Small Wars Journal

8 May SWJ Roundup

Thu, 05/08/2014 - 12:12am

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

US Lawmakers Focus on America's Response to Ukraine Crisis - VOA

Putin Shifts Tone, Urges Delay in Ukraine Vote - WP

Policy Shift: Putin 'Backs' Ukraine Election - BBC

Putin Calls on Ukraine Separatists to Postpone Referendum - VOA

Putin Says He’s Moving Troops From Border to Ease Tension - NYT

Putin Says Russian Troops Have Pulled Back from Ukraine Border - AP

Putin's Ukraine Move Shows Wariness of Overplaying Hand - Reuters

White House Disputes Putin Claim of Troop Withdrawal - WT

White House Says No Sign Russia Has Pulled Back From Ukraine Border - Reuters

No Sign of Russian Withdrawal From Ukraine Border, Official Says - AFPS

Is Ukraine Military Ready to Thwart Russian Invasion? - VOA

G7: Europe Stuck With Russian Gas Dependence - VOA

Putin Eyes Ukrainian Arms Prize as Troops Build Up Along Border - Bloomberg

Ukraine Forces Briefly Retake Mariupol City Hall - VOA

Rebels Seize Back Ukraine City Hall - BBC

Separatists Continue to Seize Buildings in East Ukraine - VOA

Multi-Ethnic Odessa Wrestles With Legacy of Day of Killing - Reuters

Ukraine Candidate: Zero Tolerance for Terrorists - AP

White House to Remove Russia From Trade Benefits Program - Reuters

Legal Minefield of Russia Sanctions Worries Bond Investors - VOA

Germany's Merkel Warns Russia Against 'Old Patterns of Thinking' - Reuters

US Army Sends Its Best Tanks to European War Game - WIB

Young Ukrainians Brush Aside Crisis and Voice Optimism About Future - NYT

Amid Tensions, a Gesture From Putin - NYT Editorial

Russia's War Machine Can't Run Without Ukraine - WIB Opinion

What to Do When Russia Invades Your Country - DB Opinion

The Ukraine Paradox - WP Opinion

Why Putin Grabs What Isn’t His - WT Opinion

 

Afghanistan

State Department Issues More Visas to Afghan Interpreters - WP

Afghan President Pledges Relief to Landslide Victims - VOA

 

Syria

Syria Rebel Leader Says He’ll Ask US for Anti-Aircraft Missiles - NYT

UN May Refer Syria Conflict to War Crimes Court - NYT

Syrian Rebels Depart Homs District Under Deal With Military - NYT

Syrian Rebels Leave ‘Capital of the Revolution’ - WP

Buses Evacuate Rebels from Homs - VOA

Syria Rebels Evacuated from Homs - BBC

Swelling Tide of Syrian Refugees Causes Strains in Jordan - VOA

 

Nigeria / Boko Harem

Boko Harem Waging War in Nigeria, and Seeking New Battlegrounds - NYT

Abduction Vaults Boko Haram Leader Into Headlines - AP

Boko Haram Leader Described as Ruthless, Radical - VOA

Hundreds Feared Dead in New Nigerian Militant Attack - VOA

Islamist Militants Kill Hundreds in Northeastern Nigeria - NYT

Islamist Attack Kills 125 in Northeast Nigeria - Reuters

Official: ‘Many, Many’ Killed in Attack on Nigerian Town - AP

Pentagon Sending Team to Nigeria to Aid Search for Girls - WP

Pentagon Outlines Plans to Help Rescue Kidnapped Girls in Nigeria - S&S

US Military to Assist in Search for Missing Nigerian Girls - AFPS

France Sends Agents to Nigeria, Boosts Ties to Fight Boko Haram - Reuters

Nigeria Offers $300,000 Reward for Information on Abducted Girls - VOA

Nigeria Reward to Find Schoolgirls - BBC

Nigeria Abductions: UK to Send Team - BBC

Real Threat in a Known Market for Children - NYT

Abduction of Girls an Act Not Even Al Qaeda Can Condone - NYT

Explaining Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Islamist Insurgency - NYT Primer

Honoring the Missing Schoolgirls - NYT Opinion

More Brazen Acts From Boko Haram - WT Opinion

Schoolgirls' Kidnappers Thrive in Land Without Law - Telegraph Opinion

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

American Tells Harrowing Story at NY Terror Trial - AP

Handless London Imam Testifies in Own Defense at US Trial - Reuters

 

US Department of Defense

Congress Moving Toward Establishing US Army Structure Commission - DN

General: Millennial Marines Shun Self-Absorbed Culture - WT

Army Returns to the Jungle in Tough New Course - AT

Guard's NASCAR Deal Leads to Virtually No Recruits - USAT

The Army's Growing Arctic Circle Mission - AT

Senators: No A-10 Storage Compromise - AFT

Pentagon Paid $150 Per Gallon for Green Jet Fuel - WT

Sikorsky Wins $1.24 Billion Deal for New Marine One Helicopters - AP

US General Confident F-35 Logistics System Will Work Overseas - Reuters

Sustaining the US Lead in DoD Unmanned Systems - CSIS Report

Navy Just Announced an E-Reader Designed for Life on a Submarine - Verge

Is America's Air Force Dying? - TNI Opinion

Do Away With the Air Force - WP Opinion

The Ultimate 360-Degree Evaluation - WOTR Opinion

Rep. Buck McKeon’s A-10 Sell-Out - ADI Opinion

 

