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29 January SWJ Roundup

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01.29.2014 at 11:46am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

 

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SOTU

Obama Delivers State of the Union Address – VOA

Obama Urges Shift From 'Permanent War Footing' – Reuters

President Vows to Use Authority With New Force – WP

Obama Vows Solo Action on Economic Gap – NYT

Obama Seeks to Jump-Start Stalled Plans – WSJ

'Let's Make This a Year of Action' – LAT

Obama Promises Dramatic ‘Year of Action’, With or Without Congress – WT

Obama Touches on Afghanistan, Iran, Syria in State of Union Address – AFPS

Obama Pledges Action on Inequality – BBC

Obama Tells Congress: Help the Poor, or I Will – McClatchy

Obama Vows to Act 'Wherever and Whenever' He Can – AP

Fact Checking the 2014 State of the Union Address – WP

Injured Ranger Cory Remsburg Gets SOTU Spotlight – WP

2014 State of the Union Address – WP Transcript

Obama’s State of the Union Address – NYT Video

Expecting Obstruction, Obama Charts an Independent Path – NYT Analysis

From a Frustrated President, a Risky Strategy – WP Analysis

As Policy Tool, Executive Order Comes With Limits – NYT Analysis

Obama’s Muted Call – WP Editorial

Another Night, Another Speech – WT Editorial

The Diminished State of the Union – NYT Editorial

Obama's Sixth Year Pitch – WSJ Opinion

Goodbye to Ambition – WP Opinion

State of the Union: Obama's Era of Limits – LAT Opinion

The Imperial Presidency of Barack Obama – WSJ Opinion

Top Takeaway: Congress is So Last Year – WP Opinion

 

Afghanistan

US Ambassador: Relationship with Kabul Strained, Not Too late to Repair – S&S

Afghan President Denies Blaming US for 'Insurgent-Style' Attacks – VOA

Watchdog: $200 Million Literacy Program Misses Mark in Afghanistan – S&S

Pakistan Sees Chance for Afghan Peace Talks After April Election – Reuters

Afghan Justice Proves Complicated in Killing of 9-Year-Old Boy – NYT

Pup, GI Pal Reunited After Being Injured in Afghanistan – S&S

 

Syria

Deadlocks Remain as Syria Talks Break For Day – VOA

Syria's Starvation Tactics Unaltered, Activists and US Say – WP

Syrian Talks Disrupted by Congress’s Approval of Aid to Rebels – NYT

Rebels in Syria Claim Control of Resources – NYT

Political Divisions in Turkey Widen Over Syria Policy – VOA

With Encouragement From Hagel, Cape Ray Leaves for Syria Mission – AFPS

MV Cape Ray on its Way to Neutralize Syria’s Chemical Weapons – S&S

Clegg: UK to Resettle Syria Refugees – BBC

 

Ukraine

Ukraine Government Resigns – VOA

Ukraine’s PM Resigns as Parliament Repeals Anti-Protest Laws – WP

Ukrainian PM Resigns as Parliament Repeals Restrictive Laws – NYT

Ukraine's Opposition Celebrates as Prime Minister Steps Down – LAT

Ukraine's PM and Government Quit – BBC

Ukrainian Premier Submits Resignation – AP

Ukraine Protesters Remain Defiant After Government Resigns – VOA

Ukraine to Debate Protest Amnesty – BBC

EU Urges Rights, Democracy in Ukraine in Summit with Russia – VOA

NATO's Rasmussen Criticizes Russian Pressure on Ukraine – Reuters

Ukraine’s Uncertainties Include Financial Aid – NYT

What the West Must Do for Ukraine – NYT Opinion

 

Sochi, Russia / Winter Olympics

Mounting Threats Against Sochi Olympics Worry Terrorism Experts – VOA

A Patchwork of Challenges – CSIS Report

Freezing Out US at Sochi a Counterterrorism Fail – DO Opinion

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

US, Pakistan Work to Improve Counter-Terror Cooperation – VOA

UN Security Council Targets Terrorists' 'Business Model' – UPI

US Asked to Return Guantánamo Inmate to Yemen – NYT

Islamic 'Martin 'Luther' Issues His Proclamation – UPI Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Pentagon Probes Point to System Tolerant of Lousy Leaders – WP

DOD Official: Force Size Limits Modernization Efforts – AFPS

Dempsey to Evaluate Profession of Arms Campaign – AFPS

Internal Memo Alleges JPAC Ethics Violations, Mishandling of Remains – S&S

Dozens More Implicated in USAF Nuke Cheat Probe – AP

Number of USAF Nuclear 'Cheats' Doubles – BBC

Pentagon to Review All Military Medals – S&S

Pentagon Report Sees Delays in Testing of New Boeing Tanker – Reuters

Pentagon Opposes COLA Cut, but Warns of More Ahead – S&S

Vice Chairman Urges Congress to ‘Grandfather’ Retirement Changes – AFPS

Dempsey: No Plans to Close Military Commissaries – AFPS

 

United States

Homeland Security Redacted Call for Border Patrol Restraint – WP

US Border Officials Ground Fleet of Drones After Crash at Sea – Reuters

Who’s ‘Godless’ Now? Russia Says it’s US – WT

 

United Kingdom

British Spy Chief Buffeted by Snowden Leaks Will Step Down – Reuters

Carney Enters Scots Currency Debate – BBC

 

Australia

Australia PM Calls ABC Unpatriotic – BBC

 

