Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More
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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
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Afghanistan
Kerry: US, Afghanistan Agree on Text for Security Pact - VOA
Pact May Extend U.S. Troops’ Stay in Afghanistan - NYT
US to Offer Afghans Assurances to Resolve Dispute - WP
Kerry: Deal Reached With Afghans on US Operations after 2014 - S&S
Afghan President Tells Elders He Backs US Deal - AP
Karzai Says Afghanistan Needs US Security Deal, But Little Trust - Reuters
Afghan Tribal Leaders to Vote on US-Afghan Security Pact - VOA
Loya Jirga to Debate US-Afghan Pact - BBC
On Eve of Afghan Council, Uncertainty Over Future of Military Mission - S&S
Rice: US Will Not Apologize for Afghan War Mistakes - VOA
Taliban Calls Loya Jirga 'Council of Traitors' - UPI
Afghan Election Season Off to Messy Start - AP
Report: Afghans in Iran Face Forcible Deportation, Abuse - S&S
Afghan Migrants in Iran Face Painful Contradictions But Keep Coming - NYT
How Is Hamid Karzai Still Standing? - NYT Opinion
Iran
Deal May Be Near as New Iran Nuclear Talks Open - NYT
Officials Optimistic as Iran Nuclear Talks Enter Second Day - VOA
Second Day of Iran Nuclear Talks - BBC
Britain’s Hague Says Iran Nuclear Deal Within Reach - VOA
Kerry Steadfast on Iran Talks After Khamenei Rails on Israel - WP
Iran Nuclear Talks Weigh on Those Watching from Afar - VOA
France: Iranian Comments Complicate Nuclear Talks - S&S
Israel, Gulf in 'Strange Alliance' Against Iran - AP
Bombing Aims to Limit Iran’s Role in Syria, Undercut US-Iran Ties - S&S
Ban Calls for Restraint After Iran Embassy in Beirut Bombings - UPI
Iran Wants to Dominate the Middle East - WP Opinion
US Optimistic on Iran Deal - WP Opinion
How Bush Let Iran Go Nuclear - NYT Opinion
Syria
US Officials Warn of Insurgents Streaming into Syria - WP
US Says Dozens of Americans Have Sought to Join Rebels in Syria - NYT
British Citizens Said to Be Killed While Fighting in Syria - NYT
Bombing Aims to Limit Iran’s Role in Syria, Undercut US-Iran Ties - S&S
Red Crescent Worker Killed in Syria - UPI
UK Fighter 'Doing His Duty' in Syria - BBC
US Department of Defense
Defense Bill Stalls Over Dem, GOP Divide - AP
Officials: Predictable Army Promotions Crucial Despite Drawdown - AT
Air Force Nuclear Troubles Run Deep; Key Officers 'Burned Out' - AP
Air Force Seeks Laser Weapons for Next Generation Fighters - USNI
Pentagon Beefs Up Contractor Information Security Requirements - AFPS
Cyber Flag Exercise Highlights Teamwork, Training - AFPS
Women Pass Marine ‘Grunt’ Test for First Time - WP
Navy Was Warned of Contractor at Center of Bribery Inquiry - NYT
Air Force Academy's Hiring of Anti-gay Author Draws Ire From Advocates - S&S
Snooping Wife, Emails Sink Navy Captain - UT
The “Shrink Wrap” Strategy - WOTR Opinion
Congress’s Defense Program - WOTR Opinion
Capitol Hill Dysfunction Lands at Air Force - WP Opinion
United States
FBI Video Shows Al Qaeda in Kentucky Handling Heavy Weapons - ABC
5 Extradited in Plot to Import North Korean Meth to US - WP
Active and Improvising, Kerry Is Taking on Tough Problems - NYT
Obama Awards Presidential Medals of Freedom, Pays Tribute to JFK - VOA
Obama and Clinton Visit JFK's Grave - BBC
Immigrants Divided Over the Importance of Citizenship - NYT
As Service Dogs Age, Unclear Rules Leave Heartrending Challenges - S&S
US Neo-Nazi Serial Killer Executed - BBC
New Security Mindset Needed - UPI Opinion
Inside America's Plan to Kill Online Privacy Rights Everywhere - FP Opinion
