13 August 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 – Feral Jundi – 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
MountainRunner – 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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US Department of Defense
New Retirement Options for Enlistees Could Save Cash for Military – S&S
Top Admiral Expects More Deferred Maintenance – AP
Despite Fracking, US Military Still Looks to Biofuel Over Natural Gas – S&S
MIA Lab, Navy at Odds Over Exhuming USS Oklahoma Casualties – HAS
Army Colonel: Physical Strength Not the End-all, Be-all – WT
First Woman Superintendent Takes Over at Air Force Academy – TG
A Post-Sequestration Blueprint for a Leaner and Smarter Military – USNI Opinion
America's Nation-Building at Gunpoint – LAT Opinion
Kill the Department of Defense – ZP Opinion
Hasan Court-Martial / Associated Issues
Jurors Listen to 911 Call as Fort Hood Massacre Trial Resumes – EN
Hasan Silent So Far Amid Fort Hood Shooting Trial – AP
Fort Hood Massacre Trial Moving Fast – NYDN
Jury Given Time Amid Rapid Pace of Fort Hood Trial – AP
Fort Hood Victims Want Shooting Tried As Act Of Terror – AP
Manning Court-Martial / Associated Issues
Manning Defense Keys on Mental Health, Leadership – AP
US Rights Group Urges Nobel Peace Prize for WikiLeaks Soldier – VOA
Petition Backs Bradley Manning for Nobel Peace Prize – AP
US Intelligence Community / Associated Issues
NSA Leaks Make Plan for Cyberdefense Unlikely – NYT
Kerry Defends NSA Surveillance Programs – AP
Clapper Establishes Review Group to Examine Intelligence Collection – AFPS
US Sets Up Intelligence Surveillance Technology Review Body – Reuters
US Panel to Review Intelligence Gathering and Privacy – VOA
Official: US, Germany to Negotiate 'No Spy' Pact – AP
Merkel's Chief of Staff Says US Spies Did Not Break German Law – Reuters
Empty NSA Reforms – WP Opinion
United States
Company to Develop New Crowd-Sourcing Tech for Disaster Response – OS
4 Takeaways from Obama’s Speech to Veterans – S&S
What the President Didn’t Say to Veterans – S&S
American Citizen Renunciations Are Soaring – WSJ
Many DC Think Tanks Now Players in Partisan Wars – BG
Washington Idle, But Immigration Battle Continues – VOA
Al Jazeera America: Will US Viewers Buy It? – USAT
US Judge: Four-Year Sentences to Men in Taliban Drug Sting – Reuters
Fla. Terrorism Suspect Pleads Not Guilty – AP
Florida Man Pleads Not Guilty in Alleged Terror Plot – Reuters
US Reforming Mandatory Drug Sentencing – VOA
Holder Seeks to Avert Mandatory Sentences for Some Drug Offenders – WP
US Eyes Criminal Justice Shake-Up – BBC
Rethinking Drug Sentences – LAT Editorial
US Coast Guard Needs a Reinvention – USNI Opinion
United Kingdom
Britain Weighs Legal Action Against Spain on Gibraltar – Reuters
UK 'Considers' Gibraltar Legal Move – BBC
Britain Threatens Legal Action Over Gibraltar – LAT
Murdered Briton's Family Seeks Compensation from China – VOA
Family Seeks Compensation for Businessman’s Death in China – NYT
Scotland's Year of Decision – UPI Opinion
United Nations
UN: Nearly 35 Million Migrants Are Under Age 20 – AP
Should the UN be Doing More to Fight Organized Crime? – IRIN Opinion
Africa
US Eyes Competition with Europe for Africa Trade – VOA
Pan African Conference Calls for Interreligious Freedom, Tolerance – VOA
