23 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
Even if Foreign Troops Leave Afghanistan, US Has Some Options – Reuters
Karzai Criticizes US Definition of 'Terrorism' – TN
Panjshir Valley Awaits the Next Fight With the Taliban – LAT
Syria
Dozens Are Killed in Syrian Violence – NYT
Syria: Many Dead as Assad Helicopters Pound Aleppo – BBC
Syrian Helicopter Bomb Raids Kill 42 in Aleppo – Reuters
Government Airstrikes Kill at Least 32 in Syria – AP
Syrian Blast Kills Students – VOA
Russia Sends Armored Trucks to Syria to Transport Chemical Arms – Reuters
Don't Get in Bed With Assad – NYT Opinion
Iran
Iran Nuclear Talks Make 'Slow Progress' – BBC
World Powers and Iran Pause Nuclear Talks for Christmas – Reuters
Iran: World Powers Should Avoid 'Troublemaking' – AP
US Will Seek Triggers to Reimpose Sanctions on Iran – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Kauai Missile Defense Facility Powering Up – HSA
First Shots Fired on Military Compensation – TH
Fox Talks Readiness, Sexual Assault, Opportunity, ‘Top Gun’ – AFPS
US Intelligence Community
A Spy World Reshaped by Edward Snowden – TWB
Yes, Edward Snowden Is a Traitor – TD Opinion
United States
Battle of the Bulge Veterans 'a Vanishing Breed' – RE
John Eisenhower, Military Historian and Ike's Son, Dies at 91 – AP
Obama, Hagel Mark Passing of John S.D. Eisenhower – AFPS
Widow Weeps Over Returned Remains of Husband Killed in Korean War – LAT
World
Why the Elites are Rising Up – WP Opinion
Africa
Fears Grow of Civil War in South Sudan – VOA
Fears Grow of Civil War in South Sudan as Rebels Seize Town – Reuters
'Atmosphere of Fear' in South Sudan – BBC
An Unlikely Pair at the Center of Fighting in South Sudan – WP
Obama Warns of Possible Military Action in South Sudan – AP
Americans Evacuate South Sudan Town as Fighting Continues – VOA
Americans Evacuated From South Sudan – NYT
South Sudan: British Plane to Resume Evacuation – BBC
Brits, Canadians Still in South Sudan City US Evacuated – AP
Envoys Head to South Sudan as Fighting Continues – VOA
Uganda Denies Troops Supporting South Sudan Leader – VOA
Nigeria Boosts Christmas Security Against Islamist Attacks – Reuters
Official: Mozambique Plane Crash Intentional – VOA
Mozambique Plane Crash 'Intentional' – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Report: CIA Helped Colombia Kill Rebel Leaders – AP
CIA 'Helped Colombia FARC Attacks' – BBC
Cuba Calls for Better US Relations – BBC
Police: 3 Gang Suspects Fatally Shot in Jamaica – AP
Asia / Pacific
Antigovernment Protesters Vow to Block Elections in Thailand – NYT
Thailand: Protests Shut Down Central Bangkok – VOA
Thailand: Protesters Try to Block Election Sign-Up – AP
Thailand: Protesters Block Poll Stadium – BBC
3 Bombs Explode in Southern Thailand, Injuring 27 – AP
China Says Carrier Tests in South China Sea Going Well – AP
China Wants More Party Bosses Reprimanded for Ignoring Graft – Reuters
Crackdown Stymies China Church's Christmas Meeting – AP
North and South Korea Exchange Faxes Threatening to Attack Each Other – WP
Europe
Freed Former Russian Oil Tycoon Speaks in Germany – WP
Russian Dissident Says He Will Stay Out of Politics – NYT
Khodorkovsky: Russia Still Has Political Prisoners – VOA
Strategy Remains Elusive for Ukraine Opposition – NYT
Ukraine: Kiev Anti-Government Protest Draws 100,000 – AP
Ukraine Opposition Pursues Protest – BBC
Turkish Minister Offers Resignation Over Scandal – AP
Turkey: Police Fire Teargas, Water Cannon at Istanbul Protesters – VOA
Deal on Czech Coalition Govt to Be Signed Jan. 6 – AP
Bulgaria, Unready, Is Poor Host to Syrians – NYT
Insights Into Democracy, Refined in a Russian Prison – NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US Accuses Islamic Activists of Giving Millions to al-Qaeda – WP
Al Qaeda Branch in Yemen Regrets Hospital Attack – NYT
Warning of Fresh Threat from al-Qaeda in Iraq – BBC
Reports of NSA Spying Renew Israeli Focus on Pollard – WP
Israel Demands End to US Spying – VOA
Israeli Ministers Demand End to US Spying – AP
Bomb Explodes on Israeli Bus, No One Hurt – VOA
Police Blame Palestinian Militants for Israel Bus Blast – AP
Israel: Rocket From Gaza Hits Israel; No Injuries – AP
Domestic Concerns Drive Oman's Newly Assertive Foreign Policy – Reuters
Egypt Jails Leaders of 2011 Uprising – VOA
Egyptian Activists Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison – NYT
Egypt Sends Three Pro-Democracy Activists to Prison – WP
Egypt Jails Three Leading Activists – BBC
Tension Rises at Egyptian Universities – NYT
Libya: Truck Bomb Near Benghazi Kills 13 – VOA
Libya's First Suicide Bomb Kills Seven – BBC
Suicide Bomber Kills Seven Outside Libya's Benghazi – Reuters
Dark Days in Egypt – NYT Editorial
Syria: A War that Can’t be Won – WP Opinion
South Asia
Pakistani Army Launches Offensive Near Afghan Border – Reuters
Indians Push to Tame Hindu-Muslim Rioting with New Bill – WP
India: New Party to Form Delhi Government – BBC
Indian FM Downplays US Diplomatic Spat – VOA
Bangladesh Police Charge Factory Owners in Deadly Fire – VOA
Bangladeshi Factory Owners Charged in Fire That Killed 112 – NYT
