7 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
US Wants Afghanistan to Sign Security Deal in 'Weeks Not Months' – Reuters
Afghanistan to Free 88 Prisoners Despite US Objection – DPA
US Soldier First Coalition Combat Death of 2014 in Afghanistan – S&S
Afghan Girl With Suicide Vest Held – BBC
Hagel Praises Estonia’s Commitment in Afghanistan – AFPS
Iraq
Revolt in Iraq Raises Specter of New Civil War – WP
US Committed to Iraq, Accelerating Weapons, Drone Deliveries – VOA
US Steps Up Military Deliveries to Iraq to Help Fight Al Qaeda – Reuters
Pentagon Reaffirms Commitment, Confidence in Iraqi Capability – AFPS
Iraqi Forces Battling Al Qaida Militants in Fallujah, Ramadi – Reuters
Iraqi PM Urges Expulsion of al-Qaida in Fallujah – VOA
Maliki Urges Fallujah to Oust Militants – BBC
Iraq PM Urges People of Fallujah to Expel al-Qaida – AP
Fuelled by Syria War, Al Qaeda Bursts Back to Life in Iraq – Reuters
Iran Offers Military Aid, but Not Troops, to Iraq – NYT
Iran Offers to Help Iraq in Fight Against al-Qaida – AP
Who Lost Fallujah? – Time Opinion
Here's What's Going To Happen Next In Fallujah – Esquire Opinion
Syria
Syrian Rebels Step Up Fight Against al-Qaeda-Linked Group – WP
Rebel Infighting Spreads to Eastern Syrian City – NYT
Syrian Rebel-on-Rebel Clashes Spread – BBC
Syrian Rebels' Fight With Al-Qaida Group Spreads – AP
Syria Islamists Fight Al Qaeda Allies in Raqqa – Reuters
Syria Rebel Infighting Spreads to City in East – AP
Are Fortunes of the More Moderate Rebels Rising? – CSM
Iran Wants Role in Syrian Peace Talks – UPI
Iran Rejects US Suggestion of Syrian Peace Talks Role – Reuters
UN: Iran Not Yet Invited to Syria Peace Talks – AP
Iran Urged to Use Influence With Syrian Leader – NYT
Syria's Assad: Still the Wrong Choice – LAT Opinion
South Sudan
Sudan’s Leader Flies to South for Crisis Talks – NYT
Sudan’s Bashir Says No Support for Rebels in South Sudan – VOA
Sudans 'Consult on Oilfield Force' – BBC
ICRC Alarmed by Violence in South Sudan – UPI
South Sudan’s Lost Boys Are Drawn Into War at Home – NYT
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Ex-CIA Lawyer Says Bush Not Told at First About Waterboarding – LAT
Interpreting al-Qaida – FP Opinion
The Continuing Evolution Of al-Qaida 3.0 – FC Opinion
US Department of Defense
Navy: Next LCS Deployment To Last 16 Months – DN
No More Imminent Danger Pay for 20 Areas – AT
It’s Time to Abolish the Air Force – BG Opinion
The Need for Unmanned Aircraft in Modern Warfare – USNI Opinion
Navy 2014: Subs, Cyber & Cheap Support Ships – BD Opinion
AirSea Battle vs. Blockade: A False Debate? – NI Opinion
US Intelligence Community
Should We? CIA Memoir Reveals What Wasn't Asked – AP
Snowden Has More US-Israel Secrets to Expose – Reuters
United States
Cyberwarfare #1 Threat to US – DN National Security Poll
Unemployment, Health Care Top US Congress Agenda – VOA
Former Yankee Great, Distinguished Marine Pilot Jerry Coleman Dies – AP
'Jihad Jane' Gets 10 Years in Plot to Kill Artist – AP
An Unholy Alliance Is Forcing Veterans To Pay For 12 Years Of War – BI Opinion
Africa
Debate Continues Over UN Force for CAR – VOA
UN: Half of Central African Republic Needs Aid – AP
UN: CAR Civilians Living in Fear – UPI
Little Aid for Growing Numbers of Displaced in CAR – VOA
