23 November 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
US Presses Afghanistan to Sign New Security Pact – VOA
Hagel Urges Signing of US-Afghan Agreement by Year’s End – AFPS
Hagel: No Post-2014 Planning Without Afghan Pact – AP
US and Afghanistan Clash on Timetable For Security Pact – BBC
Karzai Digs in On Delay for US Troop Accord – WP
Karzai Says He’ll Wait to Sign Security Pact With US Until Next Year – NYT
Karzai: Sign US-Afghan Security Pact Next Year – AP
Afghan Spokesman Rebuffs US Troop Deal Deadline – AP
Afghanistan Rebuffs US Demand on Signing Security Deal – AFP
Afghan Elders Meet to Consider Post-2014 Pact with US – S&S
Afghan Loya Jirga Steeped in Tradition, and Consent – NYT
Afghan Fighting Season a Draw, Report Says – UPI
How One Inspector General is Fighting Fraud and Waste in Afghanistan – TW
CMC Amos Cleared of Favoritism Charge in Urination Video Case – S&S
Iran
Hopes Rise for Historic Deal on Iran – WP
Iran Nuclear Deal Appears Imminent – LAT
Kerry to Join Iran Nuclear Talks, in Sign of Progress – NYT
Kerry Going to Geneva for Iran Nuclear Talks – VOA
Kerry Heads to Geneva Amid Hopes for Iran Nuclear Deal – WP
Kerry, Russian FM Join Iran Nuclear Talks – AP
Kerry to Join Iran Nuclear Talks – BBC
French and British FMs Head to Geneva for Iran Talks – Reuters
China's Foreign Minister Heads to Geneva for Iran Talks – Reuters
A Gamble in Iran Talks: Easing of the Sanctions – NYT
Will We Leave it to Israel? – WP Opinion
Iran Is Playing Obama, Says Saavy Saudi Prince – Bloomberg Opinion
Syria
EU President Says No Military Solution in Syria – AP
Syrian Rebel Groups Form New Islamic Front – WP
Powerful Rebel Groups Announce Creation of Umbrella Alliance – NYT
Syrian Muslim Rebel Groups Say They Have Unified – AP
Albania's Rejection Leaves Few Options for Syria's Chemicals Destruction – VOA
VOA Reporter Involved in Standoff Between Syrian Troops and Kurds – VOA
US Department of Defense
At Naval Academy, Ash Carter Details Strategic Tasks for 21st Century – AFPS
Senate Abandons Work on Defense Bill Until Dec. 9 – S&S
As Arctic Ice Melts, US Military Adapting Strategy, Forces – Reuters
US Eyes Increase in Arctic Operations – AP
Defense Senior Civilian Vacancies on the Rise – ND
Air Force: Fighter Jets Will Be Armed With Lasers by 2030 – WT
Meet the Marines' Future Battlefield Robot – TA
New Carrier Landing System Finishes Initial Work – USNI
Pentagon’s Bosses Thwart Accurate Audit of Main Accounting Office – McClatchy
Pentagon Requests Plan to Close Stateside Commissaries – S&S
Army to Cut Recruiters’ Pay – WT
Navy Yard Gunman Had Clearance Pulled – AP
AF Academy Reviewing Hiring Practices in Ethics Program Flop – S&S
How DoD Can Save America's High-Tech Edge – BD Opinion
Why Would Obama Send American Girls Into Combat? – WT Opinion
US Intelligence Community
NSA Report Outlined Goals for More Power – NYT
ACLU Asks Court to End NSA Surveillance Program – WP
Changing World Challenges US Intelligence Community – AFPS
Surveillance Goes on Trial – NYT Editorial
The Spies Doing the NSA's Dirty Work – FP Opinion
United States
US Remembers Kennedy – VOA
50 Years Later, a Nation Pauses to Remember a Lost President – AP
US Remembers Kennedy 50 Years On – BBC
United Kingdom
London Assesses Ties to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain – UPI
N. Ireland: Police to Probe Undercover Army Unit – BBC
UK Guantanamo Inmate Speaks Out – BBC
United Nations
UN Climate Meeting No Closer to New Treaty – VOA
Dispute Over Climate Aid Threatens UN Talks in Warsaw – Reuters
UN Talks on Climate Near End – NYT
Hope for Climate Talks' Final Hours – BBC
Climate Talks Drag on Without Clarity on Targets – AP
UN Urged to Endorse Tolerance Programs – VOA
Africa
UN: Hunger Can Be Eradicated in Africa by 2025 – AP
Nigerians Face More Violence, Emergency Rule in Northeast – VOA
Nigeria's Boko Haram Crisis: Anger at Lecturer Nazeef's Arrest – BBC
Fighter of Corruption in Nigeria Considers Next Steps – NYT
