4 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
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
Karzai Arranged Secret Contacts With the Taliban – NYT
Afghanistan's Karzai in Secret Talks With Taliban – Reuters
Report: Troop Morale Up in Afghanistan – AP
Afghan Polls Should be Free From Violence, UN Says – UPI
Election Coverage Shows Growth of New Afghan Media – AP
Azerbaijan Firm to Discuss TAPI Pipeline Study with Afghan Officials – UPI
Karzai's America Bashing Is Bad for Afghanistan – Economist Editorial
The Dangers in Pakistan, Afghanistan – CT Editorial
Syria
Kerry Tells Senators That Obama Syria Policy Is Collapsing – Bloomberg
Al-Qaida Disavows Syria Militant Group – VOA
Al Qaeda Cuts Ties With Jihadist Group Involved in Rebel Infighting – NYT
Al-Qaeda Disavows Connection With ISIS Group in Syria, Iraq – WP
Al Qaeda Severs Ties With Militants in Syria and Iraq – LAT
Al-Qaeda Disavows ISIS in Syria – BBC
Al-Qaida Breaks With Syria Group in Mounting Feud – AP
Al Qaeda's Boss Fed Up With Al Qaeda's Syrian 'Affiliate' ISIS – CSM
Kurds From Iraq Wage Holy War in Syria With One Eye on Home – Reuters
Russia Says Syria Gov’t Will Be at Next Round of Peace Talks – Reuters
Russia Says Syria to Ship More Chemical Arms, Attend Talks – Reuters
A Syria Reset – WP Editorial
Senators Say Kerry Admitted US Failure in Syria – WP Opinion
Responsibility to Protect Can't Save Syria – TD Opinion
Iran
Iran Says Kerry, Obama Rhetoric Threatens to Derail Diplomacy – CSM
Iran Gets First Tranche of Assets Under Sanctions Relief – VOA
Iran Giving Food Away to Millions for Relief – NYT
Ukraine
US and Europe Work on Aid Package for Ukraine – NYT
Ukraine's Opposition Pushes for Limits on Presidential Powers – VOA
Ukraine Leader Said to Rule Out Force, Eye Early Elections – Reuters
News Analysis: Attention Focuses On Ukraine's 'Thin Blue Line' – VOA
Russia Warns Ukraine Opposition – BBC
US in Early Talks With EU on Ukraine Financial Support – Reuters
German Foreign Minister Threatens Sanctions Against Ukraine – Reuters
How Russia Is Fighting to Regain Control of Ukraine – Time
Ukraine's Grim Vacuum – UPI Opinion
Don’t Let Putin Grab Ukraine – NYT Opinion
Sochi, Russia / Winter Olympics
Experts Say Security Threats in Sochi May Already Be Inside – VOA
Money Spent on Sochi Games Raises Questions – VOA
Russia Scrambles to Ready Hotels for Sochi Winter Games – VOA
US Department of Defense
Army Probes Allegations of Fraud in Recruitment Program – WP
Platform, Personnel Cuts Likely in FY '15 Air Force Budget – AFT
Air Combat Command's Challenge: Buy or Modernize – AFT
F-16 Combat Value in Doubt with No Upgrades – DN
Recruiting Fraud, Kickback Scandal Rocks Army – USAT
USMC Intelligence Analyst Charged With Extortion Held on Bail – Reuters
Gates Wanted McChrystal to Fight for His Job – Military.com
Bring on the Countermeasure Drones – USNI Opinion
Medal Fatigue – WOTR Opinion
US Intelligence Community
NSA Nominee Made Fans During Steady Rise to the Top – AP
United States
Fake Zombie Attack Shows Major Flaws in US Cybersecurity – WP
Obama Squeezed in Debate About Border Control – WP
Potent Pro-Israel Group Finds Its Momentum Blunted – NYT
5 Key Regions that Require More US Attention – CSM Opinion
Isolationism’s High Price – WP Opinion
Military Force vs. Diplomacy: One Without the Other? – DO Opinion
The End of American Exceptionalism – NJ Opinion
Judges Poised to Hand US Spies the Keys to the Internet – DR Opinion
Hillary the Hawk? – TNI Opinion
Africa
75 Killed in CAR Village, According to Priest – VOA
'At Least 75 Dead' in CAR Violence – VOA
US Urges South Sudan to Honor Ceasefire, Free Political Prisoners – Reuters
South Sudan's Machar Unveils 'Resistance' Group – VOA
ICRC Expects Quick Return to Work in Sudan – UPI
Clashes Rock Kenya Port for Second Day – VOA
Mass Terror Charges After Kenya Riot – BBC
Former Nigerian VP Joins Opposition – BBC
Nigeria Ruling Party Urges Defected Ex-VP to Return to Group – VOA
Murdered Nigerian Cleric Preached 'Peace' – VOA
UN Delegation Meets With Armed Groups in Mali – AP
