20 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
Egyptian Authorities Arrest Muslim Brotherhood Chief – VOA
Egypt Muslim Brotherhood Leader Held – BBC
Egypt Arrests Spiritual Leader of Muslim Brotherhood – WP
Egypt Arrests Brotherhood's Spiritual Leader – AP
Christianity Under Attack as Violence Sweeps Egypt – WT
Egyptian Police Attacked in Latest Violence – VOA
Egypt Police Killed in Sinai Ambush – BBC
Egypt in Tumult as Court Orders Mubarak Freed – NYT
Mubarak May be Released Within Days, Lawyer Says – WP
Egypt May Release Mubarak as He Stands Trial in 2011 Deaths – LAT
Hosni Mubarak, Ex-Egypt Leader, Acquitted of Corruption – WT
Egypt's Mubarak May be Released; 25 Police Killed – AP
Police Killed in Sinai Given Hero's Welcome in Cairo – VOA
Detainee Deaths Renew Concern About Egypt Violence – VOA
Divided on Egypt, Arab Leaders Vie for Influence – WP
Saudis Promise to Aid Egypt’s Leaders, Undercutting US – NYT
Benghazi Aftershocks Affecting US Policy in Egypt – AP
US Reviewing Aid To Egypt – VOA
As US Weighs Response to Crisis, Allies Pick Sides – McClatchy
Hagel: Only Egyptians Can Sort Out Their Country’s Issues – AFPS
EU Debates Aid Cuts to Egypt – VOA
EU Sets Emergency Session on Suspending Aid to Egypt – NYT
EU Diplomats Discuss Response to Egypt Violence – AP
EU Foreign Ministers to Discuss Egypt Wednesday – VOA
African Union Panel to Meet Egypt Officials – VOA
Israel Quietly Maintains Ties with Egyptian Army – AP
Four-finger Salutes as Turks Back Egypt Protesters – VOA
Amnesty International Says Response to Egypt 'Weak' – UPI
Lawyer Expects Egypt's Mubarak to be Freed This Week – VOA
What Egypt Needs – WP Editorial
False Choices on Egypt – NYT Editorial
Cold Calculation in Egypt – CT Editorial
Could Mubarak's Release Help Egypt? – Bloomberg Editorial
Egypt Becoming a Proxy Conflict – WP Opinion
The Egyptian Debacle – NYT Opinion
Applying the Syria Playbook in Egypt? – WP Opinion
America Has No Leverage in Egypt – NYT Opinion
Only Policy Is to Back Egypt's Military – WSJ Opinion
US Has Already Cut Aid to Egypt – TDB Opinion
Egypt in the Rearview Mirror – LAT Opinion
Misdirected Condemnation for Egypt – WT Opinion
Our Egyptian Unrealpolitik – NYT Opinion
Geopolitical Amnesia Concerning the Muslim Brotherhood – UPI Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan President Sacks Attorney General for Secret Taliban Talks – WT
UK Elite Unit in Secret Raids Against Taliban – TT
IED Attacks in Afghanistan Fewer, But Still Deadly – USAT
Private Logistics Hub Fuels Debate Over Excesses in Afghanistan – S&S
Afghan Officials Say 32 Dead in Clashes in West – AP
Afghanistan's Circus Gives Children Fun With a Future – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Army Leaders Give Subordinates 2 Weeks to Cut Staffs, Budgets – AT
Defense Corporate Giants Skimp on R&D – DN
Former CNP Reflects on Navy’s Manning 'Balancing Act' – NT
Senate Questions if Sigonella, Not Mildenhall, Best Place for Ospreys – S&S
Career-Building Programs Aimed at Army Intel Officers – AT
Upgrades Aim to Extend B-52 Bombers' Already Long Lives – LAT
B-1B Lancer Bomber Crashes in Montana – AFPS
B-1 Bomber Out of South Dakota Crashes in Montana – AP
AF LtCol Krusinski Indicted on Assault and Battery Charge – AP
9 Famous American Court Martials – Time
What’s Happening with the Pentagon Budget? – CSIS Opinion
Hasan Court Martial
Judge in Hasan Trial Rules on Admissible Evidence – S&S
Fort Hood Judge Bars Most Motive Evidence – AP
Hasan Breaks Silence to Clarify Testimony, Court Record – S&S
Judge Blocks Emails Between Hasan and Militant Cleric – Reuters
Manning Court Martial
Manning Attorney Asks Judge for Leniency in Sentencing – WP
At Sentencing Hearing, Lawyers for Manning Urge Leniency – NYT
Prosecutor Asks Judge to Give Manning 60 Years – AP
Bales Court Martial
Army Prepares for Afghanistan Massacre Sentencing – AP
Soldier in Afghan Murder Trial Declines to Withdraw Guilty Plea – Reuters
Army: Bales, Wife Laughed About Killing Charges – AP
United States
American AQ Propagandist Calls for Killings of US Diplomats – WT
9/11 Trial Lawyer Criticizes Conditions at Secret Prison – MH
Agents Defend 9/11 Questioning at Guantanamo – AP
The NSA, the Washington Post, and the Administration – LWB Opinion
How Obama Has Abused the Patriot Act – LAT Opinion
The State Department Gets Religion – LAT Opinion
United Kingdom
EU Team to Monitor Gibraltar Border – BBC
European Commission Steps Into Dispute on Gibraltar – NYT
