24 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
In Lieu of Security Pact, NATO Must Remain Flexible – S&S
Watchdog: US Reconstruction Funds Go Unspent in Afghanistan – S&S
Taliban: Kabul Attack Highlights Mujahedin Support – UPI
Afghan Forces Winning Tough Fight Against Taliban – AFPS
Afghanistan Cracks Down on Commercials That Favor US Troops – Reuters
7 Civil Affairs Soldiers at Fort Bragg to be Honored for Valor – FO
Resolute Support Planning Continues, Options Still Open – AFPS
NATO Personnel Making it Matter in Afghanistan – AFPS
Pilot, High Risk Blamed in Crash – HSA
Iraq
Iraqi Leader Says Sunnis See Opportunity in Anbar Crisis – WP
US Developing Plans to Train Iraqis in Jordan – AP
Iran
Rouhani Says Iran Wants Nuclear Deal, Investment – VOA
Rouhani: Iran Has ‘Serious Will’ to Reach Nuclear Accord – WP
US Warns Against Business With Iran – NYT
US 'Cautions' Businesses over Iran – BBC
Financing Death: Iran's 'War on Drugs – UPI Opinion
Syria
Syria Talks Expected to Proceed, but in Pared-down Form – WP
After Shaky Beginning, Sides Report Progress at Syria Peace Talks – NYT
Syrian Peace Talks Yield Hard Stances, Slight Hope – AP
Syria Talks Move to Crucial Stage – VOA
Peace Talks Draw Syrian Opposition, Government Apart – AP
Kerry Says Syria's Assad Not Ready to Go Yet – Reuters
Syrian Opposition Demands a Future Without Assad – Reuters
UN Seeks to Bridge Syria Divide – BBC
London Extends Hand to Syrian Opposition – UPI
US and Iran Offer Clashing Accounts of the Civil War in Syria – NYT
Kerry: Assad a 'One-Man Super Magnet' for Terror – AP
Al-Qaida Chief Calls for Syrian Rebels to Stop Infighting – VOA
Zawahiri Seeks to End Infighting Among Syrian Militants – WP
Report: White House Made Aware of Syria Torture Photos in Nov. – S&S
Sochi, Russia Winter Olympics
Russia Says Ignore 'Provocative' Messages Threatening Olympics – VOA
NATO
Military Chiefs Look to NATO’s Future – AFPS
US Department of Defense
Hagel Orders Independent Review of Nuclear Force – WP
Hagel Ordering Full Review of Nuclear Force – AP
Hagel Orders Nuclear Forces Review – BBC
Report: DOD Considering Slashing Commissaries Budget – S&S
Judge Orders Media Video Turned over in Naval Academy Sex Assault Case – S&S
US Intelligence Community
Study Finds US Not ‘Equipped’ to Detect Nuclear Programs – NYT
US Privacy Panel: NSA Phone Data Tracking Illegal, Should End – VOA
Independent Board Says NSA Phone Program Should End – WP
Government Review Panel Urges End to Phone Data Spy Program – AP
US Spying Illegal, Panel Advises – BBC
The Hidden History of the CIA’s Prison in Poland – WP
Snowden Denies Stealing Passwords to Access Secret Files – WP
Snowden Sees No Chance of Fair Trial – BBC
Snowden Says He Can't Return to US, Urges Whistleblower Protection – Reuters
End the Phone Data Sweeps – NYT Editorial
United States
US Sues KBR for Defrauding Army in Iraq – Reuters
40 Percent of Firm’s Security Checks Were Incomplete – WP
Obama Expected to Use State of Union to Boost Political Fortunes – VOA
Texas Executes Mexican National Despite International Pressure – VOA
Our Complex President – WP Opinion
World
Report: Freedom Declined Worldwide in 2013 – VOA
Africa
Looting in CAR Capital as New President Sworn In – VOA
At Least 16 Killed as CAR Swears in New Leader – Reuters
