26 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
Obama Orders DOD to Plan for Full Withdrawal From Afghanistan – S&S
Pentagon Told to Plan a Complete Afghanistan Withdrawal – WP
Obama Tells Karzai He Is Moving Ahead Without Him – NYT
Contingency Plans Begin for Possible Full Afghanistan Withdrawal – AFPS
US Planning Full Afghan Pullout, Obama Tells Karzai – BBC
Obama to Karzai: No Post-2014 Presence Without Signed Security Agreement – VOA
Detainees Held in Afghanistan Pose Quandary for US – WP
Dempsey: Past Year ‘Surprisingly Positive’ for Afghan Forces – AFPS
Eyeing Afghan Exit, US Intensifies Campaign Against Haqqani Militants – Reuters
Pentagon War Budget Request to Follow Afghan Policy Decisions – Reuters
Survey: Afghans Support Central Government, But Path to Peace Unclear – McClatchy
Aid Group Sees Daunting Obstacles to Health Care for Afghans – NYT
Report Paints Grim Picture of Afghan Health System – AP
Afghanistan Medical Crisis 'Deepens' – BBC
Afghan Suicide Bomb 'Kills Nine' – BBC
Afghan Officers Sacked Over Attack – BBC
Obama Letting Afghanistan Slip Away – WP Opinion
Ukraine
Maidan Objects to Quick Formation of Ukrainian Cabinet – WP
Infighting Poses Hurdle to Formation of New Coalition in Ukraine – NYT
Ukraine Not East-West Fight, Says US – BBC
Ukraine Leader Warns of Separatism – BBC
Ukraine MPs: Yanukovych Must Stand Trial – VOA
Fishing for Yanukovych’s Dirty Secrets – VOA
An Unfinished Ukraine Palace and a Fugitive Leader’s Folly – NYT
Ukraine's Younger Generation Seeks New Direction – VOA
European Union Weighs Its Options on Support for a New Ukraine – NYT
Georgia PM Hopes Ukraine Will Choose Europe – VOA
China Reassessing Economic Partnership with Ukraine – VOA
How the West Can Shape Ukraine – NYT Opinion
What the West Must Do for Ukraine – NYT Opinion
Has the West Already Lost Ukraine? – NYT Opinion
Why Russia Won't Interfere – NYT Opinion
Syria
'Israel Jets Hit Hezbollah Missiles' as Syria Strains Grow – UPI
Calls Grow for Syria to Stop Impeding Aid Effort – VOA
Syrian Al Qaeda Group Gives Rival Islamists Ultimatum – Reuters
Jordan Says it Stopped Attempt to Smuggle Weapons From Syria – UPI
Surge in Syria Jihadist Arrests Prompts Security Fears in Europe – VOA
Al-Nusra Front Gives Isis Ultimatum – BBC
With Syria, Diplomacy Needs Force – NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
Hagel's Budget to Reshape Forces Meets With Strong Opposition – S&S
Chairman Disputes Notion of Declining US Military – AFPS
Dempsey Seeks Feedback From Force on Budget Proposals – AFPS
Counter-IED Organization to Continue at Smaller Size – AFPS
Soldiers Getting New Mountain Climbing Gear From Army – S&S
Few Army Women Want Combat Jobs – AP
Motion to Dismiss All Charges Filed in Sinclair Court-Martial – FO
Naval Academy Sexual-Assault Case Will Move Forward, Lawyer Says – AP
Navy Relieves USS Taylor's Commander After Ship Ran Aground – S&S
A Military Budget to Fit the Times – NYT Editorial
The Defense Budget of a Declining Power – ID Opinion
Army Force Cuts: 3 Truths, 4 Fallacies – BD Opinion
Cutting the Army Will Make It Stronger – CNN Opinion
Opponents of Pentagon-Budget Cuts Just Played the Entire Media – TA Opinion
Hagel Has Opportunity To Build On Successes – LI Opinion
United States
Drones at Work Worldwide, But US Still Lacks Laws – VOA
