14 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 – USIP
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US Department of Defense
Pentagon Eyes Shuttering, Combining Regional Commands – WT
DOD Ponders Life Without AFRICOM – S&S
USIP Tapped to Facilitate National Defense Panel – USIP
Army COL: Physical Strength Not End-All, Be-All of Combat Service – WT
DOD Auditing V-22 Osprey Performance – S&S
DOD to Release V-22 Osprey Classified Audit – MCT
Improved MV-22 Osprey Joins President's Escort – McClatchy
USAF Nuclear Unit Fails Safety Test – BBC
Air Force Nuclear Missile Unit Fails Key Security Test – AP
Air Force to Shut Down Space Fence – Reuters
AF to Dismiss Anyone Found to Have Committed Sexual Misconduct – S&S
From the Fleet: O-5 Says Stop Coddling Sailors – NT
Improved Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft Now Part of Obama's Escort – McClatchy
New Retirement Options for Enlistees Could Save Cash for Military – S&S
Airman's Death Sentence for Georgia Murders Overturned – S&S
Public Esteem for Military Still High – Pew
Why America Needs the Air Force – BD Opinion
Feinstein and Durbin: How to Close Gitmo – LAT Opinion
Pentagon Fears Big Data as National Security Threat – FP Opinion
Defense Contacting
BAE Systems Growing Steadily By Beating Incumbents – Forbes
Hasan Court-Martial / Associated Issues
Hasan: 'I Would Still Be a Martyr' if Executed – AP
Hasan Told Sanity Board Rampage was His 'Mission' – SAEN
High Emotions, Little Spectacle At Fort Hood Trial – KAKE
Bomb Scare at Fort Hood as Hasan Trial Continues – Fox
Texans in House Try to Help Fort Hood Victims Win More Benefits – DMN
Common Ground Found on Death Penalty – AGN Editorial
Terrorism at Fort Hood – PPG Opinion
Manning Court-Martial / Associated Issues
Defense: Army Ignored Manning’s Deteriorating Mental Health – WP
Army Neglected to Address Manning's Instability, Defense Says – LAT
Supervisor: Manning Played Vital Role Despite Erratic Behavior – NYT
Boss: Manning Wasn't Too Mentally Unstable to Work – AP
Manning Could Break Silence as WikiLeaks Trial Nears End – Reuters
Manning to Speak at His Sentencing Hearing – AP
US Intelligence Community / Associated Issues
How Laura Poitras Helped Snowden Spill His Secrets – NYT
Snowden: NSA Targeted Journalists Critical of Govt After 9/11 – TH
Drone Convention Keeps Privacy at the Forefront – WT
Official: US, Germany to Negotiate 'No Spy' Pact – AP
Obama, Snowden and Putin – NYT Opinion
United States
Deported for Committing Crimes After Serving in the US Military – WP
Veterans Bare Their Souls in Literary Events – NYT
2 Men Charged in Miami With Financing Foreign Terrorist Groups – Reuters
2 in Fla. Terror Case Plead Not Guilty, No Bail – AP
Men Get 4 Years in Prison in NY Taliban Drug Case – AP
Smarter Drug Sentencing – NYT Editorial
Rethinking Drug Sentences – LAT Editorial
Obama’s ‘Soft Power’ Policy in a World of Hurt – WT Opinion
Preemption the Only Thing That Can Keep US Safe – FP Opinion
United Kingdom
Britain Tightens Cybersecurity – UPI
Afghan Interpreters Petition to be Delivered to Cameron – BBC
Scottish Independence? No Chance – Scotsman Opinion
Scotland's Year of Decision – UPI Opinion
United Nations
UN Chief Urges International Regulations For Drones – RFE/RL
UN Chief Says Drone Strikes Must Comply With Law – AP
UN Probes North Korea Arms Shipment – BBC
UN Envoy Meets With Displaced Rohingya in Burma – VOA
Afghanistan
Dunford: Afghanistan's Future Depends on Foreign Soldiers – Reuters
US Afghan Exit Fuels India-Pakistan Feud – Reuters
Three Americans Killed in Afghanistan Identified, Flown Out – S&S
Afghan Interpreters Petition to be Delivered to UK’s Cameron – BBC
Bales' Defense Wants Prosecutors Off Slayings Case – AP
Lawyers for US Soldier in Rampage Seek Prosecutors' Ouster – Reuters
'Friendly Fire' Leads to Medal for Marine, With No Hard Feelings – CT
Woman MP Abducted in Afghanistan – BBC
Why Russia Worries About the Afghan Zero Option – TD Opinion
Egypt
Egyptian Secularists Worry Over Prospect of a Run by General – WSJ
Appointment of 19 Generals as Provincial Governors Raises Fears – NYT
Egypt's Leaders Enforce Authority with New Governors – WP
Egypt's Rival Sides Upset With New Governors – AP
New Rulers in Egypt Saddled With Protester Dilemma – WT
Egypt Moves to Clear Out Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins in Cairo – NYT
Egyptian Forces Move to Clear Protesters’ Camps – WP
Egypt Forces Move to Clear Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins – LAT
Bloodshed as Cairo Camps Cleared – BBC
Egyptian Troops Move Against Pro-Morsi Sit-Ins – AP
Egyptian Army Opens Fire on Cairo Protesters – Reuters
