30 November SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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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
Recent Drone Strikes Strain US Ties With Afghanistan and Pakistan – NYT
US Rushes to Try to Control Fallout From Afghan Strike – WP
US General Apologizes for Afghan Drone Strike – VOA
US Commander Apologizes to Karzai for Civilian Death, Injuries – LAT
Pakistan PM Visits Karzai in Kabul – BBC
Iran
Iran Sees Nuclear Deal Implementation Starting by Early January – VOA
US: Tough Sanctions on Iran Remain Despite Deal – AP
UN 'Needs Time' for Iran Deal – BBC
Iran’s Crossroads – WP Opinion
Syria
Watchdog Rejects Request by Syria to Convert Chemical Arms Sites – NYT
Syrian Kurds Move Toward Self-Rule – VOA
Mortar Round Kills 4, Injures 26 at Historic Syria Mosque – AP
UN Warns of Lasting Harm to Syrian Refugee Children – NYT
UN Warning Over Syria War's Child Cost – BBC
Out of Syria, Into a European Maze – NYT
US Department of Defense
Investigation Widens in Billing Scandal With US Navy – NYT
US Army Got Caught Pirating $180 Million in Software – WP
Home-Made Launchers Likely Fired at Yokota Air Base, Officials Say – S&S
First Mission for Navy's Newest Patrol Aircraft Launched from Jacksonville – FTU
Welsh: Air Force Performs Vital National Security Missions – AFPS
AFN Internet Radio Goes Global Tuesday With 2 Dozen Online Streams – S&S
Why Was Firefighter-Marine Reserve Maj. Jason Brezler Betrayed? – DB Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Key Officials Urge NSA, Cyber Command Leadership be Split – WP
Techies vs. NSA: Encryption Arms Race Escalates – AP
Congress Seeks Medal for WW II-Era US Spy Agency OSS – AP
United States
Obama to Unveil New National Security Strategy in 2014 – AP
Parties Recruiting Veterans to Run for House in 2014 – AP
Small Steps on Guantanamo – WP Editorial
14 Years of Undermining Public Diplomacy – USN&WR Opinion
What Vets Miss Most Is What Most Civilians Fear – BI Opinion
United Kingdom
Prosecutor Outlines Chilling Murder of UK Soldier on London Street – AP
World
Fair Trials Advocacy Group Urges Interpol Arrest Reforms – WP
Africa
In Nigeria, Hezbollah Arms Suspect Gets Life – VOA
Nigeria: 3 Lebanese Cleared of Terror, 1 Jailed – BBC
Congo Leader Eyes End to Conflict – BBC
Mali Tuareg Group 'Ends Ceasefire' – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Argentine Threat Over Falklands Oil – BBC
Brazil Intervenes in Indian Land Row – BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Air Defense Zone Hangs Over VP Biden’s Visit – VOA
Airlines Urged by US to Give Notice to China – NYT
US Advises Carriers to Comply with China's Disputed Air Defense Zone – AP
US Commercial Airlines 'to Observe China Rules' – BBC
China Fighter Jets ID US, Japanese Planes – VOA
China Sends Warplanes to Patrol New Air Defense Zone – WP
China Scrambles Jets in Air Zone to Monitor US and Japanese Planes – BBC
North Korea Resumes Work at Missile Launch Site, Institute Says – AP
North Korea Accuses Detained US Veteran of War Crimes – NYT
North Korea: Detained US War Vet Apologized for 'Hostile Acts' – AP
US Man 'Confesses' to North Korea Crimes – BBC
Protesters Storm Thai Army Compound – VOA
Thai Protesters Enter Army HQ’s as Government Avoids Violence – NYT
Thai PM Rules Out Early Election – BBC
Last US Troops Pull Out of Typhoon Disaster Zone in Philippines – S&S
US Ambassador Thanks Troops for Aid to Philippines – AFPS
Philippines Expected to Remain Resilient Despite Super Typhoon – VOA
Japan: Tensions Fester in Tokyo’s Koreatown – WP
Desperation in Tibet – NYT Editorial
Europe
Torn Between East and West, Ukraine Debates Future – VOA
Ukrainian Opposition Accuses Yanukovich of Stealing EU Dream – Reuters
Ukraine Police Disperse Protesters – BBC
Czechs to Sign Deal to Deliver Army Plane to US – AP
Turkish Leaders Aim to Turn Hagia Sophia Back into a Mosque – VOA
Ukraine's Battle for Europe – NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Nearly 30 Dead in Iraq Violence – VOA
18 Sunnis Kidnapped in Iraq Later Found Shot Dead – AP
Eighteen Abducted Iraqis Found Dead – BBC
Palestinian Negotiator: Peace Deal Still Possible – AP
Saudi Female Driver Defies Ban – BBC
How Washington Stabbed the Saudis in the Back – FP Opinion
‘The Near Future of Iraq is Dark’: Warning from Muqtada al-Sadr – TI
In Egypt, Campuses Have Become New Battleground – WP
Egyptians Defiant Over Use of 'Rabaa' Symbol – VOA
Egyptian Blogger Held Over Protest – BBC
Egypt: Cairo Holds Funeral for Student Protester Killed by Police – VOA
Libya Arms Depot Blast Kills 30 – BBC
South Asia
Recent Drone Strikes Strain US Ties With Afghanistan and Pakistan – NYT