12 October 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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Afghanistan
US Patience With Afghanistan, President Karzai Grows Thin – WP
Kerry Makes Urgent Trip to Kabul as Security Pact Deadline Looms – LAT
Kerry Visits Afghan Leader, Seeking End to an Impasse – NYT
Kerry in Kabul for Talks With Karzai – WP
Kerry in Afghanistan for Key Talks – BBC
Kerry Holds Talks With Karzai on Security Deal – VOA
Afghans: US ‘Forcibly’ Snatched Pakistan Taliban Leader – WP
US Seizes Pakistan Taliban Commander in Afghanistan – BBC
Afghan Interpreter Who Helped Save Marine Officer's Life Gets Visa to US – TT
Retrograde Process Saves Lives, Money – AFPS
Suicide Bomber Explodes Car, Killing 2 Afghan Police Officers – CNN
Syria
HRW: Syria Rebels Committed Crimes Against Humanity – VOA
Group: Syrian Islamist Rebels Killed, Kidnapped Civilians – WP
US Department of Defense
Analysis: Fallen Troops Now Political Pawns in Shutdown Fight – S&S
Senate OKs Bill for Military Chaplain Services During Shutdown – AP
National Guard Faces the Shutdown – AFPS
Air Force Fires Commander of US Nuclear Arsenal – WP
Air Force Confirms Firing of 2-Star General in Charge of ICBMs – AP
US Sacks Nuclear Missiles General – BBC
Testimony From Navy Undersecretary Nominee Raises Eyebrows – S&S
US Intelligence Community
CIA Disputes Early Suspicions on Snowden – NYT
Court Allows NSA to Keep Collecting Phone Data, Once Denied by Clapper – AP
United States
Biological Weapons Experts Warn of Deteriorating US Readiness – S&S
Request to Appoint Lawyer for Terror Suspect Denied – NYT
Press Group: Obama is Worst Since Nixon in Going After Leaks – McClatchy
Shutdown Choices Prompt Accusations of White House Favoritism – S&S
VOA Answers Readers' Questions About US Government Shutdown – VOA
Does OPEC Still Have the US Over a Barrel? – WP Opinion
Africa
African Nations Discuss Stance on ICC – VOA
AU Wants ICC Immunity for Leaders – BBC
UN Extends Helping Hand to CAR – UPI
Anger Lingers in Sudan After a Crackdown – NYT
Zimbabwe Farm Workers Destitute After Eviction – VOA
Land Disputes Feed Ivory Coast Violence – UPI
Malawi President Banda Dissolves Cabinet – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Venezuela Intercepts Ship With 5 Americans Aboard – NYT
US Ship Detained by Venezuela – BBC
MiGs, Parts Seized From N. Korean Ship Operational, Panama Official Says – AP
Brazil Police Probe Sao Luis Panic After Prison Riot – BBC
Asia / Pacific
With Li Visit, Thailand, China Move to Strengthen Ties – VOA
Spanish Court to Hear Rights Case Against Former Chinese Leader – VOA
North Korea Rejects US's Non-Aggression Pact Offer – AP
North Korea Producing, Testing WMD – UPI
Japan: Fukushima Radiation Leaks Raise Alarm About TEPCO – VOA
Vietnam State Funeral for General Giap – BBC
Vietnam Sees Rare, Unscripted Public Mourning For Gen. Giap – AP
US Shutdown Costs Longer-Term Relations With Asia – UPI Opinion
Europe
Days After Disaster, Another Migrant Ship Sinks Near Italian Island – NYT
Mediterranean 'Becoming a Cemetery' – BBC
European Lawmakers Eye CIA Renditions – UPI
Russia Refuses to Bail 2 Britons Held for Greenpeace Protest – VOA
Ukraine’s Future Path May Hinge on One Bitter Political Rivalry – VOA
EU Skeptical of Azerbaijan Commitment to Democracy – UPI
Germany, Italy: Notorious Nazi War Criminal Dies in Rome – VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Netanyahu Takes a Lonely Stance Denouncing Iran – NYT
One Week Later, 'Death to USA' Chant Back in Vogue in Iran – LAT
Israeli Man Fatally Bludgeoned in West Bank – NYT
Saudi Arabia Called On to Respect Women's Rights – UPI
Egypt Police Teargas Pro and Anti-Morsi Crowds – VOA
Canadians Held in Egypt Fly Home – BBC
Aides: Libyan PM Abduction Was Political Plot – VOA
Libya PM's Kidnap Was 'Coup Attempt' – BBC
Car Bomb Explodes Outside Swedish Consulate in Libya – VOA
Gaddafi Top Spy to be Tried in Libya – BBC
Tunisia Sets Path For Eradicating Torture – UPI
A Warning to Egypt’s Generals – NYT Editorial
Iran Wants Sanctions Relief, And Nukes – WP Opinion
South Asia
US Seizes Pakistan Taliban Commander in Afghanistan – BBC
Afghans: US ‘Forcibly’ Snatched Pakistan Taliban Leader – WP
Pakistan Government Slow on Key Military Appointments – VOA
Pakistanis’ Spirits Lifted by Malala, Despite Nobel Decision – WP
Pakistani Girl, a Global Heroine After an Attack, Has Critics at Home – NYT
India-China Visa Row Erupts Ahead of Singh's Visit to Beijing – VOA
Huge Cyclone Bears Down on India – BBC
Cyclone Forces Tens of Thousands to Flee Northeast India – WP
Pakistan: ‘I Am Malala’ – WP Opinion
