27 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
3 Coalition Soldiers Killed in Kabul Car Bombing – AP
Afghan Blast Strikes Military Convoy – VOA
Iraq
US Expedites Delivery of Missiles, Drones to Iraq Amid Violence – Reuters
Officials: US Sent Missiles to Help Iraq Fight al-Qaida Branch – S&S
Iraqi Officials: US Sending Hellfire Missiles – AP
US Sends Missiles and Drones to Iraq – BBC
Iraqi Air Force Gets Third AC-208 'Combat Caravan' – KA
Iran Dissidents 'Killed in Iraq' – BBC
UN Condemns Attack on Iranian Dissident Group – AP
South Sudan
Platoon of Marines Moved to Uganda Amid South Sudan Crisis – S&S
UN Renews South Sudan Peace Plea – BBC
South Sudan Says It's Preparing for Peace Talks – VOA
African Leaders Searching for South Sudan Peace Deal – VOA
African Leaders Discuss South Sudan – BBC
South Sudan's Kiir to Skip Nairobi Crisis Talks With African Leaders – Reuters
UN Expects Reinforcements in South Sudan in 48 Hours – AP
South Sudan Rebels Seize Oil Wells, Mediators Urge Talks – Reuters
UN: 120,000 People Displaced by South Sudan Violence – AP
South Sudan’s Imperiled Future – NYT Editorial
Preventing Civil War in South Sudan – NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
Obama Signs Defense Law, Step Toward Closing Guantanamo Bay Prison – WP
Obama Praises Congress for Making it Easier to Transfer Detainees – LAT
Major Work to Replace Navy’s Super Hornet to Start in 2015 – USNI
Dog Center Europe Treats Soldiers, the Canine Kind, Injured in War – S&S
Obama-signed Bill Provides Military Pay, Bonuses – AFPS
Hagel, Ryan Defend Retiree COLA Caps, Except for Disabled – S&S
How Much Could be Saved by Trimming US Nuclear Triad – Time Opinion
United States
Lawmakers Move Toward a Spending Bill of $1 Trillion – NYT
Obama Signs Budget Deal, Defense Bill, Capping Tumultuous Year – AP
Expert Found 9/11 Suspect Mentally Incompetent in 2009 – WP
Los Angeles Airport Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty – NYT
Africa
Air Force Takes New Aeromedical Evacuation Concept to Africa – S&S
Relief Workers Say Dozens Dead in CAR's Capital – VOA
Dozens Dead in Latest CAR Unrest – BBC
Dozens of Bodies Recovered After Violence in CAR – Reuters
Six Chadian Peacekeepers Killed in CAR – Reuters
Six Chadian Peacekeepers Killed in CAR – AP
DRC to Send Peacekeeping Troops to CAR – VOA
Congolese, UN Take Back Town From Ugandan Rebels – AP
Somali Soldiers Killed in Mogadishu Blast – BBC
At Least Eight Killed by Bomb Blast in Somali Capital – Reuters
Americas / Caribbean
China's English-Language Newspaper Now in Latin America – CD
Venezuela's Homicide Rate Rises, NGO's Report Says – AP
Asia / Pacific
Report: Israel Passes US Military Technology to China – DT
Japan Nears Deal on Disputed US Marine Base – Military.com
Japan: Okinawa Governor Approves Plan to Relocate US Marine Base – VOA
Japan: Okinawa Agrees to Relocation of Controversial Marine Base – WP
Japan: Deal to Move Marine Base in Okinawa Wins Approval – NYT
Japan Agrees on Okinawa US Base Move – BBC
Japan Leader’s Shrine Visit Draws Criticism from US, Asian Neighbors – S&S
Japan's Abe Bets US Alliance, Ratings Can Weather Shrine Visit – Reuters
Thailand's Government Rejects Call for Election Postponement – VOA
Thailand Rejects Election Delay Call – BBC
Thai Government Seeks Military Help to Protect Polls – VOA
Thailand to Seek Military Poll Help – BBC
Thai Crisis Deepens as Army Chief Hints at Intervention – Reuters
Thai Army Chief Urges Calm, Doesn't Rule Out Coup – AP
Philippine Rebels Vow to Build 25,000-Strong Force – AP
With Shrine Visit, Leader Asserts Japan’s Track From Pacifism – NYT Analysis
Risky Nationalism in Japan – NYT Editorial
The Awkward State of US-China Relations – LAT Opinion
Did China Just Clone a Black Hawk Helicopter? – TD Opinion
As China Rides High, a Downcast Taiwan Becomes More Vulnerable – TD Opinion
The US Humanitarian Presence in Southeast Asia – TD Opinion
Why Japan's Shinzo Abe Went to Yasukuni Shrine – BBC Opinion
Europe
Turkish Prosecutor Dismissed, Charged With Official Interference – VOA
Turkish Prosecutor Overseeing Graft Inquiry Is Removed – NYT
Defiant Turkish PM in Reshuffle – BBC
Turkey: Army Wants to Stay Out of Politics – AP
Ukraine Leader Warns Defiant Regions Amid Protests – AP
Attack on Reporter Restores Passion to Ukraine Demonstrations – Reuters
US Condemns Attack on Ukrainian Journalists, Activists – VOA
Ukraine Activist Beating: Three Held – BBC
More Greenpeace Activists Leave Russia – Reuters
Vatican: Pope Prays for Christians Persecuted for Faith – AP
Belarus: Europe’s Last Dictatorship – WP Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Syrian War Muddles Map of the Middle East – WP
No Aid Seen In Syrian Town Despite a Deal To Lift Barriers – NYT
Activists: Syria Will Let Food Into Rebel Town – AP
There Are Russian Mercenaries Fighting In Syria – WIB
Powerful Blast Shakes Capital of Lebanon – NYT
Lebanon: Bombing Jolts Beirut; Ex-Ambassador to US Killed – LAT
Lebanon: Beirut Car Bomb Kills Ex-Minister Chatah – VOA
Beirut Blast Kills Sunni Ex-Minister – BBC
Lebanon Bombing Kills 5, Including Ex-Minister – AP
Lebanon's Hariri Points to Hezbollah Over Beirut Killing – Reuters
Iran Says It Is Developing New Centrifuges – AP
No Halt to Executions While EU Delegation Visits Iran – UPI
Israel Plans 1,400 More West Bank Settlement Homes – Reuters
Palestinians Urge US to Block New Settlements – AP
Israeli Jets Strike Gaza Strip in Response to Rocket Attacks – NYT
Court Orders New Election in Divided Israeli City – AP
Russia Says Arafat Not Poisoned – BBC
Israeli Parliament Speaker: Christmas Tree Offends – AP
Bahrain Court Acquits Princess on Trial for Torturing Doctors – Reuters
Egypt Arrests Brotherhood Members, Supporters Under Terror Law – VOA
Egypt Broadens Its Crackdown on Brotherhood – NYT
Egypt's Police Crackdown on Brotherhood Supporters – Reuters
Egypt Hikes Assault on Muslim Brotherhood – AP
Kerry 'Concerned' About Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Crackdown – VOA
Libyan Army Officer Killed in Drive-By Shooting – AP
Morocco Dismantles Terror Cell in Several Cities – AP
Egypt’s Tragic Repression – WP Editorial
Can Muslim Lands Learn to Tolerate Christianity? – WP Opinion
South Asia
American Held by al-Qaida in Pakistan Urges Obama for Help – Reuters
Pakistan Begins Producing Block-II JF-17 Aircraft – TD
Victory, and Setback, for Indian Opposition Leader – NYT
