Small Wars Journal

6 May SWJ Roundup

Tue, 05/06/2014 - 8:07am

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

NATO's Top Commander: Russia Won't Invade Ukraine - VOA

Clashes Bring New Setbacks to Ukraine’s Forces - WP

Deadly Clashes Erupt in Ukraine as Troops Push Toward Rebel-Held City - NYT

Fierce Fighting in East Ukraine Tests Leadership in Kyiv - VOA

Heavy Fighting Reported in Ukraine's Slovyansk - VOA

Ukraine Troops Ambushed by Pro-Russia Gunmen; 14 Die - LAT

Ukraine Says 30 Pro-Russian Insurgents Killed - AP

Ukraine Says More Than 30 Separatists Killed in Slaviansk Fighting - Reuters

Violence in Ukraine's Odessa Could Lead to Even More Unrest - VOA

A Burst of Violence Has Odessa Fearing the Worst - WP

Ukraine Sends Elite Force to Odessa - AP

Ukraine Officials Block Flights Into East - NYT

Nearly 70 Pro-Russian Detainees Released in Odessa - VOA

Russia to Deploy New Submarines, Ships to Black Sea Fleet - Reuters

Putin Honors Journalists as Ukraine Propaganda War Heats Up - Reuters

Hope for Boost on Ukraine Elections - BBC

Britain: Russia Wants to Disrupt Ukraine Vote - AP

Germany Says Ukraine Is Close to War, Widens Travel Warning - Reuters

White House Tells Executives to Skip Meeting Hosted by Putin - NYT

Can Kiev Fight Back? - BBC News Analysis

Ukraine Crisis Emboldens Obama's US Critics - VOA Opinion

Romanian Navy Conducts Black Sea Drills - AP

How Putin Is Reinventing Warfare - FP Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Aid Groups, Afghan Government Rush to Help Landslide Survivors - VOA

Lack of Orderly Means to Distribute Aid Is Latest Setback for Village - NYT

Bomb Kills 3 Policemen in Western Afghanistan - AP

Pakistan: Attack on NATO Supply Convoy Kills 2 - AP

Pakistan Supplies Afghan Forces By Air - VOA

Fort Bragg Soldiers Stand Guard at Base Near Ancient Afghan Fortress - FO

Afghanistan and the Colonel Kurtz Effect - WOTR Opinion

Syria

Persistent Saudi-US Differences Hurt Syria Strategy - VOA

US Recognizes Syria Opposition Offices as 'Foreign Mission' - VOA

US Grants ‘Mission’ Status to Syrian Opposition Coalition - WP

Syrian Opposition Delegation Is Given Diplomatic Status - NYT

Syria Opposition to Open US Mission - BBC

US Again Takes Stab at Promoting a Moderate Syria Opposition - McClatchy

 

On War

Let Slip the Dolphins of War - NYT Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Destroying and Building Nuclear Weapons - WP

Army's Plan to Cut 7 Brigade Combat Teams - AT

Inside the Navy's Coastal Patrol Mission - S&S

Sikorsky Unveils Newest Helicopter, Marines' CH-53K 'King Stallion' - FLSS

Hagel Orders DOD-Wide Alcohol Review After Sex Assault Report - S&S

 

United States

VA Treatment Records at Fort Collins Falsified, Probe Finds - USAT

American Legion Calls on Shinseki to Resign - S&S

US Confirms First MERS Case - VOA

What Obama Botched in Libya - WP Editorial

Release Obama’s Benghazi Intelligence Briefings - WP Opinion

How the White House Helped Republicans on Benghazi - WP Opinion

 

United Kingdom

'No UK Trade Benefit' in Being in EU - BBC

Scotland's Teenage Voters Hesitant About Independence - Reuters

Adams Detention and Release Aggravate Both Sides of N. Irish Divide - Reuters

IRA Case: Victim's Son 'Feared Backlash' - BBC

Polish Families' Homes Attacked in Belfast - BBC

 

World

WHO Declares Spread of Polio a Public Health Emergency - VOA

Polio’s Return After Near Eradication Prompts a Global Health Warning - NYT

World Facing Polio Health Emergency - BBC

War Zones Enabled One Nonprofit to Become Flush With Cash - WP

 

Africa

Africa's Emergence Poses Choice for US Ties - AP

US Expands Presence in Djibouti - VOA

US Signs Lease to Keep Strategic Military Installation in the Horn of Africa - NYT

