21 October SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More
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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 – VOA
WP National Security – WT National Security – American Forces Press Service
Abu Muqawama – Air Force Times – Armed Forces Journal – AOL Defense – Army Times
At War – CSM Backchannels – Battleland – DEFCON Hill – Best Defense – Danger Room
Defense One – Defense Tech – DoD Buzz – The Diplomat – Clausewitz Homepage
Early Warning – Foreign Affairs – Foreign Policy – Fortuna’s Corner
Ground Force Dialogue – David Ignatius – Defense Tech
Early Warning Blog – Feral Jundi – Infinity Journal
Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
Information Dissemination – The Interpreter – Kings of War – Long War Journal
Marine Corps Gazette – Marine Corps Times – Maritime Executive – Military Review
MountainRunner – National Defense – Navy Times – Parameters – RUSI
Security Clearance – Stars & Stripes – War on the Rocks – Warscapes – Wings Over Iraq
ZenPundit – CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF – USIP
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Afghanistan
With US Withdrawal American Military Gear Sold as Scrap – WP
US Special Forces Shape Future of Afghan Special Operations – DVIDS
Afghan Special Forces Commander Defects with Guns to Insurgents – Reuters
Afghans Prepare for Meeting on US Security Deal – AP
US to Use Romanian Airbase for Afghan Pullout – VOA
DOD to Shift Air Transit From Manas to Romania – S&S
Cruising Kandahar's Mean Streets – S&S
An Exit Strategy From Afghanistan – NYT Editorial
Iran
US: Talk of Easing Iran Sanctions 'Premature' – VOA
Hard-Liners Say Iran Asked to Slow, Not Halt, Enrichment – McClatchy
Iran Parliament Chief Warns Over Nuclear Pressures – AP
Signs of Rift Between Israel and US Over Iran – AP
Syria
Date for Syrian Peace Talks Set, Maybe – VOA
Bomb Kills Dozens as Syrian Peace Talks Debated – LAT
Arab League Chief Announces Date for Syrian Peace Talks – WP
Arab League: Syria Conference Planned for Nov. 23 – AP
Confusion Over Long-Delayed Syria Conference – AP
Compassion, Politics and Violence Entangled in Syrian Aid – S&S
Bomber Tied to Al Qaeda Kills Dozens in Syrian City – NYT
Deadly Truck Bomb Rocks Syrian City – BBC
Syria’s Crisis Averted? Not So Fast. – WP Editorial
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Beirut Marine Barracks Bombing, 30 Years Later – CCT
Piracy / Counterpiracy
Suspected Pirates Caught in Joint Naval Operation – BBC
Australian Naval Force Nabs 9 Suspected Pirates – AP
US Department of Defense
Will the Army Ever Buy the V-22 Osprey? – DT
Navy's Largest Destroyer is Going Into the Water in Maine – AP
Navy Takes New Tack in Effort to Develop Minisub in Hawaii – HSA
The Long Gray Line Chefs: West Point Goes Culinary – AP
DEF 2013: Verbing Ideas – USNI Opinion
United States
AP CEO: Press Freedom v. Security a 'False Choice' – S&S
Scientists Raise Concerns About $60 Billion Nuclear Weapons Plan – LAT
High Court to Rule on Warrantless Wiretapping – WP Editorial
United Kingdom
Pair Charged With Terror Offences – BBC
UK Police Charge 2 With Terrorism Offenses – AP
Shankill Bomber Commemorated Amid Loyalist Protest – BBC
Northern Ireland Police to Question Witnesses to Bloody Sunday – Reuters
Australia
Australia Declares Fire Emergency – BBC
Australian Military Probes Fire Link – BBC
Australia Struggles to Control Wildfires – AP
Africa
US Military Investing Heavily in Africa – LAT
