Small Wars Journal

22 March SWJ Roundup

Sat, 03/22/2014 - 1:09am

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Ukraine

Russia’s Takeover of Crimea Now Complete, Kremlin Says - WP

Putin Signs Law Officially Annexing Crimea - VOA

Putin Signs Crimea Annexation Law - BBC

Ukraine Signs EU Accord as Russia Annexes Crimea - VOA

Ukraine Signs Political Accord with European Union - LAT

Putin Formally Gets Crimea; Ukraine, EU Sign Deal - AP

Putin Cool to Idea of Further Retaliation Over Sanctions - NYT

Ukraine Will Be 'Front and Center' on Obama Trip to Europe - VOA

Ukraine Forces Holding Out as Russia Moves on Crimean Bases - VOA

Hagel Praises Ukrainian Restraint in Call With Defense Minister - AFPS

Hagel Gets Assurances About Russian Troops on Ukraine Border - AFPS

Joint Ukraine-NATO Military Exercise Starts in Bulgaria - S&S

Ukrainian Soldiers Trying to Decide Which Army is Theirs - WP

US Skeptical of Russian Military Training Exercises - NYT

Putin Defiant as Sanctions Against Banks Take Bite - WP

Security Monitors to Go to Ukraine - BBC

Russia Agrees to International Monitors in Ukraine - AP

Russia Celebrates Over Crimea While Ukraine Looks West - WP

Donetsk, Ukraine Locals Divided Between Soviet Past, Eurocentric Future - VOA

Kiev Appeals to Restive East with Talk of Greater Autonomy - CSM

A Strategic Vision for Ukraine - WP Opinion

Reject Russia’s ‘Anschluss’ - WP Opinion

 

Russia & US / NATO / Europe

Crisis Prompts Fundamental Reassessment of US-Russia Relationship - WT

US-Russia Nuclear Agenda Continues as Tensions Rise - WP

Moscow Rattles Estonia with Talk of 'Concern' for Russian Population - CSM

Europe Looks to US, Qatar Gas to Reduce Reliance on Russia - VOA

Budget Reductions Could Cut into EUCOM Efforts in Eastern Europe - S&S

NATO's No Deterrent to Russia - DO Opinion

Putin: Yesterday and Today - WP Opinion

Russia’s Spy in Chief - WP Opinion

 

Afghanistan

US Proposal to Donate MRAPs to Pakistan Exposes Kabul Rift - VOA

13 Dead After Gunmen Attack Upscale Kabul Hotel - S&S

Taliban Kabul Hotel Attack Kills 9 - VOA

Taliban Attack on Luxury Hotel in Kabul Kills 9 Civilians - WP

Journalist, Family Among 9 Killed in Afghan Attack - NYT

Afghan Journalist, Family Killed in Hotel Attack - AP

Advisory Team Chief Details Mission with Afghan Corps - AFPS

British Provincial Team Ends Work in Helmand - UPI

Afghanistan's Coming Darkness - WOTR Opinion

 

Syria

Russian Defiance Is Seen as a Confidence Builder for Syria’s Government - NYT

Syria Tops List Of Asylum Seekers in Industrialized Countries - VOA

Syrian Army Says 93 Rebels Killed Fleeing Castle - AP

Syrian Army Says Has Control of Western Homs Province - Reuters

Death Toll Climbs in Syria-Linked Lebanon Clashes - BBC

 

Iran

Israel Steps Up Talk of Threat of Force on Iran - AP

Iran’s Leader Preaches Self-Reliance in Face of Sanctions - WP

Iran Building Giant Fake US Navy Aircraft Carrier - WT

Iran’s Replica of a US Aircraft Carrier Puzzles Navy Officials - S&S

Israel: 8 Jews Killed Leaving Iran in the 1990s - AP

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

Uruguay President Asks US to Free Gitmo Prisoners - AP

Will the ‘War on Terror’ End Like the ‘War on Crime’? - BCJ Opinion

What’s a Logical Drone Strikes Policy? Hint: Not the Current One. - NYT Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Pentagon: Drone Pilots, Cyber Warriors Might Get Medals After All - S&S

USMC to Seek Exceptions to Women in Combat - MCT

Air Force Report Defends Use of Informants - TG

As Military Sex Cases End, More Calls for Change - AP

 

