Small Wars Journal

1 March SWJ Roundup

Sat, 03/01/2014 - 8:31am

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Afghanistan

Karzai Shows No Indication of Signing Security Agreement With US - VOA

Officials: Al-Qaida Plots Comeback in Afghanistan - AP

Pakistan: Informal Afghan Peace Talks Are 'A Good Start' - VOA

Afghanistan May Be On Its Own, NATO Says - UPI

The Debate Over Complete US Troop Pullout From Afghanistan - AP Q&A

 

Ukraine

Obama Warns Russia Over Ukraine Meddling - VOA

Obama Blunt in Warning Russia Not to Intervene in Ukraine - LAT

US Warns Russia on Crimea - WP

Putin: Kremlin Heeding Crimea Leader's Call for Help - LAT

Obama Warns Russia Over Ukraine - BBC

Ukraine Says Russia Has Sent in Troops, Obama Appeals to Putin - Reuters

Obama: 'There Will be Costs' for Russian Intervention in Ukraine - AP

US Officials Confirm Influx of Russian Troops into Crimea - WP

Ukrainian Leader Accuses Moscow of Trying to Seize Territory - LAT

Russian Moves in Crimea a Familiar Pattern - USAT

Russian Servicemen Guard Buildings in Ukraine's Crimea - Reuters

US Proposes Mediation Team for Ukraine - AP

Ukraine Urges Putin to Stop 'Provocations' - AP

Ukraine Says It Will Not Bow to Russian 'Provocations' in Crimea - Reuters

Russia Mulls New Land-Grab Law - BBC

In Crimea, Pro- Russian Leader Consolidates Control - NYT

Crimean Leader Claims Control, Asks Putin for Help - AP

New Crimea Leaders Move Up Referendum Date - LAT

Ukrainian Border Guard Vessels Leave Port in Crimea - Reuters

Crimean Tatars Deported by Stalin Rally Against Russia - Bloomberg

2 Ukrainian Mayors Play Different Hands in Crisis - NYT

At Heart of Ukraine Drama, a Tale of Two Countries - AP

Ukrainian Ex-President Speaks From Russia - NYT

Yanukovych is in Russia, But Far From the Kremlin - WP

Chatham House Think Tank: Ukraine Needs 'Tough Love' - UPI

Ukraine News Page - BBC Special Report

What Is Russia’s Aim in Ukraine? - NYT Editorial

Condemnation Isn’t Enough - WP Editorial

Goodbye, Lenin, and Russia - WP Opinion

Russian Aggression Merits a Response - Commentary Opinion

The West Must Work With Russia - NYT Opinion

Don’t Antagonize Russia - NYT Opinion

Diplomatic Niceties Haven’t Worked - NYT Opinion

Understanding Russia and History - NYT Opinion

 

Syria

Islamist Fighters Withdraw From Syrian Town - VOA

Syrian Rebels Retreat From Key Northern Border Town - WP

Isis 'Retreating' in Northern Syria - BBC

Hezbollah Faces Swelling Battle in Syrian Mountains - UPI

NATO, Russia Moving Ahead with Talks on Syria Chemical Arms - Reuters

From Riyadh to Beirut, Fear of Syria Blowback - AP

Guantanamo Briton Faces Syria Charge - BBC

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

US Considers Targeting American Terrorism Suspect in Pakistan - VOA

Homeland Defense Nominee Prioritizes Terrorist Protection - AFPS

Guantanamo Briton Faces Syria Charge - BBC

 

US Department of Defense

Stratcom Commander Outlines Deterrence Strategy - AFPS

For Some Young Recruits, the US Military is the Family Business - S&S

Mabus: Littoral Combat Ship Will Survive - BD

Ship Honors Memories of Those Who Perished on United Flight 93 - PI

Woman Charged in Scheme to Steal Military Identities for Tax Refunds - MA

Hagel Proposes Sensible Cuts - N&O Editorial

Do We Need a Large Army? - WP Opinion

An Outdated Nuclear Weapons Strategy - WP Opinion

Chuck Hagel's Nuclear Exemption - LAT Opinion

 

