29 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
Afghan Gains Will Be Lost Quickly, US Assessment Warns – WP
Polling Comes to Afghanistan, Suggesting Limit to Sway of Karzai – NYT
Syria
Russia: Syria Weapons Deadline Won't be Met – AP
Syria Urged to Help Ship Toxic Arms – BBC
New Study Refines View of Sarin Attack in Syria – NYT
Deadly Syrian Bomb Strikes Crowded Aleppo Market – NYT
Activists: Syrian Strikes Kill at Least 20 – VOA
Strike on Syria Market 'Kills 21' – BBC
How al-Qaeda Changed the Syrian War – NYR Opinion
South Sudan
In South Sudan, Not Even the UN Base Was Entirely Safe – WP
S. Sudan Says Will Attack Rebel Stronghold if Ceasefire Rejected – Reuters
South Sudan: White Army Youths Marching on Bor – VOA
South Sudan Rebel Youths in War March – BBC
South Sudan Rejects Rebels’ Call for Politicians’ Release – NYT
Civilians Trying to Flee Violence Caught Between Two Sides – NYT
US Department of Defense
Air Force Concerned About Possible Exodus of Pilots to Civilian Sector – FP
United States
Deadly Mix in Benghazi: False Allies and Crude Video – NYT
5 Takeaways From The New York Times Benghazi Investigation – Time
'Military-Style' Raid on California Power Station Spooks US – FP
New Law All but Bars Russian GPS Sites in US – NYT
United Kingdom
US Peace Envoy Back in Belfast, Faces Hard Sell – AP
No Agreement Yet in Haass NI Talks – BBC
Africa
Hundreds Try to Flee CAR on Emergency Flights – Reuters
Chadians Evacuated From CAR Conflict – BBC
Djibouti to Send More Troops to Somalia – VOA
Rwandan Peacekeepers Promised to CAR – AP
Few Voters in Nigerian State Amid Islamic Uprising – AP
Americas / Caribbean
A Civil Servant In Mexico Tests US on Asylum – NYT
5 Decapitated Bodies Found in Western Mexico – AP
Brazil Jail Fights Kill 59 in 2013 – BBC
Uruguay's Marijuana Growers Come Out Into Open – AP
Cuba Eases Rules for Small Business Lending – AP
Asia / Pacific
China: More than 500 Lawmakers Resign in Mass Bribery Scandal – Reuters
Mass China Poll Bribe Resignations – BBC
Gunmen Kill 1, Wound 3 at Thailand Protest – VOA
Thai Activist Killed as Crisis Grows – BBC
Europe
Turkey's PM Erdogan Vows to Fight On – BBC
Turkey: Rift With US-Based Cleric Widens – AP
ETA Convicts Say Recognize Spanish Justice, Eye Sentence Changes – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Heads to Middle East Next Week for Peace Talks – Reuters
Lewis-McChord Rocket Battalion Will Soon Head to Middle East Site – TNT
Iraqi Lawmaker Arrested, 6 Killed – VOA
Iraq Troops Arrest MP in Deadly Raid – BBC
7 Killed as Iraqi Troops Arrest Sunni Lawmaker – AP
Deadly Shootout and Arrest in Iraq Set Off Sunni Protests – NYT
Death Toll Rises to 19 in Yemen Shelling – AP
Bahrain Opposition Leader 'Arrested' – BBC
Bahrain: Shiite Opposition Leader Questioned – AP
Egypt: Anti-Government Protesters Clash With Police in Cairo – VOA
Egypt: Cairo Campus Torched Amid Protest – BBC
Egypt: Police Kill Cairo Student in Clashes – Reuters
Shots Fired Before 4 US Military Personnel Were Held in Libya – NYT
Libya Says US Personnel Were Held for Failing to Stop at Checkpoint – Reuters
Tunisian Parties Reach Compromise on Constitution – AP
Qatar Signs Aid Deal Worth $1.25 Billion for Morocco – Reuters
South Asia
India: Anti-Corruption Crusader Sworn in as New Delhi Chief – WP