United States

House Lawmakers Close to Deal on Surveillance Legislation - WP

With Stealth, Congressional Spending on Pet Projects Persists, Report Says - NYT

GOP to Attack White House on IRS and Benghazi - NYT

US Climate Has Already Changed, Study Finds, Citing Heat and Floods - VOA

Latest Insult to US Veterans: Wait Times for Medical Care - WT

VA: Shinseki Will Not Step Down as Calls for Ouster Grow - S&S

Report Proposes New Civil Service Framework - PPS/BAH Report

Court Nominee Wrote Memos Justifying Drone Strikes on US Citizens - WT

The Lawyer Behind the Drone Policy - NYT Editorial

America Strikes Out (Again!) - UPI Opinion

The Benghazi Show Trial - WP Opinion

DHS: A Wasteful, Growing, Fear-Mongering Beast - WP Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Populist Party Gaining Muscle to Push Britain to the Right - NYT

Ghosts of the Troubles Haunt Northern Ireland - WP

Britain Weighs its Greatness Without Scotland - WT Opinion

Why Isn't the Government Ready for Scottish Independence? - Telegraph Opinion

 

Africa

South Sudan Rebels to Seek Peace, Respond to US Sanctions - VOA

South Sudan Orders Army to Stop Attacking Rebels - Reuters

South Sudan Rivals Will Meet Friday - BBC

More Than 50,000 Somali Children 'at Death's Door' - BBC

Cost of Somali Piracy Slumps as Attacks Fall - Reuters

Somalis Returned from Kenya Say No Looking Back - VOA

Source: al-Shabab Systematically Targeting Informers in Kenya - VOA

Displaced in CAR Struggle to Get Enough Food - VOA

Central African Republic Journalists Protest Murders of Colleagues - Reuters

South Africans Vote Despite Cynicism - VOA

South Africans Vote in Nationwide Elections - VOA

South Africans Vote as Zuma Seeks Second Term as President - NYT

South Africa's Voting Ends, Counting Starts - AP

Nigeria’s China Connection - NYT Opinion

 

Americas / Caribbean

Mexico Ruling Party Official Arrested on Suspicion of Gang Links - Reuters

Mexican Official Charged With Organized Crime - AP

Almost Out of Time, Brazil Drops Some World Cup Projects - WP

Federal Police in Brazil Threaten World Cup Strike - AP

Homeless Blame World Cup for High Rent in Brazil - AP

Water Rationing Begins in Venezuela Amid Drought - AP

Guatemala Sees Opium Poppies as Potential Revenue-Spinners - Reuters

Cuba Arrests 4 Exiles, Alleges Terror Plot - AP

Cuba Arrests Four Miami-Based Exiles Suspected of Attack Plot - Reuters

Venezuela is in Free Fall - WP Editorial

 

Asia / Pacific

China-Vietnam Tensions High over Drilling Rig - CSIS Critical Questions

US: China State-Run Oil Rig Near Vietnam 'Provocative' - VOA

Vietnam Accuses China of Ramming Vessels in S. China Sea - VOA

Chinese, Vietnamese Navy Ships Collide, Sparking Standoff - S&S

Vietnam and China Ships 'Collide' - BBC          

Vietnam Vows to Take Action Against Chinese Rig - UPI

Philippines Detains 11 Chinese Fishermen - VOA

China's Missile Cruiser a Major Step to Naval Warfare Buildup - WT

US Calls on China to Free Tiananmen Anniversary Activists - Reuters

Prominent Chinese Journalist Criminally Detained - AP

Thailand PM Ousted by Constitutional Court - VOA

Thailand Court Ousts PM Yingluck - BBC

Court Orders Thai Leader Removed From Office - NYT

Thai Court Ousts Prime Minister Yingluck - WP

Thailand's New PM Seen Capable of Compromises, Not Miracles - Reuters

Beverly Hills Confronts Brunei Over Sharia Law - Reuters

Why America Cannot Keep the Peace Alone - CNN Opinion

Philippine-US Security Pact: Implications for Pivot & the S. China Sea - TI Opinion

China Escalates South China Sea Dispute, But Why? - TI Opinion

 

Europe

As European Elections Loom, Parties Struggle for Attention - VOA

Italian Lawmakers Favor Halving Spending on F-35 Jet - Reuters

France to Deploy Cops From China to Protect Tourists, Deter Crime - WT

Norway’s Leaders Snub Dalai Lama in Deference to China - NYT

 

Middle East / North Africa

China, Iran Say They’re ‘Strategic Partners’ as US Watches Warily - McClatchy

Iran, Six Powers Hold 'Useful' Nuclear Talks; Agreement Elusive - Reuters

Israel, US Divided Over Iranian Nuclear Enrichment Deal - Reuters

Iran Says its Gas Could Reach Iraqi Market - UPI

First Iraqi F-16 Makes Maiden Flight - Jane’s

White House Official Urges Mideast Talks Continue - AP

Hamas Executes 2 Men Accused of Aiding Israel - NYT

Hamas Executes Two Men in Gaza as Spies for Israel - Reuters

Gaza's Hamas Executes 2 Alleged Spies for Israel - AP

Yemen Says Kills Militant Behind Attacks on Westerners - Reuters

US Suspends Yemen Embassy Operations to Public, Citing Security - Reuters

Saudi Blogger Jailed for 10 Years - BBC

Prison, 1,000 Lashes for Saudi Web Forum Founder - AP

Libyan Rebels Occupying Oil Ports Refuse to Deal with New PM - Reuters

How Arabs Can Defeat Sectarianism - NYT Opinion

 

South Asia

Gandhis Fend off Modi as India's Election Nears Climax - VOA

Officials: FBI Agent Arrested in Pakistan - VOA

'FBI Agent' Arrested in Pakistan - BBC

FBI Agent May Remain in Pakistani Custody for Days - WP

Pakistani Activist Shot Dead; Aided Blasphemy Suspects - NYT

Lawyer of Pakistani Accused of Blasphemy Killed - AP

Pakistan 'Blasphemy Lawyer' Murdered - BBC

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