22 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
NATO Opens Negotiations to Allow ISAF to Stay in Afghanistan – S&S
NATO Starts Own Talks With Afghanistan on Post-2014 Mission Pact – Reuters
NATO Begins SOFA Negotiations with Afghanistan – AFPS
India Begins Training Afghan Commandos as Ties Deepen Ahead of 2014 – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Robert O. Work to be Named Pentagon’s No. 2 Official – WT
US Nuclear Missiles are a Force in Much Distress – AP
‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Leak Investigators Now Target of IG Probe – McClatchy
IG Reports Arlington Cemetery Making Progress – S&S
Navy Fires Destroyer Leaders After Hazing Incident – VP
Cut, Stretch, and Protect: Building the Future Armed Forces – AFJ Opinion
Unmanned Naval Warfare: Retrospect & Prospect – AFJ Opinion
USN: The Warping Effects of an Unbalanced Mind – USNI Opinion
Getting to the Army’s Better Argument – WOTR Opinion
The Army's Mission in 2014: Holding Its Ground – BD Opinion
US Intelligence Community
US Reasserts Need to Keep Domestic Surveillance Secret – WP
US Releases More Documents on Surveillance Origins – AP
German Politician Urges NSA Data Restrictions – VOA
Congress Eyes Spy Review in Surveillance Logjam – AP
NSA Panel Member: Snowden's Leaks Still ‘Treasonous’ – ABC
Bad Times for Big Brother – NYT Editorial
Obama's Hints at Intel Reform Are Window Dressing – FP Opinion
Would Splitting NSA, Cyber Command Even Matter? – DN Opinion
Why Obama Should Pardon Snowden – LAT Opinion
United States
Obama Discusses Surveillance, Iran, Economy at Year-End News Conference – VOA
Foreign Policy Challenges Will Continue in 2014 – VOA
US Astronauts Embark on Spacewalk – VOA
NASA Astronauts Begin Urgent Spacewalking Repairs – AP
United Kingdom
PM Sends Christmas Message to Troops – BBC
Investigation Vow on Lockerbie 25th – BBC
US, Britain, Libya Vow to Pursue Lockerbie Case – VOA
Africa
Political Strife in South Sudan Sets Off Ethnic Violence – NYT
South Sudan Rebels 'Control Key State' – BBC
Why is the US Military in South Sudan? – CSM
US Plane Hit in South Sudan Evacuation Attempt – VOA
US Military Aircraft Hit in South Sudan; 4 Troops Injured – S&S
4 US Troops Injured in South Sudan Evacuation Mission – WP
Attack on US Aircraft Foils Evacuation in South Sudan – NYT
Obama Warns Against Using Military to Gain Power in South Sudan – LAT
Obama Warns South Sudan After US Military Aircraft Attacked – Reuters
AU Calls for Christmas Truce in South Sudan – VOA
Nigerian Islamists Attack Barracks in Volatile Northeast – Reuters
Nigeria Court Sentences Militant to Life for Christmas Bombing – VOA
Somali Parliament Approves New Prime Minister – NYT
South Africa: Boycott in Soweto Carries Echoes of Old Protests – WP
Americas / Caribbean
Mexican President Signs Energy Law – BBC
Honduras: Rival Gangs Keep Death Grip on San Pedro Sula – LAT
Brazil: Now Taking World Cup Bookings, Rio’s Slums – NYT
Venezuela's Maduro Meets With Fidel Castro in Cuba – AP
Cuba President Notes Tone of Recent Relations With US – Reuters
Cuba: Raul Castro Issues Stern Warning to Entrepreneurs – AP
Asia / Pacific
China Denounces Japan Military Plans – BBC
China Lashes Out at Japan's New Defense Plan – AP
China Voices 'Strong Concerns' Over Japan's Military Spending – Reuters
Thai Opposition to Boycott February Vote – VOA
Thai Opposition Party Will Boycott February Elections – NYT
Thai Opposition to Boycott Elections – BBC
Thai Opposition Party to Boycott General Election – AP
UN's Ban Calls for More Funds for Typhoon-Stricken Philippines – Reuters
Kidnapped Taiwanese Released in Philippines – AP
What Happened to the Asia Pivot in 2013? – CFR Opinion
Five Ships of the Chinese Navy You Really Ought to Know About – WIB Opinion
Japan’s New Defense Strategy – WOTR Opinion
Europe
EU Vows Tough Summit With Russia on Ukraine – VOA
With Punishments or Pardons, Russia’s Putin Shows He is in Control – NYT
Pardoned Russian Tycoon is Free to Start Planning His Future – NYT
Turkish Premier Blames United States for Turmoil – NYT
Turkish PM Says Foreign Plot Behind Graft Probe – AP
Turkish Corruption Investigation: Ministers' Sons Charged – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Iraq: 18 Soldiers Killed During Raid on Rebel Training Camp – NYT
Military Commander, 18 Troops Killed in Iraq – VOA
Bomb Attack Kills Officers in Iraq – BBC
Syria Rebels Take Back Strategic Hospital in Aleppo – BBC
Syria’s Refugees Find School Out of Reach – NYT
Gunmen Kill 3 Soldiers in South Yemen Amid Unrest – AP
Arab League Rejects US Proposal in Mideast Deal – AP
Arab League Slams US Security for Palestine – VOA
Arab Report Slams US Security Ideas for Palestine – Reuters
Israel Plays Down Importance of Alleged Spying by US and UK – Reuters
Morsi to Stand Trial on Role in ’11 Uprising – Reuters
Egypt: Morsi to Stand Trial for Prison Breaks – VOA
Egypt: Morsi to Face Third Criminal Trial – BBC
3rd Trial Set for Egypt’s Ousted Islamist President – WP
Egypt Sends Ousted President to Third Criminal Trial – AP
Tunisia’s Troubled Transition Turns a Corner – VOA
Libya's Political Tensions Appear Headed Towards a Showdown – VOA
Libyan Army Base Is Hit by a Deadly Suicide Bomb Attack – Reuters
What Iranians Say Now About ‘the Great Satan’ – NYT Opinion
For Peace in Syria, Will Assad Have to Stay? – NYT Debate
South Asia
Pakistan: More Deaths and Clashes in North Waziristan – Dawn
Gunmen Kill Pakistani Polio Worker – VOA
Gunmen Kill Anti-Polio Worker in NW Pakistan – AP
Indian Envoy to US Transferred to UN Post – NYT
India Transfers Diplomat to UN in Bid to Defuse Row With US – Reuters
