31 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 – Clausewitz Homepage – Early Warning
Foreign Affairs – Foreign Policy – Ground Force Dialogue – 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 – Maritime Executive – Military Review
National Defense – Navy Times – Parameters
RUSI – 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
Military: Billions in US Aid to Afghanistan at Risk, Report Warns – S&S
Pentagon Report Foresees Continued Support for Afghanistan – NYT
Report Cites Afghan Security Forces Gains, Progress – AFPS
Report: Afghan Forces Will Need Help Beyond 2014 – S&S
Afghan Forces Will Need Help After NATO Mission Ends – Reuters
SIGAR: Afghan Security Forces Ineffective – WT
Report Faults Karzai Government’s Monopoly on Private Security – WP
Report: Replacement Force for Private Security Contractors Ineffective – S&S
DOD to Issue New Afghan Report as Endgame Looms – DN
Report: US Extends Olive Branch to Taliban, Releases 5 Gitmo Detainees – WT
US to Investigate Accusations Troops Murdered Civilians – Reuters
Syria
Syria: At Least 10 Killed in Homs Mortar Attack – AP
Car Bomb Kills Syrian Kurdish Politician – Reuters
Syria's Kurds Mobilize to Fight al-Qaida Group – AP
Gender-Based Violence Increasing Among Syrian Families – VOA
Turkish Troops Fire Tear Gas to Stop 'Smugglers' From Syria – Reuters
United Nations May Fall Short in Food Aid for Syria – NYT
John Kerry Fights the Wrong War – Bloomberg Opinion
Egypt
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Set for Mass March – VOA
EU Diplomat Meets with Egypt's Morsi – VOA
EU’s Ashton: Ousted Egypt President Well – BBC
EU Foreign Policy Chief Meets With Morsi – NYT
Ousted Egyptian President Meets with Senior EU Diplomat – WP
EU's Ashton Discusses Egypt Crisis with Morsi – AP
Morsi’s Visitors Leave a Mystery on Where He Is – NYT
Hagel, Egypt’s Defense Minister Discuss Security Situation – AFPS
US Balancing Act With Egypt Grows Trickier – NYT
Are American Weapons Being Used by Jihadists in the Sinai? – LWJ
Saudi Arabia Accused of Giving Egypt $1B to Oust Morsi – WT
Suspend Aid to Egypt Now – Bloomberg Editorial
Middle East Peace Talks
Obama Meets Israeli, Palestinian Negotiators – VOA
As Mideast Talks Open, Obama Plays Hands-off Role – AP
Israelis, Palestinians to Launch Talks Aimed at Final Peace Pact – WP
Kerry Hopes to Help Seal Final Mideast Peace Deal in 9 Months – VOA
Kerry Says Goal Is Mideast Peace Deal Within 9 Months – NYT
Israel, Palestinians Eye Peace Deal in 9 Months – AP
Kerry Sees Progress in Israeli-Palestinian Talks – WT
Israeli and Palestinian Negotiators Agree to Tackle Tough Issues – LAT
Mid-East Talks to Work Towards Deal – BBC
Israelis, Palestinians Pessimistic About Peace Talks – VOA
Israeli-Palestinian Talks Begin Amid Deep Divisions – Reuters
Factbox: Key Deals in Past Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks – Reuters
Kerry's Next Move in the Middle East – LAT Opinion
Iraq
Al-Qaida Claims Responsibility for Iraq Bombings – AP
Al Qaeda Affiliate Claims Responsibility for Iraq Bombings – Reuters
Al Qaeda in Iraq Scores Big – NYT Editorial
Iraq Security Forces Outmatched as 'Open War' Returns – Reuters Opinion
Chaos: Iraq Wasn't Supposed to End Like This – DO Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
House Weighs Iran Measure Amid Doubts On Timing – NYT
Iran President's Inner Circle Has Western Accent – AP
Iran Seeks Key Position on UN Disarmament Committee – Reuters
EU Plans Labeling of Israeli Products Made in Occupied Territories – VOA
Saudi Forces Capture Man Wanted for Links to Shi'ite Unrest – Reuters
Blogger Gets 7 Years, 600 Lashes for Offending Saudi Govt – DM
