20 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
Afghans Prepare for Meeting on US Security Deal – AP
US to Use Romanian Airbase for Afghan Pullout – VOA
DOD to Shift Air Transit From Manas to Romania – S&S
Cruising Kandahar's Mean Streets – S&S
1st, 2nd Brigade Combat Teams Welcomed Back From Afghanistan – WDT
Syria
Brahimi Pushes for Syria Peace Talks on Egypt Visit – VOA
UN Calls for Urgent Syria Ceasefire – BBC
Blast, Fighting Near Damascus Kills 16 Syrian Soldiers – VOA
Suicide Blast Kills 16 Syrian Soldiers at Checkpoint – AP
Lebanese Ex-Hostages Home From Syria – BBC
Swap Frees Lebanese Held by Rebels in Exchange for Turks – NYT
Syria's Civil War Plays Out on Social Media – AP
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
New York Man Arrested for Trying to Join al-Qaida – VOA
UN Expert Urges US to Reveal Civilian Drone Deaths – AP
US Department of Defense
Navy Rocked as Bribery Scandal Hits Officer Corps – WP
US Army Takes 'Unvarnished' Look At Its Problems, And Its Future – DN
Swenson Medal of Honor Ceremony Exposes Scars, Promotes Healing – MCT
Guardsman Blew Whistle, Then His Career Blew Up – S&S
Soldiers Race to Get Ink Before Restrictions on Tattoos Begin – N&O
Ex-Army Contracting Officer Fined for Conflict of Interest in Business Deals – TNT
US Intelligence Community
Changes Coming Atop US Intelligence Agencies – VOA
United States
States With Big Military, Research Facilities Hurt Most by Shutdown – SL
Retired Army General Petraeus Accepts Harvard Fellowship – BH
America is on the Rise – WP Opinion
Understanding the OODA Loop (For LEOs) – PM Opinion
Australia
Australian Military Probes Fire Link – BBC
Australian Authorities Fear Worsening Wildfires – AP
Africa
Thousands of Detainees Dying in Nigerian Military Custody – WP
Nigeria Tech Schools Join University Strike – VOA
15 Killed in Somalia Attack – VOA
Suicide Blast in Somalia Kills 15, Police Say – NYT
Deadly Somali Bomb Targets Soldiers – BBC
M23 Rebels Say Deal With Congo's Government Close – AP
Death Toll from Mali Boat Accident Rises to 72 – VOA
Sudan's Bashir to Visit South Sudan on Tuesday – Reuters
Guinea Ruling Party 'Wins' Elections – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
'Clown Gunmen' in Mexican Drug Cartel Member Murder – BBC
Gunman in Clown Suit Kills Senior Mexican Drug Cartel Member – Reuters
Progress With FARC Slower Than Hoped For: Colombia's Santos – Reuters
Bolivia: 1 Killed in Attack on Coca Eradicators – AP
Asia / Pacific
China Sacks Nanjing Mayor in Corruption Crackdown – AP
China: Nanjing Mayor Sacked After Inquiry – BBC
Top Chinese University Dismisses Outspoken Professor – WP
Attacks in Southern Thailand Kill 5, Injure 13 – AP
Burma Police Round Up Bombing Suspects – VOA
Europe
Pope Pursues Reform of the Opaque Vatican Bureaucracy – WP
Italian Court Convicts ex-Nazi for WWII Slayings – AP
Luxembourg Votes After Spying Row – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Arab States Urge Saudi to Keep UN Security Council Seat – Reuters
Car Bomb Kills 3 in Iraqi Capital – AP
Car Bomb Explodes in Egypt, Wounding Six Soldiers – WP
Car Bomb Near Egypt Army Intelligence Building Wounds 6 – Reuters
Car Bomb Strikes Military Compound in Egypt – AP
Blast Rocks Egypt Military Intelligence Building – BBC
Egypt: Mubarak Trial Resumes in Closed Session – Reuters
Egypt Asks Libya to Free Drivers Held by Militia – AP
Assassination Pushes Libya to Civil War Two Years After Gaddafi Death – TG
Tunisia Forces Kill Nine 'Islamists' – BBC
Tunisia: 9 Believed Behind Police Ambush Killed – AP
South Asia
Optimism Surrounds Pakistani Prime Minister’s US Visit – WP
Aid to Pakistan to Resume as Tension With US Eases – NYT
US Quietly Releasing $1.6B in Pakistan Assistance – AP
Policing Village Moral Codes in India’s Cities – NYT
In Latest Snag, Police Block Maldives Vote For President – NYT