Spain Seeks One-On-One Talks With Britain Over Gibraltar – Reuters
British Anti-Fracking Protesters Scuffle with Police – VOA
Snowden Journalist's Partner Held – BBC
Britain Under Fire Over Detention of Reporter's Partner – VOA
US Given 'Heads Up' on Detention – BBC
UK Reporter's Partner Detention 'Legal' – BBC
Australia
Australia Rescues 105 Asylum Seekers off Christmas Island – VOA
More than 100 Rescued after Australia Asylum Capsize – BBC
Is Australia Free Riding on US Defense? – AFR Opinion
United Nations
UN Rights Chief Challenges US and Israel on Drones – AP
At UN, Labor Tensions Mar 10th Anniversary of Iraq Bombing – NYT
UN Chief Says UN Is Changing to Deal With Attacks – AP
The UN Comes After America's Guns – WT Opinion
World
Forty Journalists, Support Staff Killed in First Half 2013 – Reuters
As the World Slows – UPI Opinion
The Shape of the Global War – PJM Opinion
Africa
African Leaders Urge West to Lift Zimbabwe Sanctions – VOA
SADC: Sanctions on Zimbabwe 'Should Go' – BBC
US Says Zimbabwe Vote Flawed, Won't Lift Sanctions – Reuters
Concerns Linger Over Zimbabwe's Election – UPI
Nigeria: Boko Haram Leader 'May Be Dead' – BBC
Nigerian Navy Claims to Kill 12 Pirates in Gun Battle – VOA
UN Rights Envoy Headed to DR Congo – UPI
Former Norwegian Soldier Dies in Congo Jail – VOA
Kenyan President Seeks Ally on Trip to China – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Vigilante Group Demands Govt Free 44 Members – AP
Mexico Arrests Gulf Cartel Leader – BBC
US Jails Tijuana Cartel Drug Lord – BBC
Leftist Leader Wants to Repair, Not Privatize Mexico's Oil Industry – LAT
Colombia, Rebels Resume Peace Talks in Havana – AP
Colombia's ELN Guerrillas Say Will Release Canadian Hostage – Reuters
Brazilian President Falls in Polls, Talk of a Lula Comeback – WP
Asia / Pacific
Hagel Slates Trip to Southeast Asia – AFPS
Japanese Panel Backs Defense of Islands in Low-Level Conflicts – YS
China’s New Leadership Takes Hard Line in Secret Memo – NYT
Hagel and Chinese Counterpart Meet at Pentagon – S&S
US, China Pledge Heightened Military Cooperation – VOA
Hagel, Chang Seek to Bolster US-China Military-to-Military Relations – AFPS
Cultural Revolution Memories Resurface in China – VOA
China, South Korea to Assess North Korea – UPI
UN Panel Begins North Korea Abuse Probe Hearings – BBC
South Korea, US Begin Annual Joint Military Drills – AP
South Korea Begins US Military Drills – BBC
N. Korea Criticizes S. Korea-US Military Drill in Milder Tone – AP
North Korea Quiet on US-South Korea Military Drill – VOA
Report: Prostitution, Drug Abuse on the Rise in N. Korea – WT
Swiss Ban 'Inappropriate' Ski Lifts for North Korea – VOA
Japan: Radioactive Water Leak at Fukushima – BBC
300-Ton Water Leak From Tank at Japan Nuke Plant – AP
Vietnamese Court Frees Jailed Student Activist – UPI
Malaysian Police Use Old Law to Crack Down on Violent Crime – Reuters
Offshore Control: Can the US Blockade China? – TD Opinion
Why the Philippines Frustrates America – RCW Opinion
Europe
Russia's Attack Helicopter Revival – AW
Russia Battles Huge Far East Flood – BBC
4 Officials Convicted of Negligence Over 2012 Russia Flooding – NYT
Swedes Don Headscarves After Assault – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Syria Urges US to Facilitate Peace Talks with Opposition – S&S
US, Russian Officials to Meet in The Hague on Syria – Reuters
Al Qaeda ‘Rat Line’ from Syria to Iraq Turns Back Against Assad – WT
Syrian Kurds Flee War to Neighboring Iraq – VOA
Thousands of Syrians Flee to Iraq; Crisis Feared – WP
Diplomats: Iran May Be Limiting Sensitive Nuclear Stockpile – VOA
Iran Ready to Talk Nukes with EU – UPI
Lebanese Military Put On Alert After Fire From Syria – UPI
Israel Beefs Up Iron Dome – TOI
Palestinian Killed in Clash With Israeli Soldiers – AP
British Envoy to Yemen Back to Work – UPI
Syria Faces a Lost Decade of War – TN Opinion
Syria: The Fog of Chemical War – FP Opinion
South Asia
PM of Pakistan Open to Talks With Taliban – NYT
Pakistan PM Urges Militants to Talk – BBC
Pakistan's Musharraf Charged in Death of Bhutto – VOA
Pakistan: Musharraf Charged Over Bhutto Case – BBC
Former Pakistan Leader Indicted in Bhutto Assassination – LAT
Former Pakistan President Charged in Bhutto Assassination – AP
India Says Pakistan Testing Restraint in Kashmir – VOA
In Indian Kashmir, Angry Youth Flirt With Armed Militancy – Reuters
India Launches Submarines Review – BBC