United States

All 50 Governors Sign Letter to Obama Opposing Cuts to National Guard - AP

Average Time for VA to Resolve Disability Appeals Shoots Up - McClatchy

Federal Workers' Records Mishandled 4,000 Times at Mo. Facility - SLD

Coast Guard Vice Admiral Tapped as Next Commandant - AP

‘A World Awash in Change’ - WP Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Guantanamo Briton Faces Syria Charge - BBC

UK Police Charge Ex-Guantanamo Detainee Over Syria - AP

 

Africa

HRW Finds Evidence of South Sudanese War Crimes - UPI

UN: CAR Civilians Need Increased Protection - VOA

Hollande: France Will Help Fund CAR Government - VOA

Aid Agencies Face Moral Dilemma in CAR - VOA

Aid Cuts, Delays Hit Uganda's Poor Health Sector - WP

 

Americas / Caribbean

Venezuela Protests Continue, National Guardsman Killed - VOA

Anti-Government Protests Continue in Venezuela - AP

Kerry Urges Venezuela Mediation - BBC

Venezuela: Slum Dwellers in Caracas Ask, What Protests? - NYT

'Cuban Five' Agent Imprisoned in US Back in Havana - AP

Venezuela’s Revealing Protests - WP Opinion

 

Asia / Pacific

Japan Losing Global Image Battle Over War Legacy, PM Warns - Bloomberg

China Issues Retaliatory Report on US Human Rights - VOA

Chinese Media Outlet Uses Racial Slur at US Envoy - AP

After Brutal Attack, Hong Kong Journalists Call for End to Violence - VOA

Seoul: North Korea Fired Scuds for First Time Since 2009 - AP

Farm Reforms on North Korean Horizon - UPI

Thai Protest Leader Says to Unblock Bangkok Roads, Still Target Ministries - VOA

Thailand: Protesters Say They’ll End Blockades in Bangkok - NYT

Doctors Without Borders Ordered Out of Burma - UPI

MSF Shocked at Shutdown in Burma - BBC

Cambodian Court Issues Verdicts in Post-Election Violence Case - VOA

Oscar-Nominated 'Act of Killing' Urges Indonesia to Face Its Genocidal Past - VOA

Indonesia and the Act of Forgetting - WP Opinion

 

Europe

EU-US Trade Talks Face Growing Hostility, Ministers Warn - VOA

Russian Opposition Leader Under House Arrest - VOA

Russia: Court Orders House Arrest, No Internet, for Fierce Critic of Putin - NYT

In France, an Experiment in Integrating Roma - VOA

Spain: ETA Says It Will Put All Its Weapons Beyond Reach - AP

Turkey's Government Tries to Expand Intelligence Agency Powers - VOA

Greece: Protesters Scuffle With Riot Police in Athens - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Obama, Israel’s Netanyahu to Meet on Sidelines of AIPAC Forum - WP

Hamas Chases Protesters From Gaza-Israel Border - NYT

Iraq: 'This is War,' Say Kurds in Oil Fight With Baghdad - UPI

UN Says 703 Iraqis Killed in Violence in January - AP

Rouhani: Beliefs Stop Iran From Pursuing Nukes - AP

Report: At Least 13 Killed in North Yemen Clashes - VOA

At Least 13 Killed in North Yemen Clashes - Reuters

Yemen's Aden Al-Ghad Newspaper Says Is Back in Print - Reuters

Journalists Demand Release of Colleagues Detained in Egypt - VOA

World Bank Announces $1.2B Package for Tunisia - AP

Libyan Colonel Shot Dead in Benghazi - AP

Iran Deal Could Encourage Rather than Limit Nuclear Activity - WP Opinion

Why Israel No Longer Trusts Europe - NYT Opinion

 

South Asia

Bombs Kill 11 Pakistan Police Guarding Polio Teams - AP

Militant Ambush Kills 12 of Polio Workers Escort in Pakistan - Reuters

Bearing Portraits of the Missing in Pakistan - AP

Activists Reach Pakistan Capital After Long March - AP

India's Economic Growth Slows Down - BBC

India Maoists Kill Seven Policemen - BBC

Let the UN Unmask the Criminals of Sri Lanka’s War - NYT Opinion

 

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