Small Wars Journal

4 April SWJ Roundup

Fri, 04/04/2014 - 12:13am

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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

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

Warscapes - WhyDev - Wings Over Iraq - 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

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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Afghanistan

Fears of Violence, Fraud Cloud Afghan Presidential Election - VOA

War and Unrest Provide for a Scarred Campaign Trail - NYT

Afghans Largely Left to Monitor Own Election - S&S

In Bullet-Ridden Afghan Districts, Free Vote Seems an Empty Promise - NYT

Afghan Presidential Vote May be Different this Time - LAT

Ethnic Divisions Playing Lesser Role in Afghan Elections - S&S

After Afghan Election, Debate Over Post-2014 Troops Continues - DO

The US Military’s Most Crucial Mission Yet in Afghanistan - DO

US Aid Agency Accused of Coverup in Afghanistan - USAT

Afghans Say Pakistani Taliban Border Attacks Rise - AP

Afghanistan or Talibanistan? - AFJ Opinion

4 Reasons Elections Won't Fix Afghanistan - TD Opinion

The April 5th Election is Only The Prelude to Transition - CSIS Opinion

The Campaigns for Kabul - NYT Opinion

 

Ukraine / Russia / NATO / Europe

US Warship Heading to Black Sea - S&S

US Wrapping Up Black Sea Training With Allies - S&S

NATO's Europe Plans Alarm Russia - BBC

Outgunned Ukraine Strives for Military Overhaul - AP

Russian Air Activity in Baltics Worries Lithuania - S&S

Ukrainian Officials: Protesters Shot Under Yanukovych's Orders - VOA

Ukraine Implicates Ousted President and Russia in Shooting of Protesters - NYT

Ukraine Accuses Police in Deaths of Protesters - WP

Pro-Russian Protests in Ukraine’s East Diminish - WP

Russia: Ukrainians 'Planned Terror' - BBC

Moscow Calls on Ukraine to Pay Down its Gas Debt - WP

US Criticizes Russia's Gas Price Hike for Ukraine - VOA

No War with Russia? Don't Be So Sure - TNI Opinion

Putin Has Given NATO A Reason To Live - EWB Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Marines Prepare for Smaller Force - USNI

Air Force's Forgotten Mission (1961) to Mali - WIB

Military One Step Closer to Invisibility Cloaks - DO

The Navy's Newest Destroyer Is a Drone - Bloomberg

Power Failure Downed Predator Returning From Africa Mission - S&S

Stratcom Chief: Trained, Ready Force Key to Combating Threats - AFPS

Betrayed Military Spouses Often Keep Quiet for Fear of Losing Benefits - LAT

Feed the Banker, Starve the Warrior - WOTR Opinion

Events Validate 2 War Strategy & Appropriate Force Structure - EWB Opinion

Time for Women to Join Combat Units - WP Opinion

The Repercussions of Iraq and Afghanistan - WP Opinion

 

Fort Hood Shooting

Gunman Kills 3 Fellow Soldiers at Fort Hood, Takes Own Life - AFPS

Pentagon Grapples with Dangerous Insider Threats - WP

US Military Probes Latest Fort Hood Shooting - VOA

Despite Past Attack, Security Is Still Spotty at Fort Hood - NYT

What We Know About the Fort Hood Gunman So Far - WP

Fort Hood Officials Focus on Suspect's Mental Health - WSJ

'Argument' Clue to Fort Hood Attack - BBC

Ft. Hood Shooter Saw No Combat, Had No Signs of Terror Ties, Army Says - LAT

Fort Hood Gunman Was Being Treated for Mental Health Issues - S&S

Fort Hood Shooter Described as Introverted, Musical - WP

Ft. Hood Gunman's 'Unstable' Mental State is Scrutinized - LAT

Fort Hood Shooter’s Facebook Page Puts Face to Rampage - ABC

Let Soldiers ‘Carry’ on Base - Politico

 

CIA / NSA

Senate Panel Votes to Release CIA Interrogation Report - WP

Panel Votes to Reveal How CIA Interrogated - NYT

Senate Panel Votes to Release CIA Torture Report - AP

Germany Opens Hearings on Snowden Scandal - WP

 