Zimbabwe's Mugabe Tells Opponents to Accept His Victory – VOA
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe in Stinging Attack on Rivals – BBC
President Mugabe of Zimbabwe Tells Defeated Rivals: "Go Hang" – LAT
Keita Wins Mali Presidential Vote After Rival Admits Defeat – Reuters
Keita Wins Mali Presidential Poll – BBC
Cisse Concedes Defeat in Mali Election – VOA
Keita Wins Mali Election After Opponent Concedes – AP
Gunmen Kill 44 at Nigeria Mosque – BBC
44 People Shot Dead in Nigerian Mosque – VOA
Agents: 44 Gunned Down in Nigeria Mosque – AP
Satellites Prove Forced Evictions in Nigeria, Amnesty Says – VOA
AI: ‘Mass Evictions’ from Nigeria Slums – BBC
Sudan: Tribal Clashes in Darfur Leave Scores Dead – UPI
Somalia's al-Shabab Praises US 'Martyrs' in Video – AP
Americas / Caribbean
Kerry in Colombia for Trade, Security Talks – VOA
Kerry and Colombia Leaders Discuss Guerrilla War and Spying – NYT
In Sweeping Change, Mexico Seeks Foreign Investments – NYT
Mexico's Leader Unveils Plan to Open Oil Industry to Foreign Firms – LAT
Mexican President Proposes Historic Changes to Oil Monopoly – WP
Mexico Opens Oil Sector to Investment – BBC
6 Killed in Gun Attack in Violent Mexican State – AP
Kerry Works to Shore Up Relations With Brazil – AP
Spying Scandal Sets Back US Chances for Jet Sale to Brazil – Reuters
Report: Drug Lords Behind Attacks on Brazil NGO – AP
Argentina's Fernandez Weakened by Vote but Still in Charge – Reuters
Argentine Primary Makes Fernandez Lame-Duck Leader – AP
Peru Police Kill Shining Path Rebels – BBC
Peru Says Slain Rebels May Be Shining Path Leaders – AP
Rights Group: Ecuador’s Correa Seeks to Trample NGOs – AP
Fidel Castro's Role in Cuba Is Chiefly Offstage as He Turns 87 – Reuters
Cuba: Raul Castro’s Empty Talk – WP Editorial
Asia / Pacific
Two Sentenced to Death for China Violence – VOA
5 Uighurs Sentenced in China for Attack – NYT
Korea Asks Pentagon to Change Sea's Name in War Display – S&S
US Urges N. Korea to Free Detainee as Health Worsens – AP
Fresh Burma Clashes Signal Growing Muslim Desperation – VOA
Cambodian Opposition Rejects Election Results – VOA
Cambodia Confirms Hun Sen Party Win – BBC
Cambodia Suspends Military Programs with US – AP
Powerful Typhoon Rakes Northern Philippines – NYT
The Latest US-Chinese Trade Fight – WP Editorial
Demons of History Block Japan’s International Ambitions – CB Opinion
Europe
'Rural Berlin Walls' Divide Communities After Russia-Georgia War – VOA
Russia Steps Up Raids Against Migrants – NYT
French Muslims Fear Surge in Attacks by Far-Right Militants – VOA
Greece's Recession Eases, But Economy Contracts Significantly – VOA
Italian Senate Vote on Berlusconi's Future in Fall – AP
Hungary: World's Most Wanted Suspected Nazi War Criminal Dies – VOA
Middle East
Kerry Still Hopeful on Mideast Peace Talks – AP
Kerry Hopeful on Middle East Talks – BBC
In Latest Middle East Peace Bid, a Few Reasons for Optimism – WP
Dempsey Arrives in Israel, First Stop on Middle East Trip – AFPS
Israel, Jordan, US Face Common Threats, Dempsey Says – AFPS
Syria Risks Shape Mideast Visit by CJCS Dempsey – NYT
Israel Names Palestinian Prisoners to Be Freed – VOA
Israel Names Palestinian Prisoners to Be Released – NYT
Israeli Pain, Palestinian Joy Over Inmate Release – AP
Timing of Israeli Housing Plans May Be Part of Political Calculation – NYT
