Small Wars Journal

2 February SWJ Roundup

Sun, 02/02/2014 - 1:11am

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

 

*SWJ Daily Roundup Tip Jar*

 

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Munich Security Conference

US Officials Urge ‘Transatlantic Renaissance’ - WP

Hagel, Kerry: 'Turning Inward Not an Option' for NATO Allies - S&S

Kerry and Hagel Defend US Engagement Abroad in Face of Criticism - NYT

Hagel Meets with Defense Leaders at Munich Conference - AFPS

US Defense Chief Highlights Diplomacy Push - VOA

Hagel: Future Requires Renewed Era of Partnership - AFPS

Germany Weighs a More Muscular Foreign Policy - NYT

NATO Chief, Russian Minister at Odds on Missile Defense - S&S

Powers Clash Over Ukraine at Munich Summit - BBC

Ukraine Rivals Face Off at Summit - BBC

 

Afghanistan

NATO Chief Doesn't See Karzai Signing Security Pact - Reuters

NATO Leaders Say Afghan Troops Need More Training - AP

US Visa Backlog Leaves Afghan Interpreters in Limbo - LAT

Afghanistan's Presidential Campaign to Begin - AP

Afghan Election Campaign Stirs Both Violence and Hope - Reuters

Afghan Election Workers Shot Dead - BBC

4 Afghan Soldiers Killed in Ambush - AP

Ringing in the Lunar New Year in Afghanistan, Mongolian Style - S&S

 

Syria

US Presses Russia on Syria Weapons - BBC

Ban: Syria Talks Need More Seriousness, Urgency - VOA

Bombs Strike Syria's Aleppo a Day After Peace Talks End - VOA

Activists: Syrian Forces Launch New Aleppo Strikes - AP

Syrian Helicopters Drop Barrel Bombs on Aleppo - AP

Hundreds Evacuated From Besieged District of Syrian Capital - Reuters

Video Shows Beheading of Man in Syria by Al Qaeda Rebels - Reuters

 

Ukraine

Western Powers, Russia Exchange Sharp Words Over Ukraine - VOA

Kerry Meets Ukraine Opposition, Reaffirms US Support - VOA

Kerry: Washington, EU Stand with Ukrainian Opposition - VOA

Kerry: Ukraine Should Be Free to Align With Europe - AP

Ukraine Rivals Face Off at Summit - BBC

Ukrainian Opposition Buoyed by Wave of Western Support - Reuters

Powers Clash Over Ukraine at Munich Summit - BBC

Protesters Beat Police Officer in Ukraine, Ministry Says - NYT

 

Sochi, Russia / Winter Olympics

EUCOM Commander: US Troops Ready if Called to Assist in Sochi - S&S

 

US Department of Defense

Archaic Armor? Industry Finds Itself at a Turning Point - WP

The US Army’s 'Catastrophic' Crime Ring - AT

Hagel Makes Rare Calls to Nuclear Launch Officers in Bunkers - AP

 

United States

Report: No Major Environmental Impact from Keystone Pipeline -VOA

'Suspicious' Substance Mailed to Hotels Near Super Bowl Site - VOA

Making Surveillance a Little Less Opaque - NYT Editorial

 

Africa

World Comes Together to Fund CAR Peacekeeping Mission - VOA

CAR President Vows Protection for Muslims - VOA

CAR Capital 'Still a Battlefield' - AP

CAR: Town Is Secured in Central Africa - AP

'Food Needed' for 3.7m in South Sudan - BBC

Khartoum Stops Red Cross Activities in Sudan - Reuters

Sudan Orders Red Cross to Suspend Work - BBC

Sudan Lifts Ban on Opposition Newspaper - AP

Christians Flee Attacks in Nigeria's Northeast - AP

Kenya to Reduce Troops in Somalia's Kismayo - VOA

 

Americas / Caribbean

Colombia to Charge US Firm Employees - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

Obama's Asia Policy Set Back by Democrat - AP

China Says Japan's 'Hype' on Air Defense Zone Spreads Tension - Reuters

In China, ‘Once the Villages Are Gone, the Culture Is Gone’ - NYT

Thailand: Gun Battle in Bangkok Escalates Election Protest - NYT

Divided Thailand Heads to Polls - BBC

Polls Open in Tense Thailand National Election - AP

Thai Vote Starts Peacefully, but Political Paralysis Looms - Reuters

Violence Heightens Ahead of Thailand's Election - VOA

Seven Injured as Clashes Rock Thailand Capital on Eve of Vote - WP

In Thailand's North, Tensions High Ahead of Elections - VOA

Factbox-Thailand's Election in Numbers - Reuters

Philippines Bomb Attack Wounds 12 - VOA

Indonesia Volcano in Deadly Eruption - BBC

Indonesian Volcano Mount Sinabung Erupts, Killing 14 - WP

Death Toll Rises to 16 From Indonesia Volcano - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Iraqi Army Prepares to Storm Fallujah - Reuters      

733 Iraqis Killed in January, UN Reports - AP

Lebanon Blast Kills 4 - VOA

Car Bomb Kills at Least 3 in Lebanese Shiite Town - AP

Lebanon Car Bomb Hits Hezbollah Stronghold Near Border - BBC

Iran's Top Clergy Back Rouhani's Nuclear Approach - Reuters

Israel's Finance Minister Halts Funds to West Bank Settlements - Reuters

Officials: Sunni-Shiite Fighting Kills 65 in Yemen - AP

Jordanian Islamist Prisoners Stage Hunger Strike - Reuters

Egypt: Morsi Trial Resumes - VOA

Morsi Trial Over Egypt Protesters' Deaths Resumes - BBC

Libyan PM Visits Egypt Following Kidnapping Crisis - AP

 

South Asia

Power Producer Says May Cut Supplies to India's Capital - Reuters

Indians Protest, Saying a Death Was Tied to Bias - NYT

US to Propose New UN Rights Resolution Against Sri Lanka - Reuters

US Frustrated With Sri Lanka's Reconciliation - AP

A Ghastly Injustice in India - NYT Editorial