23 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 – AidSpeak – 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 – War Council
Warscapes – WhyDev – Wings Over Iraq
ZenPundit – CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF – USIP
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Afghanistan
Reports: DOD Wants 10K Troops or None in Post-2014 Afghanistan – S&S
Iraq
Fleeing Sunnis Seek Refuge Among Shiites in Divided Iraq – WP
Ban Leans on Iraqi Leaders to Contain Violence – UPI
Iran
Iran's Nuclear Stockpile May Rise for Now Despite Deal With Powers – VOA
Iran Nuclear Deal Opens Doors for Students – VOA
Secret F-35 Fighter Jet Papers Found in Shipment to Iran – LAT
New Push Made to Free American While Iran at Negotiating Table – NYT
UN Expresses Alarm Over Iranian Executions – VOA
Iran Angered by Attack in Yemen – UPI
Syria
Syrian Peace Talks Open With Vitriol, as Official Rails at Rebels – NYT
Syrians Blast Kerry at Talks, Say Assad Won’t Give Up Power – WP
Peace Talks on Syria Stuck over Assad's Future – AP
Gulf Over Assad Blights Syria Talks – BBC
UN Envoy to Meet Two Syrian Sides Thursday – VOA
Kerry Says Plenty of Ways for Iran Still to Join Syria Talks – Reuters
Syrian Refugees Skeptical, Divided Over Peace Talks – VOA
Photo Archive Linked to Torture Unlikely to Alter US Policy on Syria – NYT
Mixed Syrian Town Finds a Frigid, Divided Peace – AP
On Syria, Obama is Leading to Failure – WP Editorial
Fighting Extremism
There is No Single, Unified Enemy – NYT Opinion
Alienated Youth Must Question Fanaticism – NYT Opinion
A More Humanist and Empowering Education – NYT Opinion
Expand NATO’s Influence and Reach – NYT Opinion
Sochi, Russia Winter Olympics
European Olympic Committees Receive Threats to Athletes at Sochi Games – VOA
Terrorist Threat to Olympic Teams Called Hoax, Still Adds to Sochi Tension – LAT
Russia Hunts Suspected Female Sochi Bomber – BBC
These Olympics Have a Dangerous Ring – WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
Floating Aircraft Raise Privacy Worries – WP
Report: Double-Loaded Mortar Tube Caused Blast that Killed 7 Marines – S&S
$1B in Air Force Cargo Planes Sent to Boneyard Get New Missions – DDN
In Air Force Missile Corps, a Culture of Cheating – NYT
Obama Calls Military Sexual Assaults ‘Profound Injustice’ – AFPS
DOD Releases New Religious Accommodation Instruction – AFPS
Pentagon OKs Religion-Based Grooming Standards – S&S
Navy Wants to Increase Pay for Sea Duty – S&S
Bob Gates' 'Duty' – UPI Opinion
Will the Air Force Kill its Most Effective Weapon? – Harper’s Opinion
US Intelligence Community
US Officials Harbor Doubts Obama’s NSA Goal Can be Met – WP
NSA Leaker Snowden Rejects Charges He Spied for Russia – VOA
Snowden Denies Russian Intelligence Had Role in Leaks – WP
United States
Row over Texas Execution of Mexican – BBC
Supreme Court Denies Stay of Execution in Texas for Mexican – Reuters
United Kingdom
Women Charged with Terror Offenses – BBC
UK Charges 2 Women With Terror Offenses – AP
Africa
US Africa Summit to Include Nearly 50 Governments – VOA
Egypt Says Not Invited to US Africa Summit – AP
UN Expert: CAR Risks Genocide – AP
UN: CAR Children Forced to Commit Atrocities – Reuters
CAR Peacekeepers Struggle to Quell Violence – UPI
Seven Dead in Tit-For-Tat Killings CAR – Reuters
South Sudan Accuses Opposition of Hospital Deaths – VOA
Ethiopian Troops Join AU Force in Somalia – VOA
Ethiopia Joins Somalia AU Force – BBC
Uganda Army 'Ready for Rapid Action' – BBC
African Union Helping Mali to Finalize Peace Process – VOA
Mob in Nigeria Stones Accused Gays – VOA
CAR: Suddenly, Hope in Africa – NYT Editorial
Nigeria: Blindness at the Top – NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Venezuela Tightens Currency Controls – BBC
Argentine President Breaks Silence – BBC
Bolivia 'to Build Nuclear Reactor' – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Japan-China Tensions Take Center-Stage With Abe in Davos – Reuters
Japan PM Urges Asia Military Restraint – BBC
Just How Much Does the US Air Force Spy on China? – WIB
Amid Crackdown, Chinese Rights Lawyer Goes on Trial – VOA
China Puts Anti-corruption Activist on Trial – WP
Chinese Activist’s Lawyers Call His Trial Unfair – NYT
Mystery Glitch in China Disrupts at Least 600 Million Internet Users – WP
More Questions than Answers About China Internet Outage – VOA
Japan: Tokyo Governor Poll a Referendum Over Nuke Policy – AP
Thai Protesters Defiant in Face of State of Emergency – VOA
Pro-Gov’t Leader Shot as State of Emergency Begins in Thailand – AP
Member of Thai Election Commission Seeks Postponement of Vote – NYT
Indonesian Terror Mastermind Vows to Continue Jihad – VOA
Europe
Unrest Deepens in Ukraine as Protests Turn Deadly – NYT
Ukrainian President, Opposition Leaders Talk after Clashes Escalate – WP
EU Warns Against Ukraine Violence as Talks Fail to Ease Tensions – VOA
Ukraine Opposition Issues Ultimatum – BBC
Europe, Facing Economic Pain, May Ease Climate Rules – NYT
Italy Issues 90 Mafia Arrest Warrants, Seizes Pizza Restaurants – Reuters
Ukrainian Standoff – NYT Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Says it Foiled al-Qaeda Plot on US Embassy – AP
Israel 'Arrests al-Qaeda Cell' – BBC
Israel Kills 2 Alleged Militants in Gaza – WP
Israeli Airstrike Kills 2 in Gaza – NYT
Egypt Deeply Divided as Anniversary of Mubarak's Fall Nears – LAT
Renowned Scholar in Egypt Charged with Espionage – NYT
Amnesty: Egypt State Violence at 'Unprecedented' Level Since July – Reuters
Controversial Morocco Rape Law Axed – BBC
Morocco Amends Controversial Rape Law – AP
South Asia
Pakistan: Waziristan Strikes Are Not Start of Offensive – VOA
Bomb Targeting Pakistan Police Patrol Kills 7, Including Boy – AP
Pakistanis Killed Guarding Cyclist – BBC
India Foreign Minister and Kerry Discuss Diplomatic Row – Reuters