31 July 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
Security Clearance – Stars & Stripes – War on the Rocks – War Council
War is Boring – Warscapes – WhyDev – Wings Over Iraq – VOA
WP National Security – WT National Security – American Forces Press Service
AidSpeak – Air Force Times – Armed Forces Journal
AOL Defense – Army Times – At War – Barefoot Strategist – CSM Backchannels
DEFCON Hill – Best Defense – Danger Room – Defense News
Defense One – Defense Tech – DoD Buzz – The Diplomat – Clausewitz Homepage
Early Warning – Eurasia Review – Foreign Affairs – Foreign Policy – Fortuna’s Corner
Ground Force Dialogue – David Ignatius – Defense in Depth – Defense Tech
Early Warning Blog – Feral Jundi – Infinity Journal
Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
Information Dissemination – The Interpreter – Kings of War – Londonstani
Long War Journal – Marine Corps Gazette – Marine Corps Times
Maritime Executive – The Military Leader – Military Review
MountainRunner – National Defense – Navy Times – Next Navy – Parameters – RUSI
ZenPundit – CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF – USIP
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Israel / Palestinians
Arab Leaders Silent, Viewing Israel as Better Than Hamas – NYT
Obama Takes Tougher Line Against Gaza Casualties – AP
DOD Releases Arms to Israel, Official Says – S&S
US Resupplies Israel With Munitions as Gaza Offensive Rages – Reuters
At Least 15 Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza Market – VOA
Deadly Israeli Strikes Hit UN School, Market Area – AP
Israeli Artillery Said to Strike Another Shelter – WP
UN Condemns Israel for Latest School Attack in Gaza – VOA
Israel Blamed for Blasts That Hit Gaza UN Shelter – NYT
Anger Mounts as Gaza Toll Rises – BBC
Iran Says Egypt Dragging Its Feet on Allowing Aid to Gaza – Reuters
Amid War, Endgames in Gaza Emerge – AP Analysis
Ukraine / Russia
G7 Says Russia Faces More Sanctions – BBC
Coordinated Sanctions Aim at Russia’s Ability to Tap Its Oil Reserves – NYT
Sanctions Will Damage Russia if Not Lifted Quickly – AP
Russia Lashes Out at Latest Western Sanctions – VOA
Russia Chides Sanctions; Ukraine Army Forges On – NYT
As Sanctions Pile Up, Russians’ Alarm Grows Over Putin’s Tactics – NYT
Sources: Russian Bank Subsidiaries in EU to Escape Sanctions – Reuters
A Look at the EU's New Sanctions Against Russia – AP
Some Ukrainian Rebels Vent Frustration with Putin – Reuters
Observers Turned Back From MH17 Crash Site in Ukraine – VOA
Clashes Again Halt Investigation at MH17 Crash Site – WP
Iraq
US Continues to Help Iraq in Face of Extremist Threat – AFPS
Iraq Offers Aid to Those Displaced by Militants – AP
As Mosul’s Shrines Crumble, Do Does Islamic State’s Support – WP
Tears, and Anger, as Militants Destroy Iraq City’s Relics – NYT
Iraq Situation Report – ISW Update
Afghanistan
Afghanistan to Cost More Than Marshall Plan, Watchdog Says – S&S
The Taliban ‘Waiting Game’ Over the Years – WP
Kerry Urges Afghan Presidential Hopefuls to Cooperate – WP
General Likely to Question Bergdahl Next Week – S&S
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Terrorism Threats at Chemical Plants Underestimated – AP
Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror – NYT
Syria: Suicide Bomber From US Came Home Before Attack – NYT
Powell Maybe Not Told Early About CIA Techniques – AP
US Department of Defense
Northrop Drone's Development Cost to Navy Increases 25 Percent – Bloomberg
Pentagon: F-22 Whistleblower Inquiry to Finish in August – VP
DoD to Implement 3-Tier Civilian Performance Appraisal System – AFPS
United States
House Passes $17 Billion Emergency Funding Bill for VA – VOA
New VA Secretary McDonald Faced With Firing VA Management – S&S
Senate Advances Bill to Address Border Crisis – VOA
House Votes to Sue President Obama – BBC
A New Internationalism – WP Opinion
Libya May Not Be A Case Study in Intervention After All – DO Opinion
United Kingdom
Anti-Semitic Incidents Rise in Britain as Gaza Conflict Rages – Reuters
Africa
African Small Farmers Could Be Key to Ending Food Insecurity – VOA
Peace Corps Volunteers Isolated in Liberia After Suspected Ebola Exposure – VOA
Ebola: Liberia Shuts All Schools – BBC
13 Killed in Mosque Bombings in Nigeria – AP
Six Dead in Nigeria College Blast – BBC
Boko Harem: Cameroon Army Officers Sacked – BBC
South Sudan Warring Parties Ready for Another Round of Talks – VOA
How Anonymous and Other Hacktivists are Waging War on Kenya – WP
Somali 'Killed by Islamists for Not Wearing Veil' – BBC
Rwanda’s Unfinished Miracle – NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
US Senate Advances Bill to Address Border Crisis – VOA
US Sanctions Venezuelan Officials for Rights Violations – VOA
US Slaps Travel Ban on Several Venezuelan Officials – WP
US Restricts Travel by Venezuelan Government Officials – Reuters
US Travel Ban on Venezuela Officials – BBC
Venezuela's Opposition Coordinator Resigns Post – AP
Colombian City on Alert After Rebel Attack – BBC
El Salvador Charges Priest With Helping Gang – AP
'No Deal' in Argentine Debt Talks – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Vessels Returning to Pearl Harbor for Conclusion of RIMPAC – S&S
USPACOM: Locklear Briefs on Asia-Pacific, Partners, Security – AFPS
Japan's Soldiers Practice Amphibious Landing in Hawaii – AP
China Says Former Security Chief Being Investigated for Corruption – NYT
China Charges Prominent Uighur Scholar With Separatism – WP
China and Uighurs Disagree on Events That Led to Violence – NYT
Tight Security After Xinjiang Unrest – BBC
North Korea Test-fires More Projectiles – VOA
Satellite Imagery Suggests Future Large N. Korean Rocket Launch – VOA
Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Duo Begin Genocide Trial – BBC
Europe
'Complacent' NATO Unprepared for Russian Threat – Reuters
Does Russian Treaty Violation Pose A Military Threat? – VOA
Russia: Beware a Wounded Putin – WP Editorial
Colonial Folly, European Suicide – NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US Lawmakers Voice Skepticism on Iran Nuclear Deal – NYT
Syria: Suicide Bomber From US Came Home Before Attack – NYT
Thousands Flee to Tunisia to Escape Libya Fighting – AP
West Temporarily Abandons Democracy-Building in Libya – WP
Negotiator Named to Tackle Libyan Conflict – VOA
'Dozens of Bodies' at Libya Base – BBC
France Evacuates Expats From Libya – BBC
Libya May Not Be A Case Study in Intervention After All – DO
Tunisia Army Chief Resigns After Soldier Deaths – AP
South Asia
Pakistan Says it 'Foiled' Cross-Border Militant Attack – VOA
