3 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
Israel Declines Gaza Peace Talks But Pulls Back Some Troops – VOA
Israel’s Operation in Gaza to Last as Long as Necessary, Netanyahu Says – NYT
Netanyahu Warns Hamas it Will Pay ‘Intolerable Price’ – WP
Israel PM: Gaza Operation to Go On – BBC
Israel Says Ready to Keep Up Gaza War After Tunnels Razed – Reuters
Israel Says 'No Point' in Negotiating Gaza Truce – AP
Israel Says Hamas Will Pay Heavy Price for More Attacks – Reuters
Israel Signals Scaling Down Gaza War Operation – AP
Egypt Still Ready to Host Israel-Palestinian Talks – VOA
Israel: 47 Percent of Gaza Dead Were Combatants – Reuters
Gaza Situation Is Intolerable, UK Foreign Secretary Says – Reuters
Hospitals in Gaza Overwhelmed as Attacks Continue – NYT
Official: Egypt Increases Electricity to Gaza – Reuters
Soldier Thought to Be Captured Was Killed in Battle, Israel Says – NYT
Israeli Soldier Thought Captured is Declared Dead – AP
In Tunnel War, Israeli Playbook Offers Few Ideas – NYT
How This War Ends – NYT Opinion
Why Americans See Israel the Way They Do – NYT Opinion
Ukraine / Russia
Pentagon Wants to Send Military Trainers to Ukraine – TH
Ukrainian Forces Advance in East as Russia, West Squabble – Reuters
In Ukraine, Shelling Disrupts MH17 Probe – VOA
Ukraine Clashes Hamper MH17 Probe – BBC
More Remains Are Found at Ukraine Plane Crash Site – NYT
Russia’s Response to Western Sanctions? Food Fight! – WP
Afghanistan
Taliban Surge Reports Exaggerated, Incoming ISAF Commander Says – S&S
Afghan Vote Audit Delayed Yet Again – WP
Afghan Election Recount Stalls Again – BBC
With Elections Still Undecided, Afghans Fear Lasting Uncertainty – WP
US Department of Defense
Army to Force Out 550 Majors; Some in Afghanistan – AP
Army Announces New Camouflage Uniform Pattern – S&S
United States
Obama Says He Will Act Alone on US Border Crisis, Slams Congress – VOA
Obama Readies Executive Action on Immigration – VOA
CIA’s Amazon-Built Cloud Just Went Live – DO
Doctor With Ebola Returns to US – WP
American Doctor With Ebola Arrives in US for Treatment – NYT
Africa
Relief Groups Struggle With Ebola Response – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Abe Says Time for 'New Chapter' in Japan, Latin America Relations – Reuters
70 Kidnapped Migrants Rescued in Northern Mexico – AP
Venezuela, Colombia to Set New Exchange Rate to Boost Trade – Reuters
Asia / Pacific
More Air Confrontations Likely as China's Top Guns See Elevated Role – Bloomberg
China: 96 Killed Last Week in Xinjiang – AP
37 Civilians, 59 'Terrorists' Killed in July 28 Attack in China's Xinjiang – Reuters
North Korea Wants UN Meeting Over Upcoming US-South Korean Drills – AP
Justice Delayed Is Pondered in Cambodia – AP
Europe
US Nuclear Deal With Russia Fails as Tensions Rise – NYT
UK Prime Minister Says NATO Must Rethink Russia – AP
French Police Arrest Islamist Militant at a Paris Airport – Reuters
Court in Georgia Orders Arrest of Ex-President Saakashvili – Reuters
Five More Killed in Clashes Between Azeris, Ethnic Armenians – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
Syrian Villagers Drive Out Jihadists – BBC
Syria Rebels Raid Lebanese Town, Capture Troops – AP
Gunmen From Syria Hit Army Checkpoints in Lebanon – NYT
Lebanese Army Battles Gunmen at Syria Border, 16 Killed – Reuters
Officials: Clashes, Bombing Kill 17 Iraq Soldiers – AP
Egypt Strongly Criticizes US Remarks Over Aid – AP
New Libyan Parliament Meets Far From Urban Battlegrounds – Reuters
Newly Elected Libyan Lawmakers Meet Amid Chaos – AP
Major Libyan Fuel Depot Ablaze After Rocket Strike – Reuters
South Asia
In India, Kerry Seeks Compromise With Prime Minister – NYT
Otherworldly Downpour Preceded Landslide in India – NYT
India Evacuates Thousands as Nepal Landslide Sparks Flood Fears – Reuters
Landslide in Nepal Kills at Least 8; Hundreds Are Missing – NYT