9 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
Afghan Soldiers Desperate for US Security Pact, Criticize Karzai – WP
US Aid Plan Seeks to Shield Afghanistan From End to War Economy – Reuters
Report: Insurgents Blamed as Afghan Civilian Casualties Mount – S&S
UN: Civilian Casualties Rise in Afghanistan – VOA
Civilian Deaths, Injuries Up in Afghanistan, UN Says – WP
Afghan Forces’ Killings of Civilians Rose in 2013 – NYT
New No. 2 US Commander Takes Reins in Afghanistan – AP
Afghanistan Continues to Be Hub of Poppy Cultivation – VOA
Roadside Bomb Kills 7 Afghan Soldiers – AP
US Aid to Afghanistan – NYT LTTE
Syria
Syrian Chemical Weapons Stalling Tests Limits of US-Russian Deal – Reuters
Cease-Fire in Syrian City Falters, Aid Halted – AP
Barrel Bombs Sow Terror in Syria – VOA
Syria: Aid Workers Resume Evacuations From Homs – AP
UN, Red Crescent Resume Homs Aid Operation After Attack – Reuters
Rocket Fire Delays Relief to Besieged Syrian City – VOA
Syrian Official: Aid Workers to Return to Homs – AP
UN 'Undeterred' by Homs Aid Attack – BBC
Iran
Nuclear Deal Heightens Tension Between Iran President and Guards – Reuters
Iran, UN Nuclear Agency Resume Talks – VOA
Iran to Give UN Nuclear Agency Detonator Information – Reuters
Iran Says It Will Cooperate With UN Nuclear Inquiry – AP
Iran Sending Warships Close to US Borders – Fox
Iran: Warships to Approach US Maritime Borders – VOA
Iran Warships to Sail 'Close to US' – BBC
Iran Hard-Liners Say Rouhani Halted Missile Drill – AP
Iran Official Says Oil Contracts to Be Revised – AP
Sochi, Russia / Winter Olympics
US Takes First Sochi Gold; Norway Makes History – VOA
Would-be Hijacker Wanted Ukrainians Freed – VOA
US Department of Defense
Army Would Take Apache Helicopters From NC National Guard – RNO
Navy Rebukes Admirals for UK Trip Called 'Taxpayer Financed Vacation' – WP
Arizona Base Good for Drone, Laser Training, Army Commander Says – SVH
Documents Reveal Chaotic Military Sex-Abuse Record – AP
After War, a Failure of the Imagination – NYT Opinion
Preemptive Budget Strikes at the Pentagon – TH Opinion
United States
Snowden Used a Low-Cost Tool to ‘Scrape’ NSA Data – NYT
Media Sometimes Try, Fail to Keep NSA's Secrets – AP
Law Offers Protection for Abused Native American Women – WP
Africa
Women on the Rise in African Politics – VOA
Witnesses: 8 More Killed in C. African Republic – AP
Americas / Caribbean
Mexican Vigilante Groups: We're in Major Gang-Held City – AP
Mexico Vigilantes Enter Cartel City – BBC
9 Killed in Massacre in Northern Guatemala – AP
North Korean Ship 'Free to Leave' Panama – BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Rejects US Criticism on South China Sea – AP
China Exhibit, Anti-Japan Campaign, Reflects an Escalating Feud – NYT
Hagel, Foreign Minister Discuss US-Japan Alliance – AFPS
Japan: Peace Treaty Talks with Russia Going Fast – AP
Japan: Tokyo Chooses Governor in Test for Anti-Nuke Vote – AP
S. Korean Conscientious Objectors Seek Alternative to Military Service – VOA
Taking On Thailand’s Crisis With a Bit of Western Bite – NYT
Two Years Later, DOD Still Explaining the Asia Pivot – DN Opinion
Why We Need a More Sober Debate on the Pivot – ASPI Opinion
Europe
EU : Officials Denounce US Diplomat's Remark – VOA
Ukraine Places Anti-Terrorist Forces on Alert – Reuters
Ukraine: Kiev Warns of Terrorism Threat Amid Protests – AP
Turks Clash with Police Over Internet Curbs – VOA
Turkey: Clashes at Istanbul Internet Protest – BBC
Clear-up After Violent Bosnia Unrest – BBC
Bosnians Sweep Up After Violent Protests – AP
Spanish Princess Testifies in Corruption Probe – VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Israel Targets Gaza Militant With Airstrike – AP
In Yemen, Questions and Anger Over US Drone Targets – WP
Bomb Kills Intelligence Officer in Yemen – AP
At Least One Person Killed in Blast Near Yemen's Oil Ministry – Reuters
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Formed 'Military Wing' – AP
Egyptian Leftist Running for President – VOA
Egypt Leftist Leader to Contest Elections – AP
Tunisia Arrests Suspect in Politician's Killing – AP
Tunisia Man Held Over Brahmi Killing – BBC
Libyan Ex-Prosecutor General Assassinated – AP
The Crappy Warships Iran Is Sending to the US Coast – WIB Opinion
South Asia
Indian Kashmir Under Curfew Amid Separatist Strike – AP