Vigilantes Defeat Boko Haram in Its Nigerian Base – NYT
Witnesses: 19 Dead at Fake Nigerian Checkpoint – VOA
Nigerian Militants Kill 19 Motorists – BBC
Thousands of Detainees Dying in Nigerian Military Custody – WP
Rebel Raid in Oil-Rich South Sudan Leaves Scores Dead – NYT
South Sudan Rebels Kill 41 in Gun Attack – AP
Security Video Appears to Show Kenyan Soldiers Looting Mall – WP
Security Video Shows Kenyan Soldiers Looting Mall – AP
Video Suggesting Soldiers Looted Attacked Mall Angers Kenyans – Reuters
Rights Groups Challenge Kenyan Remark on Displaced People – VOA
15 Killed in Somalia Attack – VOA
Suicide Blast in Somalia Kills 15, Police Say – NYT
Deadly Somali Bomb Targets Soldiers – BBC
M23 Rebels Say Deal With Congo's Government Close – AP
Americas / Caribbean
NSA Accessed Mexican President's Email – DS
Mexico Condemns Reported US Spying on President – AP
Mexico Calls Alleged US Spying on Calderon 'Unacceptable' – Reuters
'Clown Gunmen' in Mexican Drug Cartel Member Murder – BBC
Gunman in Clown Suit Kills Senior Mexican Drug Cartel Member – Reuters
Progress With FARC Slower Than Hoped For: Colombia's Santos – Reuters
2 Killed in Attack by Bolivia Coca Growers – AP
Coca Growers Ambush Bolivian Security Forces, Take Hostages – Reuters
Caribbean Nations to Seek Slavery Reparations – NYT
Asia / Pacific
Japan, US Seeking to Strengthen Cyberdefense Capabilities – YS/AP
China Makes Strides in Global Market for Weapons – NYT
China Sacks Nanjing Mayor in Corruption Crackdown – AP
China: Nanjing Mayor Sacked After Inquiry – BBC
Attacks in Southern Thailand Kill 5, Injure 13 – AP
Engaging with North Korea – LAT Opinion
The Lessons of Japan’s Economy – NYT Opinion
Europe
Hundreds of US Troops Will Deploy to Romania Next Year – AT
Germany's SPD Backs Coalition Talks – BBC
SPD Members Back Coalition Talks With Germany's Merkel – Reuters
Italy's Berlusconi Faces 2-year Ban from Public Office – VOA
How Denmark Saved Its Jews from the Nazis – DS
Middle East / North Africa
Iraq Suicide Attack, Car Bombings Kill 41 – VOA
Dozens Killed by Bombers at Baghdad Cafe – NYT
Baghdad Cafe Hit by Suicide Bombing – BBC
Suicide Bombing in Iraq Kills 35 in Busy Café – AP
Arab States Urge Saudi to Keep UN Security Council Seat – Reuters
UN 'Not Notified' of Saudi Snub – BBC
Hamas Says Responsible for Tunnel Under Gaza-Israel Border – Reuters
Israel's Livni to Block Effort to Bar Talks About Jerusalem – Reuters
Egypt's Army Chief Rides Wave of Popularity Towards Presidency – TG
Kuwait Gives Egypt 5 Years to Repay $2 Billion Deposit – Reuters
Gunmen in Egypt Target Coptic Church – BBC
Egyptian Gunmen Kill Three Outside Church in Cairo Suburb – Reuters
Egyptian Security Forces Fire Teargas at Student Protests – Reuters
Egypt Police, Protesters Clash at Cairo University – AP
Libya Unsettled Two Years After Gadhafi's Death – VOA
Libya's Premier Accuses Two Rivals in Abduction – Reuters
Tunisia Sees Islamist Militants Exploiting Libya Chaos – Reuters
Abducted Egyptian Workers in Libya Freed – AP
South Asia
As Ties Warm, US Restarts Security Assistance to Pakistan – Reuters
Optimism Surrounds Pakistani Prime Minister’s US Visit – WP
Aid to Pakistan to Resume as Tension With US Eases – NYT
US Quietly Releasing $1.6B in Pakistan Assistance – AP
Pakistan's Women Police Fight Criminals, Militants and Scorn – Reuters
Indian PM Leaves for Russia, China – VOA
Indian Police: 5 Held for Selling Fuel to US Ship – AP
Maldives Challenger Demands New Poll – BBC
Maldives Poll Frontrunner Says President Should Resign – Reuters
