17 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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IS / ISIS / ISIL
Hagel Explains President’s Strategy to Destroy ISIL – AFPS
Obama Appears to Have Rare Bipartisan Support on Islamic State – TWB
UN Chief Urges Nations to 'Act Decisively' on Islamic State – Reuters
Turkey Mulls Anti-IS 'Buffer Zone' – BBC
Iraqi Official Briefs Syria's Assad on Efforts Against Islamic State – Reuters
US Imam: Islamic State 'Damaging Islam' – VOA
For James Foley’s Family, US Policy Offered No Hope – NYT
Obama's Scariest ISIS Comment Yet: 'I'm Not Going to Anticipate Failure' – NR Opinion
Obama Reneges on His Foreign-Policy Promises – WP Opinion
Obama Must Get Congress’s Backing for the Fight Against ISIS – NYT Opinion
Beating ISIS Requires U.S. Combat Troops – NYP Opinion
How Many Foreign Fighters Have Joined ISIS? – NYT Opinion
Faith, Fanaticism and Fantasy in the Middle East – WT Opinion
Hagel Testifies to the SASC on the Islamic State – WP Transcript
Dempsey Testifies to the SASC on the Islamic State – WP Transcript
Iraq
US Opens Door to Ground Troops in Iraq – VOA
Dempsey Opens Door to Combat Troops in Iraq – WP
General to Seek Combat Troops if U.S. Air War Can’t Stop ISIS – NYT
Dempsey: If Campaign Fails in Iraq, Ground Troops Possible – AP
US 'Would Consider Iraq Ground Troops' – BBC
US Airstrikes Hit Targets Near Baghdad Held by ISIS – NYT
US Airstrike Near Baghdad Marks 1st of Expanded Iraq Offensive – McClatchy
First US Strike Under New IS Plan – BBC
Iraq Parliament Rejects Defense, Interior Minister Nominees – Reuters
Iraq's Plans for Force to Fight Islamic State Meet Distrust – WP
Kurds Retake Christian Villages From Iraq Jihadists – AFP
Kurds in Europe Take Up Arms Against Islamic State – AP
Escape from the Islamic State Militant Group – VOA
Iraq Situation Report – ISW Update
Syria
On Capitol Hill, Pentagon Explains Plans to Hit Targets Within Syria – S&S
House Expected to Vote on Training Syrian Rebels to Fight ISIS – NYT
Assad Would Face Retaliation if Syrian Forces Target US Aircraft – AP
Islamic State Shoots Down Syrian War Plane – Reuters
UN Moves Peacekeepers in Golan Over Safety Fears – NYT
New Reality for Israelis on Golan Heights: Islamists Control Other Side – McClatchy
UN: Atrocities in Syria Escalate, Victims' Voices Go Unheard – VOA
Syrian Deputy FM Blasts Paris Conference – VOA
Legislator: 53 Turkish Families Joined IS – AP
Don’t Hide the Syrian Aid Vote – NYT Editorial
Syria’s Chemical War – WP Editorial
To Crush ISIS, Make a Deal With Assad – NYT Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan Official Says Government is Nearly Broke – WP
Breakthrough in Afghan Electoral Impasse Seen as Imminent – S&S
Bombing Near US Embassy in Kabul Kills 2 US Troops, 1 Polish Soldier – S&S
Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills 3 Foreign Troops in Afghanistan – VOA
NATO Troops Killed in Kabul Bombing – BBC
Afghanistan: The Hornet's Nest – WOTR Opinion
Ukraine / Russia
Ukraine Moves to Strengthen Ties With Europe, and Bolster Truce – NYT
Ukraine Ratifies Pact With EU, Gives Concessions to Rebels – WP
Ukraine Parliament Grants Self-rule to Eastern Regions – VOA
Ukraine Rebels to Get Self-Rule – BBC
Ukraine Ratifies EU Agreement and Gives the East Greater Autonomy – AP
Ukraine and EU to Ratify Key Pact – BBC
Russia Must Boost Crimea Forces, Says Defense Minister – BBC
How Far is Putin Prepared to Go in Ukraine? – AFP
Putin Just Got What He Wanted in Ukraine – NR Opinion
On War
Don’t Focus on Civilian Casualties – WOTR Opinion
US Department of Defense
Loss of Shipbuilder Still Echoes at Sea, 1 Year After Navy Yard Shooting – WP
Investigation into F-35 Fighter Jet Fire Close to Complete – WP
Jet Packs for US Soldiers? Yes, it Could Happen – WP
Army Revamps Appearance Regulations After Controversy – S&S
How Congress Shapes the Military – USAT Opinion
United States
NASA to Award Multibillion-dollar Contract to Boeing and SpaceX – WP
VA Secretary Vows More Changes, Higher Ranges of Pay for Doctors, Nurses – S&S
Retired General Says Political Correctness is Deadly to US – FO
United Kingdom
Scotland Mulls Split From United Kingdom In Knife-Edge Vote – RFE/RL
