Small Wars Journal

4 May SWJ Roundup

Sun, 05/04/2014 - 5:16am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

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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

War is Boring - 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 - Barefoot Strategist - 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 Jundi - Infinity 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 - The Military Leader - 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

Ukraine Presses Pro-Russia Militants After Fighting Spreads to Port City - NYT

Ukraine Vows to Restore Control in Eastern Region - WP

East Ukraine Stronghold 'Surrounded' - BBC

Ukraine Presses Rebels as Events Spiral in East - NYT

Ukrainian Unrest Spreads; Dozens Dead in Odessa - AP

Pro-Russian Anger at Odessa Deaths - BBC

Behind the Masks in Ukraine, Many Faces of Rebellion - NYT

A Call to Battle in a City Near Russia - WP

Kerry to Russia: Stop Supporting Ukraine Separatists - VOA

Ukrainе Anti-Terror Chief: This Is War - VOA

 

Afghanistan

In Spite of Law, Afghan ‘Honor Killings’ Continue - NYT

Thousands Feared Dead in Afghan Landslide - VOA

‘No Hope’ for Those Buried by Mudslide - NYT

Hundreds Feared Dead in Mudslide, Thousands Missing - WP

Afghan Landslide Missing Search Ends - BBC

Day of Mourning for Afghan Mudslide Victims - BBC

 

US Department of Defense

Officers Testify About 'Mad Minute' of Intense Fire - USAT

Navy’s Fire Scout Helicopter Drone May Get Budget Cut - McClatchy

 

United States

What Would America Fight For? - Economist Editorial

 

United Kingdom

Adams 'Quizzed for 17 Hours a Day' - BBC

 

World

World Marks Press Freedom Day - VOA

 

Africa

Can the US Save South Sudan Now? - WP

US Warns of Plan to Attack Hotel in Nigerian Business Hub Lagos - VOA

Nigeria Cracks Down Before WEF Event - BBC

Kerry Pledges US Help to Return Kidnapped Ni­ger­ian Girls - WP

Kerry Holds Security Talks in DR Congo - VOA

Twin Explosions in Kenya Kill 3 - VOA

Twin Explosions Rock Kenyan City - BBC

Somalia: Al-Shabab Bombing Kills Seven in Mogadishu - Reuters

Deadly Blast Strikes Somali Capital - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

Philippine Military to Share 3 to 5 Camps With US Troops - MT

North Korea Releases List of US ‘Human Rights Abuses’ - WP

Australia PM Abruptly Cancels Indonesia Visit - BBC

Thailand Opposition Leader Calls Again for PM Resignation - VOA

Thailand Opposition Urges Election Delay - BBC

 

Middle East / North Africa

Islamic Jihad Gains New Traction in Gaza - NYT

Syria: Mortar Fire Kills Three in Central Damascus - VOA

Evacuation of Syrian Rebels From Western City Is Delayed - AP

Yemeni Army Officer Killed as Clashes With Militants Grow- AP

Al Qaeda Threatens to Hit Back Over Yemen Drone Strikes - AFP

Egypt Court Sentences 102 Islamists to 10 Years in Jail - VOA

Egypt:Al-Jazeera Journalists Denied Bail - BBC

Among Thousands of Detainees in Egypt, One American - WP

 

South Asia

20 Held and Curfew Imposed After Attacks on Muslims in India - NYT

India Politician Dies in Fire Attack - BBC

 

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