Nigeria President Taken Ill in UK – BBC
As CAR Spirals into Chaos, Tales of Terror Multiply – VOA
UNICEF Sounds Alarm Bells Over Central African Republic – UPI
Central African Republic Decrees Statewide Curfew – AP
Lawless CAR Attracting Terrorists’ Attention – VOA
UN TF Looking Into One of Next Congo Targets: Islamist ADF – Reuters
Mali Remains Volatile, UN Says – UPI
Embassy: French Adviser Shot in Malian Capital – AP
Somalia Troops Boosted as al-Shabaab Fights On – UPI
Uganda: Questions Raised About Kony's Intentions – VOA
Spokesperson Defends Ugandan President's Role Concerning E. African Community – VOA
Kenya Evicts UK Diplomats From Hotel Amid ICC Row – BBC
Zimbabwe Deadline for Foreign Firms – BBC
Progress in Congo – WP Editorial
Americas / Caribbean
Mexican Drug Cartels Exploit Asylum System by Claiming ‘Credible Fear’ – WT
33 Mutilated Corpses Found in Hidden Graves in Mexico Drug Lands – Reuters
US Concerned About Nicaragua Plan to End Presidential Term Limits – Reuters
Colombia's Santos Seeks Vice-President – BBC
Famed Ex-Hostage Runs for Colombia President – AP
Venezuela’s Maduro Resorts to State-Sponsored Looting – WP Editorial
Asia / Pacific
Rice Re-emphasizes Importance of US Shift to Pacific – AFPS
US, Canada Sign Asia-Pacific Cooperation Framework – AFPS
International Officers Bring New Perspectives to US Pacific Command – AFPS
EU Wants 'Strategic Trust' With China – UPI
China Tests First Stealth Combat Drone – AFP
China 'Flies First Stealth Drone' – BBC
China’s Media 'Reforms' Focus on Tightening Control – VOA
S. Korea Military to Decide on $7.8 Billion Fighter Jet Order – Bloomberg
North Korean Economic, Nuclear Policies a 'Dead End,' US Says – UPI
State Dept: North Korea Confirms it's Holding American – AP
North Korea Confirms US Citizen Held – BBC
Relatives Mystified by Fate of American Held in North Korea – NYT
US Issues Warning Against Traveling to North Korea – WP
Philippines Typhoon Death Toll Tops 5,000 – VOA
Toll Confirms Storm Is One of Philippines’ Deadliest – NYT
Amphibious Ships Replace USS George Washington in Philippines – AFPS
Amphibious Ships, 900 Marines Replace GW Group in Philippines – S&S
Marines Providing Clean Water to Philippines Typhoon Victims – S&S
Pneumonia Is New Threat to Storm-Battered Philippines – NYT
Typhoon Underscores Hard Security Truths in SE Asia – UPI Opinion
Europe
Europe Worried by Ukrainian Allegiance – UPI
Ukraine Blames IMF for Halt To Agreements With Europe – NYT
Ukrainians Protest Decision to Back Away from EU Pact – VOA
Thousands Rally in Ukraine Capital Over EU Deal – AP
Italy Reactivates Case Against Kidnapped Egyptian Imam – AP
British Greenpeace Activists Freed After Russian Detention – BBC
Russian: 29 of 30 Greenpeace Activists Granted Bail – AP
Russia Told to Free Greenpeace Ship – BBC
Feud Between Turkey's Erdogan and Influential Cleric Goes Public – VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Blair: Education Can Counter Middle East Terrorist Narrative – UPI
Israel's Opposition Labor Party Gets New Leader – AP
Iraq Shootings, Bombings Kill 9 – VOA
Bombings, Shootings Kill at Least 23 Across Iraq – Reuters
Official: Lebanon IDs an Iranian Embassy Bomber – AP
Yemen: Questions on US Drone Strike Find Only Silence – NYT
RA Yemeni MP Killed, Shots Fired at UN Envoy's Convoy – Reuters
Saudi Arabia Migrants Flee Amid Visa Crackdown – VOA
Moscow Jolts US–Egypt Ties – VOA
Clashes in Egypt as Islamists Protest; 2 Killed – AP
US Military Continues Work With North African Countries – AFPS
Rival Militias Quit Tripoli, Hand Bases to Libyan Army – VOA
Thousands in Libya Protest Against Militias – AP
South Asia
Pakistan: Deadly Bomb Blasts Hit Karachi – BBC
Pakistan Doctor Who Helped CIA Find Bin Laden Charged With Murder – LAT
Bin Laden Doctor faces Murder Charge – BBC
US Retailers Decline to Aid Bangladesh Victims – NYT
How Did the US-Pakistan Relationship Go Wrong? – WP Opinion
