29 January 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 – VOA
WP National Security – WT National Security – American Forces Press Service
Abu Muqawama – AidSpeak – 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 – War Council
Warscapes – WhyDev – Wings Over Iraq
ZenPundit – CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF – USIP
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SOTU
Obama Delivers State of the Union Address – VOA
Obama Urges Shift From 'Permanent War Footing' – Reuters
President Vows to Use Authority With New Force – WP
Obama Vows Solo Action on Economic Gap – NYT
Obama Seeks to Jump-Start Stalled Plans – WSJ
'Let's Make This a Year of Action' – LAT
Obama Promises Dramatic ‘Year of Action’, With or Without Congress – WT
Obama Touches on Afghanistan, Iran, Syria in State of Union Address – AFPS
Obama Pledges Action on Inequality – BBC
Obama Tells Congress: Help the Poor, or I Will – McClatchy
Obama Vows to Act 'Wherever and Whenever' He Can – AP
Fact Checking the 2014 State of the Union Address – WP
Injured Ranger Cory Remsburg Gets SOTU Spotlight – WP
2014 State of the Union Address – WP Transcript
Obama’s State of the Union Address – NYT Video
Expecting Obstruction, Obama Charts an Independent Path – NYT Analysis
From a Frustrated President, a Risky Strategy – WP Analysis
As Policy Tool, Executive Order Comes With Limits – NYT Analysis
Obama’s Muted Call – WP Editorial
Another Night, Another Speech – WT Editorial
The Diminished State of the Union – NYT Editorial
Obama's Sixth Year Pitch – WSJ Opinion
Goodbye to Ambition – WP Opinion
State of the Union: Obama's Era of Limits – LAT Opinion
The Imperial Presidency of Barack Obama – WSJ Opinion
Top Takeaway: Congress is So Last Year – WP Opinion
Afghanistan
US Ambassador: Relationship with Kabul Strained, Not Too late to Repair – S&S
Afghan President Denies Blaming US for 'Insurgent-Style' Attacks – VOA
Watchdog: $200 Million Literacy Program Misses Mark in Afghanistan – S&S
Pakistan Sees Chance for Afghan Peace Talks After April Election – Reuters
Afghan Justice Proves Complicated in Killing of 9-Year-Old Boy – NYT
Pup, GI Pal Reunited After Being Injured in Afghanistan – S&S
Syria
Deadlocks Remain as Syria Talks Break For Day – VOA
Syria's Starvation Tactics Unaltered, Activists and US Say – WP
Syrian Talks Disrupted by Congress’s Approval of Aid to Rebels – NYT
Rebels in Syria Claim Control of Resources – NYT
Political Divisions in Turkey Widen Over Syria Policy – VOA
With Encouragement From Hagel, Cape Ray Leaves for Syria Mission – AFPS
MV Cape Ray on its Way to Neutralize Syria’s Chemical Weapons – S&S
Clegg: UK to Resettle Syria Refugees – BBC
Ukraine
Ukraine Government Resigns – VOA
Ukraine’s PM Resigns as Parliament Repeals Anti-Protest Laws – WP
Ukrainian PM Resigns as Parliament Repeals Restrictive Laws – NYT
Ukraine's Opposition Celebrates as Prime Minister Steps Down – LAT
Ukraine's PM and Government Quit – BBC
Ukrainian Premier Submits Resignation – AP
Ukraine Protesters Remain Defiant After Government Resigns – VOA
Ukraine to Debate Protest Amnesty – BBC
EU Urges Rights, Democracy in Ukraine in Summit with Russia – VOA
NATO's Rasmussen Criticizes Russian Pressure on Ukraine – Reuters
Ukraine’s Uncertainties Include Financial Aid – NYT
What the West Must Do for Ukraine – NYT Opinion
Sochi, Russia / Winter Olympics
Mounting Threats Against Sochi Olympics Worry Terrorism Experts – VOA
A Patchwork of Challenges – CSIS Report
Freezing Out US at Sochi a Counterterrorism Fail – DO Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
US, Pakistan Work to Improve Counter-Terror Cooperation – VOA
UN Security Council Targets Terrorists' 'Business Model' – UPI
US Asked to Return Guantánamo Inmate to Yemen – NYT
Islamic 'Martin 'Luther' Issues His Proclamation – UPI Opinion
US Department of Defense
Pentagon Probes Point to System Tolerant of Lousy Leaders – WP
DOD Official: Force Size Limits Modernization Efforts – AFPS
Dempsey to Evaluate Profession of Arms Campaign – AFPS
Internal Memo Alleges JPAC Ethics Violations, Mishandling of Remains – S&S
Dozens More Implicated in USAF Nuke Cheat Probe – AP
Number of USAF Nuclear 'Cheats' Doubles – BBC
Pentagon to Review All Military Medals – S&S
Pentagon Report Sees Delays in Testing of New Boeing Tanker – Reuters
Pentagon Opposes COLA Cut, but Warns of More Ahead – S&S
Vice Chairman Urges Congress to ‘Grandfather’ Retirement Changes – AFPS
Dempsey: No Plans to Close Military Commissaries – AFPS
United States
Homeland Security Redacted Call for Border Patrol Restraint – WP
US Border Officials Ground Fleet of Drones After Crash at Sea – Reuters
