13 September 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 – DEFCON Hill – 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
Russia Aims to Hide Role in Stockpiling Syria’s Arsenal – WT
Pentagon Rebuffs Putin’s Claim that Rebels Launched Chemical Attack – S&S
US Total of Syrian Gas Deaths Could Include Bomb Casualties – Reuters
Assad Says He Will Give Up Weapons, With Conditions – WP
Listing Demands, Assad Uses Crisis to His Advantage – NYT
Assad: Syria to Offer Data on Chemical Weapons – AP
Syria Takes First Step Toward Joining CW Treaty – VOA
UN: Syria Sends Letter to Join Weapons Treaty – AP
Kerry Demands Syria Keep Vow to Give Up Chemical Arms – WP
Kerry Insists That Syria Quickly Give Data on Arms – NYT
US Also Seeks Syrian Transparency on Nuclear Research – WP
DIA Chief: Years to Remove, Destroy Syria’s Chemical Weapons – DN
US Chemical Weapons Arsenal Highlights Syria Complexities – AP
WSJ Report: Syria Chemical Weapons Sites Being Dispersed – Reuters
US, Russia in Tough Talks Over Syria's Chemical Weapons – VOA
Tense Talks in Bid for Syria Peace – BBC
US and Russia at Odds as Syria Talks Continue – AP
Key Syria Talks Enter Second Day – BBC
Syrian Envoy Brahimi to Hold Joint Talks With Kerry, Lavrov – Reuters
Report to UN on Syrian Mass Killing Is Expected Within a Few Days – NYT
US Forces Poised to Strike If Syria Diplomacy Fails – VOA
Pentagon: 4 Destroyers, Aircraft Carrier to Remain Near Syria – WT
Hardline Assad Backers Likely Dismayed Over International Diplomacy – VOA
Rebels Say Saudi Arabia Is Stepping Up Weapons Deliveries – NYT
Israel Identifies Value in Trying Diplomatic Route With Syria – WP
Putin’s NYT Op-Ed, Annotated and Fact-Checked – WP
Social Media Erupts Over Putin’s NYT Op-Ed – VOA
Obama Allies Cite PR Missteps in Bid for Syria Hit – AP
US Strategy: Having Lost Sight of the Objective – CSIS Opinion
Obama Doesn’t Get to Say He is Tired of War – WP Opinion
The Fruits of Epic Incompetence – WP Opinion
An Anchorless World – NYT Opinion
Beyond Tomahawks: Defeating Syria from the Air – RCD Opinion
Obama Fails Lincoln Lesson on Syria – USAT Opinion
A Brilliant Mess – NYT Opinion
Syria is No Horse Race – WP Opinion
Did Obama Just Give Assad Legitimacy? – WP Opinion
Doing Red Lines Right – TNI Opinion
How Syria Is Like Iraq – RCD Opinion
Syria's Chemical Weapons Require Boots on the Ground – DO Opinion
No US Military Consensus on Syria – WP Opinion
War Decisions Rightfully Belong to Civilian Leaders, Not Military – WP Opinion
The Pentagon’s Own Road to Damascus – BD Opinion
Where’s the Outrage? – WP Opinion
The Rebel’s US Delivery Man – FP Opinion
Russia, Syria & the US: Parsing Uncle Vlad (NYT Op-Ed) – FT Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan Militants Strike US Consulate in Herat – VOA
Taliban Insurgents Attack US Consulate in Afghanistan – WP
Raid on US Mission Points to Afghan Security Woes – NYT
Americans Escape Harm in Assault on US Consulate – LAT
Afghan Taliban Attack US Consulate – BBC
Suicide Bombing Kills 2, Hurts Several Near US Consulate in Herat – AP
Attack on NATO Supply Line in Pakistan Kills 1 – AP
US On Pace With Afghan Drawdown – UPI
US Poised to Ramp Up Withdrawal of Gear From Afghanistan – Reuters
IED Trigger Factories Designed to Educate, Save Lives – S&S
Soccer Euphoria Grips the Afghan Capital – NYT
War-Weary Afghans Revel in Soccer Victory – AP
US Department of Defense
Budget Uncertainty Hurting Morale, VFW Warns – AT
US Navy Says Funding Cuts Would Undercut Submarine Readiness – VOA
Deputy Secretary, Joint Chiefs Chairman Begin Overseas Trip – AFPS
As Ground Combat Vehicles Debut, Adaptability is the Buzzword – ND
With Fanfare, Boeing Delivers Last C-17 Cargo Jet to Air Force – AP
Virginia Senators Lobby to Host AFRICOM Headquarters – DN
If Africa Command is Up for Grabs, Tampa Would Go For It – TT
Defense Department Announces Missile Defense Site Study – AFPS
Intelligence Community
Congress Will Rein in Domestic Snooping, Predicts Top US Intel Official – WT
Brazilian Officials Seek Meeting with Snowden in Russia – LAT
Americans Must Sacrifice Some Security to Reform the NSA – TA Opinion
The US-Israel Intel MOU: What We Don’t Know – JF Opinion
United States
Al Qaeda Calls for Attacks Inside United States – Reuters
More US Fiscal Battles Loom – VOA
FBI Plans to Close Offices for 10 Days to Cut Costs – NYT
Decision Looms in AG Holder's Fast and Furious Contempt Case – Fox
Ex-LA TSA Worker Charged, Tied to Anti-US Website – AP
Senate Panel Oks Measure Defining a Journalist – AP
