2 December 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
US Weighs Cost of Letting Afghanistan Go its Own Way – WP
UN Reacts to Growing Violence Against Aid Workers in Afghanistan – VOA
New Sticking Point Between US and Afghanistan: Fuel Supplies – LAT
Afghan Forces Say US is Withholding Fuel, Supplies – WP
Afghans Describe Relatives' Deaths in Recent US Drone Strike – LAT
At Least 4 Afghan Police Killed by Truck Bomb – BBC
Syria
Syrian Helicopters Drop 'Barrel Bombs' on Rebel Town, Killing 20 – VOA
Syrian Aircraft Kill 50 in Northern Rebel Town – AP
Syria-fueled Violence Kills 3 in Lebanon's Tripoli – VOA
‘A Slowly Unfolding Disaster’ – WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
Satirical Duffel Blog Takes Aim at the Military’s Absurdities – WP
Soldiers Must Prove Themselves in New Air Assault Training Program – FO
AF Recruits Cadets to Inform on Colleagues and Disavows Them – TG
Putting Military Pay on the Table – NYT Editorial
United States
Intelligence Committee Heads: Terror Threat Rising – AP
Rise of ‘Saudi America’ Will Alter Globe, and US Military Strategy – McClatchy
Brothers Work to Put a Face to Every NC Name on Vietnam Memorial – RN&O
United Kingdom
UK Beheading Trial’s Grisly Start – TDB
UK PM to Push for Free Trade With China – BBC
Canada
Canadian Arrested for Trying to Sell Military Info to China – AP
Canadian Accused in China Spy Case – BBC
Africa
‘Impeached’ Leader of Ugandan Capital Returns to Work – VOA
Africa's Crumbling Center – NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Mexican Military Takes on New Mission at Corrupt Port – WP
In Mexico, It’s Bishop vs. Cartel – WP
Mexican Drug Cartels Now Make Money Exporting Ore – AP
Mexican Rally Targets Energy Reform – BBC
Asia / Pacific
In the East China Sea, a Far Bigger Test of Power Looms – NYT
Biden Heads on Delicate Mission to Defuse East Asia Tensions – VOA
Biden to Attempt Damage Control With Chinese Leader – WP
China Tensions Cloud Biden Asia Trip – BBC
Biden to Visit DMZ While in South Korea – AP
China Launches Moon Rover Mission – VOA
For Japan, China is the Threat That Keeps Coming – WP
Thailand: Police Battle Bangkok Protesters as Crisis Deepens – VOA
Thai Protests Turn Volatile as at Least 3 Are Shot Dead – NYT
Thailand PM Rejects Resignation Demand – BBC
Thailand Protests Amid Strike Call – BBC
Thailand Braces for More Violence – AP
A Military Strategy to Deter China – RCD Opinion
Europe
Tens of Thousands of Ukrainians Protest in Kyiv – VOA
Thousands Demand Resignation of Ukraine Leader – NYT
Ukraine: Tens of Thousands March Through Kiev – AP
Ukraine Stand-Off Amid Protest Chaos – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Top US Lawmakers Want Additional Iran Sanctions – VOA
White House Lobbies Senators Not to Act on Iran Sanctions – WP
Iran Says Seeks Better Cooperation with Saudi Arabia – V
Suicide Bomber Kills 11 in Iraq – VOA
Suicide Bomber Hits Funeral in Iraq – BBC
Blasts Kill at Least 12 Mourners at Funeral of Iraq Sunni Leader – NYT
Turkey to Seek Baghdad's Consent for Iraqi Kurdish Oil – VOA
Syria-fueled Violence Kills 3 in Lebanon's Tripoli – VOA
Iran’s Hard-Liners Keep Their Criticism of Nuclear Pact to Themselves – NYT
Lebanese City Hit by Deadly Clashes – BBC
In Egypt Charter, New Rights, But No Great Change – NYT
West Bank Violence Jumps, But This Time it’s More Personal – WP
Egypt Charter Agreed Amid Protests – BBC
Islamist Says Egypt on Precipice as Constitution Takes Shape – VOA
Egypt Authorities Use Tear Gas to Clear Tahrir Square Protest – VOA
Amid Libya’s Militias, US Wants to Build a New Force – WP
South Asia