12 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 Backing Off Deadline for Afghan Security Agreement – WP
Top US General: Negotiations Done on Afghan Deal – AP
Dempsey: Afghan Pullout Could Reverse Gains – AT
US Official Urges Afghans to Sign Security Agreement Promptly – AFPS
Nervous Afghans Buy Dollars – WSJ
Bomb Explodes Outside Kabul Airport – NYT
Afghan Capital Blast 'An Accident' – BBC
Syria
Islamists Seize Syrian Rebels’ US-Supplied Warehouses – WP
US Suspends Nonlethal Aid to Syria Rebels – NYT
US Suspends Non-Lethal Aid for Syrian Rebels – VOA
US Suspends Nonlethal Aid to Opposition in Northern Syria – LAT
US and UK Suspend Syria Rebel Aid – BBC
News Organizations Call On Syrian Rebels to End Kidnappings – NYT
Syrian Refugees Hit by Lebanon Storm – BBC
Iran
Kerry Fails to Convince Key Senators to Forgo New Iran Sanctions – VOA
Congress Avoids Clash on Iran Sanctions But Road Ahead Uncertain – VOA
Iran's Plans for More Nuclear Plants Causes Concern Among Gulf Leaders – VOA
Military Chief in Iran Scolds a Top Official – NYT
US Department of Defense
Marine Awarded Silver Star for Response to Camp Bastion Assault – S&S
NSA Director Defends Spying Program – WP
Littoral Combat Ship's Maiden Deployment Marked by Highs, Lows – S&S
X-37B: Air Force's Secret Space Drone Still in Orbit a Year Later – LAT
Regional Alignment May Boost Soldiers' Career Stability – AT
Pentagon Reviewing Enlistment Policies Regarding Illegal Immigration – AJC
Air Force’s Top Officer Outlines Tough Budget Decisions – AFPS
Air Force Academy Leader Seeks to End Spy Program – AP
Study Links Traumatic Brain Injury and PTSD – S&S
Ryan-Murray Deal Hits Younger, Future Military Retirees – S&S
Minn. Man Accused of Army ID Theft – AP
Hagel’s Words Supported by US Deeds – WP Opinion
More Bureaucrats, Fewer Jets and Ships – WSJ Opinion
United States
Lawmakers' Budget Deal Restores Some Sequester Funds – S&S
Sequester Cuts Divided Winners From Losers – WP
Obama’s Relentlessly Pragmatic Diplomacy – WP Opinion
World
UNICEF: 230m Children 'Do Not Exist' – BBC
Pope Named Time's Person of the Year – BBC
Africa
France Could Face Long Intervention in CAR – VOA
French Deployment in CAR 'Necessary' – BBC
AU Plans Troop Increase to Central African Republic – VOA
US Supports Peacekeeping Efforts in Central African Republic – AFPS
CAR: Lord's Resistance Army Suffers Largest Defection Since 2008 – Fox
Ugandan Rebels Surrender in CAR – BBC
UN Targets FDLR Fighters in Eastern Congo – VOA
UN Force in New DR Congo Offensive – BBC
Mali 'Islamists' Killed in Clash – BBC
Madagascar Hit by 'Deadlier Plague' – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Recovers Stolen Radioactive Material – BBC
Mexico Moves to Open Oil Resources – BBC
UN: Uruguay Marijuana Move 'Illegal' – BBC
Obama Should Extend Hand to Brave Cubans – WP Editorial
Asia / Pacific
Japan Seeks to Expand Military Power in Response to Chinese Expansion – USNI
Draft of Security Plan Calls for a Muscular Japan – NYT
China Expands Mass Re-education Campaign in Restive Tibetan Area – VOA
China Rejects More US Corn Amid Trade Tensions – VOA
South Korea OKs Plan for Three More Aegis Destroyers – ANN
Thailand Crisis Deepens as PM's Supporters Threaten Protesters – VOA
Thailand PM Facing Leadership Questions Old and New – NYT
Former Thailand PM Charged With Murder – BBC
Cambodia: Prosecutors Push for Quick Resumption of Khmer Rouge Trial – VOA
Australia-Indonesia: Snooping Derails Diplomacy – NYT Opinion
Europe
Dempsey Backs Strong US Military Presence in Europe – S&S
Ukraine Struggles to Find Footing After Police Attack, Retreat – WP
Ukraine Forces Retreat, Ceding Square to Protests – NYT
Ukraine Protest Leaders Refuse Talks – VOA
US, EU Condemn Crackdown on Ukraine Protesters – VOA
US Lawmakers Warn of Sanctions if Ukraine Violence Worsens – VOA
US Considers Ukraine Sanctions – BBC
Ukraine Struggles to Find Footing After Police Attack, Retreat – WP
Pussy Riot, Greenpeace Activists Covered in Russian Amnesty Draft – UPI
US-Russian Nuclear Conversion Program Ends – VOA
A Dangerously Divided Ukraine – NYT Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Gulf Nations to Create Joint Military Command – AP
EU 'Must Stop Paying Gaza Officials' – BBC
New Round of Polio Vaccinations Largest Ever in Middle East – VOA
Hagel Lifts Veil on Major Military Center in Qatar – NYT
Dutch Hostages Released in Yemen – BBC
Uproar in Egyptian Court Halts Trial of Muslim Brotherhood Leaders – VOA
Brotherhood Trial Halted in Egypt – BBC
Hagel’s Words Supported by US Deeds – WP Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan's Highest Court Loses Independent Chief – VOA
Bangladesh Islamist Execution Upheld – BBC
Will India’s Next Leader be Banned From America? – FP Opinion
