Small Wars Journal

23 January SWJ Roundup

Mon, 01/23/2012 - 12:33am

US Naval Institute Daily - USNI

Real Clear World - RCP

Afghanistan

US Envoy: Taliban Must Renounce Terrorism to Participate in Talks - VOA

Talks With Taliban a Long Way Off, American Envoy Says - NYT

US Envoy, Afghan President Meet for 2nd Day to Discuss Peace - S&S

US Talks to Afghan Insurgent Group - AP

Former Insurgents Act as Mediators - WP

 

Pakistan

Pakistan Court Widens Role, Stirring Fears for Stability - NYT

Force Behind Pakistan’s ‘Memogate’ - WP opinion

 

Syria

Arab League Floats Ambitious New Peace Plan for Syria - NYT

Arab League Calls on Syria’s Assad to Step Down - WP

Arab League Calls for Syrian President to Hand Off Power - LAT

Saudi Arabia Withdraws Observers From Arab League's Mission - VOA

Syrian Observer Mission in Turmoil as Saudi Arabia Pulls Out - LAT

Arab League in Syria Reform Plea - BBC

Arab League Extends Syria Mission 1 More Month - AP

Arab League Proposes New Plan for Syrian Transition - Reuters

2 US Senators Seek Sanctions on Syria - AP

Colleagues Blame Syria for French Reporter's Death - AP

 

Iraq

Rising Strife Threatens Tenuous Iraqi Stability - NYT

New Human Rights Report Details Crackdowns in Iraq - WP

 

Yemen

Yemen: Saleh Leaves Sana'a to Seek Treatment in US - VOA

Yemen Leader Leaves for Medical Care in New York - NYT

Veteran President 'Leaves Yemen' - BBC

Yemen: Saleh Heads to US for Treatment - WP

Yemen's President Leaves for US, Hands Over Power - AP

 

Egypt

Egypt: Signs of Accord Between Military Council and Islamists - NYT

Egypt Islamists on Eve of Power Ease Talk of Islam - AP

Egypt's Islamist-Led Parliament to Hold First Session - Reuters

Egypt: Mubarak Attorney Says Trial is Invalid - WP

 

Libya

Libya's No. 2 Leader Resigns After Benghazi Anti-Government Riot - VOA

Libya Protests Spur Shake-Up in Interim Government - NYT

Libya Ruling Council Deputy Quits - BBC

Libya Suspends Transitional Government Members - AP

Enraged Benghazi Residents Feel Ignored, Forgotten - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

HRW Urges Support for Arab Democracies - VOA

West Urged to Accept Rising Islamist Political Power in Arab World - LAT

Human Rights Watch Calls on West to End 'Arab Exception' - AP

Iran's Softer Gulf Words Don't Mean Nuclear Shift - Reuters

US Aircraft Carrier Sails Through Strategic Strait of Hormuz - LAT

US Aircraft Carrier Enters Gulf Without Incident - Reuters

Israeli Leader Condemns Palestinian Muslim Cleric - AP

Mideast Youths to Hold Facebook Peace Conference - AP

Bomb-Bomb-Bomb, Bomb-Bomb-Iran? - NYT opinion

 

US Department of Defense

US to Keep 11 Aircraft Carriers to Show Sea Power - AP

Panetta Touts Carrier’s Agility in Visit to USS Enterprise - AFPS

No Simple Explanation in AF Academy Sex Crime Data - S&S

 

Africa

Boko Haram's Rise in Nigeria Sparks Civil War Fears - VOA

Nigeria Bombs Toll 'Sure to Rise' - BBC

Nigerian President Visits Kano, Site of Deadly Attacks - VOA

Death Toll in Nigeria Attack Rises, Stuns Leader - AP

Kenya Awaits ICC Decision on Prosecutions for 6 - NYT

ICC to Decide Whether to Try Six Kenyan Suspects - Reuters

US Drone Strike Kills Foreign Militant Commander Fighting Somalia - NYT

 

Americas

13 Killed, 8 at Funeral, in Violent Mexico State - AP

Brazil Police Storm Landless Settlement Near Sao Paulo - BBC

Cuba's Ladies in White Call Dissident Death 'Murder' - Reuters

 

Asia Pacific

Some Chinese Aggrieved Find Inspiration in Rebel Village - Reuters

Professor Fuels Growing Debate Over Identity in Hong Kong - WP

Military: Filipino Rebels Kill 100 Troops in 2011 - AP

US Urges Burma to Ensure Free By-Elections - VOA

 

Europe

Prophetic Russia Novelist Voinovich Speaks of Putin Era's End - LAT

Croatians Vote to Join European Union - VOA

Croatia Votes 2 to 1 to Join European Union - NYT

Croatia Voters Back EU Membership - BBC

Croatians Vote to Join European Union - WP

France: Hollande, Challenging Sarkozy, Calls for Change - NYT

Conservative Wins Finland Election, Runoff Needed - AP

French Lawmakers to Vote on Bill Penalizing Genocide Denial - NYT

Turkey, the New Normal - WP opinion

 

South Asia

Sri Lanka 'Expels Muslim Clerics' - BBC