The Single Most Devastating Flaw In Hiring Veterans - Forbes Opinion
United Kingdom
United States Can Spy on Britons Despite Pact, NSA Memo Says - NYT
UK 'Let NSA Store Email Addresses' - BBC
N. Ireland Bus Driver Told to Deliver Bomb, Refuses - AP
Undercover Soldiers 'Killed Unarmed Civilians in Belfast' - BBC
Australia
US, Australian Leaders Bolster Mutual Security, Economic Goals - AFPS
Australia-Indonesia Relations Dip Further Amid Spying Row - UPI
Indonesia Halts Military Cooperation with Australia over Spying Claims - VOA
Australian PM Promises Indonesia Full Response - AP
Australia Sites Hacked Amid Spy Row - BBC
Africa
Despite Setbacks, Somalia’s al-Shabab Still a Potent Threat - VOA
Democratic Republic of Congo Rebels Inch Toward Peace - UPI
Congo Soldiers Tried for Mass Rape - BBC
LRA Leader Kony 'In Surrender Talks' With CAR - BBC
Kenya in 'Counter-Terror Abuses' - BBC
Uganda Police to Prosecute Detained Politicians - VOA
Mozambicans Vote Amid Clashes Between Frelimo, Renamo - VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Venezuela Leader Gets Special Powers - BBC
Shop Till You Drop in Venezuela - WP
Colombian President Says He Will Run Again - AP
Leftward Reshuffle in Argentina - BBC
Asia / Pacific
US Panel: China Navy Power Growing in the Pacific - AP
China Criticizes Spanish Court's Arrest Orders for Chinese Officials - VOA
US Ambassador to Leave China, Rejoin Family in Seattle - WP
US: No Dialogue if North Korea Keeps Nukes Running - AP
Another American Citizen Is Arrested in North Korea - NYT
International Aid Flows Into Grateful Philippines - VOA
Aid Groups Get Strong Response to Philippines Appeals - NYT
US Marines Scaling Back Philippines Typhoon Relief Operations - S&S
Philippines Province Still Depending on Aid from Air - VOA
Bilateral Team Assesses Remote Sites in Philippines - AFPS
31st MEU Elements Arrive Near Tacloban, Philippines - AFPS
Vietnam Forum Spotlights Regional Tensions Over Dams - VOA
Displaced Muslim Kids Flock to Burma Madrassa - AP
China’s One-Child Delusion - WP Editorial
Europe
Germany, Austerity’s Champion, Faces Some Big Repair Bills - NYT
German Gets 7-year Sentence for Stealing NATO Secrets at Ramstein Air Base - S&S
US Raises Concerns About Turkish Missile Defense - UPI
Greenpeace Suspects Bailed in Russia - BBC
Sentence Cut for Bosnian Who Attacked US Embassy - AP
Armenian, Azeri Leaders Address Nagorno-Karabakh - UPI
Middle East / North Africa
Israel: David’s Sling Antimissile System Intercepts Target - AFPS
Raw Sewage and Anger Flood Gaza’s Streets as Electricity Runs Low - NYT
Bombings Kill 24 in Iraqi Capital - VOA
Iraq: Bomb Attacks Kill Dozens in Baghdad - NYT
Iraq Violence: Baghdad Struck by Deadly Bomb Blasts - BBC
Kuwait's National Airline Resumes Iraq Flights in Sign of Post-War Thaw - Reuters
Lebanon's Speaker Says al-Qaida Group Tried to Kill Him - UPI
Away From Qatar’s Bling, Workers Say They’re ‘In a Jungle’ - WP
Car Bomb Kills at Least 10 Egyptian Soldiers in Sinai - VOA
Two Bomb Attacks Target Egyptian Soldiers, Police Officers - WP
Egyptian Soldiers Killed in Sinai Attack - NYT
Egyptian Troops Die in Sinai Attack - BBC
Libya’s Resurgent Violence - NYT Editorial
Egypt: A Path to Democracy? - WP Opinion
South Asia
US Drone Attack Kills 6 at Islamic Seminary in Pakistan - WP
Drone Strike Reported Outside Pakistan’s Tribal Region - NYT
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 6 in Pakistan - AP
US Drone Kills Senior Militant in Pakistani Seminary - Reuters
Pakistan 'Drone Attack Kills Five' - BBC
Nepal Election in Shambles as Maoists Claim Fraud, Reject Result - Reuters
Political Crisis in Bangladesh - NYT Editorial