NY Man’s Trial Included Warrantless Surveillance – WP
Vets Benefits Bill Clears Initial Senate Hurdle – AP
Hired to Fight Pirates, but Doomed by Boredom – NYT
Don’t Just Do Something. Sit There. – NYT Opinion
NATO
Despite Cuts, NATO Still Accounts For Most of World’s Military Spending – S&S
United Kingdom
British Police Arrest ex-Guantanamo Detainee – WP
Britain Arrests Ex-Detainee Freed by US – NYT
UK Police Arrest ex-Guantanamo Detainee Over Syria – AP
Alleged Hyde Park Bomber Goes Free – BBC
Kirk Wants Better Scottish Independence Referendum Debate – BBC
Australia
Activists Demand Closure of Australia's Manus Center – UPI
Africa
Dozens Killed in Nigeria School Attack – VOA
Islamist Militants Blamed for Deadly College Attack in Nigeria – NYT
Students Killed in Nigeria School Raid – BBC
Dozens of Students Killed in Nigerian School – AP
African Force Defends Security Role in CAR – UPI
South Sudan: Patients Shot Dead in Hospital Beds – AP
Ghana’s Economy ‘Not in Crisis’ – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
El Chapo’s Arrest Unlikely to Break Mexican Cartel – NYT
Mexico's 'Shorty' Guzman Faces New Organized Crime Charges – BBC
'El Chapo' Not Likely to Be Leaving Mexico Soon – AP
Mexican Drug Kingpin Guzman Dodges US Extradition for Now – Reuters
US Expels Venezuelan Diplomats in Tit for Tat Move Over Unrest – VOA
US Expels Venezuelan Diplomats – BBC
Crude Weapons Fuel Unrest in Venezuela – NYT
Asia / Pacific
Kerry Says There is No Let Up in US Asia Pivot – VOA
Chinese Upset by Washington Over Tibetan Affairs – UPI
China Mulls Holiday for Japan’s WWII Defeat – BBC
South Korea Committee to Prepare for Reunification with North – VOA
North Korean Naval Boat Crosses Disputed Sea Boundary with South – Bloomberg
North Korea 'Violates' South Korea's Border – BBC
As Tearful Korean Reunions End, More Seem Unlikely – AP
Threat of Increasing Thai Violence Opens Way to Fresh Talks – VOA
Thailand: Gunfire by Night Becomes New Norm in Downtown Bangkok – Reuters
North Korea’s Atrocities – NYT Editorial
Europe
Surge in Syria Jihadist Arrests Prompts Security Fears in Europe – VOA
Russian Opposition Leaders Get Jail Terms – NYT
Italian Parliament Backs New PM – BBC
Turkey PM Says Recordings Fabricated – VOA
Opposition Calls for Investigation of Turkish PM – AP
Middle East / North Africa
Iraqi Leaders Unequivocal on Reported Iran Arms Deal – Reuters
US Presses Iraq on Iran 'Arms Deal' – BBC
No Military Request From Iraq, Iran Says – UPI
Bombings and Shootings Kill 26 Around Iraq – Reuters
Israel: Clash Erupts on Temple Mount – BBC
Egypt Names Mahlab New Prime Minister – VOA
Egypt Appoints New Prime Minister – WP
Egypt Names Industrialist and Minister as Premier – NYT
Egypt Minister to Form New Cabinet – BBC
UN Has 'Deep' Concerns About Libyan Violence – UPI
France’s Hollande Steps in to Calm Row with Morocco – VOA
Iraq: Genocide in Fallujah – UPI Opinion
Mocking Obama's Iran Policy – UPI Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Plans Military Operation Targeting Extremist Groups – WP
Pakistan Bombs Militant Area as Officials Weigh Wider Offensive – NYT
Pakistan Air Strikes Against Militants in Tribal Areas – BBC
Pakistan Launches New Strikes Near Afghan Border; Warns Militants – Reuters
Report: Pakistan Has Highest Infant Mortality Rate – VOA
Sri Lanka Denounces Push to Open War Inquiry – NYT