Alwaleed Warns of US Shale Danger to Saudi Arabia – FT
Hagel Thanks Yemen’s President for Security Cooperation – AFPS
Suspected US Drone Kills 3 in Yemen – AP
Kuwait's Ruler Pardons People Convicted of Insulting Him – Reuters
North African Instability a Concern for NATO – Reuters
Tunisia on Brink of Internal Conflict After Assassinations – UPI
Tunisia's Powerful Union Joins Calls for Dissolving Government – Reuters
Tunisia Interior Minister Says Ready to Resign – Reuters
Libya PM Pledges New Government Amid Turmoil – VOA
The Muslim World's Thirty Years' War? – BD Opinion
Killing the Arab Spring in Its Cradle – NYT Opinion
The New Normal: Instability After the Arab Spring – WOTR Opinion
Iran: Hassan Rouhani's Burden – LAT Opinion
WikiLeaks
Manning Is Acquitted of ‘Aiding the Enemy’ – NYT
Manning Found Not Guilty of Aiding the Enemy – WP
Manning Not Guilty of Aiding the Enemy in WikiLeaks Case – LAT
Manning Acquitted of Aiding the Enemy – AP
Acquitted of Aiding the Enemy – Politico
Manning Acquitted of 'Aiding Enemy' But Not of Espionage – CSM
Not Guilty of Aiding the Enemy, Guilty on Other Charges – CNN
Manning Acquitted of Aiding the Enemy in WikiLeaks Case – USAT
Manning Guilty of Espionage in Wikileaks Case – BBC
Manning Cleared of 'Aiding Enemy' Still Faces Life in Prison – DT
Manning Acquitted of Aiding Enemy in WikiLeaks Case – Reuters
Manning Guilty of Espionage But Not 'Aiding Enemy' – AFP
Manning Could Get 100 Years – WP
Free Web Program that Got Manning Convicted of Computer Fraud – WP
How the Verdict Breaks Down – WP
A Mixed Verdict on Manning – NYT Editorial
Manning and Snowden – NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
Odierno: Pay Packages on Path to Hurting Army Readiness – S&S
Navy No. 2 Says Forward Presence Top Priority During Sequestration – S&S
Pentagon Furlough Days Inflated – WS
No Decisions Yet on Cutting Furlough Days, Official Says – AFPS
Odierno: GCV in Danger of Cancelation – Military.com
More on NSA Surveillance Programs to be Declassified – CNN
Guantanamo Prisoners Clamor for 'Fifty Shades of Grey' – VOA
Haney Vows to Maintain Deterrence as Stratcom Commander – AFPS
Navy Finds Fix for LCS Power Woes – DT
MOH Recipient Hopes to Challenge Stigma of Post-Traumatic Stress – ST
Early Retirement Called 'Great Opportunity' for AF Members – S&S
An Escalating Fight Over Military Justice – NYT Editorial
Sending a Message on NSA Surveillance – LAT Editorial
Mend, Don’t End NSA Programs – WP Opinion
A Storm Is Brewing in the Pentagon's Budget – USN&WR Opinion
Sending Our Daughters to War – WT Opinion
United States
Internal Report: Bad Management Drives Talent from CIA – LAT
FBI: Domestic Drone Surveillance Doesn’t Require a Warrant – WE
Cyber Jihadists, State Department Now In Full-Blown Twitter War – FP
CBC Recommends Sheila Jackson Lee for Homeland Security Post – WT
FBI Charges 159 Men With Forcing Teenage Girls Into Prostitution – NYT
US Limbo for Nazi Suspects Ordered Out – AP
Obama's Instant Diplomats – LAT Editorial
Napolitano's Failing Homeland Report Card – UPI Opinion
United Kingdom
'Nearly 100 War Crimes Suspects' in UK Last Year – BBC
3rd UK Serviceman Dies After Training Exercise – AP
A Trade with Terrorists – WT Editorial
Australia
Australia’s Dangerous New Refugee Policy – Bloomberg Editorial
Africa
Hospital: Explosions Kill 24 in Northern Nigeria – VOA
Bars Targeted in Nigeria Kano Blasts – BBC
Nigeria Arrests 42 Boko Haram Suspects – VOA
Nigeria Lost $10.9 Billion to Oil Theft in Two Years-Audit – Reuters
134 People Killed in Clashes in Sudan's Darfur – Reuters
UN Demands End to Escalating Violence in Sudan’s Darfur – AP
Tensions High on Eve of Zimbabwe Elections – WP