Conclude Talks or See Rebels Radicalize, UN Tells Mali – Reuters
Mali-Focused Jihadist Media Body Forms – AP
HRW: Mining Industry Could Harm Uganda’s Karamoja – VOA
EU Offers $190 Million in Aid to Africa's Sahel Region – UPI
Sahel Belt Region Faces 'Food Crisis' – BBC
Rwanda Genocide Trial Opens in Paris, French First – AP
France Holds Up Mirror in Rwanda Genocide Trial – AP
New Opposition Merger Founders in South Africa – NYT
Americas / Caribbean
Presidential Elections in El Salvador and Costa Rica Headed for Runoffs – NYT
El Salvador Poll to Go Into Run-off – BBC
Salvadoran Leftist Leads Vote, but Faces Runoff – AP
Costa Rican 'Outsider' Leads in Poll – BBC
US Official Visits Haiti to Help With Adoptions – AP
Mexico’s Vigilantes on the March – NYT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
China to Ramp Up Military Spending – NYT
China's Navy Holds Indian Ocean Drills – AP
China Warns Officials Not to Cover Up Corruption – Reuters
Panel: Japan Should Lift Ban on Collective Defense – AP
Wary North Korea Struggles to Stay Afloat in Information Age – AP
Thailand Plans Second Round of Voting – VOA
Thailand Voting 'To Take Time' – BBC
Thai Opposition Petitions Court to Annul Election – AP
Months After Typhoon, Philippine City Suffers From an Exodus of Jobs – NYT
Smuggling, Fraud Cost Philippines $25.8 Billion in 2011 – Reuters
Watchdog Shows Illicit Money Flows in Philippines – AP
Report Hints of Strength of Anti-Reform Sentiment in Burma – WSJ
Analysts: UN-Cambodia Trial Agreement Positive Step – VOA
China's Moment for Greatness – CSM Editorial
Democracy in Thailand, Interrupted – NYT Editorial
Does America Even Need an Asia Strategy? – TD Opinion
Obama's Letting Japan Re-Militarize – USAT Opinion
Europe
Hacker Group Accuses Merkel Government of Helping to Spy – NYT
Hackers Sue German Government Over NSA Spying – AP
Corruption Costs European Economy 120 Billion Euros a Year – VOA
Study Details Graft in European Union – NYT
EU Corruption Report's Big Offenders: Romania, Bulgaria – CSM
Corruption Across EU 'Breathtaking' – BBC
Trust in Europe 'Failing,' Transparency International Says – UPI
Corruption Scandal Tests Turkey's Cowed Media – VOA
Greece: Low-Grade Street War Brews With Neo-Nazis – WP
US DoD, Italy’s Defense Ministry Sign Training Agreement – AFPS
Middle East / North Africa
Obama to Visit Saudi Arabia in March – VOA
Iraqi Forces Kill 57 Islamist Militants in Sunni Province – Reuters
Iraq: More Car Bombings Hit Baghdad – VOA
Car Bombings in Iraq Kill at Least 23 People – AP
Dana Gas Discloses Details of Iraqi Energy Tribunal – UPI
Deadly Blast Strikes Lebanese Capital – BBC
Not Enough Space in Lebanon’s Schools for Refugee Children – VOA
Report: Israel Offers $20 Million to Turkey Flotilla Victims – VOA
US Treasury Labels Prominent Yemeni Politician a Terrorist – CSM
Explosion Hits Military Bus in Yemen; 2 Killed – AP
Egyptian TV Airs Arrest, Interrogation of Foreign Reporters – WP
Video of Journalists’ Arrest in Egypt Seen as Threat to Media – NYT
Egypt Fires a Warning Shot at Foreign Press – CSM
Rights Groups Praise Tunisian Constitution – UPI
Policeman, Two Militants Killed in Clash in Tunisia – Reuters
Libya’s Cache of Toxic Arms All Destroyed – NYT
Libya's Chemical Weapons Destroyed in US-Backed Effort – S&S
Libya PM Threatens Eastern Protesters With Troops – Reuters
Algeria Party Head Slams Powerful Spy Chief – AP
Amid Arab Gloom, Tunisia is a Model for Inevitable Progress – CSM Editorial
Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the "Clash Within a Civilization" – CSIS Opinion
The Peace Talks, Round Two – NYT Opinion
South Asia
Olson: US-Pakistan Relations Still Challenging, Improving – VOA
Pakistani Taliban Release Demands for Peace Talks – WP
Khan Declines Pakistan Taliban Talks Role – BBC
Three Killed in Pakistan Blast – VOA
Dispute Over Italian Marines Prompts Bickering in Indian Court – NYT
Sri Lanka Leader Hits Out at Likely UN Resolution – AP
The Dangers in Pakistan, Afghanistan – CT Editorial
Holding Sri Lanka to Account – NYT Editorial
The Pakistani Taliban’s PR Offensive – NYT Opinion
