Small Wars Journal

5 April SWJ Roundup

Sat, 04/05/2014 - 12:17am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

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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 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

Afghans Set to Vote in Historic Poll - BBC

US Eyes Afghan Vote, Seeking Amenable Ally - NYT

Fear of Violence Casts Shadow on Afghan Elections - WP

Afghans Face Election with Hope and Fear - S&S

Afghanistan's Presidential Election, By The Numbers - RFE/RL

AP Photographer Killed, Reporter Wounded in Afghanistan - VOA

Associated Press Photographer Killed, Reporter Wounded - WP

Covering Afghan Vote, Until Shot by an Ally - NYT

Journalists Remember AP Colleagues Shot in Afghanistan - WP

From the Eye of Anja Niedringhaus: Afghanistan, War and Life  - AP Gallery

USAID Calls Accusations of Afghanistan Cover-Up 'Offensive' - GovExec

More Power for Afghan Women - WP Opinion

 

Ukraine / Russia / NATO / Europe

UK’s Hague: Europe Must Not Relax on Russia Sanctions - VOA

Russia Says All Ukrainian Servicemen Left Crimea - AP

Crimean Tatar Leader Expresses Concerns for Future - VOA

A Russian Revolution and its Lessons for Ukraine - WP

 

US Department of Defense

Fox Talks Military Budget at Air War College - MA

Senator Warns Pentagon Not to Bypass Congress on Base Closures - S&S

General Dynamics Says US Army Denied Armored Vehicle Protest - Reuters

Air Force Base at Center of Nuke Scandal Names New Leadership - AP

Lawmakers to Navy: Keep Selling Cigarettes - S&S

Black Women Worried About Army Hair Regulations - S&S

 

Fort Hood Shooting / Related Issues

No Clear Security Fixes for Fort Hood Violence - AP

‘Escalating Argument’ Led to Attack, Army Official Says - WP

Soldier in Fort Hood Attack Was in a Dispute Over Leave - NYT

Hagel: Shooting Investigators Must Be Allowed to Do Their Work - AFPS

Army Secretary Notes Challenges of Detecting Insider Threats - AFPS

Arming All Personnel on Installations Unsafe, DOD Official Says - AFPS

 

CIA / NSA

DOS Secret Letter Warned: Don’t Release CIA Torture Report - DB

I Ran the CIA Interrogation Program, I Know it Worked - WP Opinion

 

United States

Britons Guilty of US Terror Charges Denied Access to Secret Files - Reuters

Potential Witness in Terrorism Trial Does Not Want to Testify in US - Reuters

 

United Kingdom

Poll: UK Split on EU Membership - BBC

Salmond: US Will Not Stand in Way of Scottish Independence - Reuters

 

Africa

US Envoy to Focus on Genocide Prevention in Africa - AP

US Authorizes South Sudan Conflict Sanctions - BBC

US Threatens South Sudan Conflict Sanctions - VOA

UN Investigators: Chadian Soldiers Fired On Civilians In CAR - VOA

Chad Troops 'Fired into CAR Market' - BBC

Chad Soldiers Begin Leaving CAR - AP

Chad Withdrawal from CAR Raises Risks - VOA

Twenty Years On, Questions of Rwandan Justice Persist - VOA

20 Years After Genocide, Rwanda Seeks Tech Revolution - WP

'I am Rwandan' Campaign Confronts Nation's Ethnic Divisions - VOA

Ebola Outbreak: Mali on Alert - BBC

Following Orders in Rwanda - NYT Opinion

 

Americas / Caribbean

Colombia Facing Oil Pipeline Attacks Before Presidential Election - LAT

Venezuela University Officials Decry Attacks on Students - LAT

Venezuelan Opposition Formally Charged - AP

US: USAID-Backed Social Media Network in Cuba Was Not Secret - VOA

Cuba's Official Media Abuzz Over 'Secret Twitter' - AP

 

Asia / Pacific

Hagel Touts Combat Ships' Humanitarian Benefits - HSA

Military Draws New Fans as Japan Shakes Postwar Pacifism - Bloomberg

North Korea: 'Wait and See' on New Nuclear Test - VOA

South Korea Finds Two Crashed Drones, Suspects North Korea - LAT

Suspected North Korean Drones Crude, Reflect New Threat - AP

Thai Government Supporters Plan Rally - VOA

Protecting Hong Kong’s Autonomy - NYT Editorial

The Challenge for China's Leninist Emperor - LAT Opinion

 

Europe

EU to Set Up Court for Kosovo Crimes - AP

NATO Opens Kosovo Airspace to Civilian Overflights After 15 Years - Reuters

Turkish Opposition Loses Recount Bid in Ankara - VOA

Main Pro-Kurdish Party Winner in Turkish Local Elections - VOA

Turkey’s Erdogan Slams Court Rejection of Twitter Ban - VOA

 

Middle East / North Africa

Obama Administration Reassess Mideast Peace Efforts - WP

Kerry: US Commitment to Mideast Peace Not Open-Ended - VOA

Kerry Says It’s ‘Reality Check Time’ in Stalled Mideast Talks - NYT

Kerry Calls for 'Reality Check' in Mid-East Peace Talks - BBC

Kerry Warns US Is Evaluating Role in Middle East Peace Talks - Reuters

A Peace Process in Which Process Has Come to Outweigh Peace - NYT Analysis

US Official Optimistic About Nuclear Deal with Iran - WP

US Official: Iran Nuke Deal to Be Drafted in May - AP

US Accuses Chinese Man of Breaching Iran Nuclear Sanctions - BBC

Syria Ships Out More Chemicals After a 2-Week Lapse - NYT

Syrian Airstrikes Kill at Least 7 Outside Damascus - AP

Thousands of Bahrainis March for Democracy Ahead of F1 Race - VOA

Egyptian Journalists Strike, Demanding Protection - AP

Egypt Deports Activist With Death Penalty Petition - AP

Prospects Improve for End to Libyan Oil Woes - UPI

Kerry Encourages Morocco on Reforms, Commercial Ties - Reuters

Jonathan Pollard, Bargaining Chip? - LAT Editorial

 

South Asia

US, Pakistan View Drone Strikes From Different Perspectives - VOA

Abducted Iranian Guards Freed in Pakistan - VOA

India Set to Begin World's Largest Vote - VOA

Mumbai Gang Rape: Death Sentences for India Rapists - BBC

India’s Tribal Councils Under Fire After Gang Rape - VOA

Indian Envoy Calls for Sri Lanka Power Sharing - AP

 

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