11 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
Afghanistan Faces Crucial Year of Elections, Security Transition – VOA
Impasse Over Security Deal Adds to Afghan Economy’s Troubles – NYT
Official: US Hasn’t Given Up on Afghanistan Security Deal – WP
Afghan President Lashes Out at US 'Threats' – AP
US Medevac Crews Still Play Major Role in Afghan Conflict – S&S
Planes Parked in Weeds in Kabul After $486 Million Spent – Bloomberg
Green Berets Honor Last 4 Members to Die in Afghanistan – NT
Relax, Afghanistan Isn’t Going to Collapse – TD Opinion
Syria
Woman Who Inspired Syria’s Peaceful Revolt Goes Missing – WP
Prominent Rights Lawyer Among 4 Abducted in Syria – NYT
UNHCR Plans Syria Aid Airlift – Syria
Spanish Journalists Seized in Syria – BBC
Syrian Opposition Head Urges Gulf States to Launch Aid Fund – Reuters
Iran
Iran Sees Progress in Talks With Powers on Nuclear Deal Implementation – Reuters
Republican Says Iran Deal Should Halt Uranium Enrichment – NYT
US State Department Says More Iranian Sanctions Bad Idea – UPI
Terror Infrastructure in Central, S. America, Says Israeli Defense Minister – WT
Guards Chief Criticizes Foreign Minister – AP
Obama's 'Fluffy Bun' Iranian Nuke Deal – UPI Opinion
US Department of Defense
NSA Uses Google Cookies to Pinpoint Targets for Hacking – WP
Navy to Review Port Contracts in Light of Bribery Scandal – S&S
Remains of Missing US Serviceman Found in Laos – AFPS
Suit: Marine's Body Sent Home to Pa. Without Heart – AP
A Doable Defense Deal – WP Editorial
A-10 the Victim of Difficult Choices – AW Opinion
United States
Lawmakers Agree on $85 Billion Budget Package – WP
Congressional Negotiators Agree on a Budget Deal – NYT
House and Senate Negotiators Reach Two-Year Budget Deal – WT
Extradited Briton Babar Ahmad Admits Terrorism Offenses – BBC
Two Britons Plead Guilty to US Terrorism-Related Charges – Reuters
What Counts as National Security? – WOTR Opinion
Drone Strikes Proof US Is a Paper Tiger? – LWJ Opinion
Africa
Stopping Bloodshed in the CAR Amid Ghosts of Genocide – NYT
2 French Soldiers Killed, Mosque Burned in CAR – VOA
Two French Soldiers Killed in CAR – BBC
2 French Troops Die Disarming C. African Rebels – AP
Violence Persists in CAR as Hollande Visits – Reuters
Only 4 Shooters at Kenya Mall and They May Have Escaped Alive – NBC
Gunmen Kill Kenyan Police in Ambush – BBC
Mali: French Say They Killed 19 Extremists Near Timbuktu – AP
UN: Major Offensives Planned vs. Somali Militants – AP
World Leaders Pay Tribute to Mandela at Memorial – VOA
The Great and the Humble Pay Tribute to Mandela – NYT
South Africa, World Leaders Gather to Honor Mandela – WP
Mandela’s Foreign Policy Often Irritated US – WP
Americas / Caribbean
Nicaragua's Assembly Approves Plan to End Presidential Term Limits – Reuters
Nicaragua Leader Moves Closer to Indefinite Power – AP
Deadly Argentina Looting Spreads – BBC
Brazilian Ex-President Was 'Killed by Military Conspiracy' – BBC
Will Handshake With Castro Lead to Headache for Obama? – NYT
US-Cuba: Obama-Castro Handshake 'Unplanned' – BBC
Cuban Dissidents Detained on Human Rights Day – AP
Cuba: Scattered Protests, Detentions Mark Human Rights Day – Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Researcher: Chinese Hackers Spied on Europeans Before G20 Meeting – Reuters
China’s Rise Fuels Resentment, Jealousy in Hong Kong – WP
Chinese Professor Who Advocated Free Speech Is Fired – NYT
US Skeptical North Korea Moves Will Ease Nuke Tensions – AP
South Korea: North Korea Engaged in 'Reign of Terror' – VOA
South Korea Says North in 'Terror Reign' – BBC
Thailand’s Embattled Prime Minister Insists She Will Stay – VOA
Thai Leader Rejects Demands That She Quit – NYT
Thai Democracy Enters Dangerous New Crossroads – AP
Philippines Judge Acquits 3 Indonesia Terror Suspects – AP
Rare Singapore Riot Forces Soul Searching over Foreign Workers – Reuters
Singapore Charges 24 Over Riot – BBC
ICRC Advising Police in Burma – UPI
Getting the Asia Pivot Right – WOTR Opinion
Trade Can Break Down China’s Great Firewall – WP Opinion
Europe
Russian Military to Recruit 500,000 Professional Soldiers by 2022 – RIA
Putin Vows to Beef Up Arctic Military Presence – AP
Russia's Putin Orders Military Complete Arctic Plan by Year End – Reuters
Russian Airfield: Cold War Heats Up Again in the Arctic – WT
Ukrainian President Tries to Defuse EU Crisis – VOA
Ukraine’s President Convenes ‘Round Table’ – NYT
Police Swarm Protest Camp in Ukraine – WP
Police Move Against Protests in Ukraine – NYT
Ukraine Crisis: Yanukovych Ready to Resume EU Talks – BBC
Ukraine’s President Budges, But Not Much – WP
Ukraine's Leader Makes Offer; Critics Say No Deal – AP
Middle East / North Africa
At End of 5-Nation Trip, Hagel Restates Immutable US Presence in ME – S&S
Hagel Renews Qatar Defense Pact – WT
Suicide Bomber Kills 11 at Northern Iraq Funeral – Reuters
Abu Qatada Challenges Jordanian Authority in Terrorism Trial – Reuters
Cleric Denies Jordan Terror Charges – BBC
Egypt's Moussa Defends Draft Charter – AP
Egypt's Urban Inflation Soars, Adds to Risk of Social Unrest – Reuters
Most Syrian, Palestinian Refugees Held in Egypt Released – Reuters
South Asia
Disarray in India's Ruling Party After Poll Defeat – Reuters
Sri Lanka Rally Against Disappearances – BBC
Bangladesh Court Stays Execution of Abdul Kader Mullah – BBC
