4 November SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More
***
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
***
Afghanistan
Fighting Alone, Afghan Security Forces Said to Hold Taliban Back – AP
Historic Herat Defies Conquerors, War and Time – S&S
NATO Soldier, 2 Afghan Police Officers Killed – AP
US Loses Battle Against Afghanistan’s Poppy Trade – WP
That Other Big Afghan Crisis, the Growing Army of Addicts – NYT
What to Pack When You're Leaving a War – FP Opinion
Pakistan
Drone Strike Turns a Villain Into Victim – NYT
Angry Pakistan to Assess US Ties – VOA
Militant's Death Brings Little Joy in Pakistan – AP
Pakistan Taliban Consider New Leader – BBC
Pakistani Taliban Names Interim Chief – VOA
Pakistan's Musharraf Granted Bail – VOA
Former Pakistan Dictator Musharraf Granted Bail – Reuters
Syria
Syrian Opposition Sets Preconditions for Peace Talks – VOA
Rebels Lose Ground to Assad Forces in Syria War – WP
Elusive Al-Qaida Leader in Syria Stays in Shadows – AP
Iran
Iran’s Top Leader and US Counter Criticism of Talks – NYT
Khamenei Tells Iran's Hardliners Not to Undermine Nuclear Talks – Reuters
Iran Leader Warns Against Undermining Negotiators – AP
Iranians Mark US Embassy Takeover Anniversary – VOA
Iran Hardliners Jab at Rouhani on Embassy Siege Anniversary – Reuters
Protesters Swarm Former US Embassy in Tehran – AP
Congress Can Help on Iran – NYT Editorial
Talk to Iran, It Works – NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
USAF Pilots Develop F-22 'Rapid' Deployment – DN
Warriors Without a War Face Challenges at Home – USAT
Oil Tanker-Turned-Aircraft Carrier Key to Naval Expansion – WIB Opinion
An Amphibious Force for Emerging Demands – Proceedings Opinion (Amos)
SR-72 Could Be the Most Exotic Plane Ever – FP Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Clemency for Snowden? US Officials Say No – NYT
US Congress Rejects Snowden Clemency – BBC
More Chatter than Needed – WP Opinion
United States
United States Loses When Sidelined in the United Nations – WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Police Hunt Missing Terror Suspect – BBC
Africa
African Leaders to Meet Over DR Congo Security Situation – VOA
M23 Rebels Call for Cease-Fire in DR Congo – VOA
Congo Government: M23 Ceasefire Offer Not Enough – VOA
DR Congo Troops Close In On Rebels – BBC
Congo Army, Rebels Clash Near Border Despite Peace Calls – Reuters
France Says its Journalists 'Coldly Assassinated' in Mali – Reuters
French, Malian Forces Hunt Suspects Behind Journalist Killings – Reuters
Vigilante Groups Kill 5 in South Africa – Reuters
Americas / Caribbean
Gunfights Kill 13 in Mexican City on US Border – Reuters
13 Reported Killed in 3 North Mexico Gunbattles – AP
Colombian Navy in Huge Caribbean Cocaine Haul – BBC
Asia / Pacific
South Korea: Few Favor Expansion of Japan's Self-Defense Roles – S&S
South Korea's Park Rules Out Japan Talks – BBC
North Korea Sailors Killed When Ship Sinks During 'Combat Duties' – Reuters
China's Military Chief in Xinjiang Dismissed Following Tiananmen Incident – VOA
China Strips Army Official of Position After Attack – NYT
Tiananmen Blast: Chinese General in Xinjiang Stripped of Role – BBC
China Berates Foreign Media for Tiananmen Attack Doubts – Reuters
China: In Xinjiang, Poverty, Exclusion Greater Threat Than Islam – Reuters
China Service Sector Growth Speeds Up – BBC
Amnesty Bill That Would Clear Ousted Premier Stirs Thai Anger – NYT
Thousands March in Bangkok Against Thai Amnesty Bill – VOA
Boat Sinks as Muslims Try to Flee Burma; 50 Feared Dead – Reuters
Why Chinese are Anxious – WP Opinion
Burma's Drive for Peace – NYT Opinion
Europe
European Borders Tested as Money Moved to Shield Wealth – NYT
Russia's Putin Approves Tougher Anti-Terrorism Laws – VOA
Polls Open in Closely Watched Kosovo Elections – VOA
Kosovo Violence, Intimidation Mar Key Elections in North – VOA
Violence Mars Key Kosovo Election – BBC
Kosovo: Local Elections Test Relations With Serbia – AP
Ukraine's Risky Bet – NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Says US Won't Allow Attacks on its Mideast Partners – AP
Kerry in Saudi Arabia for Talks on Syria, Iran – VOA
Kerry Praises Saudi Arabia During Visit – VOA
Kerry Hails Disgruntled Saudi Arabia as Important US Ally – Reuters
Kerry Bids to Smooth US-Saudi Ties – BBC
To Shape Young Palestinians, Hamas Creates Its Own Textbooks – NYT
Israel Denies Drone Was Shot Down – BBC
US, Egypt Try to Put Brave Face on Strained Ties – AP
Kerry: US a Partner of Egypt, Aid Cutback Not Punishment – VOA
Egyptians Following Right Path, Kerry Says – NYT
Kerry in Cairo: Egypt Aid Suspension ‘Not a Punishment’ – WP
Kerry Sees Signs Egypt Moving Back Towards Democracy – Reuters
In Court, Defiant Morsi Says He Still Egypt's President – Reuters
Defiant Morsi Rejects Trial, Insists He Remain President – VOA
Morsi Arrives for Tense Egypt Trial – BBC
Advocate for Restraint in Egypt Tiptoes Around Talk of Compromise – NYT
Saudi Arabia Not Driving Freedoms Forward – WP Editorial
South Asia
India Throws Rings of Protection Around Divisive Candidate Modi – Reuters
Bangladesh Sentences 2 Expatriates to Death for War Crimes – NYT