Small Wars Journal

20 February SWJ Roundup

Thu, 02/20/2014 - 12:11am

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

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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Afghanistan

Taliban Say They Held Indirect Talks with US About SGT Bergdahl - AP

From Dawn til Dusk: A Day in the Life of Kabul - S&S Image Gallery

 

Syria

United Nations Officials Talking with al-Qaida-linked Syrian Group - FP

Syrian Rebel Commanders Split Over Ousted Leader - WP

Syria Rebel Commanders Reject Leadership Shakeup - AP

Syria Urged to Hasten Removal of Chemical Weapons - AP

UN Syria Aid Resolution Possible in Days, Russia Says - VOA

Syria Intervention: More than Good Intentions - WOTR Opinion

 

Iran

Iran, World Powers Discuss Nuclear Deal - VOA

Forget China: Iran's Hackers are America's Newest Cyber Threat - FP

Iran Mulls Joint Energy Work With Neighbors - UPI

 

Ukraine

Violence in Ukraine Creates Deepening Clash Between East and West - NYT

Ukraine President, Opposition Leaders Declare 'Truce'  - VOA

Ukraine Leader: Truce Reached to End Violence - WP

Ukraine Leader Strains to Keep Grip as Crisis Grows Deeper - NYT

Ukraine President 'Agrees to Truce' - BBC

Ukraine President, Protest Leaders Agree on Truce - AP

Ukraine Leader Names New Army Chief After Clashes - AP

Obama Warns of ‘Consequences’ Over Bloodshed in Ukraine - WP

NATO Warns Ukraine Ties Will Suffer if Army Intervenes in Crisis - Reuters

US Bans 20 Ukrainians 'in Chain of Command' from US - LAT

Foreign Ministers to Visit Kyiv Before EU Meeting - VOA

Ukraine’s Deadly Turn - NYT Editorial

Is Ukraine the Cold War’s Final Episode? - WP Opinion

 

“Three Amigos Summit”

North American Leaders Meet in Mexico - VOA

Obama’s Attention is Divided During Trip to Mexico - WP

North American Leaders Meet to Discuss Trade and Immigration - BBC

Obama, Peña Nieto Enter Summit With Low Ratings - LAT

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

US Warns of New Shoe-Bomb Threat - BBC

US Issues Warning About Shoe Bombs on Planes Bound for US - Reuters

Brother-in-Law of 9/11 Hijacker Expected to Plead Guilty - WP

USS Cole Bomber Apologizes for Delay, Calls Gitmo War Court 'Strange' - MH

Man Pleads Guilty in NYC Pipe Bomb Terrorism Plot - AP

Why 9/11 Can Happen Again - LAT Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Troops Fend for Themselves after Army Warned of Flaws in Rifle - WT

Army Emphasizes Speed as it Plans for Uncertain Future - AT

Pentagon's Contracts Plummet in Cruelest Month - Bloomberg

2nd National Guard Soldier Suspended Over Casket Photo Scandal - S&S

Navy CO Fired After Raising Funds From Strip Clubs - S&S

 

United States

Obama: Violent Clashes Not 'Cold War Chessboard' - AP

DHS Orders Cancellation of National License Plate Tracking Proposal - WP

Veterans Could Have Social Security Disability Benefits Expedited - S&S

NSA, DHS Lose Free Speech Legal Fight - VOA

Geopolitics 101 -- Don't Lose Wars! - UPI Opinion

Drug Legalization Claims are Cloudy - WP Opinion

 

Africa

South Sudan Denies Losing ‘Malakal Town’ to Rebels - VOA

Uganda Considers Troop Withdrawal from South Sudan - VOA

Bor Residents Rush to Bury Dead Amid South Sudan Fighting - VOA

Islamists Kill 47 in Attack in Northeast Nigeria - Reuters

Attack Mars Nigeria's Victory Claims - BBC

Arms Fuel Sectarian, Insurgent Violence in Nigeria - VOA

UN's Pillay Warns CAR Sectarian Violence Getting Worse - VOA

New Fighting in Central African Republic Blocks UN Visit - Reuters

Doctors Without Borders Seeks Help Treating CAR Wounded - VOA

 

Americas / Caribbean

Jailed Venezuelan Opposition Leader Urges ‘Resistance’ - WP

Venezuelans Gather for Leopoldo Lopez Court Hearing - BBC

Venezuela Awaits Fate of Jailed Opposition Leader - AP

Fifth Venezuelan Dies in Protests - VOA

Colombia's Military Chief Replaced - BBC

Mexican Prosecutor Resigns After Reporter's Death - AP

Panama Canal Says Consortium Agrees to Restart Work Thursday - Reuters

Brazil: In Rio, Crime Rising in Slums Already Occupied by Police - WP

Pity Brazil’s Military Police - NYT Opinion

 

Asia / Pacific

Nationalistic Remarks From Japan Lead to Warnings of Chill With US - NYT

Civil Court Issues Mixed Verdict on Thailand’s State of Emergency - VOA

Court in Thailand Limits Crackdown on Protesters - NYT

Chinese Vice Governor Subject of Corruption Probe - VOA

Top Official Facing China Probe - BBC

Two Koreas Set for Family Reunions - BBC

Australian Missionary Detained in North Korea - VOA

North Korea Arrests Christian Missionary From Australia - NYT

N. Korea’s Crimes Against Humanity Have ‘No Parallel’ Today - WP Editorial

The Nightmare that is North Korea - LAT Editorial

Japan: War, Peace and the Law - NYT Editorial

 

Europe

Less Than a Third of Scots Plan to Vote for Independence - Reuters

Restrictions on Turkish Media Tighten - VOA

 

Middle East / North Africa

Kerry, Abbas Meet in Paris on Framework for Two-State Solution - VOA

Kerry, in Paris, Pushes for Mideast Peace Outline - AP

Obama, Turkish Leader Discuss Mideast Conflicts - AP

Iraq's Turmoil Likely to Grow as Shiite Leader Sadr Bows Out - UPI

Lebanon: Beirut 'Suicide Attack' Kills Four - BBC

Lebanon: Beirut Blasts Kill 4, Injure More Than 100 - AP

Lebanon: Sunni Militants Claim Beirut Blast - VOA

Iran Blames 'Zionist Regime' for Beirut Bombing - UPI

Disillusionment in Libya Over Vote on Charter Assembly - NYT

Britons Warned Over Egypt Travel - BBC

Egypt’s ‘Rhinoceros’ Allegory - NYT Opinion

 

South Asia

Indian State to Free 7 Men Convicted in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Plot - NYT

Pakistani Police Arrest 6 After Couple's Stoning Deaths - VOA

Pakistan Showdown - UPI Opinion

 

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