26 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 – Early Warning Blog
Infinity Journal – Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
Information Dissemination – 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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Afghanistan
Dempsey Upbeat, Encouraged by Afghan Visit – AFPS
With Insider Help, Assailants in 'Green-on-Blue' Attacks Slip Away – S&S
Crisis in Kabul: Security at US Embassy in Disarray, Diplomats at Risk – WT
Afghan Insurgents Find New Opening for IED Attacks – AP
Taliban Seize Police Force in a Hamlet – NYT
Talking to the Taliban – TNI Opinion
Hurdles to a Deal with Afghanistan – WP Opinion
Safeguarding the Afghan Election – WP Opinion
Syria
Syrian Opposition Urges US to Provide Weapons Fast – AP
US Uses Rebel Supply Lines as It Prepares to Send Arms – Reuters
Syria Lashes Out at US Move to Arm Rebels – AP
Kerry Presses Syrians to Commit to Peace Talks – WP
Al-Qaeda Uses Ice Cream to Try to Win Hearts and Minds – WP
UN's Ban: Syrian Death Toll Hits 100,000 – VOA
Syria Death Toll Rises Above 100,000 – BBC
Assad Endures While the West Looks Weak – DT Editorial
Syrian Refugees: No Way Home – TG Editorial
No Easy Fix to Syria Crisis Now – TG Opinion
Parsing Dempsey’s Syria Advice – USN&WR Opinion
Egypt
Aid Can Keep Flowing, Despite Overthrow, White House Decides – NYT
Contractual Issues Complicate Debate Over Future of Aid to Egypt – WP
Egyptian General Calls for Pro-Military Demonstrations – WT
Violence Feared as Egypt Braces for Rival Protests – VOA
Egypt Braces for Rival Rallies, Army Signals Crackdown – Reuters
Egypt Braces for Day of Rival Rallies – AP
Egyptian Military Seeks to Consolidate Role – VOA
Egypt’s Grab for Authoritarianism – WP Opinion
A Faustian Pact: Generals as Democrats – NYT
Iraq
Dozens Dead in Violence Across Iraq – BBC
Officials: Cafe Bombings, Attacks Kill 42 in Iraq – AP
Bombings and Shootings Kill 28 Across Iraq – Reuters
US Aids Manhunt for Escaped al Qaeda Members in Iraq – TH
Iraq Speaker Warns of Prison Raid Security Fallout – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry, at UN, Discusses Crises in Africa, Syria and Mideast – NYT
US Eases Iran Medicine Sanctions – BBC
US Makes It Easier to Sell Medical Supplies to Iran – Reuters
Hamas Closes News Media Outlets – NYT
In Lebanon, Refugees Turn to Refugees for Help – VOA
UN Criticizes Israel's Plan to Displace Bedouins – AP
UAE Arrests Islamists in 'Crackdown' – BBC
UAE Rape Dispute Points to Wider Islamic Rules – AP
Tunisians Protest After Opposition Leader Assassination – VOA
Second Opposition Leader Assassinated in Tunisia – NYT
Tunisia Opposition Leader Brahmi Shot Dead – BBC
Tunisian Opposition Leader Killed, Party Says – AP
Inching Forward in the Mideast – NYT Editorial
Want Mideast Peace? Get Rid of Hamas – Bloomberg Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Report: More Should be Done to Prevent US Money Going to Terrorists – S&S
Hezbollah Will be in Lebanon's Next Government – McClatchy
No, Hezbollah Isn't a 'Stabilizing' Force – Commentary Opinion
Snowden Affair / Related Issues / Fallout
Spy Agencies Under Heaviest Scrutiny Since the ’70s – NYT
Roberts’s Picks Reshaping Secret Surveillance Court – NYT
House Proposal to Curtail NSA in Response to Snowden Fails – WP
US Lawmakers Want Sanctions on Any Country Taking In Snowden – VOA
Merkel Aide Testifies to German Parliament Panel on NSA – AP
Domestic Snoops Win the Day – WT Editorial
Liberty vs. ‘Safety’ – WT Opinion
WikiLeaks
US Court-Martial of WikiLeaks Soldier Winds Down – VOA
US Trial of Manning, WikiLeaks Source, at Final Stage – AFP
Military Prosecutor Portrays Pfc. Manning as Traitor – WP
Prosecutor Casts Manning as ‘Anarchist’ for Leaking Archives – NYT
Prosecutors: Manning Abused His Country's Trust – AP
Prosecutor: Manning 'Betrayed His Country' – BBC
Manning Sought Fame with Leaks, Prosecutor Says – BS
US Department of Defense
