28 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
UK Army Head in Taliban Attacks Warning – BBC
3 NATO Troops Killed in Afghanistan Blast – VOA
3 NATO Troops Killed, Civilians Wounded in Kabul Suicide Bombing – S&S
3 Coalition Soldiers Killed in Attack on Convoy in Kabul – NYT
Syria
US Aid to Syria Stops at the Border – WP
Ambush Kills Dozens of Syria Rebels – BBC
Syrian Troops Ambush and Kill Dozens of Rebels – AP
UK Party Leaders Unite for Syria Appeal – BBC
South Sudan
Rifts in Liberation Movement Fuel Crisis in South Sudan – WP
South Sudan Agrees to Ceasefire to End Violence – VOA
Leaders Say South Sudan May Be Closer to Peace Pact – NYT
South Sudan Government Agrees to Truce – BBC
South Sudan Offers Olive Branch to Rebels, Releases Prisoners – Reuters
South Sudan Government Agrees to End Hostilities – AP
South Sudan Rebels Wary of Truce – BBC
Government Forces Defeat Rebels in Oil State Capital – Reuters
South Sudan Unrest Sees Food, Fuel, Phone Airtime Run Short – VOA
US Department of Defense
DOD Blueprint Sees Bigger Role for Robot Warfare – CSM
From MRAP to Scrap: US Military Chops Up $1 Million Vehicles – LAT
Marines: Most Female Recruits Don't Meet New Pullup Standard – NPR
Military Sex Assault Reports Jump More than 50 Percent this Year – AP
Officials Praise Decision on Futenma Facility – AFPS
US Intelligence Community
Judge: NSA Collection of Phone Data is Lawful – WP
NSA Phone Surveillance Is Lawful, Federal Judge Rules – NYT
NSA Surveillance Lawful, Judge Says – BBC
NSA Phone Surveillance is Legal, NY Judge Rules – AP
This Week, Mass Surveillance Wins – NYT Editorial
Is the NSA's Spying Constitutional? – TA Opinion
For Surveillance Program, a Lifeline and Limbo – Politico Opinion
What the NSA Review Group Decided – WP Opinion
United States
US Might Welcome Up to 2,000 Syrian Refugees – WP
Americans Favor Not Isolationism But Restraint – LAT Opinion
Africa
Hollande Wants Bigger UN Role in Central African Republic – Reuters
Few Voters in Nigerian State Amid Islamic Uprising – AP
Nigerian Extremist: Allah Says We Must Decapitate – AP
Blast Kills at Least 8 at Somali Tea Shop – VOA
Deadly Bomb Attack Rocks Restaurant in Somalia’s Capital – NYT
Mali Ex-Leader in High Treason Probe – BBC
Zimbabwe's Envoy to Australia 'Claims Asylum' – BBC
Zimbabwe's Ambassador to Australia Seeks Asylum – AP
The Central African Republic Needs Help – WP Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Colombia Military Kills 10 FARC Rebels – BBC
Venezuelan President Promotes Military Rebels – AP
Venezuelans Angered by Delay in Inflation Report – AP
Indigenous Brazilians Flee Rioting – BBC
Deadly Floods Hit South-East Brazil – BBC
Don’t Trash Colombia’s Democracy – NYT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
Japan: New Tensions Cloud Deal for Okinawa Base – NYT
Japan: Opponents to Fight New US Military Base on Okinawa – AP
1 Dead, 3 Wounded in Thailand Protest Shooting – VOA
1 Protester Killed in New Thai Political Violence – AP
Five Questions You Want Answered About Thailand's Political Tumult – CSM
China Formalizes Labor Camp and One-Child Reforms – VOA
Suu Kyi's Party to Contest 2015 Burma Elections – AP
Provocative Act in Japan – WP Editorial
US Allies Sell Defense Technology to China – TD Opinion
The Awkward State of US-China Relations – LAT Opinion
Europe
Political Turmoil Threatens Turkey's Government, Economy – VOA
Turkey's PM Erdogan Vows to Fight On – BBC
Turkey: Army Will Not Get Involved – BBC
Turkish Riot Police Clash With Demonstrators – AP
Car Bomb Reportedly Kills at Least Two in Southern Russia – VOA
Car Bomb Kills Three in Southern Russia – Reuters
Detained Greenpeace Activists Leave Russia After Receiving Amnesty – VOA
Ukraine Police Allege Opposition Ties to Reporter's Attackers – Reuters
Bosnian Police Arrests Seven War Crimes Suspects – AP
Montenegro Newspaper Offices Targeted in Blast – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Lebanon: Bomb in Beirut Kills Politician, Critic of Syria and Hezbollah – NYT
Assassination Fuels Fear of More Instability in Lebanon – LAT
Lebanon: Beirut Blast Kills Former Ambassador to US, 4 Others – WP
Lebanon: Beirut Blast Kills Top Sunni Politician – BBC
Car Bombing Kills Pro-Western Lebanese Politician – AP
Lebanon: Death Toll in Beirut Blast Rises to 7 – AP
Hamas on Defensive as it Loses Regional Support, Allies – VOA
Iraq Troops Arrest MP in Deadly Raid – BBC
6 Killed as Iraqi Troops Arrest Sunni Lawmaker – AP
World Powers, Iran to Resume Nuclear Talks on December 30 – Reuters
Officials: Iran Talks Hit Bump Over Enrichment – AP
Shells Kill 13 at Yemen Funeral – BBC
Artillery Hits Funeral Tent in Yemen, Killing 13 – AP
Yemeni Tribesmen Blow Up Pipeline in South – Reuters
Bahrain: 2 Policemen Wounded by Homemade Bomb – AP
Muslim Brotherhood Supporters Defy Egyptian Crackdown – NYT
Four Killed, Scores Wounded in Clashes Across Egypt – Reuters
Egyptian Police Kill 3 in Clashes With Protesters – Reuters
Three Killed in Fresh Egypt Clashes – BBC
Egypt Protesters Set Fire to Campus – BBC
Libya Holds Four American Military Personnel for Hours – NYT
Libya Briefly Takes Into Custody, Detains 4 US Military Personnel – LAT
4 US Military Personnel Released in Libya – VOA
Libya: Protesters Rally Against Interim Parliament – AP
Drive-By Shooting in Eastern Libya Kills Officer – AP
Libya's Hariga Port to Resume Exports Within Days – Reuters
The Ongoing Barbarism in Syria – Commentary Opinion
Yemen's Wars Intensify – UPI Opinion
South Asia
India Finds New Methods to Punish US Diplomats – NYT
India Steps Up US diplomatic Row – BBC
India Seeks Possible US Tax Violations as Stand Hardens in Row – Reuters
India: Delhi’s Crusading New Leader Is Sworn In – NYT
India's Benchmark Year for Women’s Issues – VOA
Indian Woman 'Raped by Two Gangs' – BBC
India's Modi Says Shaken to Core by Gujarat's Religious Riots – Reuters
