1 January 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
Afghans’ Plan to Release Prisoners Angers US – NYT
US Opposes Planned Release of 88 Afghan Prisoners, Adding to Strains – Reuters
In Afghanistan, It’s Everyone’s Birthday – WP
The Year it Became 'Afghan Versus Afghan' – S&S
Coalition Casualties in Afghanistan Drop in 2013 – AP
Afghan Firing Ranges a Deadly Temptation for Metal Scavengers – LAT
Syria
Shelling of Bus in Northern Syria Caps a Merciless Year – NYT
Syria's Warring Sides Fight for Position Ahead of Talks – VOA
Syria Misses Deadline for Transfer of Deadly Chemicals – VOA
Syria Chemical Deadline 'Missed' – BBC
Syria Blamed for Missed Deadline on Chemical Arsenal – WP
South Sudan
Old Rivalries Reignited a Fuse in South Sudan – NYT
South Sudan Rebels Try to Retake Key Town – WP
Rebels Press Attack on Key City in South Sudan – NYT
South Sudan Rivals to Open Peace Talks – BBC
South Sudan Government, Rebels Set for New Year's Day Talks – Reuters
South Sudan Negotiators Arrive in Ethiopia – VOA
South Sudan Government, Rebels to Talk, Fighting Continues – VOA
Humanitarian Fears Grow Amid South Sudan Violence – AP
South Sudan Rebels Seize Key Town of Bor – Reuters
Chaos in South Sudan – WP Editorial
US Department of Defense
Afghan Deployment Was Beginning of the End for Captain’s Career – S&S
The Rise and Fall of a Female Captain Bligh – Time
Marine Corps Won't Change Pull-Up Training, Despite Failure Rate – S&S
USSOCOM Leads Development of ‘Iron Man’ Suit – AFPS
US Moves Last 3 Uighurs Out of Guantanamo Prison – WP
DOD Announces Transfer of 3 Guantanamo Detainees – AFPS
US Frees Last of Chinese Uighur Detainees From Guantánamo Bay – NYT
US Hails Guantanamo 'Milestone' – BBC
Ex-Governor Says He Discarded Army Report on Guard Officer in Question – MS
This Is What Regret Looks Like To The US Air Force – BI Opinion
These Fast-Acting Response Forces Could Prevent Another Benghazi – WIB Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Ex-NSA Chief Calls for Obama to Reject Recommendations – AT
Apple: We Had No Role in NSA's Alleged iPhone Hack – AP
Snowden, Insufferable – WP Opinion
United States
Transvestites, ‘Erotic Massages,’ and Metadata: DEA’s Colombia Scandal Deepens – FP
Family of American Held by al-Qaeda Tries to ‘Keep Hoping’ – WP
Judge Upholds Search of Passengers’ Laptops – WP
United Kingdom
PM to Scots: We Want You to Stay – BBC
UK Work Controls on Migrants to End – BBC
Africa
DR Congo: 103 Died in Monday's Attacks – VOA
Congo Government: 103 Killed in Violence – AP
Thousands Block CAR Flights in Plea for Help – VOA
DR Congo 'Repulses Terror Attacks' – BBC
UNICEF: Children Brutalized in CAR – VOA
Children 'Beheaded' in CAR Conflict – BBC
France to Sharply Reduce Mali Troops – BBC
UN Destroys 5.7 Tons of Explosives Found in Mali – AP
French Priest Freed After Cameroon Kidnapping – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Neighbors: Brazil to Help Uruguay Avoid Argentina – AP
Seven Dead in Argentina Heatwave – BBC
Asia / Pacific
US-China Tensions Overshadow 2013 Bid for ‘New Model’ Relations – VOA
Thousands March in Hong Kong in Escalating Battle for Democracy – Reuters
North Korea’s Kim Says Purge of Uncle the ‘Correct Decision’ – WP
