29 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: Priority is Rolling Back Islamic State Gains in Iraq – VOA
Ethnic Tensions Feed Battles in Northern Iraq – WP
IS Militants 'Behead Kurdish Man' – BBC
Syria
Obama: US Doesn’t Have a Strategy Yet to Respond to Islamic State – WP
Obama on ISIS in Syria: 'We Don't Have a Strategy Yet' – CNN
Obama Tamps Down Prospect of Strikes in Syria – AP
Asking Congress to Back ISIS Strikes in Syria Is Tricky for Obama – NYT
Coalition to Fight Islamic State Could Reward Assad – VOA
US Identifies Citizens Joining Rebels in Syria, Including ISIS – NYT
Islamic State Tortured Captive Westerners, Including James Foley – WP
Jihadists Kill Dozens of Captured Syrian Soldiers – AP
Ukraine / Russia
Russia Forces Cross Border, Surround Strategic Ukrainian Town – VOA
Ukraine Reports Russian Invasion on a New Front – NYT
Russian Forces Said to Take Key Towns, Send Ukrainian Troops Into Full Retreat – WP
Russia Sends Tanks, Troops Into Ukraine, Seizes Strategic Town – LAT
2nd Front Opened in Ukraine; Rebel Forces Include Russian Troops – McClatchy
Ukraine Leader Says Loads of Arms Pour in From Russia – NYT
Obama Puts Ukraine Violence Squarely on Russia – AP
Obama: Russia Causing Ukraine Crisis – BBC
New Russian Moves in Ukraine Challenge NATO – VOA
Mr. Putin’s Invasion – WP Editorial
Mr. Putin Tests the West in Ukraine – NYT Editorial
NATO Must Not Fold to Putin – WP Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan Election Audit Will Take Two More Weeks, UN Says – WP
UN Announces Afghan Vote Audit Delay – Reuters
UN: Afghan Election Undecided Until After NATO Summit – S&S
Terrorists / Militants
Obama: US Doesn’t Have a Strategy Yet to Respond to Islamic State – WP
Obama on ISIS in Syria: 'We Don't Have a Strategy Yet' – CNN
Obama Tasks DoD for Options Against ISIL – AFPS
Is West Doing Enough to Tackle Islamic State? – VOA
US History in Mideast Hampers Hopes for Anti-Islamic State Coalition – McClatchy
Africa's Militants May Be Inspired by Islamic State, Officials Told – Reuters
Islamic State Tortured Captive Westerners, Including James Foley – WP
Syrian Extradited to US on Terrorism Charges – VOA
Syrian Accused of Supplying IED Parts to Attack US Troops Now in US – AP
The Key to Fighting the Islamic State – WP Opinion
Why Militant Groups Succeed – TD Opinion
Stopping a New Class of Militants – WOTR Opinion
Have We Gone to War Again? – WP Opinion
Saudi Arabia’s Dilemma – WP Opinion
Challenge Radicals Loudly and Clearly – NYT Opinion
Address Radicalism Early – NYT Opinion
Europe Needs to Embrace Islam – NYT Opinion
Fluid Situation With No Single Solution – NYT Opinion
Battle of Ideas Moves Online – NYT Opinion
NATO
'Ambiguous Warfare' Providing NATO With New Challenge – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Votel Takes Charge of Special Operations Command – AFPS
F-15 Pilot in Virginia Crash Was Killed, Military Officials Say – AP
United States
Obama Urges Calm in Face of Crises in Ukraine and Syria – NYT
Obama Cautions Against Using Force to Solve Crises – AP
Pew Poll: More Americans Support More Active Involvement Overseas – TWB
CBO: Why VA Claims Exploded and Ways to Slow the Trend – S&S
As Blackwater Trial Closes, Focus Turns to Moments Before Chaos – NYT
Blackwater Trial: Defense Attorney Says Iraqi Police 'Scrubbed Scene' – AP
Nation-Building: A Dirty Hyphenated Word – FP Opinion
Africa
Africa's Militants May Be Inspired by Islamic State, Officials Told – Reuters
Northern Mali Residents Facing Food Crisis – VOA
Ebola Virus Could Infect 20,000 Before Outbreak is Over, WHO Says – WP
Nigeria President Unhappy with Ebola Stigmatization – VOA
Uneven Coverage of Suppressed Ethiopian Journalists – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Colombia's Military Meets Face-to-Face With Rebels – AP
Colombia: FARC Negotiator Says Disarming Will be 'Long Process' – AFP
Colombia Arrests 32 Politicians Over Paramilitary Ties – AFP
Mexico Operations Thwart Child, Family Migrants – AP
New Brazil Poll Shows Silva Beating Rousseff in Runoff – VOA
Asia / Pacific
US Army in the Pacific Adopts New Style of Deployment – HSA
US, South Korea Quietly End Ulchi Freedom Guardian Exercise – S&S
China Vows to Respond to US Surveillance Flights – AP
China Crackdown on Dual Citizens Causes Concern – VOA
Hong Kong Told to Strive for a ‘Less Perfect’ Democracy – NYT
Indonesia, Australia Sign New Security Agreement – AP
US Seeking Stronger Ties With Cambodia – VOA
Europe
German General Becomes 1st non-US USAREUR Chief of Staff – S&S
Turkey's Erdogan Sworn In as President, Consolidates Power – Reuters
Middle East / North Africa
After Gaza Cease-fire, Netanyahu is Hit by Backlash at Home – WP
Hamas Leader: Gaza Conflict 'Milestone' to Reaching Objective – Reuters
With Gaza War, Movement to Boycott Israel Gains Momentum in Europe – NYT
Rebels Detain 43 UN Peacekeepers in Golan Heights – WP
UN Peacekeepers Held in Golan – BBC
Egypt: Morsi Investigated Over 'Qatar Leak' – BBC
South Asia
Leader Calls on Military to End Crisis in Pakistan – NYT
Pakistan PM Named as Murder Suspect – BBC
