29 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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Syria
Obama Weighs ‘Limited’ Strikes Against Syrian Forces – NYT
Obama: Syrian Govt Carried Out Chemical Attack – AP
Obama 'Sure Syria Behind Attack' – BBC
US Facing Test on Proof to Back Taking Action on Syria – NYT
Obama Makes Case for Punishing Syria Over Gas Attack – Reuters
How Possible US Strike Against Syria Could Unfold – AP
Map of the Most Likely Strike Targets – WP
The West's Military Options – BBC
Consensus Grows to Arm Rebels, But Only the Right Ones – WT
Syria Asserts Claim of New Strikes as UN Impasse Looms – NYT
US and its Allies Could Feel the Fallout – USAT
Legal Case for Strikes Against Syria Faces Skeptics – WP
West Scrambles for Legal Rationale for Syria Strike – NYT
On Syria, a Drumbeat With Some Echoes of Iraq – NYT
Proliferation of Armed Groups in Syria Points to Long War – S&S
US Attack Could Boost Hard-Liners – USAT
Obama Administration Officials Set Briefing for Congress – Reuters
US Willing to Go it Alone Against Syria if Needed – AP
Hagel Discusses Syria With German Defense Minister – AFPS
Britain to Wait on Weapons Report Ahead of Syria Strikes – NYT
British Lawmakers Balk at Syria Strike – LAT
UK MPs to Vote Twice on Syria Action – BBC
Britain Wants UN Resolution on Syria – VOA
Britain to Propose Authorizing Action Against Syria – WP
Britain Proposes Syria Resolution; Russia Objects – AP
UK's Hague Says UN Discussions Could Take Days – AP
World Powers Discuss Syria at UN – VOA
Russia Accuses West of Jumping the Gun on Syria – WP
Russian Resistance Torpedoes UN Resolution on Syria – LAT
Putin’s Silence Suggests Russian Resignation Over Intervention – NYT
Russia Sends at Least 12 Warships to Syria – TOI
Russia Sends Warships to Mediterranean – Reuters
China Warns Against Syria Intervention – VOA
Culprit in Syrian Chemical Attack Is Unclear, China Insists – NYT
Arab League Ministers to Blame Syria's Assad for Chemical Attack – Reuters
Fears of Western Strike on Syria Spread in Mideast – AP
Israelis Rush for Gas Masks, Expecting US Strike on Syria – WP
Israel Calls Up Reservists Over Syrian Threat – AP
Syria in 'State of War,' Preparing for Expected Attack – LAT
Damascus Braces for US-Led Strike – WP
Damascus Residents Flee as War Encroaches – USAT
Syria, Iran Capable of Launching a Cyberwar – WT
Who Are Syria's Friends And Why Are They Supporting Assad? – NPR
Medical Workers Among Those Killed in Gas Attack – VOA
Syria Wants UN Inspectors to Stay Beyond Deadline – AP
US Calls Assad Effort to Extend Inspections a Delaying Tactic – WP
UN Chemical Weapons Team Reaches Rebel-Held Territory – Reuters
Legal Basis for Action – BBC Analysis
Consult Congress on Syria – WP Editorial
More Answers Needed on Syria – NYT Editorial
Key Questions on the Conflict in Syria – NYT Opinion
The Unanswered Syria Question – WT Opinion
How Does this End? – CNAS Opinion
US Credibility at Stake – WP Opinion
The President is Right to Intervene, But Then What? – CNAS Opinion
The Risk of Taking on Syria – LAT Opinion
The Best Case Scenario in Syria – FA Opinion
The Limits of a Limited Strike – CNAS Opinion
Many Challenges of Building an International Military Coalition – DO Opinion
The Danger of Strategic Distraction – CNAS Opinion
The US Will Strike Syria, What Will It Mean? – NR Opinion
Cruise Control – WT Opinion
International Law Constrains US Action in Syria – CNAS Opinion
Obama Boxed in on Syria – WP Opinion
Obama's Syria Conundrum: How to 'Punish' Assad Regime – AJ Opinion
How to Oust Assad – FA Opinion
For Obama, It's All About the Weapons, Not the War – TI Opinion
The Folly of Going to War for "Credibility" – FA Opinion
Afghanistan
Taliban Launch Suicide Assault on ISAF PRT in Ghazni – LWJ
Taliban Breach an International Base, Killing at Least 7 – NYT
Taliban Attack US-Polish Base in Afghanistan – WSJ
Militants in Afghanistan Launch Attacks Against NATO – LAT
Taliban Kill 15 Afghan Police in Highway Ambush – AP
Afghanistan's Unattractive Options – USN&WR Opinion
US Department of Defense
Budget Cuts Would Mean Smaller Navy, Fewer Combat-Ready Ships – S&S
Military Civilian Doctors, Nurses Quit After Furloughs – USAT
Why The Army Matters: Human Factors And Killing – BD Opinion
