30 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
Secret Paper: Taliban Could Attack Kabul When US Exits – LAT
Rocky Future for Afghanistan, US Intelligence Warns – VOA
Polling Comes to Afghanistan, Suggesting Limit to Sway of Karzai – NYT
Syria
Syria Has Yet to Move Arms as Deadline Draws Near – NYT
Barrel Bombs 'Kill 517 in Aleppo' – BBC
Syria Evacuates 5,000 From Town Near Damascus – AP
How al-Qaeda Changed the Syrian War – NYR Opinion
South Sudan
In South Sudan, Not Even the UN Base Was Entirely Safe – WP
UN Concerned by Reports of 'White Army' Near S. Sudan Town – VOA
South Sudanese Forces Battle ‘White Army’ Fighters – WP
25,000 Rebel Youths Who Were Marching Toward Disputed City Return Home – AP
Fears for South Sudan Children – BBC
In South Sudan Camp, Lives Compressed – NYT
Unhealed Wounds – WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
360-Degree Evals for Commanders Start Oct. 1 – AT
Air Force Concerned About Possible Exodus of Pilots to Civilian Sector – FP
US Intelligence Community
Der Spiegel Reveals NSA Hacking Tactics – WP
Inside TAO: Documents Reveal Top NSA Hacking Unit – DS
Shopping for Spy Gear: Catalog Advertises NSA Toolbox – DS
United States
Deadly Mix in Benghazi: False Allies and Crude Video – NYT
5 Takeaways From The New York Times Benghazi Investigation – Time
New York Times Benghazi Report Disputed – VOA
'Completely False': Sources on Ground in Benghazi Challenge NYT Report – Fox
Yes, There Is Evidence Linking al Qaeda to Benghazi – DB
Benghazi Attack: 'No al-Qaeda Role' – BBC
Cellphone Data Spying: It's Not Just the NSA – USAT
FBI: Homegrown Terrorists Don’t Fit Just One Profile – WE
Obama's Presidency Beset By Fits and Starts in Year 5 – AP
The New York Times Whitewashes Benghazi – LWJ Opinion
World
The Cartoonist, the Historian and Their War – WIB
World in Turmoil: Seven Countries to Watch in 2014 – NBC Opinion
Africa
CAR: African Union to Sign Troop Agreement with Rwanda – VOA
Chadians Evacuated From CAR Conflict – BBC
Two Peacekeepers Killed in Sudan's Darfur Region – VOA
UN: 2 Peacekeepers Killed in Sudan's South Darfur – AP
Americas / Caribbean
A Civil Servant In Mexico Tests US on Asylum – NYT
Brazil Forging Economic Ties With Cuba, While Hiring Its Doctors – NYT
Cuba Eases Restrictions on Loans – BBC
El Salvador Volcano Begins Eruption – BBC
El Salvador Begins Evacuations Near Volcano – AP
Latin America Leans Forward – NYT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
Preparing for the Pacific Pivot – S&S
China Says Japan PM 'Shuts Door' on Talks With War Shrine Visit – Reuters
China: Police Kill Eight in Xinjiang Clash – BBC
China Says Police Kill 8 'Terrorists' in Xinjiang – AP
Chinese Police Shoot Dead 8 After Xinjiang 'Terrorist Attack' – Reuters
China Investigates Provincial Political Adviser – AP
Candidate Registration for Thailand Polls Proceeds – VOA
Cambodia: Protesters Call for Hun Sen to Resign – VOA
Rally Draws a Diverse Group of Protesters in Cambodia – NYT
Which Way Burma? – WP Editorial
Europe
Second Blast in Russian City Raises Fear – NYT
Russian City Hit by Second Bombing in Two Days; at Least 10 Dead – AP
Second Blast in Russia's Volgograd Kills 14 on Trolleybus – Reuters
'Black Widow' Suicide Bomber Strikes at Russian Train Station – LWJ
Woman Suicide Bomber Kills 14 at Russian Train Station – VOA
'Suicide Bomber' Hits Russia Train Station – BBC
Suicide Bomber Kills 15 at Russian Train Station – AP
Russia: Volgograd Suicide Bomber's Identity Confirmed – VOR
Turkish Premier Vows Graft Scandal Won’t Topple Him – WP
Thousands Join Fresh Ukraine Protest – BBC
Thousands Mount Protest at Residence of Ukraine's Yanukovych – Reuters
Skirmishes Flare Over World War I Centennial Plans – LAT
Iran, Turkey’s New Ally? – NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Rockets Fired from Lebanon Hit Israel Ahead of Diplomatic Push – VOA
Israel Fires Artillery Shells Into Lebanon After Rockets Fall – WP
Rocket Fire From Lebanon Prompts Shelling by Israel – NYT
Israel-Lebanon Border Fire Exchanged – BBC
Funeral Turnout Shows Lebanon’s Ebbing Morale – NYT
Kerry Heads to Middle East Next Week for Peace Talks – Reuters
Israeli Ministers Back Law to Annex Part of West Bank – Reuters
Lebanese Ex-Minister Buried to Anti-Hezbollah Chants – Reuters
Saudi to Give Lebanon $3B to Strengthen Army – AP
Saudi '$3bn Grant' for Lebanon Army – BBC
Israel Names Palestinian Prisoners to Be Released – AP
16 Killed in Attacks Across Iraq – VOA
Shooting, Bombings Across Iraq Kill 14 – AP
Feeling US Snub, Saudis Strengthen Ties Elsewhere – AP
Yemeni Court Sentences al-Qaida Militant to Death – AP
Gulf States Seek Food Security in Europe, US After African Problems – Reuters
US Defense Chief Voices Concern in Call to Egypt Army Head – Reuters
Blast at Egyptian Army Building Wounds 4 Soldiers in Delta – Reuters
Bombing Wounds 4 Soldiers in Northeast Egypt – AP
Egypt Arrests Al Jazeera Journalists Amid Crackdown – LAT
Al-Jazeera Journalists Held in Egypt – BBC
Egypt Detains Journalists It Says Aired ‘False News’ – NYT
Officials: Gunmen Kill Libyan Police Officer – AP
Libyan Oil Guards Threaten to Block Gas Pipeline to Tripoli – Reuters
Libyan Militia Threatens to Cut Gas Deliveries – AP
South Asia
Facing Treason Charges, Pakistan’s Former Leader is Defiant – WP
Former Leader of Pakistan Denounces Treason Charges – NYT
India’s Efforts to Aid Poor Worry Drug Makers – NYT
1 Killed in Bangladesh Protest – VOA
Political Clashes Grow in Bangladesh’s Capital – NYT