Media Shield Act Moves on to the Full Senate – WP
Exceptional? You Bet. – WP Opinion
JFK vs. the Military – TA Opinion
Benghazi’s Unanswered Questions – WT Opinion
United Kingdom
Terror-Arrest Charges at Record High – BBC
Australia
Australian Politician Seeks to Take Over Labor Party – NYT
Australia's Election, the US Alliance & the Pivot – RCD Opinion
Canada
Ex-Canada PM: New Documentary Better Than 'Argo' – AP
United Nations
UN: 6.6 Million Children Under 5 Died Last Year – NYT
Africa
Somalia: Al-Shabab Militants Kill American Who Cut Ties with Group – VOA
American Jihadist Believed to be Killed in Somalia – WP
American Jihadist Believed Killed by Former Allies in Somalia – NYT
American Jihadi 'Killed in Somalia' – BBC
Somalia: Mogadishu Evictions Led to 'Abuses' – BBC
Uganda ‘Encouraged’ With DR Congo, M23 Peace Talks – VOA
UN Deployment of Surveillance Drone in Congo Delayed – Reuters
Vigilante Groups in Liberia Serve as Shadow Police Force – VOA
Zimbabwean Women Protest Low Number of Cabinet Slots – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Mexican Teachers Clash with Police – BBC
Venezuela Creates Council to Fight Economic 'Sabotage' – Reuters
Hundreds Arrested in Chile Clashes – BBC
Honduras Grants Land to Indigenous Group – NYT
Hard Truths Out of Cuba – WP Opinion
Asia / Pacific
One Year On, Island Dispute Still Roils Japan & China – TAI
Japan's Abe: Better Defenses Needed Due to 'Provocations' – VOA
Chinese Ships Remain Just Outside Waters of Japan-Run Islands – S&S
China Military Tells US Not to Encourage Japan Over Isles – Reuters
Philippines-China Tensions Foreshadow Upcoming ASEAN Meet – VOA
New Clash in the Philippines Raises Fears of a Wider Threat – NYT
Philippine Muslim Rebels Attack 2nd Province – VOA
Philippine Troops Repulse Muslim Rebels' Attack on 2nd Town – AP
Philippine President Warns Rebels to End Standoff – AP
Top China General Orders Navy to Speed Improvement – AP
China Navy Chief Says Operational Aircraft Carrier Few Years Away – Reuters
China Defends Law Criminalizing Online Speech – VOA
China: Death Penalty for Xinjiang Attackers – BBC
China Nixes Full Democracy for Next Hong Kong Leader – AP
China Calls for Exchange of Offices With Taiwan – AP
Taiwan Steps Up Anti-Corruption Work – VOA
North Korea Reactor 'Nearing Operation' – BBC
US Scolds North Korea on Yongbyon Nuclear Reactor – Reuters
Population of North Korea’s Gulag Has Shrunk, Experts Say – WP
Abducted South Korean Back from North – BBC
South Korean Fisherman’s Escape From North Confirmed – NYT
Bomb Found in Cambodian Capital Ahead of Election Protest – Reuters
Dutch Apology for 1945-49 Indonesia Killings – BBC
North Korea Sees Weak US Resolve on Syria – 38N Opinion
America's Inadequate ASEAN Approach – TNI Opinion
Europe
US Trade Officials Try to Curb Europe’s Expectations – NYT
Russia: Opposition Leader Asserts Problems in Moscow Race – NYT
Russian Pressure Moves Ukraine Closer to the West – VOA
Belarus Court Keeps Russian Potash Chief in Detention – Reuters
Defection Hurts Polish Premier Amid Protests – NYT
Ex-CIA Station Chief Seeks Italy Pardon for Egypt Rendition – BBC
France to Release Rwanda Genocide Suspect – BBC
Bulgaria Bus Bomb Accused Face Trial – BBC
EU Could Punish Croatia Over Extradition Row – VOA
For Turkey’s Leader, Syria’s War Worsens Problems at Home – NYT
Turkish Police Use Tear Gas as Protests Resurface – Reuters
The Ukrainian President and European Values – UPI Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iran Says to Work 'Closely' with UN Nuclear Watchdog – VOA
Iran Says Date Could Be Set for Nuclear Talks at UN Meeting – Reuters
Israel: Iran Wants Nukes Even Under New President – AP
China Urges Respect in Iranian Nuclear Row – UPI
In Iran, Victims Recall Horrors of Chemical Weapons – WP
Egypt Accuses Gaza's Hamas of Training Egyptian Militants – VOA
In Sensitive Case, Egypt Acquits Alleged Killers of 2011 Protesters – VOA
Egypt Extends State of Emergency – BBC
AQ’s Zawahri Condemns Crackdown on Egypt's Brotherhood – Reuters
In Libya, Unrest Brings Oil Industry to Standstill – NYT
Algerian Army Siege Role Questioned – BBC
Who Will Be Left in Egypt? – NYT Editorial
The Cult of Sisi in Egypt – NYT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan, India Spar in Worst Border Violence in Years – WP
Pakistani’s Iron Grip, Wielded in Opulent Exile, Begins to Slip – NYT
India: Delhi Gang Rape Trial Sentences Due – BBC
4 Men to Be Sentenced in India Fatal Gang Rape – AP
Rape Trial Puts Focus on India's Death Penalty Paradox – Reuters