World

‘Fragile Five’ Is the Latest Club of Emerging Nations in Turmoil – NYT

 

Africa

UN Approves Additional Troops in CAR – VOA

UN 'May Need 10,000 Troops in CAR' – BBC

UN Takes New Steps in Central African Republic – NYT

Former Rebel Fighters Go Missing in CAR – VOA

At Least 30 Nigerians 'Slaughtered' in Church – BBC

Minister: S. Sudan Rebel Leader Should Face Treason Charge – Reuters

Ghana Training Police Officers Against Terrorist Threats – VOA

Rwandan Rejects 'Illegal' Terrorism Ttrial – BBC

Nigeria Subject of British Travel Warning – UPI

South African Opposition Party Unites Against ANC – VOA

South Africa Opposition Parties Merge – BBC

Merger Puts New Face on Opposition Election Bid in South Africa – NYT

 

Americas / Caribbean

Mexico to Integrate Vigilante Groups – BBC

Mexico Announces Anti-Kidnapping Plan – LAT

Mexico's Gov't Announces Anti-Kidnapping Campaign – AP

Mexico Launches Anti-Kidnapping Squad After Abductions Soar – Reuters

Nicaragua Approves Unlimited Presidential Terms – AP

Nicaragua: Ortega Allowed to Seek Re-election – BBC

Venezuelan Journalists Protest Over Paper Shortage – AP

Bolivia Declares Emergency Over Weeks of Flooding – AP

Cuba Hosts Latin American and Caribbean Summit – LAT

Cuba Challenges Neighbours on Poverty, Then Faces Own Critics – Reuters

Cuba's Raul Castro Calls for Integration Free of US – AP

UN Chief Meets With Fidel Castro in Havana – AP

Argentina on the Brink – NYT Editorial

 

Asia / Pacific

Officials Question Obama Administration’s Rebalance to Asia – S&S

What Is the Asia Pivot? Depends Who's Talking – DN

Baucus Says He’ll be ‘Fair but Firm’ with China as US Ambassador – WP

Hong Kong Man Seeking to Issue Book About Xi Is Held in China – NYT

China Convicts Two Anti-Graft Activists in Crackdown – Reuters

Chinese Court Finds 2 Grassroots Activists Guilty – AP

Malaysia Navy Chief Denies Chinese Incursion – Reuters

S. Korea Urges North to Hasten Reunions but Vows to Continue Drills – Reuters

South Korea Approves $7 Billion Reactor Plans – Reuters

Philippines Says 37 Rebels Killed in Offensive – AP

Thailand to Deploy 10,000 Police in Capital to Secure Voting – Reuters

Thailand Election Will Proceed Despite Threats – LAT

Thailand Aristocrat Joins Political Fray, Backing Elections – NYT

Thailand Firms Feel Squeeze From Crisis, Seek Solution – AP

Why to Ignore China's Aircraft Carriers – TD Opinion

 

Europe

NATO, State of European Defense to be Considered in Munich – S&S

Sign of a Chill: EU Doesn’t Set Table for Russia’s Putin – NYT

Political Divisions in Turkey Widen Over Syria Policy – VOA

After Crisis, Greeks Work to Promote ‘Social’ Economy – NYT

Hagel, Serbia's Defense Minister Discuss Enhanced Defense Cooperation – AFPS

Bosnian Serb Mladic Refuses to Testify Before UN Tribunal – VOA

Former Military Chief Refuses to Testify in Bosnia Genocide Trial – NYT

Bosnian Serb Mladic Refuses to Testify for Karadzic – BBC

 

Middle East / North Africa

Abbas Says He Can Accept Israeli Military in West Bank for 3 Years – NYT

Palestinians Say a Gradual Israeli Withdrawal OK – AP

Israel, Abbas Spar Over Palestinian Security Steps in West Bank – Reuters

Israeli Jailed for Iran Spying Offer – BBC

Iraq: Syria War Spillover Hinders Oilfields, Pipelines – Reuters

UN Inspectors in Iran to Visit Uranium Mine – AP

Turkish Prime Minister Arrives in Iran for Talks – AP

Iran Issues Report Critical of US Human Rights – UPI

Hariri Tribunal to Hear No New Witnesses this Week – UPI

UN Envoy Urges Action on Yemen, SC to Draft Resolution – Reuters

Mubarak-Era Networks Return for New Military Man in Egypt – Reuters

Ousted Egyptian President Defiant at Trial, General Assassinated – VOA

Morsi Appears in Court; Egyptian Official Assassinated – WP

Egypt Locks Morsi in Soundproof Cage During Trial – NYT

Morsi Appears in Court on Egypt Prison Break Charges – LAT

Egypt: Morsi Defiant at Jailbreak Trial – BBC

Islamist Party in Tunisia Hands Power to Caretaker Government – NYT

Tunisia’s Remarkable Achievement – NYT Editorial

Peace Talks: Why Kerry Is Scary – NYT Opinion

 

South Asia

US, Pakistan Work to Improve Counter-Terror Cooperation – VOA

Blasphemy Law Used Against Minorities in Pakistan – AP

Anti-Polio Drive in Peshawar, Pakistan Falters – VOA

Pakistani University Cancels Event Promoting Teenager’s Memoir – NYT

3 Killed in Separate Attacks in Pakistan's Karachi – AP

New Dawn in Pakistan? – UPI Opinion

Bangladesh's Non-Election – NYT Opinion

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