30 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 – The Daily Humanitarian
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 – Fortuna’s Corner – 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
Amid Rare Unity, UN Security Council Mulls Action on Syria Aid – VOA
Chemical Weapons Officials Cite Syrian Cooperation – WP
Syrian Air Strike Targets High School, at Least 12 Killed – VOA
Syria Neighbors to Plead for Help – BBC
Iran
Kerry Sees Potential for Quick Iran Nuclear Deal – VOA
Iran’s FM Talks Conciliation, Calls for End to Sanctions – LAT
Not All Iranians Pleased by Rouhani-Obama Contact – VOA
Dueling Narratives in Iran Over US Relations – NYT
Front Pages Reflect Iran's Internal Divide on US Talks – LAT
Iran to Top Agenda During Netanyahu US Visit – VOA
Netanyahu Heads to US to 'Tell the Truth' on Iran – LAT
Israel PM Counters Iran 'Sweet Talk' – BBC
Israel's Netanyahu Warns White House About Iran – AP
Israeli President Peres: All Options Open on Iran – AP
Amid Nuclear Issue, Israel Said to Arrest Iranian Spy – NYT
Israel Says it Has Arrested an Iranian Spy – WP
Uneasy Gulf States Weigh US-Iran Overtures – AP
Rouhani Orders Study of Possible Iran-US Flights – AP
Oman Looks Beyond Iran Sanctions for Gas Lifeline – Reuters
Hassan Does Manhattan – NYT Opinion
Charmed by Rouhani, But Only to a Point – LAT Opinion
The Test We're Giving Iran Is Rigged – FP Opinion
Worries About the Rouhani Phone Call – WP Opinion
Afghanistan
Battle for Political Power Underway in Afghanistan – VOA
Afghans Say Taliban Take District HQ in North – AP
Pentagon Taking a Fresh Look at Stopping Insider Attacks – AP
As US Pullout Nears, an Afghan College Campus Frets – WP
Rehab Centers Aim to Get Women, Children, Even Taliban, Off Opium – S&S
Afghan Insurgents Kill 5 in Attack on Checkpoint – AP
Has America Abandoned an Afghan Interpreter? – TNY Opinion
Al-Qaeda
Qaeda Plot Leak Has Undermined US Intelligence – NYT
Yemen Army Base Attacked in Al-Qaida-Strong Region – AP
The Dangers of Success – FP Opinion
The Unquenchable Fire – Economist Editorial
US Department of Defense
Hagel: House Vote is 'Astoundingly Irresponsible' – VOA
Hagel Calls Government Shutdown Threat 'Shortsighted' – AP
WWII Airman Missing Since 1944 Buried in Utah – AP
Navy Yard Shooting Highlights Gaps in Military Access Control Systems – AC
Sexual Harassment, Assault More Likely for Women Who Saw ‘Combat’ – S&S
New Army Tattoo Policy Disagreeable with Soldiers, Parlors – WDT
Saving the Defense Budget with Acquisition Reform – RCD Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Officials Discuss Intelligence Programs at Senate Hearing – AFPS
NSA Examines Social Networks of US Citizens – NYT
NSA Said to Study Some Americans’ Social Connections – WP
Next Scoop from Snowden on NSA Assassination Program, Reporter Says – AP
United States
US Government Shutdown Nears as Congress Squabbles – VOA
On Brink of Shutdown, All Quiet at Capitol – WP
Economists Fear Fallout From Potential Shutdown, Default – WP
Translator is US Citizen After Years of Risking Life for Military in Iraq – S&S
Trial Set for Alleged Navy Charity Scammer in Ohio – AP
Countdown to a Shutdown – WP Editorial
The House Rushes to a Shutdown – NYT Editorial
Are We Hard-Wired for War? – NYT Opinion
United Kingdom
End War on Drugs, Says UK Police Chief – BBC
Judgment Due in Terror House Case – BBC
Australia
Australia PM Begins Indonesia Trip – BBC
Asylum Seekers Atop Agenda During Abbott Trip to Indonesia – VOA
Africa
New Arrest in Kenya Mall Siege – VOA
Kenya Westgate Mall Missing Drops to 39 – BBC
Red Cross: 39 Still Missing After Kenya Mall Attack – AP
Gunmen Kill 42 in Attack on Nigerian School – VOA
Islamic Militants Blamed After Dozens Killed at Nigerian College – NYT
'No Security' at Nigeria College – BBC
Nigerian Senator Says Poverty Cause of Boko Haram Insurgency – VOA
Mali Soldiers Fight Tuareg Separatists – VOA
Gun Battle Erupts in Northern Mali – BBC
Fighting Flares Between Mali Army, Rebels in Kidal – AP
Sudan: Anti-Bashir Protests Continue in Khartoum – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
