12 September 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 Welcomes Expanded Fight Against Islamic State – WP
Pentagon Details Plans for 475 Additional Troops in Iraq – AFPS
Opponents: Obama Will Need Ground Troops Against Islamic State – S&S
Retraining Iraq's Fractured Army: Will it Work This Time? – S&S
Syria
US Pins Hopes on Syrian Rebels With Many Loyalties – NYT
White House’s Rationale for Airstrikes in Syria Scrutinized – WP
Obama Hasn’t Given Specific Order to Strike in Syria, Officials Say – McClatchy
America's European Allies Wary About Airstrikes in Syria – VOA
Russia Warns US on Syria Strikes – BBC
Terrorists / Militants
Retired Gen. John R. Allen in Line to Lead Effort vs. ISIS – NYT
Retired Marine Gen. John Allen to Coordinate Iraq, Syria Effort – AP
Beating Islamic State Will Be Much Harder than Iraq or Afghan Wars – WP
Arabs Give Tepid Support to US Fight Against ISIS – NYT
Kerry, in Saudi Visit, Wins Arab Support for Fight Against Islamic State – WP
What Can We Expect From The Anti-Islamic State Coalition? – S&S
ISIS Fight Raises Fears That Efforts to Curb Iran Will Slip – NYT
CIA: As Many as 31,000 Islamic State Fighters in Iraq, Syria – VOA
CIA Triples Estimate of IS Numbers – BBC
US Authorized to Target Individual Islamic State Leaders – WP
Al-Qaeda Groups Weakened, But US Hasn’t Wiped Any Out – WP
PKK's Success in Battling Islamic State Could Boost Image – VOA
US Congressional Leaders Back Campaign Against IS – VOA
ISIL Fight Fitting Backdrop to 9/11 Reflections, Jacoby Says – AFPS
Australia Raises Terror Threat Level – BBC
Legal Authority for Fighting ISIS – NYT Editorial
Barack Obama, Reluctant Warrior – WP Opinion
Obama: The Reluctant Leader – NYT Opinion
Obama’s Uncertain Trumpet, Again – WP Opinion
Before We Go To Battle – WP Opinion
Islamists Are Not Our Friends – NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
The Future of the Military Depends on Re-energizing Support for It – WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Scottish Independence: Scotland 'On Cusp of Making History' – BBC
If Scotland Goes, Then Britain Too? – NYT
Scottish Independence: Civil Service Rejects Salmond Claims – BBC
Silent Europe Aghast at Possible Breakup of Britain – VOA
Africa
US Troops Sent to Central African Republic – AP
US Embassy to Reopen in Central African Republic – VOA
Militants 'Surround' Nigeria City – BBC
Ebola Cases Rise Rapidly in Congo – NYT
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico: Texas Governor's Border Deployment Politically Motivated – VOA
Venezuela Opposition Leader on Trial – BBC
Chile Condemns 'Cowardly' Bomb Blast – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Thai Junta 'Must End Repression' – BBC
Burma Activist Faces Prison Term – BBC
Europe
US Joins EU in New Russia Sanctions – VOA
New EU Sanctions on Russia Imminent – BBC
Russia Courts Allies at Eurasian Summit – VOA
Veteran US Diplomat: Moscow Unlikely to Annex Eastern Ukraine – VOA
Spain: Catalans Rally for Independence Vote – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Palestinians Turn to Rebuilding Gaza – VOA
Deal Reached on Gaza Reconstruction, Palestinian Leader Says – NYT
Israel to Investigate Gaza Attacks – BBC
Yemen Police Open Fire on Protesters – BBC
South Asia
India: Analysts Say Limited Expectation Greet Modi’s Upcoming US Visit – VOA
Beleaguered Pakistani Capital Inches Back to Normal – NYT
