu Zhiyong – AP
Former Japan Premier Sues PM for Libel Over Fukushima Comments – VOA
Philippines 'Studying Options' on Proposed US Base-Sharing – VOA
Eurasia’s ‘Lost Heart’ – WP Editorial
A Preemptive Strike on North Korea? – WOTR Opinion
Europe
Russia Holds Biggest War Games in Decades – AP
Turkish Police Detain 30 in Crackdown on Demonstrators – NYT
South Asia
Depsang Bulge Incursion Accidental, Chinese Think-Tank Says – TOI
Under Pressure, Bangladesh Adopts New Labor Law – NYT
Anger over Ban on Sri Lanka Film – BBC
Pakistan Needs to Raise a New Corps – TNI Opinion
