16 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’s Top Shiite Cleric Backs New Prime Minister – WP
Iraqis Welcome Change of Leadership But Challenges Loom – AP
Iraqi Sunnis Say Could Join New Government, Fight Islamic State – Reuters
DoD Spokesman: Iraq Situation Still Dangerous, Efforts Continue – AFPS
EU Condemns IS 'Atrocities' in Iraq – BBC
EU Approves Arming Of Kurds; US Says Air Strikes Will Continue – VOA
UK 'Would Consider Arming Kurds' – BBC
Canada to Bring Arms to Kurds in Iraq – AP
Seeing Iraq Horror, Europe Pledges Aid and Arms – AP
Islamic State Fighters Reportedly Take Yazidi Town – WP
Yazidi Villagers 'Massacred' by IS – BBC
Islamic State 'Massacres' 80 Yazidis in North Iraq – Reuters
Why Can’t the US Figure Out How Many Yazidis Are on Mt Sinjar? – WP
Emergency Aid Boosted for Iraq's Refugees – VOA
Iraq Situation Report – ISW Update
How Iraq Ends – WP Opinion
Iraq’s Last Chance – NYT Opinion
Yazidis On My Mind – WP Opinion
Ukraine / Russia
Ukraine: Russian APCs Destroyed Near Border; Moscow: 'Fantasy' – VOA
Ukraine Forces Destroy Russian Vehicles, Poroshenko Says – WP
Ukraine Says It Hit Military Vehicles Coming From Russia – NYT
Russia Denies NATO, Ukraine Claims of ‘Incursion’ – S&S
US: Russia Has No Right to Send Vehicles, Persons Into Ukraine – Reuters
Russia Assures US on Ukraine Convoy – BBC
Some Russian Aid Trucks Are Nearly Empty, Reporters Find – NYT
Deep in Conflict, Ukraine Still Selling Gear to Russia's Military – WP
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Islamic State Said to Challenge Al-Qaeda for Leadership – Bloomberg
UN Approves Measure to Combat Al-Qaida Fighters – AP
Al-Qaida Urges Abducted Man's Family Press US for Prisoner Exchange – AP
Gitmo Judge Bows to Prosecution, Reinstates 5-man 9/11 Trial – MH
US Department of Defense
US Hails Okinawa Base Move Start – BBC
Maj. Gen. Harold Greene Receives Full Burial Honors at Arlington – S&S
Marine Convicted of Killing Iraqi to be Retried – S&S
United States
As World Boils, Fingers Point Obama’s Way – NYT
US Firm Helped Spyware Industry Build a Digital Weapon – WP
Border Crisis Fuels Opposition to Immigration Reform – VOA
Senate to Review Transfer of Military Equipment to Police – S&S
How the Pentagon’s Military Equipment Has Spread to Police – WP
New VA Secretary: Firings of Workers a Deliberate Process – AP
Obama’s Foreign Policy Lacks Strategic Thinking – WP Opinion
Obama's Foreign Policy Record: TBD – Stratfor Opinion
Obama's Greatest Foreign Policy Test – BG Opinion
Does the US Still Have the Will to Lead? – NYT Opinion
Foreign Policy: What if Clinton Had Won – WP Opinion
Africa
Boko Haram Is Still Abducting Nigerian Youths – NYT
Suspected Boko Haram Kidnap 100 in Northern Nigeria – Reuters
'New Mass Abduction' in Nigeria – BBC
Somalia: Disarmament Try in Mogadishu Results in Combat – VOA
7 Dead as Battle Erupts in Somali Capital – AP
Powerful Somali Warlord 'On the Run' – BBC
Ebola 'to Last at Least Six Months' – BBC
A Painfully Slow Ebola Response – NYT Editorial
Handmaiden to Africa's Generals – NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
In Mexico, Kidnappers No Longer Targeting Just the Rich – WP
Hand Grenades Becoming Key Weapon in Mexican Cartels' Arsenals – FOX
UN Troops Disperse Haiti Protesters – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Kerry Talks Asian Relationships, Trade Pact – AP
Asia-Pacific Rebalance Remains Central to Strategy, DoD Spokesman Says – AFPS
With Eye on China, Japanese Premier Skips War Shrine – NYT
Japan’s Abe Avoids War Shrine on WWII Anniversary – WP
China Expands Anti-Corruption Drive – VOA
Chinese Police ‘Fire on Tibetan Protesters’ – BBC
Europe
Obama to Visit Estonia to Reassure Baltic Allies – NYT
Poland Puts on Biggest Military Parade in Years – AP
Turkey Confirms Erdogan's Win as New President – AP
A New Turkey? – WP Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Dual Threat Has Mainstream Syrian Rebels Fearing Demise – NYT
Car Bomb Kills at Least 22 in Southern Syria – AP
Hezbollah Sees Islamic State Insurgents as Threat to Gulf, Jordan – Reuters
UN Nuclear Chief Heading to Iran – VOA
3 Killed in Egypt as Islamists Protest – AP
Obama's Legacy: Lost in the Middle East – Politico Opinion
The Wider Mideast War – WP Opinion
Today's War-torn Mideast is Not Yesterday's Europe – LAT Opinion
The Middle East Identity Crisis – WP Opinion
No Double Standards for Israel – WP Opinion
How the US Can Still Help Libya – WP Opinion
South Asia
India: Modi Urges Indians to Raise Sons Better – VOA
India’s Modi Breaks Silence on Rape Issue in Major Speech – WP
India: Modi Says India Shamed by Rape – BBC
Tens of Thousands Hold Anti-PM Rally in Pakistan – AP
Opposition in Pakistan Is Drenched but Not Doused – NYT
Pakistan: Clashes After 'Shots' at Imran Khan – BBC
Afghan Cafe is Front Line in Culture War – WP