Egypt Arrests Brotherhood Leaders, Names Not Given – Reuters
Israel Intercepts Missile Fired from Egypt – VOA
Egypt’s Regime Must Avoid Force – WP Editorial
Syria
A City of Two Million, Wiped Out – WIB
Pro-Assad Damascus Suburb Feels Targeted – LAT
Clashes Kill 18 Rebels in Central Syria – AP
UN Continues Negotiations on Chemical Weapons Mission – VOA
Safety Concerns Delay UN Chemical Arms Inquiry in Syria – NYT
Israel / Palestinians
Mideast Talks Set to Resume Amid Pessimism – VOA
Israelis, Palestinians Set for Talks on Home Turf – AP
Kerry Reiterates US Position on Israeli Settlements – VOA
Kerry: Latest Mideast Tensions Should Not Scuttle Talks – WP
US: ‘Serious Concerns’ Over New Israeli Settlements – TH
Even Worse Odds Than in 2008 for Mideast Deal – AP
Israel Frees Palestinian Prisoners – BBC
Israel Frees 26 Palestinian Prisoners Before Talks – AP
Israel Strikes 2 Gaza Sites Hours Before Talks Start – NYT
Dempsey, Israeli Counterpart Pledge Ongoing Partnership – AFPS
Israel Intercepts Missile Fired from Egypt – VOA
Israel Poised to Halt EU Science Collaboration – VOA
Only Americans Want Mideast Peace Talks – JP Opinion
Talks Won't Solve the Jewish State Problem – TDB Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Lebanon Wants to Haul Israel Before UN – UPI
Next Iran Defense Chief Behind '83 Beirut Bombing? – JP
Iran’s New Defense Minister: Planned 1983 Marine Barracks Attack – WT
Iran’s Rouhani Faces Early Opposition Over Cabinet Picks – WP
Iran’s Rouhani Questions Use of Sanctions – UPI
Retrieving Iraq’s Vanished Jewish Past – WP
Bahrain Tightens Security Before Planned Protests – Reuters
Tunisians Quickly Losing Faith in Their Government – WT
Tunisian Secularists and Islamists in Rival Rallies, No Clashes – Reuters
Tunisian Women Demonstrate for Rights – AP
Libyan Berbers Demanding Recognition Storm Parliament – BBC
Still No Justice in Benghazi – WT Editorial
Without Stronger Sanctions, Iran Will Go Nuclear – WSJ Opinion
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda Vows: ‘Islam is Coming’ to the US – WT
Al-Qaeda Thinks Globally But Acts Locally – DS Opinion
Al Qaeda 2.0 – WT Opinion
Africa
Despite Army Operations, No Letup in Nigerian Militant Attacks – VOA
Nigerians Want Weapons After Deadly Mosque Attack – AP
Nigeria Dismisses Boko Haram Threat – BBC
Nigeria: UK Says Boko Haram Attacks 'Cowardly' – UPI
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe Pledges Black Empowerment – BBC
Border Tensions Rekindle in the Sudans – UPI
Central African Republic Children ‘Face Sexual Abuse’ – BBC
Opposition Accuse Zambia Government of Barring Rallies – VOA
Niger Includes Opposition in New Unity Government – AP
Questions Follow Acid Attack on British Women in Tanzania – NYT
Christian Pastors in Cameroon Decry Crackdown – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Kerry Travels to Brazil as NSA Spying Controversy Lingers – VOA
In Brazil, Kerry Is Told Spying Sows ‘Distrust’ – NYT
Mexico, US Says They're Working to Jail Freed Drug Lord – AP
Mexico to Fight Release of Drug Lord Behind US Agent's Murder – Reuters
Oil Reforms by Mexico May Upend Markets – NYT
Mexican Oil Workers See Bleaker Future – WP
Analysts: Peru’s Shining Path Bruised, Far From Defeated – AP
Guatemala: Journalist in Critical Condition After Gun Attack – AP
Asia / Pacific
Talks Begin on Increased US Access in Philippines – PDI
UN Probes North Korea Arms Shipment – BBC
Two Koreas Resume Kaesong Industrial Zone Talks – BBC
2 Koreas Talk Again on Reopening Factory Complex – AP
US Citizen Jailed in N. Korea Makes Fresh Plea for Help – VOA
American Inmate in N. Korea Seeks Help From Washington – NYT
US Willing to Engage N. Korea on Detained American – AP
Xinjiang Violence: Two Sentenced to Death in China – BBC
Cambodia: US Military Cooperation Only Postponed – AP
UN Envoy Meets With Displaced Rohingya in Burma – VOA
40 Years After Vietnam Bombing, Victims Still Fall – AP
Indonesia's Oil Regulator Chief Arrested on Graft – AP
Just How Strong Is China's Navy, Really? – FP Opinion
Europe
Baltic States Weigh Merging Armed Forces – DN
German Economic Growth Up Strongly – BBC
New Czech PM Rusnok Resigns – BBC
France Out of Recession With 0.5 Percent Q2 Growth – AP
Spanish Ruling Party Top Member Quizzed in Court – AP
South Asia
India and Pakistan Tiptoeing Toward Conflict – Reuters
Pakistan Wants Answers from India on Kashmir Clashes – UPI
US Afghan Exit Fuels India-Pakistan Feud – Reuters
Pakistan Accuses Indian Troops of Killing Civilian – AP
Hand Grenade Attacks Kill 2, Wound 30 in Pakistan – AP
Explosion Partly Sinks Indian Naval Submarine – NYT
Deaths in Indian Submarine Blast – BBC
Fatal Explosion 2nd for Indian Sub in 3 Years – AP
