13 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
Iraq Isn't Syria: Congress on Board This Time – AP
Iraqi PM-designate Wins Support of US, Iran – VOA
Iraq's Pick for Prime Minister Appears to Have Approval of Iran – LAT
Maliki Isolated as Iran Backs His Rival as Iraq’s Leader – WP
Maliki’s Bid to Keep Power in Iraq Appears to Collapse – NYT
Washington Wants Maliki Out. What If He Refuses to Go? – FP
Pentagon May Send More Advisers to Iraq – AP
US Sends More Advisors to Iraq – BBC
RAF Jets in Cyprus for Iraq Mission – BBC
British Military Sends Tornado Jets for Iraq – WP
US Continues Humanitarian Airdrops in Northern Iraq – AFPS
Former Iraqi Foreign Minister: US Airdrops “Life-Saving” – WP
Syrian Kurdish Fighters Rescue Stranded Yazidis – AP
EU Increases Aid to Displaced Iraqis – VOA
Iraq Situation Report – ISW Update
US Has a Chance to Stop the Islamic State – WP Opinion
Make No Mistake: We're Back in an Iraq War – LAT Opinion
Afghanistan
Talks Begin as Pressure Grows for Afghan Election Resolution – S&S
Afghanistan's Fraught Political Transition and Implications for Its Security – ISW Opinion
ISAF Servicemember Dies in Attack in Afghanistan – S&S
Israel / Palestinians
Israeli Official: No Progress in Talks with Hamas – VOA
After Weeks of War, Gazans Voice Disappointment in Hamas – WP
Role in Gaza Talks Signals a Comeback for Abbas – NYT
Saudi Arabia Tells Israel Only Peace Can Ensure Its Survival – Reuters
Ukraine / Russia
Russian Aid Convoy Moving Toward Eastern Ukraine – WP
A Russian Convoy Carrying Aid to Ukraine Dogged by Suspicion – NYT
Ukraine to Deny Access to Russian Aid Convoy – VOA
Ukraine May Block Russian Aid Convoy – BBC
UK Warns Moscow Over Aid Mission – BBC
Ukraine: Russian Aid Can Enter with Red Cross – AP
Russian Aid or Trojan Horse? – BBC
Putin Prepares for Crimea Visit – VOA
Russia is Fully at War With the West – WP Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
What bid Laden Foresaw – WP Opinion
US Department of Defense
Hagel Praises Robin Williams as ‘True Friend’ of Troops – AFPS
Robin Williams Touched Troops With Honesty, Generosity – S&S
Robin Williams Was a Staple of USO Tours Overseas and in US – MT
Air Force Space Command Boss to Step Down – TG
USS Enterprise, World's 1st Nuclear Aircraft Carrier, Going Dark – DP
New ID-check System Now Online for Military Installations – AP
United States
The Death of American Optimism – WP Opinion
Australia
New US Defense Deal with Australia Underscores Deeper Relationship – WP
Africa
Africa's Young to Swell by 2050 – BBC
US to Give S. Sudan $180 Million for Food – VOA
US to Give South Sudan $180m in Aid – BBC
Puntland Cuts Ties With Somalia Over Formation of New State – VOA
Using Tactic Unseen in a Century, Countries Cordon Off Ebola-Racked Areas – NYT
Untested Ebola Drugs 'Can be Used' – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Exploitation Awaits Migrant Children on Mexico's Southern Edge – LAT
Venezuela Begins Overnight Closures of Border to Deter Smuggling – LAT
Colombian Drought Triggers Clashes – BBC
Asia / Pacific
US Says China, Not Washington, Responsible for South China Sea Tensions – VOA
25 Sentenced on Terrorism Charges in Western China – NYT
Russia Begins Military Exercises in Island Chain Partly Claimed by Japan – VOA
More Conscript Suicides in South Korea – BBC
Philippines Arrests Former General in Activists’ Disappearance – NYT
Europe
Pentagon Adding to its Arsenal in Norway’s Caves – WP
In Turkey, a Late Crackdown on Islamist Fighters – WP
Middle East / North Africa
Clinton: 'Failure' to Help Syrian Rebels Led to the Rise of ISIS – Atlantic
US / Australia: ‘Action Needed’ on Foreign Fighters – BBC
Report: Crimes Against Humanity Likely in Egypt Protest Deaths – VOA
Group Points to Egyptian Forces’ ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ – WP
Egyptian Forces 'Planned Massacre' – BBC
Egypt's Leader in Russia for Talks on Arms, Trade – AP
Libyan Police Chief 'Assassinated' – BBC
Cairo’s Crimes Against humanity – WP Editorial
South Asia
Narendra Modi’s Quiet Beginning Dims India’s Hopes – NYT
India PM Slams Pakistan's Kashmir 'Proxy War' – VOA
