30 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
Police Can't Deliver Election Materials to Taliban-Controlled Areas – S&S
NATO Allies Leaving Afghanistan End Rebuilding in South – Bloomberg
US Risks Setback to Oversight of Afghan Reconstruction – LAT
Australia to Pull Troops Out of Afghanistan – VOA
Afghans to Hold Talks With Ex-Taliban Chief – Reuters
Afghans Tried to Court Pakistani Militant Seized by US – Reuters
Marine Under Fire: Will the Punishment Fit the Crime? – CNN
Vets Struggle, Adapt a Year After Returning Home From Afghanistan – DDN
Syria
In Syria, Number of Political Parties Skyrocketing – LAT
State Media: Syrian Deputy PM Dismissed – VOA
Syria Fires Official Who Tried to Broker Peace – NYT
Syria Sacks Deputy PM Who Met US Officials – AP
Starved Syrians Flee Damascus Suburb – BBC
Starvation in Syria: a War Tactic – Reuters
UN Confirms Polio in Syria – VOA
U.N. Confirms Outbreak of Polio in Syria – NYT
Iraq
Senators Voice Alarm to Obama About Iraq’s Maliki – WP
Senators Warn Obama Before Iraq Leader’s Visit – NYT
Separate Suicide Attacks in Iraq Kill at Least 20 – AP
In Iraq, Sunni Attacks Spark Shiite Calls to Arms – AP
Suicide Bombers Kill 11 Military, Police – Reuters
How We Won in Iraq – FP (GEN Petraeus)
Petraeus Aide, Now Ohio State Professor, Critiques Iraq 'Surge' – CD (COL Mansoor)
Have Patience With Us – NYT Opinion (Maliki)
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Terrorist Attacks and Deaths Hit Record High, Report Shows – CNN
US Intelligence Community
Officials Say White House Knew of Spying Overseas – NYT
Obama Considers End to Reported Spying on Allied Leaders – VOA
US Weighing Changes After Allies Object to Spying – AP
Obama Orders Curbs on NSA Spying on UN Headquarters – Reuters
NSA Chief: NATO Allies Shared Records – WP
Europeans Handed Over Phone Records, US Says – LAT
NSA Chief Defends Spying Programs – USAT
US Defends Spying on Foreign Leaders – BBC
NSA's Best Friend Just Shivved The Spies – FP
NSA Staffers Angrily Dispute Obama Denial – LAT
US Spying a Symptom of a Paranoid Government, Germans Say – McClatchy
NSA Spying Unbounded – WP Editorial
A Turbulent Spy Agency – WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
ASD Carter Praises US Soldiers’ ‘Ferocious Ingenuity’ – AFPS
USS Gravely Assists in Rescue of 120 in Mediterranean – S&S
DoD Personnel Chief: Job-Specific Physical Standards Being Drafted – AT
National Monument to Military Working Dogs Dedicated at Lackland – VA
Marine Gets 5 Years for Taking Bribes in Iraq – S&S
DIA Director Flynn on Why Special Ops Will Keep Us From War – DO Interview
Bad Idea for the Pentagon’s Idea Shop – WOTR Opinion
United States
Lawmakers Push for 100% Advance Funding for VA – S&S
Five Officials Left VA in Wake of Conference Fallout – FT
Obama Installs New FBI Chief – VOA
Hagel Praises Former US Representative Ike Skelton – AFPS
Chaos for Obama – WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Top British Official in Ulster Is Target of a Letter Bomb – NYT
Armed Forces Charities to Get £9.2m – BBC
Britain Aims to be First Western Country to Issue Sovereign Islamic Bond – VOA
United Nations / Related
United Nations to Adopt Asteroid Defense Plan – SA
How the UN Plans to Defend Earth From Asteroids – TW
Doomsday Vault in Norway Keeps Seeds for Every Type of Agriculture – DM
Africa
US Intensifying Effort to Help Catch African Warlord Kony – VOA
Congo Army Makes Inroads Against Weakened Rebels – VOA
UN: New Atrocities in Central African Republic – AP
South Africa: Anti-Mandela Plotters Sentenced – BBC
South African Militants Sentenced in Mandela Plot – VOA
French Hostages Freed in Niger – BBC
Two Kenyan Soldiers Jailed for Westgate Looting – BBC
South Sudan Plans Oil License Auction by Year's End – VOA
Britney Spears' Music Used by British Navy to Scare Off Somali Pirates – TG
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico's President to Pardon Teacher Who Killed 7 Police – Reuters
Mexico's Pemex Says 39 Employees Arrested in Oil Theft Ring – Reuters
Argentina Court Approves Media Law – BBC
Uruguay to Withdraw Its UN Peacekeepers From Haiti – AP
Asia / Pacific
Preoccupied Obama Criticized Over North Korea Policy – AP
Japan Warns China on Islands Row – BBC
China to Step Up Own Security After New NSA Allegations – Reuters
China Suspects Tiananmen Vehicle Fire was a Suicide Attack – VOA
Tiananmen Crash: China Police 'Seek Xinjiang Suspects – BBC
China: Police Name Suspects in Tiananmen Crash Probe – WP
China Focuses on an Ethnic Minority in a Car Explosion – NYT
Chinese Police Seek 8 Following Tiananmen Attack – AP
China Pins Hopes on Bigger Spending to Boost Economy – VOA
Vietnam’s Latest Trial Shows New Generation of Activism – VOA
South Korean Rescues Abductees, But Not All Are Grateful – WP
Japan's Illiberal Secrecy Law – NYT Editorial
Is South Korea Stealing US Military Secrets? – FP Opinion
Europe
Groundbreaking Ceremony for US Missile Defense Facility Held in Romania – VOA
As It Denounces US Spying, Europe Delays Privacy Protection at Home – NYT
Russia 'Spied on G20 Leaders with USB Sticks' – TT
New Charges Against Russia's Opposition Leader Navalny – BBC
Greeks Question Media, and New Voices Pipe Up – NYT
The West's Failure to Understand Putin's Russia – NO Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
UN Nuclear Negotiators Plan New Talks in Tehran – VOA
Iran-UN Nuke Talks Advance, New Round Nov. 11 – AP
UN and Iran Cite Progress in Settling Questions on Nuclear Program – NYT
Iran says Seeks ‘Practical Solution’ to Rift with UN Inspectors – VOA
‘Iran Two Weeks Away From Weapons-Grade Uranium’ – TOI
Israel Frees New Batch of 26 Palestinian Inmates – BBC
Israel Releases 26 Palestinian Prisoners – AP
Emotional Return of Palestinian Prisoners – NYT
Israel Announces Settlement Push After Palestinian Prisoner Release – Reuters
Israel Announces East Jerusalem Building Project – AP
Saudi Journalist Detained for Muhammad Tweets Freed – BBC
White House Asks Congress to Help Keep Egypt Aid Flowing – WP
Ousted General in Egypt Is Back, as Islamists’ Foe – NYT
Judge in Egypt Brotherhood Trial Withdraws, Case Indefinitely Adjourned – VOA
Egypt Judges Quit Muslim Brotherhood Trial – BBC
Egypt Arrests Deputy Leader of Brotherhood's Party – AP
Egyptians 'Missing' in Libya Desert – BBC
US Allies in Revolt – NYT Editorial
Turning away from the Mideast – LAT Opinion
South Asia
From Pakistan, Family Comes to Tell of Drone Strike’s Toll – WP