Gunmen Kill 30 in Central Nigerian Village Attack – Reuters
Website: Terror Group Threatens France Over Mali – AP
Equatorial Guinea Expels Illegal Cameroonians – VOA
Somali Soldier Executed Over School Child Murder – BBC
China Signals Willingness to Protect African Elephants – WP
China Destroys 6 Tons of Ivory – NYT
Marines’ Post-Benghazi Forces Rescue Embassy Personnel – FP Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Brazil’s Big-Oil Dreams Begin to Sour – WP
Spain in Talks on Panama Canal Row – BBC
Panama Canal Authority Proposes Joint Financing to End Spat – Reuters
'Crazy' Car Prices Shock Cubans – BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Wants to Curb Defense Waste – UPI
Japan Wants Talks with China, Korea on War Shrine – AP
South Korea Proposes Resuming Reunions of War-Divided Families – NYT
South Korea Calls for Reunions of Separated Families – AP
Dennis Rodman Makes 4th Trip to North Korea – VOA
Dennis Rodman: North Korea Isn't So Bad – AP
In Video and on Twitter, Glimpses of Rodman’s North Korea Trip – NYT
Japan Offers $100 Million in Aid for Burma – VOA
Cambodian Activists Detained as Demonstration Crackdown Continues – VOA
Democracy in Peril in Asia – NYT Editorial
Japan: Abe’s Profane Pilgrimage – NYT Opinion
Europe
Ukrainian Opposition Defiant: 'We Will Not Step Back' – UPI
Romania: Ex-Prime Minister Jailed for 2nd Time – AP
Germans Turn Against EU – UPI Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
It’s Crunchtime for Kerry, and a Middle East Peace Deal – WP
Palestinians Express Reservations on Kerry's Ideas – AP
Israeli Official Points to ‘Incitement’ by Palestinians – NYT
Israel Says Palestinian Leaders Push ‘Culture of Hate’ – WP
Israeli Settlers Prickle at John Kerry's Peace 'Solutions' – CSM
Hamas Says Rival Fatah Men Exiled From Gaza Can Return – Reuters
Israel Promotes 272 More Settlement Apartments – AP
Israel Pursues Plans for Settler Homes as Kerry Departs – Reuters
Israel: Migrants Protest Outside Foreign Embassies – AP
EU, Iran to Talk This Week About Implementing Nuclear Deal – Reuters
US Moves to Stop Airplane Engine Export to Iran – AP
Iran Tries to Reverse a Slumping Birth Rate – AP
Egypt's Army Chief Sisi Seen Edging Closer to Presidential Bid – Reuters
Egypt Summons Iran Diplomat Over Protest Comments – AP
Hotline Marks Return of Egypt's Security Agency – AP
Tunisia MPs Move Forward on New Constitution – VOA
Libyan Navy Opens Fire After Tanker Approaches Mutinous Port – Reuters
Will Kerry’s Mideast Peace Framework Bring Results? – WP Editorial
Double-Teaming Peace in Israel – CSM Editorial
Iran: A Door Opens – CSM Editorial
Don’t Create a New Al Qaeda in Egypt – NYT Opinion
South Asia
US Gun Manufacturer Refuses Sale to Pakistan – VOA
US Gun Maker Turns Down $15M Pakistan Deal, Cites Danger to US Troops – AP
Pakistan’s Musharraf Spends 5th Day in Hospital, Avoiding Trial – WP
9 Killed in Pakistan Blast – VOA
'Nine Killed' in Pakistan Explosion – BBC
Bangladesh Election Results Leave Opposition Cold – VOA
Bangladesh Vote Thwarted by 'Battling Begums'; Outcome Called Farce – LAT
British Government Official Alarmed by Violent Bangladeshi Elections – UPI
Troubled Bangladesh Vote Won't End Crippling Blockades – CSM
