12 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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Iraq
Obama Praises Selection of Iraqi PM-designate – VOA
Standoff With Maliki as Iraq Nominates New Leader – NYT
Obama Lauds Iraq's 'Promising Step' – BBC
Maliki Digs in For Fight Amid Fears of Iraq Instability – WP
Kerry Issues Warning to Iraqi Leader – NYT
Iraqi Leader Was a Source of Frustration for 2 Presidents – NYT
US Directly Arming Kurds as Iraq Crisis, Power Struggle Deepen – AP
Officials: CIA Sending Arms to Kurds – WP
Why F/A-18Fs Dropped the First US Bombs in Iraq – WP
Pentagon Says Airstrikes Have Slowed but Not Stopped Sunni Militants – NYT
General: Iraq Airstrikes Have Limited, 'Temporary Effect' – S&S
British Leader Faces Calls to Join US Bombing in Iraq – WP
UK RAF Tornados to be Ready for Iraq Role – BBC
UN Proposal Would Punish Iraq and Syria Militants – AP
UK Warns of Humanitarian Crisis in Iraq – AP
Humanitarian Assistance Continues in Iraq – AFPS
US Aircraft Drop Food, Water to Iraqi Civilians – AFPS
New Video of US Operations in Iraq Coming Out in Waves – WP
Iraq Needs a New Prime Minister – NYT Editorial
Iraq’s Rot Starts at the Top – NYT Opinion
The Left’s Slippery Slope – WP Opinion
Clinton, Obama and Iraq – NYT Opinion
Afghanistan
New Details on Aug 5. Insider Attack that Killed Maj. Gen. Harold Greene – WP
Rights Group Blasts US Military Investigations of Afghan Casualties – S&S
Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan Under Microscope in New Report – WP
US Rebuked Over Afghan Death Probes – BBC
Israel / Palestinians
Israeli Negotiators Return to Cairo for Gaza Truce Talks – WP
Israel, Hamas Accept Egyptian Cease-fire Proposal – AP
Israelis, Palestinians Begin New Truce – VOA
Dream of a Gaza Seaport Is Revived in Truce Talks – NYT
Israel’s Less Deadly Options – WP Opinion
Ukraine / Russia
Russian Intervention in Ukraine Is Likely, NATO Says – NYT
Ukraine Warns Civilians as Troops Close In on Rebels in East – VOA
As Kyiv’s Maidan Square Clears, Regrets Remain – VOA
Aid Mission to Ukraine 'Agreed' – BBC
Ukraine Announces International Humanitarian Mission in East – WP
Putin’s Humanitarian Farce – WP Editorial
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Hagel Calls ISIL Terrorists Threat to Civilized World – AFPS
Fighters Abandoning al-Qaida Affiliates to Join Islamic State – WP
US Department of Defense
Russia Extends Edward Snowden’s Stay for 3 More Years – WP
Marine Corps Asking for Input About Female Hairstyle regulations – S&S
United States
A Rift in Worldviews Is Exposed as Clinton Faults Obama on Policy – NYT
Lawmakers to FCC: Weigh National Security in Bid Award – WP
Obama’s Foreign Policy Doctrine is Collapsing – WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Scottish Independence Jobs Plan Unveiled – BBC
Majority of Scots Back Using Pound if Independent – BBC
Heads Warn About Trojan Overreaction – BBC
Australia
Hagel Discusses US-Australia Force Posture Pact – AFPS
Africa
Obama Directs Funds to Fight Terrorists in Africa – AP
US Outraged as South Sudan Peace Deal Deadline Passes – VOA
South Sudan 'Failed by Leaders' – BBC
Nigeria Soldiers' Wives Protest Bolo Harem Fight – BBC
CAR Rebels Reject New Muslim PM – BBC
Nurse is Nigeria's 10th Case of Ebola – VOA
Liberia to Receive Ebola Trial Drug – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Central American Border-crossers Both Pushed, Drawn to US – VOA
FARC Chief Says Colombia Peace Deal Unlikely This Year – Reuters
Colombian Rebels Attack Oil Field – BBC
Venezuela Anti-Smuggling Move Begins – BBC
Bolivia Deports 'Dirty War' Officer – BBC
Asia / Pacific
US Urges Calm in Sea Disputes During SE Asia Summit – VOA
US and China Vie for Influence in Sea-claims Dispute – WP
No Solution in Sight on Sea Row After Burma Meet – AP
China Cracks Down on Christian Groups Along N. Korea Border – VOA
South Korea Proposes High-Level Talks on Reunions With North – NYT
Vietnam Eyes Foreign Mergers in Bid to Improve Economy – VOA
China’s Power Politics – NYT Opinion
Europe
In Turkey, Erdogan's PM Choice Central to Ambitions – VOA
Erdogan Hails New Era for Turkey – BBC
'Islamists' Held in Kosovo Raids – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
75 Percent of Syria Chemical Materials Reported Destroyed – AFPS
UN Proposal Would Punish Iraq and Syria Militants – AP
FBI: Americans Fighting in Syria Hard to Track – AP
Egypt Bans Muslim Brotherhood Party – BBC
Human Rights Chief Barred From Egypt – BBC
A Crisis a Century in the Making – NYT Opinion
South Asia
Hagel Urges Expanded US-Indian Defense Cooperation – AFPS
Pakistan: Killings Rise in Karachi as Taliban Target Police – NYT