Who’s ‘Godless’ Now? Russia Says it’s US – WT
United Kingdom
British Spy Chief Buffeted by Snowden Leaks Will Step Down – Reuters
Carney Enters Scots Currency Debate – BBC
Australia
Australia PM Calls ABC Unpatriotic – BBC
World
‘Fragile Five’ Is the Latest Club of Emerging Nations in Turmoil – NYT
Africa
UN Approves Additional Troops in CAR – VOA
UN 'May Need 10,000 Troops in CAR' – BBC
UN Takes New Steps in Central African Republic – NYT
Former Rebel Fighters Go Missing in CAR – VOA
At Least 30 Nigerians 'Slaughtered' in Church – BBC
Minister: S. Sudan Rebel Leader Should Face Treason Charge – Reuters
Ghana Training Police Officers Against Terrorist Threats – VOA
Rwandan Rejects 'Illegal' Terrorism Ttrial – BBC
Nigeria Subject of British Travel Warning – UPI
South African Opposition Party Unites Against ANC – VOA
South Africa Opposition Parties Merge – BBC
Merger Puts New Face on Opposition Election Bid in South Africa – NYT
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico to Integrate Vigilante Groups – BBC
Mexico Announces Anti-Kidnapping Plan – LAT
Mexico's Gov't Announces Anti-Kidnapping Campaign – AP
Mexico Launches Anti-Kidnapping Squad After Abductions Soar – Reuters
Nicaragua Approves Unlimited Presidential Terms – AP
Nicaragua: Ortega Allowed to Seek Re-election – BBC
Venezuelan Journalists Protest Over Paper Shortage – AP
Bolivia Declares Emergency Over Weeks of Flooding – AP
Cuba Hosts Latin American and Caribbean Summit – LAT
Cuba Challenges Neighbours on Poverty, Then Faces Own Critics – Reuters
Cuba's Raul Castro Calls for Integration Free of US – AP
UN Chief Meets With Fidel Castro in Havana – AP
Argentina on the Brink – NYT Editorial
Asia / Pacific
Officials Question Obama Administration’s Rebalance to Asia – S&S
What Is the Asia Pivot? Depends Who's Talking – DN
Baucus Says He’ll be ‘Fair but Firm’ with China as US Ambassador – WP
Hong Kong Man Seeking to Issue Book About Xi Is Held in China – NYT
China Convicts Two Anti-Graft Activists in Crackdown – Reuters
Chinese Court Finds 2 Grassroots Activists Guilty – AP
Malaysia Navy Chief Denies Chinese Incursion – Reuters
S. Korea Urges North to Hasten Reunions but Vows to Continue Drills – Reuters
South Korea Approves $7 Billion Reactor Plans – Reuters
Philippines Says 37 Rebels Killed in Offensive – AP
Thailand to Deploy 10,000 Police in Capital to Secure Voting – Reuters
Thailand Election Will Proceed Despite Threats – LAT
Thailand Aristocrat Joins Political Fray, Backing Elections – NYT
Thailand Firms Feel Squeeze From Crisis, Seek Solution – AP
Why to Ignore China's Aircraft Carriers – TD Opinion
Europe
NATO, State of European Defense to be Considered in Munich – S&S
Sign of a Chill: EU Doesn’t Set Table for Russia’s Putin – NYT
Political Divisions in Turkey Widen Over Syria Policy – VOA
After Crisis, Greeks Work to Promote ‘Social’ Economy – NYT
Hagel, Serbia's Defense Minister Discuss Enhanced Defense Cooperation – AFPS
Bosnian Serb Mladic Refuses to Testify Before UN Tribunal – VOA
Former Military Chief Refuses to Testify in Bosnia Genocide Trial – NYT
Bosnian Serb Mladic Refuses to Testify for Karadzic – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Abbas Says He Can Accept Israeli Military in West Bank for 3 Years – NYT
Palestinians Say a Gradual Israeli Withdrawal OK – AP
Israel, Abbas Spar Over Palestinian Security Steps in West Bank – Reuters
Israeli Jailed for Iran Spying Offer – BBC
Iraq: Syria War Spillover Hinders Oilfields, Pipelines – Reuters
UN Inspectors in Iran to Visit Uranium Mine – AP
Turkish Prime Minister Arrives in Iran for Talks – AP
Iran Issues Report Critical of US Human Rights – UPI
Hariri Tribunal to Hear No New Witnesses this Week – UPI
UN Envoy Urges Action on Yemen, SC to Draft Resolution – Reuters
Mubarak-Era Networks Return for New Military Man in Egypt – Reuters
Ousted Egyptian President Defiant at Trial, General Assassinated – VOA
Morsi Appears in Court; Egyptian Official Assassinated – WP
Egypt Locks Morsi in Soundproof Cage During Trial – NYT
Morsi Appears in Court on Egypt Prison Break Charges – LAT
Egypt: Morsi Defiant at Jailbreak Trial – BBC
Islamist Party in Tunisia Hands Power to Caretaker Government – NYT
Tunisia’s Remarkable Achievement – NYT Editorial
Peace Talks: Why Kerry Is Scary – NYT Opinion
South Asia
US, Pakistan Work to Improve Counter-Terror Cooperation – VOA
Blasphemy Law Used Against Minorities in Pakistan – AP
Anti-Polio Drive in Peshawar, Pakistan Falters – VOA
Pakistani University Cancels Event Promoting Teenager’s Memoir – NYT
3 Killed in Separate Attacks in Pakistan's Karachi – AP
New Dawn in Pakistan? – UPI Opinion
Bangladesh's Non-Election – NYT Opinion
