2 August 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
Gaza Cease-fire Collapses; Israeli Soldier Believed Captured – VOA
Fighting in Gaza Intensifies After Cease-fire Falls Apart – NYT
Cease-fire Collapse Diminishes US Leverage to End War – WP
How a 72-hour Truce in Gaza Fell Apart in Less than 2 Hours – WP
Israel Pushes Deeper in Gaza After Soldier Seized – AP
Obama: 'Unconditional Release' of Kidnapped IDF Soldier – JP
Hamas Denies Holding Israeli Soldier – BBC
DOD’s Rare Criticism of Israeli Military After Releasing More Weapons – S&S
US Congress Backs Israel's Iron Dome Missile Defense – AP
US Condemns Gaza Cease-fire Violation – Reuters
Ukraine / Russia
Ukraine Crisis Holds Lessons for NATO, Says British General – AP
Obama, Putin Discuss Ukraine, Missile Treaty – AP
Putin Warns Europe Over 'Aggression' – BBC
Putin Tells Obama Sanctions Are 'Counterproductive' – Reuters
International Investigators Begin Work at Crash Site in Ukraine – VOA
MH17 Crash Team Finds Human Remains – BBC
A Test for Ukraine in a City Retaken From Rebels – NYT
Ukrainian Troops Suffer Heavy Loss in Ambush – AP
Ukraine Leaks Stalin's 'KGB Secrets' – BBC
Iraq
Iraqi Foreign Minister Blames Maliki for Islamist Insurgency – Reuters
Iraqi Kurds, Battling Islamic State, Press US for Weapons – Reuters
Echoes of Syria: Hezbollah Reemerges in Iraq – ISW
Iraq Situation Report – ISW Update
Afghanistan
Marine from Camp Pendleton Posthumously Awarded Silver Star – LAT
Robotic Helicopter Completes Afghanistan Mission, Back in US – WP
Afghans Enjoy Holiday But Voice Fears For Future – WP
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Australia Targets Homegrown Terrorists – VOA
Rise of the Terrorist Army – WP Opinion
The New MAD: An Era of Assured Disruption – UPI Opinion
On War
The Information War Turns 100 – WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
Army “VIP culture” Led to Parachute Accident – NT
Army Announces New Camo Pattern, But So Far It's Invisible – S&S
Sweeping Changes Coming to Air Force Evaluation, Promotion Systems – S&S
A Balanced NSA Reform – WP Editorial
United States
Obama Readies Executive Action on Immigration – WP
US House Passes $694m Border Bill – BBC
CIA Director Reverses Himself on Senate Spying – AP
Obama Defends Under-fire CIA Director – BBC
United Nations
How Neutral is the UN in War Zones? – WP Opinion
Africa
Leaders Debate Security, Economics at US-Africa Summit – VOA
Africa Military Moves by US Reflect Iraq, Afghan Wars – Bloomberg
WHO: Ebola Spreading Too Fast – BBC
Somali Lawmaker Killed in Mogadishu – Reuters
Somali MP Shot Dead Outside Mosque – BBC
Africa’s Slide Toward Disaster – NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
US-Funded Program Offers Honduran Children Alternative to Illegal Immigration – VOA
Mexican Media Denounces 'Gag Law' – BBC
Judge Urges Argentina Default Talks – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Japan Gives Vietnam Six Navy Ships – BBC
Could Korean Warfighting Command Stay in Seoul? – S&S
North Korea’s Antipathy for the US Seen at a New High – NYT
Defense Contractors Hawking Surveillance Planes in Japan – S&S
'Nine Militants Killed' in Xinjiang, China – BBC
Military Dominates Thai Legislature – BBC
Europe
For 1st Time, German Army Officer to be USAREUR Chief of Staff – S&S
Anti-Semitism Rises in Europe Amid Israel-Gaza Conflict – NYT
US Senate Confirms John Tefft as Envoy to Russia – VOA
Europe Started World War I a Century Ago, Blind to Tragedy – AP
Middle East / North Africa
British Embassy in Libya to 'Suspend Operations' – BBC
Tunisia Closes Main Border Crossing with Libya – VOA
ISIS Governance in Syria – ISW Report
Rounding Up Journalists in Iran – NYT Editorial
South Asia
Secretary of State Kerry Meets India's Prime Minister Modi – VOA