CAR Peacekeepers Struggle to Quell Violence – UPI
CAR Civilians Living in Fear, ICRC Says – UPI
For US Forces, Delivering Peacekeepers to the CAR is No Easy Task – S&S
South Sudan Cease-Fire Signed After More Than a Month of Fighting – NYT
South Sudan Factions Sign Ceasefire – VOA
South Sudan Rivals Sign Ceasefire – BBC
South Sudan ‘Committed’ to Peace after Ceasefire Agreement – VOA
Sudan: UN Says 400,000 Fled Darfur Violence Last Year – AP
Ghana Promises to Send Troops to South Sudan – VOA
Rwanda Rejects UN Experts' Report on Rebel Group – AP
Angolan Navy Hunting 'Pirates' – BBC
ICC Delays Kenyan President's Trial – VOA
Kenya: ICC Delays Kenyatta Trial Start – BBC
S. Africa Strike Hits More than Half Global Platinum Production – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Mexican President Says Texas Execution Sets 'Bad Precedent' – Reuters
Panama Canal Halt Threat Put Off Until Next Month – AP
Chile President-Elect's Reform Plans Have Broad Backing – Reuters
Argentine Peso Fall Worst Since 2002 – BBC
Cuban Vendors, in Rare Move, Stage a Protest – NYT
Asia / Pacific
Locklear: PACOM Keys Capabilities to 21st-century Asia-Pacific – AFPS
Obama’s Asia Rebalance Falls Foul of China-Japan Stand-off – WP
Abe: China-Japan Ties 'Similar' to Britain and Germany Before WWI – VOA
China Says Japan's Abe Evading History with World War Remark – Bloomberg
US Military Sees Risks in China-Japan Tensions, Seeks Restraint – Reuters
China Puts More Anti-Corruption Activists on Trial – VOA
US Call for China Activists' Release – BBC
3 Dead in Clash at Police Station in Western China, Report Says – NYT
Thailand Protest Leader Rejects Emergency Decree – VOA
Thailand Court to Rule on Delaying Feb. 2 Vote – AP
Burma Mobs 'Kill 30 Rohingyas' – BBC
UN: Burma Buddhists Killed More Than 40 Muslims – AP
Europe
Truce in Ukrainian Capital As President Meets With Opposition Leaders – VOA
Ukraine Cease-Fire Is Met With Reports of Brutality – NYT
In Ukraine, No Breakthrough, but a Glimmer of One – WP
Ukraine Crisis Talks 'Raise Hopes' – BBC
Ukraine Opposition Urges Continued Truce – AP
Ukraine's Yanukovich Spurns Opposition, More Barricades Go Up – Reuters
Protesters Storm Governors' Offices in Ukraine – AP
US Warns Ukraine Against Further Bloodshed – VOA
Court in Russia Says Associate Of Ex-Oil Tycoon Should Be Freed – NYT
UN Court Trims Sentences of Serbs in Kosovo Case – AP
Take on Turkey – WP Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Plans are on for USMC Quick Reaction Force in Middle East – USAT
Israel Fear of Jihadist Raids Mounts after 'Plot to Hit US Embassy' – UPI
Palestinians Dismiss Israeli al-Qaida Plot Claim – AP
US Looking into Israeli Threat Claims – UPI
Al-Qaida Wages Assassination War Against Yemen's Spy Services – UPI
Egypt's Brotherhood Clings to 2011 Revolution – UPI
Egypt's President: Police State Has Ended – AP
Amnesty Raps Egypt over 'Abuses' – BBC
Gunmen Kill 5 Egyptian Police – VOA
Egypt: 5 Police Killed at Checkpoint – VOA
Tunisia's Assembly Finishes New Constitution – Reuters
Death Toll From South Libya Tribal Clashes Hits 86 – AP
No Democratic Transition in Egypt – WP Opinion
South Asia
India's Main Opposition Party Set to Be Biggest in Election – Reuters
India: Thirteen Arrested in West Bengal Gang-Rape Case – VOA
Village Council in India Accused of Ordering Rape – NYT