United States

Talk of Freeing Spy for Israel Divides Jews in US - NYT

The US is Still Indispensable - WP Opinion

 

World

Facing the Crisis: From Global Change to Insurgency - KOW Opinion

 

Africa

Chad Withdrawing From AU Mission in CAR - VOA

Chad Pulling Out From Peacekeeping Force in CAR - NYT

Chad to Pull Peacekeepers from CAR - BBC

South Sudan Will Starve Without Help, UN Warns - NYT

At Quiet Rebel Base, Plotting an Assault on S. Sudan’s Oil Fields - NYT

Rwanda's Youth Looks Forward 20 Years After Genocide - VOA

Mali Starts Process to Confine Armed Rebels - AP

Malawi Invites Poll Observers to Monitor May Election - VOA

Mozambique Makes Push to Be Landmine-Free - VOA

Ebola Fatalities in West Africa Reach 83 - VOA

Ebola Patients Await Death in Guinea Wards - AP

 

Americas / Caribbean

Aftershocks Rattle Chile as Military Keeps Order - AP

Costa Rica Leftist Seen Clinching Presidency in One-Horse Race - Reuters

US Secretly Created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to Stir Unrest - AP

AP Report: US Created Secret Cuban Twitter - VOA

US Confirms it Made 'Cuban Twitter' - BBC

White House: 'Cuban Twitter' Was Not Covert Operation - VOA

 

Asia / Pacific

Hagel, ASEAN Defense Ministers Expand Disaster-relief Partners - AFPS

US War Machines Touted as Agents of Mercy - HSA

USMC Shift in the Pacific and the Role of Exercises - SLD

US Commander Outlines Posture to Counter North Korean Threats - AFPS

Australian, Malaysian Leaders in Perth as Search for Jet Continues - VOA

Philippines Struggles to Account for Millions in Foreign Typhoon Aid - VOA

US Calls on Burma to Renew Rakhine Access - VOA

Defend the First Island Chain - Proceedings Opinion

 

Europe

TV Duel in Britain Is Seen to Favor Anti-European Party - NYT

EU Launches Flagship Space Project - BBC

4 Servicemen Killed by Bomb in Russia's Chechnya - AP

Turkey Turns Its Back on the EU - NYT

Turkey Lifts Twitter Ban - Reuters

Turkey Lifts Twitter Ban After Court Calls It Illegal - NYT

America Needs a Pivot to Europe - NYT Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Kerry: Israeli and Palestinian Leaders 'Have to Lead' on Peace Talks - VOA

Kerry Faces Tough Choice as Mideast Peace Talks Falter - WP

Israel Calls Off Prisoner Release as Kerry Seeks to Keep Talks Alive - NYT

Israel Cancels Palestinian Prisoner Release - BBC

Israel Won’t Release Final Group of Palestinian Prisoners - WP

Iran, 6 Powers Start Expert-Level Nuclear Talks - Reuters

UN: Lebanon Now Hosting 1 Million Syrian Refugees - VOA

Lebanon Hosts Over a Million Who Fled Syria, UN Reports - NYT

'Million Syria Refugees' in Lebanon - BBC

Syrian Media: Mortar Fire Kills 6 Near Damascus - AP

Diplomats: Syria Can Meet Chemical Weapons Target - AP

About Half Syria's Chemicals Packed for Removal, Violence Halts Convoys - Reuters

Troops Kill 40 Gunmen Near Iraqi Capital - AP

US, Algeria Work to Improve Security in Maghreb, Sahel - VOA

US and Algeria to Strengthen Counterterrorism Ties - AP

Libya Sees 'Good Intentions' in Oil Port Talks; Rebel Split Seen - Reuters

A Tunisian Leader’s Hope for Democracy - WP Editorial

Peace Talks: Kerry’s Folly, Chapter 3 - WP Opinion

 

South Asia

Pakistan Does Not View India’s Modi as Threat - VOA

Pakistan: Musharraf Unharmed in Assassination Attempt - VOA

Ex-Pakistan Leader Convoy 'Targeted' - BBC

Pakistan: Bomb Explodes on Musharraf's Route From Hospital - AP

 

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