Settlement Expansion Clouds Peace Talks – Reuters
Kerry: Israeli Settlements Should Not Disrupt Mideast Talks – Reuters
US Eyeing Syrian Opposition Alliances, Chemical Weapons Moves – Reuters
US Providing $15m to Fund for Syrian Opposition – AP
Sudan Feeding Secretive Arms Pipeline to Syria Rebels – NYT
Turkey Signals More Pragmatic Approach to Syria's Kurds – VOA
Rebel Chief in Syria Visits Assad’s Home Region – NYT
Syrian Opposition Report Maps Post-Assad Rule – AP
Russia Says Syria Peace Talks Unlikely Before October – Reuters
Syria Fallout Raises Tensions in Lebanon’s Palestinian Camps – VOA
Al-Qaeda’s Iraq Affiliate Expands Presence in Syria – WP
State Department Confirms AQ in Iraq Leader Relocated to Syria – LWJ
Al-Qaida Wreaking Havoc on Iraq – UPI
Bombs Kill 22 Iraqis Near Baghdad – VOA
Attacks Kill 26 in Central and Western Iraq – AP
Deadly Bomb Attack Hits Iraq Cafe – BBC
US Plans To Sell $4.3B In Gear, Support to Iraq – BD
Iraq Kirkuk Oil Flow to Turkey Halted – Reuters
Iran’s Rouhani Questions Use of Sanctions – UPI
Rouhani Defends Cabinet Choices in Iran Parliament Debate – VOA
Saudi Feud Too Bitter for New Iran President to Fix – Reuters
Lebanon: Hezbollah Attackers Subject of Arrest Warrant – UPI
Embassies Open, But Yemen Stays on Terror Watch – NYT
Iran Wants Answers on Envoy Nabbed in Yemen – UPI
AQAP Chief Vows to Free Jailed Al-Qaeda Members – AFP
Bahrain Will 'Forcefully Confront' Planned August 14 Protests – Reuters
Shortsighted Thinking on Israeli Settlements – NYT Editorial
Will Israel's Arabs Get a Say in its Future? – LAT Editorial
One-State Dream, One-State Nightmare – NYT Opinion
Does the US Pay Families When Drones Kill Innocents? – ProPublica Opinion
North Africa
Egypt Delays Plans to Clear Morsi Backers From Camps – NYT
In Egypt, Morsi Backers Braced for Crackdown that Never Came – LAT
Egypt Delays Morsi Camps Crackdown – BBC
Protests Swell, Prompt Egypt to Postpone Dispersal – AP
Mursi Supporters Stand Firm, Brace for Egypt Crackdown – Reuters
Egyptian Liberals Urge Crackdown Against Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins – WP
Egypt Protesters Defy Warning to Disperse – VOA
Israel Says It Intercepts Rocket Launch Near Egypt's Sinai – Reuters
Israel Army Shoots Down Rocket Near Egypt Border – AP
Key Events in Egypt's Uprising and Unrest – AP
Tunisia Bombs Islamist Militants in Mountain Hideouts – Reuters
Libyan Oil Output Cut In Half By Strikes, Disruption – VOA
Algeria Issues Arrest Warrant for Ex-OPEC Chief – AP
Algeria Issues Arrest Warrants for Former Oil Minister, Others – Reuters
What to Do About Egypt? – WOTR Opinion
What's the Matter with Egypt's Liberals? – WP Opinion
South Asia
As Afghanistan Endgame Looms, Deadly Edge to India-Pakistan Rivalry – Reuters
Afghan 'Insurgents' Now Called 'Enemies of Afghanistan' – USAT
Afghan Cyber Guerrillas Step Up Attacks on Pakistani Websites – S&S
Afghan Talent Shows Spotlight Culture Clash – S&S
Cholera Outbreak in Northeast Afghanistan – AP
India Hits 'Milestone' with Launch of Own Aircraft Carrier – DN
India Launches Indigenously-Built Aircraft Carrier – VOA
India Launches Homegrown Aircraft Carrier – WSJ
India Unveils Home-Built Aircraft Carrier – BBC
India Unveils Home-Built Aircraft Carrier – AP
Pakistan Accuses India of Shelling, Killing Man – AP
