18 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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Egypt
In Raid, Egyptian Forces Clear al-Fath Mosque – VOA
Security Forces 'Clear Cairo Mosque' – BBC
Egyptian Police Clear Mosque After Standoff – WP
Soldiers Storm Mosque in Cairo, Egyptian Leaders Struggle for Order – NYT
Vigilantes Emerge as Menacing Force as Mosque Siege Ends – LAT
Security Forces Storm Protester-Held Mosque in Egypt – AP
Muslim Brotherhood Faces Ban as Rulers Pile on Pressure – Reuters
Gun Battles Rage as Death Toll Continues to Rise – TI
Egypt: Islamists Hit Christian Churches – AP
Egypt Considers Brotherhood Ban, Gunfire Exchanged in Mosque – VOA
Egypt on Edge After Storming of Protester Mosque – AP
Egypt Considers Outlawing Muslim Brotherhood – AP
Brotherhood Crackdown Makes Cairo a Ghost Town After Dark – Reuters
Egyptian Security Forces Arrest Brother of al-Qaeda's Top Leader – DM
Egypt Cabinet to Hold Crisis Meeting – BBC
White House Balancing Short-Term, Long-Term Egypt Goals – WP
How American Hopes for a Deal in Egypt Were Undercut – NYT
EU Set for Emergency Egypt Talks – BBC
UK’s Hague Urges End to Egypt Violence – BBC
With Egypt in Chaos, Mubarak Misses Court – VOA
US Department of Defense
Carrier Doomsday Cuts Provoke Congress – DODB
'Game Changer:' Tourniquet for Abdominal Wounds Saving Lives – S&S
NGA’s HQ Now DC's 3rd Largest Federal Office Building – FNR
NGA ‘Wasted Millions,’ Violated Base Closure Law, Says IG – BD
NSA Leaker Charged Under 96-Year-Old Law – VOA
Expert: Hasan Might be Holding Fire Until Sentencing – S&S
2 More Sentenced in Calif. Marine Slaying; 1 Gets Death – AP
Navy Changes How Alcohol is Sold on Base – AP
Pentagon Looking Needs Teachers for Language Spoken in Remote Mali – USAT
Need to Prove You're a Soldier? Here's a Tool to Do It – S&S
This Fall's Fight Over the Defense Budget – FP Opinion
United States
Terrorist Trial Casts Light on FBI Lab that Studies IEDs – LAT
Feds Target Instructors of Polygraph-Beating Methods – McClatchy
War on the Border – NYT Opinion
Africa
Kenyan President Visits China First, Snubbing Washington – WP
'Al-Shabab Raid' Kills Kenya Police – BBC
Clashes Between Nigerian Army and Boko Haram Kill 18 – Reuters
UN: Child Soldiers Freed in DR Congo – BBC
Radio Station Employee Shot Dead in Somalia – NYT
Sierra Leone NGOs, Public Seek Help for Homeless – VOA
Zambia Faces Shortage of Anti-AIDS Drugs – VOA
7 Niger Ministers Suspend Participation in Gov't – AP
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Captures Cartel Chief; Find 23 Bodies – VOA
Mexican Army Captures Leader of Gulf Cartel – LAT
Mexico Arrests Gulf Cartel Leader – BBC
Mexico Captures a Cartel Leader – AP
9 Men Killed in Mexican Drug War Hotspot – Reuters
25 Bodies Found in Two Mexican States – LAT
23 Bodies Found in Conflict Area in Western Mexico – AP
Report Shows Rise in Mexican Requests for Asylum – AP
Jamaica Fights to Break Grip of Violent Past – NYT
Bahamas Deports 24 Cuban Refugees – BBC
Foreign Investment in Mexican Oil – NYT Editorial
A Drug Lord Walks Free in Mexico – LAT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
US Navy and Partner Nations Wrap Up Service Cruise – HSA
China Conducts Live-Fire Exercises as Tensions with Japan Simmer – Bloomberg
Japanese Activists Sail Near Disputed Islands – AP
South Korea Inspects Industrial Complex in North – VOA
North Korea Agrees to Family Reunions – BBC
2 Police Killed Days After Indonesian Terror Raids – AP
31 Dead, Many Missing in Philippines Ferry Collision – VOA
Philippines Ferry Sinks Killing 31 – BBC
Divers Search Philippine Ferry for Dozens Missing – AP
US Opens Bribery Inquiry of JPMorgan Hiring in China – NYT
China Sets Bo Xilai Trial Date – BBC
Prominent Advocate Held in Southern China – NYT
Thailand Seizes Big Meth Drug Haul – BBC
Japan: Abe's Mistaken War Speech – JT Editorial
A Skeptical Look at Japan’s New Helicopter Carrier – WIB Opinion
China's War Time Past Needs Scrutiny – JT Opinion
Europe
UK to EU: Urgently Send Monitors to Spain-Gibraltar Border – VOA
Spanish Boats in Gibraltar Protest – BBC
German Leader: Far-Right Extremists Remain Threat – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Egypt Challenges Obama's Arab Spring Philosophy – AP
Sectarian Attacks Return With a Roar to Iraq – NYT
Iraq Seeks Help From US Amid Growing Violence – AP
Iraq Open to US Drone Strikes on Terrorists – Bloomberg
Bomb Hits Iraq's Main Commodity Port, Traffic Unaffected – VOA
Iraq Premier Warns of Weapons Smuggled From Syria – AP
Syria Refugees Flood Iraqi Kurdistan – BBC
In Syria, A Stolen Revolution – WP
US Has Yet to Deliver Arms to Syria Rebels – LAT
Syrian Rebels Kill 11, Mostly Christian Civilians – VOA
Gunmen Kill 11 Near Syrian Christian Villages – AP
Syrian Mortars Land in Golan, Israel Retaliates – AP
Sunni Leader Says Hezbollah Dragging Lebanon Into War – AP
Lebanon Arrests 3 Suspects in Turks' Kidnapping – AP
An Uphill Battle for Iran’s New President – WP
Iran President: Nation Wants Foreign Policy Change – AP
Iran's Rouhani 'Will Drop Slogans' – BBC
Ex-Nuke Chief Says Iran Has 18,000 Centrifuges – AP
Drone Campaign in Yemen Shows US Standards are Elastic – S&S
US Restraint in Drone Strikes? Not in Yemen – LAT
British Embassy in Yemen to Reopen – BBC
Saudi Prince Fires Director of Islamic TV Channel – AP
5 Bahraini Security Officers Injured by Homemade Bomb – Reuters
An Aggression Against All of Lebanon – DS Editorial
A Bad Day for Four Leading Arab Cities – DS Opinion
South Asia
Afghanistan: 20 Killed in Militant Bomb, Gun Attacks – CNN
17 Killed in Afghan Militant Attacks – VOA
Insurgents Kill 10 at Afghan Construction Camp – AP
Attack on Afghanistan Camp Kills 10 – BBC
Navigating a Web of Power, People and Politics in Panjwai – S&S
Guessing Game as Pakistan's Army Chief Prepares to Retire – Reuters
Pakistan Drops Charges in Rimsha 'Blasphemy' Cleric Case – BBC