Declaring War on Warmth – WT Opinion
Hasan Court Martial
Hasan Sentenced to Death for Fort Hood Massacre – S&S
Fort Hood Shooter Sentenced to Death – VOA
Hasan Sentenced to Death for Fort Hood Shooting Rampage – WP
Fort Hood Gunman Sentenced to Death by Military Jury – NYT
Death for Fort Hood Shooter – USAT
Hasan Sentenced to Death by Military Jury – AP
Fort Hood Gunman Sentenced to Death – BBC
Hasan Gets Death Penalty, But Execution Years Away – AJ
Army Was Right Not Labeling Hasan’s Killing as Terrorism – TDB Opinion
United States
Deficit Talks Resuming, but Few Sound Hopeful – NYT
California Launches Drone to Aid Wildfire Battle – AP
Australia
Asylum Seekers Threaten to Sink Australian Govt in Election – Reuters
Logic and Politics in Rudd's Navy Base Plan – TI Opinion
Africa
Pentagon's Futurist Office Now Studying Africa's Future – USAT
20 Killed in Suspected Nigerian Militant Attacks – VOA
Nigeria: Surrounded Boko Haram Units Turning to Cannibalism – UPI
Nigerians Charged With Aiding Iran Militant Cell – Reuters
Nigerian Court Grants US Extradition Request – AP
Peacekeeper Killed as UN Battles Rebels in DR Congo – VOA
UN Peacekeeper Dies in Congo Battle – BBC
UN Peacekeeper Killed in Eastern Congo Fighting – AP
MSF Scales Up Congolese Refugee Aid in Uganda – VOA
Rwanda Blocks Proposed UN Sanctions for Two Congo Rebels – Reuters
At Least 20 Killed in Kenya Clan Violence – AP
Agreement Ends Fight Over Somali Port City – AP
Somalia: Semiautonomous State to Ally Itself With Govt – AFP
Ghana Deploys Police Ahead of Court Ruling – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Court Declares Colombia 'Peace' Law Constitutional – AP
Colombian Peace Talks Recess With Scant Progress, Election Looms – Reuters
Colombia 'Ready to Talk to ELN' Rebels – BBC
Colombia Government Ready for Peace Talks With ELN Rebels – Reuters
Colombia Leader Open to Talk With No.2 Rebel Group – AP
Panama Says Cuban Weapons Shipment Violated UN Sanctions – Reuters
N. Korea Ship in Panama Broke UN Embargo – BBC
In Mexico, Teachers Fight Education Reform Tooth and Nail – WP
Angry Teachers Paralyze Mexico City With Protests – AP
Asia / Pacific
Hagel Meets with ASEAN Defense Ministers in Brunei – AFPS
SE Asian Defense Ministers Discuss Territorial Disputes – VOA
Hagel Wraps Up Defense Talks With Asian Allies – AP
US to Sell Attack Helicopters to Indonesia – CSM
Construction Work Seen Near Mothballed N. Korean Reactor – Reuters
US Rejects Link Between N. Korea Nuke Diplomacy, Jailed American – Reuters
Leftist Leaders Accused of Trying to Overthrow S. Korean Govt – NYT
Japan Raises Safety Alert Level of Fukushima Nuclear Leak – VOA
Philippines Says China Withdraws Invite for Aquino – AP
Cambodian Opposition to Provide Protest Training – AP
DOD's Pivot Within the Pivot to Southeast Asia – DO Opinion
Philippines Needs to Get Serious on US Alliance – TD Opinion
Indonesia Wants Gunships for WHAT? – TI Opinion
Reader Riposte: Indonesia's Gunships – TI Opinion
Europe
Offices of German Defense Contractors Raided in Greece Bribe Probe – UPI
Middle East / North Africa
IAEA: Iran Expands Nuclear Capacity, Delays Sensitive Reactor – VOA
Iran’s Nuclear Program Seen Making Steady Gains – WP
Iran Slows Its Gathering of Uranium, Report Says – NYT
Iran Still Progressing on its Nuclear Program, UN Says – LAT
UN Atomic Agency: Iran Ups Nuke Activity – AP
Kerry Asks Iran to Free US Men – BBC
Deadly Blasts Stoke Fears of Sectarian Strife in Iraq – NYT
Iraq Bombings, House Raid Kill at Least 80 People – AP
Iraq: Baghdad Hit By New Wave of Deadly Bomb Attacks – BBC
Suspect Points to Syria on Lebanese Bombing – UPI
Amid Chaos, Israelis Take a Stoic View – NYT
Israel Airlifts 450 Ethiopians to the Jewish State – AP
No Final Decision on Egypt, US Says – UPI
Egypt’s Second City Tense Ahead of Leaderless Protests – VOA
Egypt Police Arrest Brotherhood Members' Relatives – AP
Egypt Cabinet Approves $3.2 Billion Economic Stimulus Plan – VOA
Security Minister: Tunisia Salafis Get Orders From Al-Qaida – AP
Egyptian and Arab Democracy Uber Alles? – UPI Opinion
Israel-Palestine: What Could a Coalition Government Change? – TI Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan: From Global Bad Boy to Regional Good Guy – NBC
