Small Wars Journal

28 April SWJ Roundup

Mon, 04/28/2014 - 1:46am

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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

War is Boring - Warscapes - WhyDev - Wings Over Iraq - VOA

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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 / Related Issues

US Weighs Harder Line on Russia Than European Allies - NYT

Pro-Russia Separatists Free One of Detained Observers in E. Ukraine - VOA

Pro-Russian Forces Free One Observer in Eastern Ukraine - NYT

Military Observer Freed in Ukraine - BBC

Pro-Russia Militants Parade Captured OSCE Ukraine Monitors - VOA

Pro-Russian Forces Parade Detained European Officers - WP

Germany Condemns Parading of Military Observers - AP

Observers Held in Ukraine Speak Under Armed Guard - AP

Obama: US, Europe Must Act Collectively Against Russia - VOA

EU to Intensify Ukraine Sanctions - BBC

Ukraine Separatists Rally as Unity Backers Meet Putin Foe - VOA

Russian Propaganda Campaign Finds Fertile Ground in Ukraine - McClatchy

Putin Rival Takes Message to East Ukraine - NYT

For Russia, Negatives Outweigh Positives of an Invasion - NYT News Analysis

Ukraine’s Wake-up Call for NATO - WP Opinion

The War on Truth in Ukraine - NYT Opinion

Putin's Grand Strategy for Ukraine - TNI Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Afghan Presidential Hopefuls Rally Supporters Ahead of Run-Off - Reuters

Pentagon to Devise 3 Budget Plans on US Troops in Afghanistan - Bloomberg

UK Helicopter Crash 'a Tragic Accident' - BBC

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

Guantanamo Holds Rare Session to Hear from Captive's Psychiatrist - MH

 

US Department of Defense

Soldier on Trial Because Reporter Kept Digging - TNT

Wisconsin Citizen-Soldiers Took Divergent Paths After Iraq Tour - WSJ

Death Stars are Overrated Military Investments - BG Opinion

Commanders Have Declared Biggest Threat, It's One We're All Ignoring - PM Opinion

 

United States

How to Build a Memorial for a ‘Never-Ending War’? - WT

For North Dakota, Drones a Possible Growth Market - AP

10 Reasons Not to Vote for a Veteran - FP Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Britain is Now 'Post-Christian' - BBC

 

Africa

South Sudan Hopeful of Improved Peace Talks With Rebels - VOA

Looting Follows Evacuation of Muslims in CAR - VOA

Attack in Central African Republic Kills 22, Including Chiefs, MSF Staff - Reuters

Muslims Leave Central African Republic Capital - BBC

Muslim World Body Heading to Central African Republic - AP

3 Aid Workers Killed in Central African Republic - AP

Election Violence Flares in South Africa's Platinum Belt - Reuters

 

Americas / Caribbean

In Venezuela, Protesters Point to Their Scars - NYT

Latin Americans Celebrate Popes' Canonization - AP

 

Asia / Pacific

US and the Philippines Agree to a 10-Year Military Pact - NYT

US, Philippines Defense Deal May Anger China - WP

US, Philippines Reach 10-year Deal on Troops - AP

US-Philippines Pact Could Modestly Boost American Arms Sales - Reuters

Japan Pleased with Obama’s Security Stance, Stymied by Trade Pact - S&S

In Malaysia, Obama Works to Salve Troubled Ties - NYT

Obama: ‘More Work to be Done’ on Malaysia Human Rights - WP

Obama Faces Tough Questions on Malaysia Rights - VOA

Obama Defends Malaysia Rights Stance - BBC

South Korea President Accepts PM's Resignation - VOA

Thousands Protest Nuclear Power Plant in Taiwan - VOA

Calming the Pacific Waters - NYT Editorial

Malaysia’s Moment-  WP Opinion

 

Europe

Russia Tightens Grip on the Internet - VOA

Serbia Elects Ex-nationalist Vucic as New PM - VOA

Serbia's New Government to Overhaul Economy - AP

Vatican Declares Two Popes Saints - BBC

Two Popes Become Saints in Historic Canonizations - NYT

 

Middle East / North Africa

Meet the Syrian Rebels Who Received the First US Missiles - WP

As Deadline Passes, Syria Pressed to Complete Destruction of Chemical Arms - NYT

Syria 'Still Holds Chemical Weapons' - BBC

Watchdog Calls on Syria to Hand Over Remaining Chemical Weapons Materials - VOA

Watchdog: Syria Should Destroy All Toxic Chemicals - AP

Iraq Hits 'Jihadist Convoy' in Syria - BBC

Iraqi Military Hits Jihadist Fuel Convoy - VOA

Car Bomb Attack Kills 10 People in Iraq - AP

Iran's President Faces Pressure From All Sides - LAT

Iran to Target Decoy US Aircraft Carrier in Drills - AP

Abbas Still Seeking Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks Extension - VOA

Palestinians Signal Willingness to Continue Talks - WP

Abbas 'Still Seeks' Israel Talks - BBC

Palestinian Leader Calls Holocaust ‘Heinous Crime’ - VOA

Palestinian President Condemns Holocaust - WP

Palestinians' Abbas Calls Holocaust 'Heinous Crime' - BBC

Israel’s Netanyahu Rejects Abbas' Shift on Holocaust - VOA

Israel’s Netanyahu Warns World on Holocaust Memorial Day - AP

Saudi Arabia Death Toll from MERS Virus Climbs to 102 - VOA

Saudi Arabia Reports 8 More Deaths From MERS Virus - AP

Sisi Urges Big Vote in Egyptian Election; Islamists Urge Boycott - Reuters

Egyptian Judge to Rule on Mass Death Sentence - Reuters

Libya: Gadhafi's Son Faces Charges in Tripoli Court - VOA

Libyan Oil Port Zueitina to Re-Open After Damage Assessed - Reuters

War Descends Anew in Iraq - WP Opinion

 

South Asia

In Pakistan, Signs Praise Spies as Nation Changes  - AP

 

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