Small Wars Journal

12 April SWJ Roundup

Sat, 04/12/2014 - 11:59am

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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

For Afghan Journalists, Election Brings a Sense of National Duty - NYT

Afghanistan's Path to Lasting Success Will Also Be the Hardest - CFR Opinion

Fraud Fears Loom Over Afghan Transition - CFR Opinion

 

Ukraine / NATO

Key US General Splits With Obama Over Ukraine - DB

US Sanctions More Officials Over Russian Takeover of Crimea - TWB

DOD Official: Russia’s Actions Could Reshape Transatlantic Alliance - AFPS

Donetsk Divided as Ukraine PM Offers More Autonomy - VOA

Pro-Russia Ukrainians Promised More Power, But Remain Dubious - NYT

Donetsk Republic: Ukraine's One-Building Autonomy - AP

Armed Men Seize Ukraine Police Station - NYT

Gunmen Seize Ukraine Police Station - BBC

Militants Raise Russian Flag in Ukraine City, Risk of 'Gas War' Looms - Reuters

Mystery Surrounds Death of Ukrainian Activist - NYT

Putin's Energy Threats Come with Cost to Russia - VOA

Ukraine Crisis Upends International Order - VOA Q&A

 

US Department of Defense

NSA Knew About Heartbleed Bug, Exploited it To Gather Intel - Bloomberg

NSA Denies Report That it Knew About, Exploited Heartbleed Bug - LAT

Air Force's Plan to Get Rid of A-10 'Warthog' Runs Into Opposition - WP

Defense Counter-Bomb Unit Cited for Improper Intelligence - Bloomberg

Fox, Sveinsson Discuss Ukraine, Arctic Security at Pentagon Meeting - AFPS

2013 F/A-18 Crash: Out of Fuel, Out of Time and One Chance to Land - VP

Dempsey: DOD Must Make Fixes on Sexual Assaults, Quickly - S&S

Black Congresswomen Ask Hagel to Review Hairstyle Guidance - S&S

Foreign Students Adapt to Rigors of US Naval Academy - VOA

 

United States

Diplomat Who Led Secret Talks With Iran Plans to Retire - NYT

US Reacted to 2012 Bank Cyberattack With Appeal to Allies - WP

The US Must Open the Book on Torture - WP Opinion

The Seductive Allure of Wars We’re Not Winning - WP Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Salmond Says Scotland Independence Vote 'Not About SNP' - BBC

Irish Republican Ordered Held Without Bail in 1998 Bombing Case - NYT

 

World

International Institutions Must Learn from the Past - CFR Opinion

Atrocity Prevention Since 1994 - CFR Opinion

 

Africa

CAR Worried About Peacekeeping Mission Timing - VOA

Somalia: Al-Shabab Strategy Perplexes Some Experts - VOA

Kenyan Aid Workers 'Free' in Somalia - BBC

Mugabe Comment Offends Nigeria - BBC

Guinea-Bissau Holds First Post-Coup Election - VOA

Colonialism, Bloodshed and Blame for Rwanda - NYT

Progress, Rwandan Style - CFR Opinion

 

Americas / Caribbean

UK 'Provokes' Argentina in Falklands - BBC

Brazil: Police Clash With Squatters in Rio de Janeiro Slum - NYT

Brazil: Clashes as Squatters Evicted in Rio - BBC

Salvadoran General Accused in Killings Should Be Deported, Judge Says - NYT

US Inmate Ends Hunger Strike in Cuba - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

Top Marine in Japan: If Tasked, We Could Retake Senkakus From China - S&S

DOD Spokesman Calls Hagel Asia Trip a Success - AFPS

More Amphibious Forces Needed in Pacific, General Says - AFPS

Hagel, Mongolian Defense Minister Agree to Deepen Ties - AFPS

China Takes On Big Risks in Its Effort to Extract Shale Gas - NYT

Former US Commander Sees N. Korean Nuclear Breakthrough 'Unlikely' - VOA

North Korea Likely Used Drones For Spying, South Says - S&S

Australian PM: Search for Missing Malaysian Plane Will Take a Long Time - VOA

Burma's First Census in 30 Years Completed Amid Controversy - VOA

Signals From North Korea - NYT Editorial

 

Europe

UNHCR Urges EU to Help Italy With Tide of Refugees - VOA

EU Urged to Help Italy with Migrants - BBC

 

Middle East / North Africa

White House Denies Iran Envoy Visa - VOA

US Says Iran’s Pick for UN Envoy Won’t Get a Visa - NYT

US Blocks Iran’s UN Pick, Setting Up New Confrontation - WP

US Refuses Visa for Iran's UN Choice - BBC

Iran Anger Over US Visa Refusal - BBC

Iran Says Has No Plans to Substitute UN Envoy Pick - AP

Iran Secretly Convicted Former Marine, Lawyer Says - NYT

To Save Money, Iran Ends Cash Payout Program - WP

Israeli Military Takes Over Seminary in West Bank Settlement - NYT

Iraqi Deputy PM in Clash with Troops - BBC

Hezbollah Develops New Tactics in Syrian Civil War - AP

Syria Rebels, Government Confirm Poison Gas Attack - AP

American Jailed in Yemen Has Disappeared, His Lawyers Say - WP

Kuwait Orders Blackout in Court Case Over ‘Plot’ Tape - VOA

Egyptian Workers Strike in Growing Numbers - WP

Egyptian Police Kill 2 Brotherhood Members in Shootout - VOA

Inching Forward With Iran - NYT Editorial

Syria’s Lost Generation - NYT Opinion

The West Bank is Hilarious - WP Opinion

 

South Asia

Deadly Blasts Hit India Vote Staff - BBC

Rebels Kill 14 in Anti-Election Campaign in India - AP

Infighting Among Pakistani Taliban Kills 19 - VOA

Pakistan Baby Murder Case Withdrawn - BBC

Pakistan Judge Dismisses 9 Month Old's Murder Case - AP

Defining India's Role in the World - CFR Opinion

 

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