North Korea Claims Strength After Removal of 'Filth' – AP
North Korean Leader Hails Purge of Uncle – BBC
North Korean Leader Says He Wants Better Ties With South – NYT
South Korean Lawmakers Condemn Japan War Shrine Visit – VOA
Japanese Minister Follows Abe in Visit to War Shrine – Reuters
Thai PM Seeks Reconciliation Despite Threat of More Protests – VOA
Thai PM Returns to Bangkok as Protest Showdown Looms – Reuters
Indonesian Anti-Terror Squad Kills 6 Suspects – AP
Burma Releases More Political Prisoners – VOA
Europe
Russia: Putin Plays Down Terror Fear in New Year’s Eve Address – WP
Russia: Putin, After Silence, Condemns Twin Bombings in Volgograd – NYT
Russia Bombings Raise Fears of Sochi Olympics Terrorist Attack – Bloomberg
Ethnic Russian Recruits to Insurgency Pose New Threat Before Olympics – Reuters
Russia's Putin Vows to Fight Terrorists Until Destroyed – VOA
Russia’s Putin Vows to 'Destroy Terrorists' – BBC
Police, Troops Heavy in Bomb-Hit Russian City – AP
Russia's Putin Meets Volgograd Bombing Victims – Reuters
Russia: Security Paramount Issue for Sochi Games – VOA
Romania and Bulgaria Controls Lifted – BBC
Latvia Becomes 18th Country to Adopt the Euro – AP
Latvia Caps Years of Austerity with Eurozone Membership – VOA
In Latvia, a New Year Also Rings In the Euro – NYT
Turkish President Urges Respect for Rule of Law – AP
Russia: Terror and the Sochi Games – WP Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
US Works on Outline for Israel-Palestinian Peace Deal – WP
Kerry to Press for ‘Framework’ Accord to Keep Mideast Peace Effort Moving – NYT
Kerry Seeks Framework for Mideast Peace Talks – AP
Kerry to Push for Solutions as Israeli-Palestinian Peace Talks Intensify – Reuters
Poll: Israelis, Palestinians Back Two-State Deal – AP
Iraq: Bombs Across Baghdad Kill at Least 15, Clashes Continue in Anbar – Reuters
Maliki Asks Sunnis to Stay in Iraqi Parliament – WP
Iraqi PM Calls on Rivals Not to Quit Parliament – AP
Movement on Deal to Implement Iran Nuclear Accord – AP
Iran Says Nuclear Deal to Be Implemented in Late January – Reuters
Iran Hard-Liners Join Team of Nuclear Negotiators – AP
Diplomat Back in Iran After Exile in the US – NYT
Jordan Assumes UN Security Council Chair as Conflicts Persist – VOA
Egyptian Security Forces Arrest Brotherhood Leader's Son – Reuters
Egypt's Top Prosecutor Detains Al Jazeera Journalists for 15 Days – VO
Egypt Says 3 Journalists Will Be Held 15 More Days – NYT
Al Jazeera Reporters Face 15 Days in Egypt Jail – BBC
Egypt: Al-Jazeera Journalists' Detention Renewed – AP
Egypt: Gunmen Blast Natgas Pipeline in Sinai – Reuters
Egypt Seizes Brotherhood, Islamist Leaders' Assets – AP
Egypt Security Forces Arrest Brotherhood Leader's Son – Reuters
Inside The Surge An Interview With Prof Peter Mansoor – MOI Interview
More Guns Will Not Save Iraq – NYT Editorial
Pluralism Key to Real Change in Arab World – VOA Opinion
My Jewish State – NYT Opinion
Iran: A Nuclear Blind Alley for the US – LAT Opinion
Egypt’s Counterrevolution – NYT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan's Musharraf Set for Treason Trial – VOA
Pakistan's Musharraf Set for Treason Trial – BBC
Lawyers Claim Fraud as Pakistan's Musharraf Goes on Trial – Reuters