In Zimbabwe Poll, Mud-Slinging Trumps Debate of Real Issues – VOA
Fraud Cries Spike Ahead of Zimbabwe Election – VOA
Mugabe Accused of Rigging Zimbabwe Election – VOA
Zimbabwe: Mugabe Keeps Grip, But Opposition Grows Bolder – NYT
Zimbabwe's Mugabe 'Will Step Down' If He Loses Election – VOA
Mugabe Vows to Step Down if Defeated – BBC
Zimbabwe Riot Police Deploy on Eve of Tight Election – Reuters
In the Shadow of Mandela, Zimbabwe's Mugabe Fights On – Reuters
Former Mali PM Keita Takes Lead in Presidential Vote – VOA
Ex-Prime Minister Keita Holds Wide Lead in Mali Vote – Reuters
Europe Says Malian Vote Was Calm – UPI
Nigeria Pulls Battalion of Troops From Mali – AP
UN Issues DR Congo Rebels Ultimatum – BBC
DR Congo Sexual Violence Sharply Rises – VOA
UN Congo Mission to Establish Goma Security Zone – AP
Rwanda Dismisses US Charges It Backs Congo Rebels – Reuters
'New Somalia' Risk as Warlords Rule in CAR – Reuters
Amid Crackdown in Uganda, Activists Publish Books – AP
Somalia Support Confirmed After Terror Attack – UPI
Somalia Polio Outbreak Places Ethiopia at Risk – VOA
Kenya Jails Nine Somali Pirates for Attacking German Ship – Reuters
South Africa: Mandela Still Critical but Improving – Reuters
Americas / Caribbean
Colombia: FARC Insists on Delegation for Former-Marine's Release – AP
Colombia's FARC Wants Leftist Involved in Freeing US Captive – Reuters
2 Venezuelans Charged in Shooting of US Officials – AP
US Would Be Willing to Invest in Nicaragua Canal – AP
Honduras Declares Emergency After Dengue Kills 16 – AP
UN Attacks Chile's Action on Mapuche – BBC
UN: Chile Should Calm Land Dispute With Mapuche – AP
Brazil Policemen Tried Over Carandiru Jail Massacre – BBC
Paraguay Peasants Temporarily Seize Disputed Land – AP
Asia / Pacific
A. Carter Hosts Japanese Defense Official at Pentagon – AFPS
Japan Envoy Meets China Foreign Minister Amid Strained Ties – Reuters
China Rules Out High-Level Summit with Japan Over Island Dispute – VOA
Chinese Make Presence Known in East China Sea – NYT
Biden Says US to Push China for South China Sea Code – Bloomberg
US Conducts South China Sea Surveillance for Philippines – UPI
Chinese Magazine Gives New Details on Charges Against Bo Xilai – Reuters
US, South Korea Review North Korean Options – UPI
US-South Korea Exercises Vital to Readiness, General Says – AFPS
Panama Uncovers Fighter Jet Engines From Seized N. Korea Ship – Reuters
Reports: J. Carter Making Private Trip to North Korea – VOA
Filipino Troops Kill Rebels Who Attacked Oil Truck – AP
Cambodia's PM Mulls Post-Poll Options in Silence – AP
Indonesia Promises Not to Snoop on Foreign Leaders – Reuters
Inroads in Cambodia – WP Editorial
Rhetoric and Reality of the US Rebalance – EAF Opinion
Europe
Cyprus UN Envoy Says Peace Talks Could Resume in October – Reuters
Conscripting Change: Norway’s Case for Neutrality – RUSI
France: Looted Cannes Gems Worth $136 Million – VOA
Portugal PM Wins Confidence Vote, Vows to Meet Bailout Goals – Reuters
Italy's Top Court Begins Crucial Berlusconi Case Hearing – Reuters
Romania: Communist Jail Guard Accused of Deaths – AP
Serbian PM Moves to Oust Finance Minister, Risking Election – Reuters
South Asia
Low-Key Businessman Named Pakistan's President – VOA
Pakistan Chooses President After Jailbreak Underscores Threats – NYT
Militants Free Jailed Terrorists from Pakistani Prison – VOA
More Than 200 Escape in Pakistan Prison Attack – NYT
Pakistan: Taliban Jailbreak Frees Hundreds – BBC
Pakistani Taliban Free Dozens of Terrorists in Jail Break – McClatchy
Mass Jail Break in Pakistan as Taliban Storm Prison – Reuters
India Boosts Military Ties with Myanmar – DN
Second Indian Carrier Completes Sea Trials – USNI
