19 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
Afghan War’s End May Help Close Guantanamo Bay – WP
DOD to Shift Air Transit From Manas to Romania – S&S
US Signs Deal to Use Romanian Base for Afghanistan Pullout – BBC
Pentagon Shifting Logistics Hub to Romania From Kyrgyzstan – Reuters
Suicide Bombers Attack International Convoy in Kabul – NYT
Afghan Militants Attack ISAF Convoy – BBC
Taliban Attack Breaks Months of Quiet in Kabul – Reuters
2 Civilians Dead in Kabul Attack Near Housing For Foreigners – LAT
Iran
Reports: US Considering Easing Iran Sanctions Pain – VOA
Iran Calls West to Task on Nuclear Row – UPI
Iran's FM Says Israel Seeks to Undermine Nuclear Talks – AP
Ill and Long Isolated, Iranian Opposition Leaders Smell Freedom – VOA
Iran’s Hard-Liners See Threat to Battle Cry – NYT
Tehran’s Choices – WP Opinion
Time for Scholars to Examine Iranian Opposition – UPI Opinion
Letter From an Iranian Prison – WT Opinion
Syria
Al-Qaida Group Changes Shape of Civil War – UPI
Moderate Syrian Rebels Feel Squeeze – WP
Syrian Opposition Undecided on Attending Talks – Reuters
Syria Must Allow Aid Convoys to Starving Civilians, Says US – BBC
A Top Syrian Intelligence Officer Is Killed in Fighting – NYT
Jets Bomb E. Syrian City After Intelligence General Killed – VOA
UN Creates Joint Mission With OPCW for Syria – UPI
UNHCR: Syrian Refugees Need Safe Harbor Beyond Region – Reuters
Amnesty International: Syrian Refugees Harassed in Egypt – UPI
Syrian Rebels Release 9 Lebanese Hostages – LAT
Lebanese Hostages in Syria 'Freed' – BBC
Personality Trumps Policy – WP Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
US Army Hones Antiterror Strategy for Africa, in Kansas – NYT
Afghan War’s End May Help Close Guantanamo Bay – WP
Norwegian May Be Linked to Kenya Mall Siege – VOA
In Kenya Inquiry, Norway Looks at Somali Migrant – NYT
Norwegian-Somali Identified as Kenya Mall Attacker – AP
Norwegian-Somali 'Radicalized' Before Mall Attack – AP
Uganda Police on Alert for 'Westgate-Style Attack' – VOA
US Court: Man in Terrorism Case Was Going to Pakistan – AP
The Future of Counterterrorism – WP Opinion
The al-Shabaab Westgate Raid: A Forewarning – UPI Opinion
US Department of Defense
Tampa to Become Epicenter of International Special Operations Coordination – TT
Fiscal Uncertainty Haunts US Defense Department – UPI
Special Ops Command Seeks Prototypes for ‘Iron Man Suit' – AFPS
TRADOC Commander: Train on Ability, Regardless of Gender – DO Opinion
Will the Army Ever Buy the V-22 Osprey? – DT Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Snowden: 'Zero Chance' China, Russia Got Classified Information – VOA
United States
Jeh Johnson Nominated as Homeland Security Secretary – WP
Homeland Security Choice Suggests Priority Shift – AP
Bill to End Shutdown Makes Possible 1 Percent Raise for Civilians – S&S
Democrats Aim to Restore Immigration to the Agenda – NYT
Obama's Diplomatic Comeback – LAT Editorial
United Nations
Saudi Arabia Turns Down UN Security Council Spot – VOA
Saudi Arabia Rejects Security Council Seat – NYT
Saudi Arabia Rejects Seat on UN Security Council – AP
UN 'Not Notified' of Saudi Arabia Snub – BBC
Many US Senators Oppose Ratifying UN Arms Trade Treaty – VOA
UN Investigator Presses US to Publish Drone Attack Data – BBC
Africa