Navy Defends LCS Against GAO Report – Bloomberg
Pentagon Spokesman: Public Affairs Must Change With Times – AFPS
Services Continue Efforts to Open Combat Jobs for Women – AFPS
Military Vows to Put Women in Combat Roles by 2016 – Bloomberg
Lawmakers: Sexual Assault Cases Best Kept in Chain of Command – S&S
Military Censors Christian Chaplain, Atheists Want Punishment – Breitbart
Pentagon Signs $31K Contract for Oil Portrait of Leon Panetta – WS
Heroes, Villains, & Victims: 3 Myths About the Military – FP Opinion
Hagel is Repeating Mistakes of the Past – EWB Opinion
United States
Politics, Money Play Key Role in Obama Ambassador Appointments – VOA
US Prosecutors Launch Largest Ever Hacking Fraud Case – BBC
Dear Hollywood: War Veterans Aren’t Here to Kill You – FD Opinion
Australia
Exercise Shows Cultural Alignment, Different Approaches – S&S
Ospreys Enter the Lineup in Talisman Saber Exercise – S&S
UN ‘Troubled’ by Australia’s New Policy on Asylum Seekers – NYT
Australia's Abbott in Asylum Pledge – BBC
Assange Seeks Seat in the Australian Senate – NYT
US Navy to Recover Bombs From Great Barrier Reef – Reuters
Africa
Kerry, at UN, Discusses Crises in Africa, Syria and Mideast – NYT
Carter Discusses Security Partnership With Leaders in Ethiopia – AFPS
US Concern Over South Sudan Cabinet Sacking – BBC
Kiir Flexes Muscles but Risks Splitting South Sudan – Reuters
Fears Over UN Force in DR Congo – BBC
Guinea Official: Ethnic Clashes Death Toll Hits 98 – VOA
Mali Candidates Pledge Reconciliation – VOA
ECOWAS Confident of Peaceful Mali Election – VOA
Togo Holds Twice-Delayed Parliamentary Vote – VOA
Togo Votes in Long-Delayed Elections – VOA
South Sudan Teeters on Chaos – WP Editorial
Americas / Caribbean
Cartel Violence Escalates in Mexico’s Troubled Michoacan State – WP
Mexican Judge Orders Zetas Cartel Leader to Trial – AP
Colombian Leader Santos Defends Constitutionality of Peace Law – Reuters
OAS Backs Fragile El Salvador Gang Truce – Reuters
Pope Scolds Rich, Demands Social Justice in Visit to Brazil Slum – VOA
Touring Slum in Rio, Pope Urges Young to Fight Against Corruption – NYT
Cholera Outbreak in Haiti Tied to UN Peacekeepers, Report Says – WP
Uruguay President Says Fidel Castro Mentally Sharp – AP
Mexico's 'New' Drug War – LAT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
Chinese Assist in Planning for 2014 RIMPAC War Games – HSA
Japan Concerned by Chinese Military Activity – AP
Japan Defense Report Says Drones, Marines Needed – AP
Japan to Mull Ability to Hit Enemy Bases in Defense Review – Reuters
China's Vice President Urges North Korea's Kim to Enter Talks – Reuters
North Korean Leader Makes Rare Public Appearance – VOA
2 Koreas Fail to Agree on Terms to Reopen Factory Complex – NYT
North Korea Threatens to Put Troops at Factory Park – AP
North Korea to Put Captured US Spy Ship on Display – AP
China Indicts Bo Xilai for Bribery, Corruption – VOA
Philippine Defense Department Bought Wrong Choppers – MT
Obama, Vietnam’s President Discuss Trade, Human Rights – VOA
Obama and Vietnam’s Leader Pledge Deeper Ties – NYT
Obama Talks Rights, Trade With Vietnamese Leader – WT
Cambodia: Shifting Allegiances Shape Tougher Than Usual Election – NYT
Religious Freedom for Vietnam – WT Editorial
On Vietnam: Skipping the Photo Op – WT Opinion
Russia's Military on the March in Asia – TNI Opinion
Europe
A Continent Mired in Crisis Coins Language of Economic Pain – NYT
Driver in Custody After 80 Killed in Spain Train Crash – VOA
Spain Train Crash Driver Faces Probe – BBC
US Chargs Russian with Hacking Nasdaq, Banks Stealing Millions – WT
Human Rights Court: Trial of Russian Oil Tycoon Unfair – VOA
European Court Says Russia Did Not Persecute Ex-Tycoon – NYT
Political Trials in Ukraine, Tajikistan Draw UN Rebuke – Reuters
South Asia
Pakistani Taliban Attack Raises New Fears – VOA
Taliban Claim Deadly Attack on Pakistani Spy Agency – NYT
Under Criticism, US Scales Back Drone Strikes in Pakistan – AP
