Small Wars Journal

3 April SWJ Roundup

Thu, 04/03/2014 - 1:13am

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BBC - CNN World - CSM World - LAT World - NYT World - WP World -

Security Clearance - Stars & Stripes - War on the Rocks - War Council

Warscapes - WhyDev - Wings Over IraqVOA

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

DEFCON Hill - Best Defense - Danger Room - Defense News

Defense One - Defense Tech - DoD Buzz - The Diplomat - Clausewitz Homepage

Early Warning - Eurasia Review - Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - Fortuna’s Corner

Ground Force Dialogue - David Ignatius - Defense in Depth -Defense Tech

Early Warning Blog - Feral JundiInfinity 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 - Next Navy - Parameters - RUSI

ZenPundit - CNA - CNAS - CSIS - ILW - ISW - Rand - TJF - USIP

 

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Ukraine / Russia / NATO / Europe

US Seeks Stiff Penalty in Ukraine Case - WP

NATO Suspends Cooperation with Russia - VOA

Despite Crisis, NATO to Keep Working with Russia in Afghanistan - S&S

NATO: Further Russian Intervention in Ukraine Would Be ‘Historic Mistake’ - VOA

Breedlove: Ukraine Situation Shows Need for US Forces in Europe - S&S

NATO General Says He Sees Potent Russian Threat - NYT

Russia Could Achieve Ukraine Incursion in 3-5 Days - Reuters

US Sends Jets, Destroyer as NATO Beefs Up Eastern Defense - S&S

US Sends 175 Marines to Boost Force in Romania - S&S

In Crimea, Russia Showcases a Rebooted Army - NYT

Yanukovych Decries Crimea Annexation - BBC

Deposed Yanukovych Wants Crimea Back in Ukraine - WP

Battles Loom Over Crimea's Cultural Heritage - VOA

Russia's Plans to Partition Ukraine - Atlantic Opinion

Under Someone Else's Gun - UPI Opinion

Will Putin Push Sweden Toward NATO? - BD Opinion

Putinomics - WP Opinion

Crimea: Too Small to Matter - Reuters Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Alliances Realign as US Pulls Out of Afghanistan - Guardian

Despite Crisis, NATO to Keep Working with Russia in Afghanistan - S&S

Compromises and Concerns of Fraud in Afghan Election - WP

Afghanistan Deploys Security Forces Nationwide to Secure Polls - VOA

Security Lockdown in Kabul as Election Day Nears - RFE/RL

Presidential Candidates Key to Fate of Nation, Legacy of US - S&S

US, Eyeing Exit and Mindful of Past, Keeps Distance From Election - Reuters

Millions of Women Register to Vote, Hoping to Have an Impact - RFE/RL

March Fatality-Free for US Forces in Afghanistan - S&S

Suicide Blast at Afghan Interior Ministry Kills 6 - VOA

Bomber Kills Six at Interior Ministry Entrance in Kabul - NYT

Taliban Attacks Afghan Interior Ministry, Killing 6 - WP

Bomb Kills 6 at Well-Guarded Area in Afghanistan - AP

Police Killed in Kabul Suicide Blast - BBC

Afghanistan's Presidential Election - RFE/RL Flash Analysis

Afghanistan: Before and After the Taliban - BBC Info Graphics

 

US Department of Defense

Ft. Hood: 4 Dead, at Least 11 Injured - LAT

Another Fort Hood Attacks Leaves 4 Dead, 14 Hurt - WT

Four Dead in Fort Hood Shooting, Officials Say - WP

Fort Hood Shooting Leaves 4 Dead, 14 Injured - NYT

Fort Hood Shooting Leaves Several Dead, 14 Injured - Reuters

Officials Identify Fort Hood Shooting Suspect - WSJ

Fort Hood Shooting: Gunman Identified as Spc. Ivan Lopez - ABC

Killing Terrorists in Hi-Def: Apache Technology in Final Tests - WT

KBR Asked to Release Corporate Files, Widening Fraud Investigation - WP

Report: DOD Not Tracking ‘Revolving Door’ Statistics - S&S

Job Pool Expanding for US Troops Interested in Heading Down Under - S&S

Army's Hair Regulations are Racist, Black Soldiers Say - AT

Putting the Military on the Defensive Over Sex - WT Opinion

 

CIA / NSA

Report: CIA Misled Public About Terror Detainees - VOA

Senators Clear Path for Release of Detention Report on CIA - NYT

CIA's Harsh Interrogation Tactics More Widespread than Thought - McClatchy

Former CIA Deputy Rebuts Republican Charges on Benghazi - WP

Ex-CIA Leader Denies Role in Benghazi ‘Cover-up’ During Heated Hearing - WT

Former CIA Official: No Politics in Benghazi Memo - AP

Official: NSA Did Warrantless Searches of Americans’ Data - WP

A Tortured Debate Between Congress and CIA - WP Opinion

What if Secrecy, NSA Trump the Constitution? - WT Opinion

 

United States

Abu Ghaith Trial Tests How Courts Handle Terror Cases - WP

Ex-State Dept. Adviser Stephen Kim Sentenced in leak Case - WP

VA Reports Claims Backlog Down 44 Percent Since Peak  - S&S

A Critique of the "Do Something Now" Doctrine - WOTR Opinion

Obama: Ineffectually Challenged - Reuters Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Stealth Drone Debuts: ‘Most Advanced Aircraft Ever Built by UK Engineers’ - WT

