13 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
Karzai, Kerry Near US Troop Deal – VOA
US, Afghanistan Agree on Outline of Post-2014 Accord – WP
Talks Clear Path for US-Afghan Deal – NYT
Kerry and Karzai: Headway for US Future in Afghanistan – S&S
US in Partial Afghan Security Deal – BBC
Syria
Rebel Groups Worry 'Moderates' Shut Out of US-Backed Alliance – McClatchy
Syria Rebels 'Executed Civilians' – BBC
Family Man One Day, Rebel Fighter the Next – NYT
US Department of Defense
US Nuclear Force Faces a Cascade of Missteps – AP
$30,000 Went Missing Amid Rescue of Capt. Phillips – AP
Happy Birthday, Navy: Recruiting Posters Through the Years – S&S
Hollywood's New Navy SEAL Cult – Time
Army Elbows Its Way Into AirSea Battle Hearing – BD Opinion
Investing in a Joint Force Can Trump Sequester – RC Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Push Underway to Declassify FISC Document – WP
Snowden: Mass Surveillance Making Us Less Safe – AP
Growing Backlash to Government Surveillance – AP
United States
Focus of US Fiscal Crisis Shifts to Senate – VOA
Senate Leaders Try to End Debt Crisis; Talks Fail in House – NYT
Senate Leaders Take Reins on Shutdown Talks – WP
Emerging Senate Proposal Focus in Budget Battle – AP
Short Tempers, Foul Moods Hit Congress as Fight Drags On – WP
Biological Weapons Experts Warn of Deteriorating US Readiness – S&S
Australia
Australian Opposition Elects Leader – BBC
World
Behind Flurry of Killing, Potency of Hate – NYT
The End of the Nation-State? – NYT Opinion
Africa
Congo Rebels Fire on UN Helicopter – VOA
Nigeria's Lagos Set to Turn Vast Trash into Scarce Power – VOA
AU Wants Kenyatta ICC Trial Delay – VOA
AU Urges International Court to Delay Kenyan President’s Trial – NYT
AU Demands Kenyatta ICC Trial Delay – BBC
Mali Riverboat Capsizes, Leaves 20 Dead, Scores Missing – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Colombia: FARC Launches Female Rebels Website – BBC
US Ship Detained by Venezuela – BBC
Brazil Landowner Jailed Over Deaths – BBC
Haiti’s Imported Disaster – NYT Editorial
Asia / Pacific
Powerful Typhoon Sweeps Through Philippines – VOA
Fatal Typhoon Floods Villages in Philippines – AP
Vietnam Mourns Beloved General – VOA
Vietnamese General to be Buried – BBC
Europe
France Remands 'Top al-Qaeda Man' – BBC
Death Toll Rising in Migrant Wrecks off Italy – VOA
Survivors of New Migrant Tragedy Arrive in Malta – AP
Greenpeace Man Fears Long Jail Term in Russia – BBC
Ireland 'to Exit Bailout This Year' – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Al-Qaida Surges Back in Iraq, Reviving Old Fears – AP
14 Are Killed by Car Bomb Outside Shops in Iraqi City – Reuters
Iraq Bombing Kills 14 – Reuters
Israel Finds Tunnel Dug Under Israel-Gaza Border – AP
Optimism Present as Iranian Nuclear Talks Set to Resume – VOA
Improved Prospects for Iran Nuclear Talks – VOA Opinion
Egypt Not Expected to be Hit Hard by US Aid Cuts – AP
South Asia
India Marshalls Cyclone Disaster Relief – VOA
Massive Indian Cyclone Races Inland – BBC
800,000 Evacuated as Powerful Cyclone Hits India – NYT
Obama Meets Pakistan’s Malala Yousafzai – VOA