US Army Hones Antiterror Strategy for Africa, in Kansas – NYT
An Increasing US Focus on Africa, But is it a 'Pivot'? – S&S
Nigeria's Military Killing Thousands of Detainees – AP
Mali's Fight With Militants is Far From Over – TG
Chaos in CAR Prevents Life-Saving Aid From Reaching Needy – VOA
More Than 50 Republic of Congo Soldiers Releases By Angola – AP
UN Helicopter Comes Under Rebel Fire in East Congo – AP
ICC Partially Excuses Kenyan Leader from Trial – VOA
Kenya’s Kenyatta 'Excused Most of ICC Trial' – BBC
HRW: Ethiopian Government Uses Torture as Political Tool – VOA
Guinea Ruling Party 'Wins' Parliamentary Poll – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Colombia's ELN Rebels Release Oil Workers – Reuters
Panama to Decide Fate of North Korean Ship Crew – AP
Corruption in Peru Aids Cutting of Rain Forest – NYT
Brazil Army to Guard Oil Rights Sale – BBC
Ship in Guyana-Venezuela Dispute Released – AP
Asia / Pacific
US Army Increases Commitment to Pacific Re-Balance – DODB
Helo Unit Among First to Try 9-Month Rotational to S. Korea – S&S
“Scholar” Sea Change Needed in US Policy on North Korea – UPI
China Hosts North Korean Youth Delegation – UPI
China Outraged as Japanese Lawmakers Visit WWII Shrine – VOA
China Rebukes Dalai Lama for Seeking Tibetan Independence – Reuters
China Sacks Mayor of Nanjing City – Reuters
Chinese University Fires Outspoken Economist Amid Crackdown – Reuters
One Killed, Six Injured in Burma Bombings – UPI
Burma Bombings Aimed at Scaring Foreign Investors – AP
Cambodian Opposition Leader Declares Political 'Stalemate' – VOA
Soaring Crime Rate Takes a Growing Malaysia by Surprise – NYT
John Kerry on Forging a Pacific Future – LAT Opinion
Europe
Britain Looks to Fracking as North Sea Oil Dwindles – NYT
Turkey's 'Anti-Terror' Law Casts Increasingly Wide Net – VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Al Qaeda Strikes Fear Into Iraq's Govt-Backed Sunni Militia – Reuters
Bomb in Street Full of Shoppers Kills 6 in Iraq – AP
Pentagon to Sell Bunker Busters, Cruise Missiles to Gulf Monarchies – RT
Mayor’s Race in Jerusalem Shows a City Divided – WP
Militants Attack Troops in Southern Yemen, Kill 12 – LAT
Suspected Al-Qaida Fighters Kill Yemeni Colonel – AP
Gunmen Kill Security Officer in South Yemen – Reuters
Bahrain Suspected of Stockpiling Tear Gas – UPI
Egyptian 'Rebel' Group Backs Military – VOA
Egypt: Thousands March for Morsi; Policeman Killed in Sinai – Reuters
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Facing Wave of Trials – AP
Gunmen Kill Libya's Military Police Force Commander – VOA
Gunmen Assassinate Libya Commander – BBC
Tunisia's Ruling Islamists See Elections in Six Months – Reuters
Tunisian President Booed Over Police Deaths – AP
Libya: Talk About Political Dysfunction – NYT Opinion
Egypt’s Stolen Heritage – WP Opinion
South Asia
India, China Near Pact to Keep Lid on Border Tension – VOA
India Arrests Crew of US-Owned Anti-Piracy Ship – VOA
India Arrests 35 aboard US-Owned Vessel Reportedly Carrying Weapons – LAT
India Police Arrest Crew of US Ship – BBC
Drones, Afghanistan to Top Agenda During Pakistani Leader Trip to US – VOA
Pakistan Polio Outbreak Imperils Global Eradication – VOA
A Sri Lankan Journalist Eagerly Toes the Line – NYT
Maldives Presidential Election Could be Canceled – VOA
