2 February 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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Munich Security Conference
US Officials Urge ‘Transatlantic Renaissance’ – WP
Hagel, Kerry: 'Turning Inward Not an Option' for NATO Allies – S&S
Kerry and Hagel Defend US Engagement Abroad in Face of Criticism – NYT
Hagel Meets with Defense Leaders at Munich Conference – AFPS
US Defense Chief Highlights Diplomacy Push – VOA
Hagel: Future Requires Renewed Era of Partnership – AFPS
Germany Weighs a More Muscular Foreign Policy – NYT
NATO Chief, Russian Minister at Odds on Missile Defense – S&S
Powers Clash Over Ukraine at Munich Summit – BBC
Ukraine Rivals Face Off at Summit – BBC
Afghanistan
NATO Chief Doesn't See Karzai Signing Security Pact – Reuters
NATO Leaders Say Afghan Troops Need More Training – AP
US Visa Backlog Leaves Afghan Interpreters in Limbo – LAT
Afghanistan's Presidential Campaign to Begin – AP
Afghan Election Campaign Stirs Both Violence and Hope – Reuters
Afghan Election Workers Shot Dead – BBC
4 Afghan Soldiers Killed in Ambush – AP
Ringing in the Lunar New Year in Afghanistan, Mongolian Style – S&S
Syria
US Presses Russia on Syria Weapons – BBC
Ban: Syria Talks Need More Seriousness, Urgency – VOA
Bombs Strike Syria's Aleppo a Day After Peace Talks End – VOA
Activists: Syrian Forces Launch New Aleppo Strikes – AP
Syrian Helicopters Drop Barrel Bombs on Aleppo – AP
Hundreds Evacuated From Besieged District of Syrian Capital – Reuters
Video Shows Beheading of Man in Syria by Al Qaeda Rebels – Reuters
Ukraine
Western Powers, Russia Exchange Sharp Words Over Ukraine – VOA
Kerry Meets Ukraine Opposition, Reaffirms US Support – VOA
Kerry: Washington, EU Stand with Ukrainian Opposition – VOA
Kerry: Ukraine Should Be Free to Align With Europe – AP
Ukraine Rivals Face Off at Summit – BBC
Ukrainian Opposition Buoyed by Wave of Western Support – Reuters
Powers Clash Over Ukraine at Munich Summit – BBC
Protesters Beat Police Officer in Ukraine, Ministry Says – NYT
Sochi, Russia / Winter Olympics
EUCOM Commander: US Troops Ready if Called to Assist in Sochi – S&S
US Department of Defense
Archaic Armor? Industry Finds Itself at a Turning Point – WP
The US Army’s 'Catastrophic' Crime Ring – AT
Hagel Makes Rare Calls to Nuclear Launch Officers in Bunkers – AP
United States
Report: No Major Environmental Impact from Keystone Pipeline -VOA
'Suspicious' Substance Mailed to Hotels Near Super Bowl Site – VOA
Making Surveillance a Little Less Opaque – NYT Editorial
Africa
World Comes Together to Fund CAR Peacekeeping Mission – VOA
CAR President Vows Protection for Muslims – VOA
CAR Capital 'Still a Battlefield' – AP
CAR: Town Is Secured in Central Africa – AP
'Food Needed' for 3.7m in South Sudan – BBC
Khartoum Stops Red Cross Activities in Sudan – Reuters
Sudan Orders Red Cross to Suspend Work – BBC
Sudan Lifts Ban on Opposition Newspaper – AP
Christians Flee Attacks in Nigeria's Northeast – AP
Kenya to Reduce Troops in Somalia's Kismayo – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Colombia to Charge US Firm Employees – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Obama's Asia Policy Set Back by Democrat – AP
China Says Japan's 'Hype' on Air Defense Zone Spreads Tension – Reuters
In China, ‘Once the Villages Are Gone, the Culture Is Gone’ – NYT
Thailand: Gun Battle in Bangkok Escalates Election Protest – NYT
Divided Thailand Heads to Polls – BBC
Polls Open in Tense Thailand National Election – AP
Thai Vote Starts Peacefully, but Political Paralysis Looms – Reuters
Violence Heightens Ahead of Thailand's Election – VOA
Seven Injured as Clashes Rock Thailand Capital on Eve of Vote – WP
In Thailand's North, Tensions High Ahead of Elections – VOA
Factbox-Thailand's Election in Numbers – Reuters
Philippines Bomb Attack Wounds 12 – VOA
Indonesia Volcano in Deadly Eruption – BBC
Indonesian Volcano Mount Sinabung Erupts, Killing 14 – WP
Death Toll Rises to 16 From Indonesia Volcano – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Iraqi Army Prepares to Storm Fallujah – Reuters
733 Iraqis Killed in January, UN Reports – AP
Lebanon Blast Kills 4 – VOA
Car Bomb Kills at Least 3 in Lebanese Shiite Town – AP
Lebanon Car Bomb Hits Hezbollah Stronghold Near Border – BBC
Iran's Top Clergy Back Rouhani's Nuclear Approach – Reuters
Israel's Finance Minister Halts Funds to West Bank Settlements – Reuters
Officials: Sunni-Shiite Fighting Kills 65 in Yemen – AP
Jordanian Islamist Prisoners Stage Hunger Strike – Reuters
Egypt: Morsi Trial Resumes – VOA
Morsi Trial Over Egypt Protesters' Deaths Resumes – BBC
Libyan PM Visits Egypt Following Kidnapping Crisis – AP
South Asia
Power Producer Says May Cut Supplies to India's Capital – Reuters
Indians Protest, Saying a Death Was Tied to Bias – NYT
US to Propose New UN Rights Resolution Against Sri Lanka – Reuters
US Frustrated With Sri Lanka's Reconciliation – AP
A Ghastly Injustice in India – NYT Editorial
