3 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
Attacks on Aid Workers Rise in Afghanistan, UN Says – NYT
NATO Chief: US Deal With Afghanistan Crucial – AP
Kerry to Brussels for NATO Talks on Afghanistan – VOA
NATO Seeks Clarity on Troops in Afghanistan – AP
Bombs Kills 9 in Southern Afghanistan – AP
Syria
UN: Syria War Crimes Evidence Implicates Assad – VOA
Top UN Rights Official Links Assad to Crimes in Syria – NYT
UN: Syria Crimes Evidence 'Indicates' Assad Role – AP
UN Implicates Assad in War Crimes – BBC
Deadly Blast in Central Damascus – BBC
The Second Syrian War – WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
Stolen Valor Tarnishes Service Members’ Sacrifices – AFPS
Why the Counterinsurgency Debate Must Go On – WOTR Opinion
United States
Obama’s Immoral War – WP Opinion
Africa
Nigerian City Under 24-Hour Curfew After Attack – VOA
Insurgents Strike in Major Nigerian City – NYT
Nigeria Militants Attack Airbase – BBC
Congo's President in Uganda in Bid to Revive Stalled Peace Deal – VOA
UN Launches Drones in DR Congo – BBC
Parliament in Somalia Votes to Remove Prime Minister – NYT
UN: Ghana Says Ivory Coast Sent Agents to Kill Exiles – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Search Uncovers 64 Bodies – BBC
Mexican Ex-Governor Charged in US – BBC
Colombian President 'Optimistic' About Peace – VOA
Power Cut Darkens Much of Venezuela – BBC
Honduras Presidential Vote Recount – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Biden, in Japan, Calibrates Message Over Tensions With China – NYT
Biden Blames China for Raising Tensions in Asia – WP
Biden in Japan on First Stop of Asia Tour – VOA
Biden: US 'Concerned' by China Air Defense Zone – BBC
Biden Visits Asia Amid Japan-South Korea's Toxic Ties -AP
Britain's Cameron Visits Beijing, Pushes EU-China Free Trade Deal – VOA
China Takes Another Step Toward Manned Lunar Mission – WP
Chinese Leader’s Rise Came With New Attention to Dispute With Japan – NYT
US Sends Submarine-Hunting Jets to Japan – VOA
North Korea Powerbroker 'Dismissed' – BBC
Uncle of North Korean Leader Stripped of Power, According to Reports – NYT
Advanced Navy Patrol Planes Arrive in Okinawa – S&S
Thailand Prime Minister Rejects Calls to Step Down – VOA
Thailand Police Remove Key Barricades – BBC
After Clashes, Thai Police Let Protesters Roam Freely – NYT
Thai Protests Reflect Searing Divisions in Changing Country – NYT
Task Force for Philippine Typhoon Relief Effort Shut Down – S&S
The Hijacking of Chinese Patriotism – NYT Opinion
Japan in a Post-Growth Age – NYT Opinion
Europe
NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps Concludes Major Training in England – S&S
Russia's Putin Faces Protests as He Woos Armenia – VOA
Putin Says Russia Needs to Beef Up Arctic Presence – AP
Ukraine’s Pro-Europe Forces Consolidate Gains After Mass March – VO
Mass Protests in Ukraine Threaten to Undermine President – WP
Ukraine Opposition Loses Vote – BBC
Ukrainian Government Survives Confidence Vote – NYT
Ukraine Looks to China for Money as Debt Crunch Looms – VOA
Kerry to Skip Ukraine and Visit Moldova – NYT
New Crew Departs Germany for Patriot Mission in Turkey – S&S
Spain Slumps on Corruption Index – BBC
Unrest in Ukraine – WP Editorial
Ukraine's Future in Peril Under President Yanukovych – WP Opinion
How the EU Pushed Ukraine East – NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Jewish Activists Set Sights on Disputed Temple Mount – WP
Gazans Take to Sea Protesting Israeli Naval Blockade – VOA
Kurds’ Oil Deals With Turkey Raise Fears of Fissures in Iraq – NYT
Suicide Bomber Hits Funeral in Iraq – BBC
OPEC Meets Against Backdrop of Iran-Saudi Rivalry – AP
Jordan: Trial Date Set for Cleric Abu Qatada – BBC
Fighting Kills 10 in Lebanon's Tripoli – BBC
Lebanese Army to Control Tripoli – BBC
Nine Killed in East Yemen Clashes – BBC
Panel Approves New Egyptian Draft Constitution – VOA
Muslim Brotherhood Rejects Egypt Charter – BBC
New Egypt Draft Charter Sets More Powers for Military – AP
Iran’s Nuclear Future Won’t Turn on Sanctions – WP Opinion
Protest Is Egypt’s Last Resort – NYT Opinion
South Asia
Gunmen Attack Offices of Pakistani Media Group in Karachi – NYT
India’s Anti-Corruption Party Faces First Big Test – WP