23 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
This Is Obama’s UN Plan to Treat Every Terrorist Like al Qaeda – DB
Kerry: Islamic State Threatens Entire Middle East – VOA
IS Urges Attacks on Citizens of Coalition Members – VOA
Islamic State Group Calls for Attacking Civilians – AP
This Is How ISIS Makes $3 Million A Day – HP
Shared Intelligence Could Stem Flow of Recruits to IS – Reuters
Pentagon to Deploy 12 A-10s to Middle East – TH
Blair: Airstrikes Not Enough to Beat Islamic State – AP
France: Hostage-Taking Won't Stop Us From Fighting Islamic State – Reuters
France, Iran May Discuss an Iranian Role Against Islamic State – Reuters
Are Our Troops Ready for Another One Million Steps? – PJ Opinion
How the Islamic State Took Turkey Hostage – FP Opinion
Can IS Ultimately Be Defeated? – VOA Opinion
Kerry’s Coalition Against the IS Fails His ‘Global Test’ – WP Opinion
Syria
US Attacks Islamic State Targets in Syria – WP
US and Allies Hit ISIS Targets in Syria – NYT
Pentagon: US, Partners Begin Airstrikes in Syria – AP
US Begins Airstrikes in Syria – Politico
France Rules Out Air Strikes in Syria – Reuters
130,000 Syrian Kurds Fleeing IS, Reach Turkey – VOA
Over 130,000 Flee Syria for Turkey in Wake of ISIS Raids – NYT
Turkey Closes Border to Syrian Refugees Fleeing the Islamic State – WP
UN Plea Over Turkey Refugee Crisis – BBC
Syria Vote Isn't Last Word from Congress on War – AP
Iraq
Day of Disaster for Iraqi Army Underscores its Weaknesses – WP
Islamic State Militants Kill 40 Iraqi Troops – AP
Jihadists Kill 40 Iraqi Soldiers, Capture at Least 70 – AFP
Iraqi Soldiers Describe Heavy Losses as Islamic State Overruns Camp – Reuters
Despite Airstrikes, ISIS Appears to Hold Its Ground in Iraq – NYT
Iraq PM Opposes Foreign Ground Forces in Iraq – AFP
Iraqi Kurdish Forces Receiving Western Training – AP
Obama to Meet Iraqi Leader in New York – Reuters
French Military Releases Iraq Air Strike Video – WP Video
Iraq Situation Report – ISW Update
If There Is ‘No Military Solution’, Where Is the Non-Military Solution? – DO Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan Inauguration Next Week; No Word on Security Pact with US – S&S
Finessing a Power-Sharing Agreement in Afghanistan – WP
Afghan President-Elect Holds First News Conference – VOA
Afghan President-elect Vows Strong Unity Government – VOA
3 Missing Afghan Soldiers Found on US-Canada Border – VOA
Three Afghan Soldiers Caught Trying to Cross into Canada – WP
Mass. State Police: 3 Missing Afghan Soldiers in Custody – AP
Ukraine / Russia
Ukraine Pulling Back from Buffer Zone in Embattled East – VOA
Ukraine to Pull Back Artillery – BBC
Ukraine FM: Complete Russian Withdrawal Needed for Lasting Cease-fire – VOA
United Nations
World of Crises Awaits Leaders at UN – AFP
UN to Bind Nations on New Foreign Terrorist Rules – AP
UN Chief Detects 'Sense of Anxiety' on Climate Change – Reuters
On War
Anti-Morale: What Causes Retreat and Surrender? – WC Opinion
US Department of Defense
US Ramping Up Major Renewal in Nuclear Arms – NYT
One in Five Army Hospital Leaders Suspended in Two Years – NT
United States
FBI Watching Some Americans Who Returned From Syria Conflict – Reuters
FBI Tracking Returned IS Fighters – AFP
NASA's MAVEN Spacecraft Arrives on Mars – VOA
NASA's Maven Spacecraft Enters Mars Orbit – AP
United Kingdom
UK Premier Hosts Talks on Scottish Voting Rights – AP
PM Tries to Quell Party Revolt Over New Powers for Scotland – Reuters
United Nations
US, France Propose U.N. Sanctions on Foreign Islamist Fighters – Reuters
UN Food Program Warns of Coming Cuts to Aid – NYT
UN Members Endorse Indigenous Peoples Rights – AP
Theatrics to Come on the UN Security Council – NYT Opinion
Africa
WHO: Ebola Toll Passes 2,800 but 'Contained' in Senegal, Nigeria – Reuters
130 New Ebola Cases Found During Sierra Leone Lockdown – VOA
Sierra Leone Hails Ebola Lockdown – BBC
West African Women Disproportionately Affected by Ebola – VOA
Germany Asks Soldiers to Volunteer to Fight Ebola – AP
South Sudan's Warring Sides Told to Stop Stalling – Reuters
Ivory Coast Deal May Seal Ouattara's Re-election, Fuel Uncertainty – Reuters
Americas / Caribbean
Venezuela Launches Civilian Disarmament Plan – BBC
Mexico to Free Cubans Found at Sea, Give Them Residency – Reuters
Guatemala Emergency Measures After Deadly Clash – AP
Argentine Doctors Tried in 'Dirty War' Baby Thefts – AP
Asia / Pacific
US Pacific Fleet Commander Nominated to Head US Pacific Command – USNI
Nominee to be Next PACOM Chief was Born in Japan – S&S
Chinese Ship Spies on Valiant Shield, and That's OK with US – S&S
Chinese Student Spies Overwhelm US – ET
Ming Dynasty Admiral Key in China’s Promotion of Sea Links – VOA
Thousands of HK Students at Boycott – BBC
N. Korean Defectors Urge Switzerland to Freeze Pyongyang Assets – VOA
Defamation Law Said to Recall Indonesia’s Authoritarian Past – NYT
Europe
Russia Plans for Internet Crisis – BBC
Germany Arrests Suspected Jihadist Back From Syria – AP
Romania's Spy Chief Quits, Will Run for President – AP
Should We Continue to Prosecute Nazi War Criminals? – NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Chinese Warships in First Call at an Iran Port – AFP
Iran Digs In on Underground Nuke Facility – AP
Week of Diplomacy: Israel-Hamas Talks, Abbas at UN – AP
Representatives of Hamas, Fatah Meet in Cairo – AP
Top Israeli Spy Harari Dies – BBC
Calm Follows Yemeni Peace Deal – BBC
US Court Revives Case Accusing RBS' NatWest of Aiding Hamas – Reuters
Arab Bank Liable for Supporting Terrorist Efforts, Jury Finds – NYT
Arab Bank Liable in Terror Attacks – BBC
Algerian Army Says Top Al-Qaida Militant Killed – AP
French National Abducted in Algeria – BBC
Arab Civilization Has Collapsed – Politico Opinion
The Arab Political Crisis – IC Opinion
South Asia
Pakistani Military Names New Spy Agency Chief – NYT