US, Djibouti Reach 10-Year Security Agreement - AP

US Signs Long-Term Lease for Military Base in Djibouti - VOA

Kerry Pushes Both Sides Toward South Sudan Talks - VOA

Kerry Promotes South Sudan Peace Talks as Fighting Erupts - WP

UN Chief in South Sudan to Urge for Peace - AP

South Sudan Army, Rebels Battle Over Oil Town - VOA

South Sudan Oil Town Offensive Falters - BBC

Nigeria Bogged Down in Fight Against Boko Haram - LAT

Nigeria's Boko Haram Threatens to Sell Kidnapped Schoolgirls  - VOA

Nigerian Islamist Leader Threatens to Sell Kidnapped Girls - NYT

Boko Haram 'to Sell' Nigeria Girls Abducted from Chibok - BBC

Nigeria Ruling Party Condemns Boko Haram Threats - VOA

US Assisting Nigeria in Search for Abducted Schoolgirls - VOA

US 'Outrage' at Nigeria Abductions - BBC

UK's Hague Offers Nigeria Help on Schoolgirl Kidnap - Reuters

Gunmen Free Suspected Boko Haram Militants in Cameroon - VOA

French Troops Kill Gunmen in Heavy Central African Republic Clashes - Reuters

Kerry Calls on Congo's Kabila to Honor Constitution - VOA

DRC Information Minister: Kabila Not Urged to Avoid Third Term - VOA

DR Congo Rape Trial Clears Many Troops - BBC

Somali Forces Seek Out Terrorists Hiding in Shadows - VOA

In South Africa, ANC Counting on Past - NYT

Chinese PM in Ethiopia as Part of Africa Tour - VOA

China Assures Africa of Commitment to Continent - VOA

Ethnic Cleansing in Africa - NYT Editorial

 

Americas / Caribbean

Are Mexican Drug Lords Making Your Margarita Expensive? - WP

Colombia's Santos Keeps Lead in Opinion Poll on Election; Rival Gains - Reuters

Outsider Varela Wins Panama Election - BBC

Venezuelan Protesters 'Abused' - BBC

Five Killed in Honduras Jail Fight - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

US Allies in Pacific Adding 'Mini-Carriers' to Their Fleets - S&S

PACAF Commander: Russian Air, Sea Patrols Increasing in Pacific - S&S

Air Force Pacific Commander Highlights Importance of Engagement - AFPS

US, Philippines Launch Joint Military Drills - VOA

China Drilling in Vietnam Waters in Latest South China Sea Dispute - S&S

China Jails Man for Military Leak - BBC

Chinese Rights Lawyer Detained in Latest Clampdown - AP

Six Wounded in Knife Attack at Chinese Train Station - VOA

Another Violent Attack at Railway Station in China - NYT

Knife Attack at South China Train Station - BBC

Embattled Thai PM Faces Abuse of Power Charges - VOA

Embattled Thai PM Testifies in Abuse of Power Case - AP

Thai PM in Court Over Abuse of Power - BBC

9 Injured in Bombings in Thailand's Restive South - AP

Vietnam Jails Two Bloggers for 'Abusing Democratic Freedoms' - VOA

 

Europe

Russia to Abide by Arms Reduction Treaty With US - Reuters

Chasing Nazi Death Camp Guards With New Tools - NYT

Anti-Corruption Group Finds EU Vulnerable to Fraud - VOA

UN Panel on Torture Presses Vatican Envoy on Abuse - NYT

Turkish Parliament Commission to Probe Alleged Corruption - VOA

With Conspiracy-Minded Intrigue, Life Imitates Fiction in Turkey - NYT

 

Middle East / North Africa

China Aims to Boost Military Relations with Iran - VOA

Iran Admiral: US Ships Are a Target in Case of War - AP

Russia Expects Progress in Iran Nuclear Talks Next Week - Reuters

Iran: UN Nuclear Inspectors to Visit 2 Uranium Sites -VOA

Iran's President Faces Pressure From All Sides - LAT

Iran's Hard-Line Lawmakers Grill FM on Holocaust - AP

Video of Clash Brings Outcry From Israeli Troops - AP

Frenchman Killed in Yemeni Capital; Two Wounded - VOA

Yemeni Authorities Were Warned Ahead of AQAP Prison Raid - Reuters

Egypt's Sissi: Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi are 'Finished' - VOA

Egypt Presidential Candidate Sisi: Muslim Brotherhood 'Finished' - LAT

Egypt: Sisi Vows Muslim Brotherhood 'Won't Exist' - BBC

Libya Has New Prime Minister Despite Controversy - VOA

Libya's Congress Confirms New PM - BBC

What Obama Botched in Libya - WP Editorial

 

South Asia

In India, Women, Youth Turnout in Large Numbers to Vote - VOA

Criminal Charges Don't Deter Politicians in India - AP

India: Modi Attacks Priyanka Gandhi Remarks - BBC

Pakistan: Attack on NATO Supply Convoy Kills 2 - AP

Pakistan Supplies Afghan Forces By Air - VOA

Pakistan No Country for Journalists - NYT Editorial

 

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