3 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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Afghanistan
Afghan Presidential Election Campaign Begins – VOA
Afghans Kick Off Campaign to Find Karzai’s Successor – WP
Afghanistan Presidential Campaign Opens, Marred by Violence – LAT
Afghan Election Campaign Under Way – BBC
As Campaign Begins, Afghans Look for Results, Not Promises – S&S
Political Candidate’s Aides Die in Afghanistan Attack – NYT
Afghan Leader ‘Scorns’ UK Dead – ST
Syria
Syria Hits Areas Held by Rebels in Aleppo – NYT
Barrel Bombs 'Kill Dozens' in Aleppo – BBC
Syrian Forces Kill 83 in Barrel Bomb Attacks in Aleppo – Reuters
Syrian Air Raids Kill at Least 36 in Aleppo – AP
Car Bomb in Lebanon Kills at Least 3 Near Border with Syria – LAT
Iran
Kerry Meets Iranian Counterpart – VOA
Kerry Has Rare Meeting with Iran’s Top Diplomat – WP
Kerry and Iran Minister Confer on Nuclear Issue – NYT
Kerry Meets With Iranian Foreign Minister – AP
US, Iran Officials Face Trust Issues in Munich – S&S
Iran Says Nuclear Talks Failure Would Be 'Disaster' – Reuters
Clinton Warns New Iran Sanctions Could Upend Talks – AP
Clinton Argues Against Additional Sanctions on Iran – Reuters
France Sees Iran Opportunity if Sanctions Are Lifted – Reuters
Sequestered Iranian Opposition Leader Heads Home – WP
Iran Eases Restrictions on Detained Dissident Says Family – Reuters
Clinton Joins Paul on Iran – WP Opinion
Ukraine
As Ukraine’s President Returns From Leave, His Options Seem Dismal – NYT
Ukraine's Yanukovych Says he Is Returning to Work – VOA
Ukraine President to Return, Opposition Demands Change – Reuters
Radicals a Wild Card in Ukraine's Protests – AP
Beaten Protest Leader Leaves Ukraine – BBC
EU, U.S. Working on Ukraine Aid Plan – Reuters
Sochi, Russia / Winter Olympics
Can Terrorists Penetrate Ring of Steel Around Sochi Olympics? – VOA Video
US Department of Defense
Military Recruiters Challenged to Fill Smaller, Specialized Force – BS
Biggest-ever Navy Exercise in Hawaii Wraps Up – HSA
The Navy’s Getting a Big, Secretive Special Operations ‘Mothership’ – WIB
Two Navy Divers, Out of Reach – VP
United States
Kerry’s First Year as US Diplomat Yields Breakthroughs on Issues – McClatchy
Several Cyber Security Initiatives Lost after Snowden Leaks – TWB
New Homeland Official was Key Figure in Pennsylvania Corruption Case – WT
Africa
Central African Republic Town Retaken by International Forces – Reuters
Rebels Flee Key Central African Republic Town – AP
Advance Ceasefire Monitor Team Arrives in South Sudan – VOA
South Sudan Rebels Say Army Razed Town, Using Foreign Fighters – Reuters
Sudan Tells Red Cross to Halt Work – NYT
Red Cross Suspends Work in Sudan – AP
Gunfire Erupts as Police Raid Radical Kenyan Mosque – Reuters
2 Killed in Clash at Terror-Linked Kenyan Mosque – AP
ECOWAS to Meet Partners to Review Mali Intervention – VOA
Mali: UN Mission to Reach Full Strength by July – AP
South Africa Political Merger Collapses – BBC
South African Opposition Coalition Splits – AP
US Troops in Africa: Looking for Other People's Dragons – CS Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
El Salvador and Costa Rica Hold Presidential Elections – NYT
El Salvador Votes for New President – BBC
Costa Rica Holds Presidential Poll – BBC
President Runoffs Seen for El Salvador, Costa Rica – AP
El Salvador Ex-Rebel Leads Vote, Well Placed for Run-Off – Reuters
Leftist Costa Rica Outsider Leads Election, Run-Off Expected – Reuters
Opposition Venezuelan Blogger Steps Aside – AP
Tours Changing American Views of Cuba, US Policy – AP
Asia / Pacific
Japan-China Tension Has US Walking a Fine Line – LAT
Thailand Elections End Amid Protests – VOA
Protesters Disrupt Thai Voting, Forcing Additional Elections – NYT
Anti-government Protesters Dismiss Thai Elections – VOA
Protests Disrupt Thailand Election – BBC
Defiant Protesters Disregard Thai Poll, Still Want PM Out – Reuters
Protesters Vow to Annul Thai Vote, Step Up Rallies – AP
Death Toll Climbs After Major Volcanic Eruption in Indonesia – NYT
North, South Korea to Hold Talks on Family Reunions – VOA
North Korea Agrees to Hold Talks on Family Reunions – AP
News Giant in Japan Seen as Being Compromised – NYT
A Tiny Glimmer From North Korea – NYT Editorial
Europe
US and French Navies Complete Combined Strike Group Operations – S&S
Germany Promises More Engagement: But Not on the Battlefield – Reuters
Russia: Thousands of Anti-Putin Protesters March in Moscow – AP
Greece: Far-Right Party Tries to Evade Gov’t Crackdown With New Name – NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Palestinian Leader Seeks NATO Force in Future State – NYT
Israel Reacts Angrily to Kerry Boycott Remarks – VOA
Israeli Leaders Warn Kerry They Won’t be Pushed Into a Peace Deal – WP
Netanyahu Criticizes Kerry Over Boycott Remarks – NYT
Netanyahu: Boycott Attempts Won't Hurt Israel – AP
Iraqi Army Bombards Falluja in Preparation for Ground Assault – Reuters
Lebanon’s Sectarian Divisions Deepen – VOA
Car Bomb in Lebanon Kills at Least 3 Near Border with Syria – LAT
New Saudi Arabia Counterterrorism Law Alarms Activists – AP
UAE Summons Qatar Envoy to Protest Islamist Cleric – AP
UAE Summons Qatari Ambassador Over Muslim Cleric's Comments – Reuters
Yemen Shiite Rebels Take Villages From Rivals – AP
Yemen Tribesmen Seize German to Push for Relatives' Release – VOA
Yemen Officials Say German Kidnapped in Capital – AP
Egyptian Court Acquits Al Jazeera Journalist, 61 Others – LAT
Egypt Court Acquits Morsi Supporters – BBC
Al-Jazeera Cameraman Acquitted in Egypt – AP
Libya’s Cache of Toxic Arms All Destroyed – NYT
Jailbreak in Libya, 54 Detainees Escape – AP
Abbas’s NATO Proposal – NYT Opinion
West Bank Bitterness – WP Opinion
Why Israel Fears the Boycott – NYT Opinion
A Day of Reckoning over Iraq – WT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan, Taliban Talks Gain Momentum – LAT
Pakistan Taliban 'Select' Imran Khan For Talks – BBC
Pakistan Taliban Want Imran Khan as Representative – AP
Bomb Blast in Pakistani Cinema Kills 5 – AP
To Warm Up, Pakistanis Chop Down Trees – WP
Sri Lanka Rejects 'Reckless' US Criticism of Rights Record – Reuters