With Push on Agenda, Mexican President Meets Resistance – WP
Colombian President Rejects Jesse Jackson FARC Mediation – BBC
Colombia Leader Rejects Jackson Help in Release of US Hostage – Reuters
Colombia; Jesse Jackson Continues FARC Mission – BBC
Venezuela Jail Search Yields Arsenal – BBC
Cuba Athletes 'to Keep Foreign Cash' – BBC
Asia / Pacific
US, S. Korea Can’t Agree on Who Should Command Troops – WP
Kerry Urges ASEAN, China to Resolve SCS Dispute Without Force – VOA
China: No Plan for Japan Meet at Summit Amid Islands Row – Reuters
US, Japan Eye Rewrite of Security Pact – TH
Hagel Arrives in S. Korea on Third Asia-Pacific Trip – AFPS
Hagel: US Will Not Cut Forces in South Korea – VOA
Hagel in South Korea for Security Talks – AP
Hagel in South Korea for Military Talks – BBC
Pentagon Chief Says US Will Not Cut Force in Korea – Reuters
China Ban on Items for Nuclear Use to N. Korea May Stall Arms Bid – NYT
China Protest: Tibetan Dies After Setting Himself on Fire – NYT
Chinese Police Detain Activist Ahead of UN Human Rights Review – Reuters
China Sends Real Estate Mogul to Prison – NYT
Philippines Says Zamboanga Militant Crisis 'Over' – VOA
Philippine Standoff Ends, but Fighting Goes On – NYT
Muslims in Hiding in Burma After Sectarian Strife Flares – Reuters
Malaysia Faces Backlash Over Push for Tough New Laws – Reuters
The US-Japan Security Alliance – CFR R&A
China's Maritime Disputes – CFR R&A
Reform With Chinese Characteristics – NYT Editorial
Europe
Russian Court Orders All Greenpeace Activists to Stay in Jail – VOA
Turkey Frustrated Over Stalled EU Membership Bid – VOA
Turkey: Erdogan Announces Kurdish Reforms – BBC
Turkey Unveils Reforms, Some Aimed at Kurds – AP
Turkey May Cut Vote Threshold, Expand Language Rights – Reuters
Italy in Crisis as Center-Right Ministers Resign – VOA
Italy PM Takes Crisis to Parliament – BBC
Resignations in Italy Put Government in Crisis – NYT
Greek Police Crack Down on Neo-Nazi Party – VOA
Greece Arrests Senior Members of Far-Right Party – NYT
In Trial, Romania Revisits a Brutal Past – NYT
Portugal Govt Punished for Austerity Measures – AP
Smaller Parties Gain in Austrian National Elections – NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Obama to Meet with Israel’s Netanyahu – VOA
Iraq: Wave of Car Bombs Said to Kill 51 in Baghdad – AP
Iraq: Deadly Car Bombs Strike Baghdad – BBC
Rare Bombs in Iraqi Kurdistan Trigger Deadly Gun Battle – VOA
Once-Calm Area of Iraq Is Shaken by Bombings – NYT
Rare Terrorist Attack in Peaceful Kurdish Region of Iraq Kills 6 – S&S
Yemen Army Base Attacked in Al-Qaida-Strong Region – AP
Militants Disguised as Security Officers Kill 3 Yemeni Soldiers – Reuters
Oman Looks Beyond Iran Sanctions for Gas Lifeline – Reuters
Fifty Shia Sentenced in Bahrain – BBC
Bahrain Dissidents Said to Get Prison Sentences – NYT
Tunisia's Ruling Islamists Accept Plan to Step Down – VOA
Ruling Islamists to Quit in Tunisia – BBC
Egypt Court Upholds Jail Term for Morsi's PM – Reuters
Egypt Gunmen Kill 2 Policemen, 1 Soldier in Sinai – AP
Gunmen Kill 3 Egyptian Policemen, Post Video of August Attack – Reuters
Imagining A Remapped Middle East – NYT Opinion
South Asia
PMs of India, Pakistan Meet, Agree to Reduce Kashmir Tensions – VOA
India and Pakistan Talk, but Tensions Are High – NYT
India, Pakistan Say Want Better Ties But No Concrete Agreements – Reuters
India, Pakistan PMs Seek End to Kashmir Tension – AP
Indian FM Says Pakistan's Military Undermines Diplomacy – VOA
India Investigates Shooting Near Military Convoy in Kashmir – AP
Deadly Week in NW Pakistan Ends With a Car Bomb Blast – NYT
At Least 37 Killed in Pakistan Blast – VOA
Pakistan Blast Kills Dozens at Historic Market – WP
Car Bomb Kills Dozens at Bazaar in Peshawar, Pakistan – LAT
Pakistan: Peshawar Market Blast Toll Rises – BBC
Car Bomb Kills 40 in Northwest Pakistan – AP
US Drone Strike Kills 3 in Pakistan – VOA
2 Ex-Leaders Convicted of Swindling Indian State – AP
Bangladesh: Nixon and Kissinger’s Forgotten Shame – NYT Opinion