United States

Revelations of NSA Spying Cost US Tech Companies - NYT

Border Patrol Seeks to Add Digital Eyes To Its Ranks - NYT

Deadly Chemical Weapons Lurk Below American Soil - LAT

FBI Agent Will be Cleared in Florida Shooting, Officials Say - WP

FBI Agent Cleared in Fatal Shooting of Man Tied to Boston Suspects - NYT

IRS Employs Former Cop Convicted of FBI Snooping - WT

The Limits of US Power - WP Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Ex-IRA Man Faces Disappeared Charge - BBC

Ex-IRA Chief Charged Over Killing of Belfast Widow - AP

 

Africa

South Sudan Peace Talks Delayed - VOA

Sudan: ICRC Staff Member Killed in Darfur - UPI

Soldiers Fire on Central African Republic Crowd - AP

Congo: Rape as a Weapon of War and Wealth - CSM

Ugandan Official: US Cuts Up to $6 Million in Aid - AP

Female Kenyan MPs Blast Polygamy Law - BBC

Burundi Opposition 'Joggers' Jailed for Life - BBC

Equatorial Guinea Attracts Foreign Workers Despite Dictatorship - VOA

 

Americas / Caribbean

Killing of 7 Marks Rise of Mexico Drug Corridor - AP

Drug Dealers in Mexico 'Made to Eat Children's Hearts' to Prove Loyalty - TI

Brazil Officials Reel After Slum Attacks in Rio - AP

Brazil Troops to Quell Rio Violence - BBC

Washington Should Not Forget Venezuela - WT Opinion

 

Asia / Pacific

South Korea Worries Over Pentagon’s Budget Woes - WT

South Korea, Japan to Hold Three-Way Meeting with US - VOA

Johns Hopkins: North Korea Working at Nuclear, Missile Sites - UPI

Taiwan Slow to Open Economic Floodgates to China - WP

Thailand Court Scraps Election Results, Extending Political Gridlock - LAT

Thai Court Nullifies Election - VOA

Constitutional Court Rules Thai Election Invalid - AP

Nothing Found in Search for Missing Malaysian Jet - VOA

China, Japan and Britain Join Search for Missing Jet in Indian Ocean - NYT

As Malaysia Goes Own Way Over Missing Jet, China Finds Limits to Power - NYT

Japan's Marubeni Confirms Bribery of Indonesian Officials - UPI

 

Europe

Food and Fuel Trump Graft for Turkey's Local Elections - VOA

Turkish Premier Bans Twitter, and the Backlash Goes Viral - WP

In Turkey, Twitter Roars After Effort to Block It - NYT

Turkey's Twitter Ban Backfires as Millions Find Workarounds - VOA

Turkey President Condemns Twitter Ban - BBC

 

Middle East / North Africa

US Drops Bid to Arrange Obama Summit With Divided Gulf States - Reuters

Israel Promotes Plans for 2,372 Settler Homes in the West Bank - VOA

UN Wants International Courts to Look into Israeli Settlements - UPI

Israel Finds 'Longest Gaza Tunnel' - BBC

Israel Uncovers Gaza ‘Terror Tunnel’ - VOA

US Says Disappointed at No Apology From Israeli Defense Chief - Reuters

Gunmen Ram Explosives-Laden Tanker Into Iraq Police HQ, Killing 15 - Reuters

Death Toll Climbs in Lebanon Clashes - BBC

Violence Intensifies as Bahrain Awaits Peace Talks - VOA

Egypt University Expels 23 Students for Protests - AP

Bomb Explodes on Runway of Libya's Main Airport in Tripoli - Reuters

UN Resolution Authorizes Force Against Illicit Libyan Oil - UPI

Thousands Join Rare Algeria Rally - BBC

Algerian Opposition Rallies Against Bouteflika Re-Run - Reuters

 

South Asia

US Embassies in Pakistan Lack Resources to Carry Out Emergency Plan - WT

US Proposal to Donate MRAPs to Pakistan Exposes Kabul Rift - VOA

Police in Pakistani Province Awaiting Outside Training - UPI

US Expresses Concern on Sri Lanka's Arrest of Rights Activists - Reuters

Tamil Women Want Info on Sri Lanka's War Missing - AP

 

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