Scotland Vote Coming Down to the Wire for Independence – USAT
Scottish Referendum Could Hinge on the Undecided – NYT
Scottish 'Don't Knows' Hold Key to Historic Vote – Reuters
Sides in Scottish Referendum Make Final Push – AP
Ahead of Independence Vote, Britain Pledges State Funding to Scotland – VOA
London Repeats Offer of New Powers if Scotland Votes No – NYT
UK Party Leaders Promise Scotland New Powers – CNN
Campaigns Debate Scotland Pledge – BBC
For an Independent Scotland, No Easy Path to EU Membership – CSM
Scottish Independence: Defense is New Battleground – Scotsman
Royal Navy Faced With Tough Sub Choices If Scotland Leaves UK – USNI
What Would an Independent Scotland Entail? – NYT Q&A
America’s Stake in the Scottish Referendum – DO Opinion
What Would Braveheart Do? – WT Opinion
Scotland the Brave, on the Brink – WT Opinion
Canada
Air Force Raids Museum for Spare Plane Parts – BBC
World
800 Million People Still Malnourished, UN Says – NYT
Child Mortality Falling, UN Says, but Not Fast Enough – NYT
Africa
US to Send 3,000 Troops to Liberia in Expanded Ebola Effort – VOA
Obama Challenges World Powers to Step Up Ebola Aid – NYT
Obama to Send 3,000 US Military Personnel to Africa in Ebola Fight – S&S
Obama to Announce Africom Joint Force Command HQ in Liberia – AFPS
Liberia: Obama 'to Pledge Troops for Ebola' – BBC
UN on Ebola: US Troops Will Find an Epidemic Out of Control – McClatchy
WHO: $1 Billion Needed to Contain Ebola Outbreak – VOA
UN Calls for $1bn to Fight Ebola – BBC
Russia's Lavrov Lauds Africa as Pillar of New World Order – AFP
Nigerian Military Sentences 12 Mutineers to Death – VOA
Death Sentence for Nigeria Mutineers – BBC
Kano's Emir on Nigerian Insurgency – BBC
South Sudan Bans Foreign Workers – BBC
Guinea-Bissau Army Chief Sacked – BBC
Humanitarian Aid, Equipment Blocked in Cameroon – VOA
Lesotho Brings Forward Vote to Ease Political Crisis – VOA
An Enhanced Ebola Effort – WP Editorial
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico's Kidnapping Hotspots: The High-Risk States – ISC
Venezuelan Protesters Discuss Explosives in Video – AP
Challenger Upends Brazilian Race for Presidency – NYT
Brazil Corruption: Rio Police Arrested Over 'Extortion Racket' – BBC
Brazil Police, Housing Activists in Violent Clash – AP
Asia / Pacific
China Muslims Work to Change Perceptions After Knife Attacks – VOA
China's Xi to Sign Sri Lanka Accords – BBC
Moderate Uighur Scholar Faces Chinese Show Trial – WP
Human Rights Watch Presses for Police Reform in Vietnam – VOA
Loved and Hated, Former Premier of Thailand Is Erased From Textbook – NYT
Fiji Coup Leader Faces Electorate – BBC
Europe
Breedlove: US Reconsidering Troops Reductions in Europe – AFPS
Officials: US Air Force Cuts in Europe Might be Delayed – S&S
French Premier’s Push Toward Center Opens Rift on the Left – NYT
French Prime Minister Wins Confidence Vote – AP
Dutch Ease Off Austerity, Will Spend on Military – AP
Romania Accuses Russia of Playing Games With Gas Supply – VOA
Why Scotland Won’t Be Europe’s Last Region to Seek Independence – Brookings Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Nukes: Israel's Worst-Kept Secret – Atlantic
Qaeda Branches Urge Unity Against US-led 'War on Islam' – AFP
Turkey Open to Bids for Refuge by Muslim Brotherhood Exiles – NYT
Hamas Says Palestinians Remain Committed to Gaza Truce – Reuters
Temporary Deal Reached on Gaza Reconstruction Material – NYT
West Bank Settler Group Boasts Rapid Growth – AP
Saudi Court Sentences Two to Death, Jails 13 Over Attack – Reuters
Yemen Clashes Between Shi'ite Rebels and Tribesmen Kill 22 – Reuters
Egypt's Military Focus Is at Home, Not on Islamic State – Reuters
Six Police Killed in Egypt Bombing – BBC
Faith, Fanaticism and Fantasy in the Middle East – WT Opinion
South Asia
Setback for India’s Ruling Party – NYT
Indian Leader Upbeat Before Chinese President’s Visit – VOA
India and China Look to Put Knotty Relations on New Footing – Reuters
Chinese Leader Visits Sri Lanka, Chipping Away at India’s Sway – NYT
Pakistani Islamists Use Floods to Turn Opinion Against India – Reuters
Chief Defends Kashmir Flood Response – BBC
Preventable Disasters in Kashmir – NYT Editorial