Key TV Debate Over UK's EU Future - BBC

 

United Nations

Iran’s Choice for UN Post Fuels Tension With US - NYT

US Lawmakers Outraged Over Iran UN Choice, Seek Change in Law - Reuters

US Outrage at Iran 'Hostages' Envoy - BBC

US Troubled by Iran's Choice of its UN Ambassador - AP

18 Countries Ratify UN Arms Trade Treaty - AP

Can We Ever Move on From the Hostage Crisis? - VOA Opinion

 

Africa

Suicide Bombers Kill 15 in Northern Nigeria - VOA

Nigeria Suicide Bomb 'Kills 21' - BBC

UN Chief Urges Action on CAR - AP

EU-Africa Leaders Discuss CAR Crisis - BBC

HRW Reports Massacres in CAR - VOA

Violence Leaves CAR Residents in Perpetual Fear - VOA

Medical Aid Group Launches Fundraiser for CAR - VOA

'Al-Shabab Recruiter' Shot in Kenya - BBC

Kenyan Cleric, Recently Shot, Predicted Death - VOA

Ebola Outbreak in Guinea 'Limited' - BBC

Postcolonial Resentments Loom Over Meeting of Europeans and Africans - NYT

 

Americas / Caribbean

Mexico: Knights Templar Drug Lord Confirmed Killed - BBC

Catholic Church Blasts Venezuela for 'Brutal Repression' of Protesters - Reuters

Bishops Say Venezuela Seeks Totalitarian Rule - AP

Vargas Llosa to Join Venezuela Protest - BBC

Brazil's Military to Cooperate in Dirty War Investigation - LAT

Brazil Jury: 15 Police Guilty in Prison Killings - NYT

6 Killed in Earthquake off Northern Chile - NYT

Mass Prison Escape in Quake-Hit Chile City - BBC

Argentina Launches Falklands Note - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

Hagel Describes Role of Partnerships in Asia-Pacific Rebalance - AFPS

Hagel: Malaysia Jet Search Shows Need for US in Asia - VOA

Hagel: ASEAN Meeting Reflects Commitment to Asia-Pacific - AFPS

Partnering on Disasters, Climate Will Top ASEAN Talks, Hagel Says - HAS

Japan Ends Decades-Long Ban on Export of Weapons - NYT

As Koreas Trade Missiles, Top US Commander Warns Against Budget Cuts - S&S

South Korea Examines 'North Korea Drone' - BBC

Washington, Beijing Spar Over Philippines’ Court Case Against China - S&S

US Caught in Middle of Historical Disputes Between Japan, South Korea - AP

Clashes at China Environmental Rally - BBC

Malaysian Police: Jet Mystery May Never Be Solved - WP

Malaysian PM Arrives in Australia - AP

Thai Court Accepts Petition Against Embattled PM - VOA

As Court Cases Mount, Survival Hopes Wane for Troubled Thai PM - Reuters

Realizing the Asia-Pacific Rebalance - Hagel DO Op-Ed

 

Europe

French Leader Approves a Cabinet of Mixed Messages - NYT

Turkey Court Says Twitter Ban Violates Free Speech - VOA

Court: Turkey's Twitter Ban Illegal - BCC

It is Time to Save the EU - Reuters Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Negotiators to Meet on Snagged Mideast Peace Talks - VOA

Palestinians Make a Surprise Move, and Mideast Talks Falter - NYT

US Scrambles to Rescue Foundering Mideast Peace Talks - WP

US Defends Mid-East Peace Talks - BBC

US Release of Israeli Spy Pollard Could Be Key to Renewed Peace Talks - VOA

Pollard Waives Parole Hearing; Middle East Talks Stumble - WP

American Spy's Release to Israel Would be High-Stakes Gamble - AP

Dempsey Pleased at US-Israeli Review of Threats - AFPS

Iran Says Does Not Seek Indefinite Power for Syria’s Assad - Reuters

Monitor: Death Toll in Syria's Civil War Surpasses 150,000 - Reuters

Syrian Boys Become Breadwinners as Parents Struggle in Turkey - VOA

Syrians Adjust to Life Without Limbs - AP

Syrian Report: Mortar Shells Kill 5 in Damascus - AP

Aberdeen Scientists Waiting to Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons - BS

Election Campaigning Begins in Iraq - BBC

Omar Bakri 'On the Run' in Lebanon - BBC

Militants Attack Army in Southern Yemen, Kill 8 - AP

Eleven Dead in Yemen Militant Attack - BBC

Egypt: Police Chief Dies in Cairo Bombings - BBC

Egypt Bombings Target Police, 2 Dead - VOA

Egypt: Blasts Near Cairo University Kill Police Official, Injure Five - WP

Kerry in Algeria for Reform, Security Talks - AP

All Talk on Syria - WP Editorial

Bad Move on Jonathan Pollard - NYT Editorial

 

South Asia

Pakistan Rejects Musharraf's Request to Go Abroad - AP

The Other Threat to Pakistan - NYT Opinion

 

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