Small Wars Journal

11 May SWJ Roundup

Sun, 05/11/2014 - 12:10am

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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

Amid Much Uncertainty, Separatists Prepare for Voting in E. Ukraine - NYT

Ukrainian Separatists Prepare for Referendum - WSJ

As Ukraine Drifts Close to Civil War, All Eyes On Vote - WP

Ukraine Rebels Hold Self-Rule Vote - BBC

Tensions High in Ukraine Ahead of Vote - VOA

Risking Conflict, Separatists Prepare to Vote in Ukraine - NYT

Ukraine Rebels Seeking Mandate in Referendum - WP

In Eastern Ukraine’s Mariupol, Law and Order Crumble - WP

From Calm to Chaos and Bloodshed in East Ukraine Port - AFP

Ukraine President Decries Eastern Sovereignty - AP

Ukraine Warns of 'Abyss' as Rebel East Approaches Self-Rule Vote - Reuters

Russia Ratchets Up Ukraine’s Gas Bills in Shift to Economic Battlefield - NYT

France, Germany Warn Moscow of 'Consequences' - VOA

German and France Send Russia a Warning - NYT

France, Germany Threaten Russia Over Poll - BBC

Crimea: Russia Harvesting Seeds Sown in the 1990s - TB Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Camp Bastion’s “Dirt Track Red Team” - MCT

Mega-base in Afghanistan a Big Change for Soldiers of the 508th - FO

 

Syria

UN: Syrian Government Uses Aid as Weapon of War - VOA

Syrians Return to Damaged Homes After Rebels Leave Homs - AP

 

Nigeria / Boko Harem

Why The US Hasn't Sent Special Forces To Rescue The Nigerian Girls - CSM

Nigeria Refused Help to Search for Kidnapped Girls - AP

Nigerian Army Posts Two Divisions to Hunt for Missing Girls - Reuters

First Lady Gives Weekly Address on Nigerian Girls - AP

US First Lady Condemns Nigeria Kidnaps - BBC

Why Clinton’s State Dept. Didn’t List Boko Haram as a Terrorist Group - CSM

Islamic Bloc Chief: Nigeria Kidnappings Barbaric - AP

Insurgents Blow Up 2nd Bridge, Abduct Wife, 2 Kids - AP

Kidnappers in Nigeria's Delta Release Three Dutch Nationals - Reuters

Negotiate With Boko Haram to Release Girls? - CSM Editorial

The Blood-Stained Hunters of Boko Haram - Atlantic Opinion

Why the US Has Few Options To Help Find Kidnapped Girls - DO Opinion

How to Loosen Boko Haram’s Hold on Nigeria - CSM Opinion

 

War Crimes

The Last Man at Nuremberg - Atlantic

In Rwanda, Finding Echoes of Germany - NYT Opinion

 

Extremism

What’s So Scary About Smart Girls? - NYT Opinion

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

New Benghazi Probe Inspires Partisan Animosity - AP

GOP Probe of Benghazi Holds Political Peril for Both Parties - McClatchy

A Road Map for the Select Committee on Benghazi - WT Opinion

 

Snowden

Report: Al Qaeda Tries New Encryption Post-Snowden Leaks - WSJ

Was Snowden's Heist a Foreign Espionage Operation? - WSJ Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Contractor Costs Must Come Down, US Army Brass Says - DN

Combat Vets Champion A-10 Warplane Pentagon Wants to Scrap - Bloomberg

Price of Putting the A-10 in Type 1000 Storage - DN

Will Congress Give the Guard Everything It Wants? - BD

Bring on the Frigate: LCS Is Outgunned, Outclassed - RCD Opinion

Better a Larger Force Than a Ready One - EWB Opinion

How Political Pressure Has Unraveled Army Radio Plans - Forbes Opinion

 

United States

DNI Memo Revisits Policy on Citing Leaked Material, to Some Confusion - NYT

Secret Service Agents Diverted to Protect Aide - WP

Interim Director Appointed for Phoenix VA Health Care System - AP

Veterans Voice Anger, Frustration to McCain at Phoenix Forum - AP

VA Nurse on Leave Over Email on How to Game' Treatment Delays - USAT

With New Veterans Bill, FL Aims to be 'Most Military-Friendly State' - FLSS

Airline Flight Had Close Call With Drone in March - USAT

Unidentified 9/11 Remains Returned to World Trade Center Site - AP

 

United Kingdom

'No Extremism Link' in Trojan Schools - BBC

 

Australia

Australia Is Getting Aircraft Carriers, Sort Of - WIB

 

United Nations

'Killer Robots' to be Debated at UN - BBC

 

Africa

South Sudan Ceasefire Comes Into Effect - BBC

South Sudan Army Says Ready for Cease-fire - VOA

UN Calls for Immediate Aid Relief for South Sudan - VOA

South Sudan Deal Prompts Aid Demand - BBC

UN Readies Aid in South Sudan After Ceasefire Deal - Reuters

Fifth Consecutive Electoral Victory for South Africa’s ANC - VOA

South Africa Confirms Ruling Party Win After Count - AP

CAR's Seleka Rebels Pick New Commander, Say to Regroup - Reuters

UN Sanctions Central African Republic Ex-President - AP

 

Americas / Caribbean

Mexico Sets Up New Michoacan Force - BBC

Mexico to Transform Anti-Cartel Vigilante Forces - AP

Stowaways to US Border Stranded in Mexico by Train Ban - NYT

Venezuela's Maduro Rails at 'Stupid' US Sanctions Calls - Reuters

Brazil Deploys Troops to Secure Borders for World Cup - Reuters

Argentina Bishops Condemn Violence - BBC

Cuba Briefs US Officials on Detained Exiles - AP

 

Asia / Pacific

ASEAN FMs Urge Restraint in East China Sea Disputes - VOA

Philippines to Raise China Dispute at ASEAN Summit - AP

Philippines Jails Chinese Sailors in Fish Dispute - NYT

Popular Anger Towards China a Test for Vietnam - CSM

Protesters in East China Clash with Police Over Waste Incinerator Plan - Reuters

North Korea Issues Its Latest Nuclear Threat - AP

Thailand: Rival Protests Launched, Pressure Grows on Government - VOA

Ousted Thailand PM Supporters Hold Rally - BBC

Supporters of Ousted Thai Prime Minister Rally in Show of Force - AP

Indonesia's Opposition Wins Parliamentary Election - VOA

Indonesia's Most Popular Islamic Party Backs Jokowi for President - Reuters

China Abandons Small Stick Diplomacy? - TD Opinion

 

Europe

Turkish PM Erdogan Heckles Lawyer's Speech, Storms Out - Reuters

Opposition Boycotts New Macedonian Parliament - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

In Yemen, a Counterterrorism Challenge - NYT

Yemen Shooting Opens Window on US Clandestine Operations - NYT

US Officers Flown Out of Yemen After Fatal Shootings - WP

Americans Killed 2 Yemenis During Attempted Abduction, US Says - AP

US Embassy Officers in Yemen Firefight - Reuters

Yemeni Forces Kill 7 Alleged Al-Qaida - AP

Iraq Violence Kills Dozens - VOA

Bombings Kill 19 People in Iraq; Shelling Kills 11 - AP

Man Confesses to Killing Abducted US Soldier in Iraq - AP

Pro-Hamas Newspaper Back on Sale in West Bank in New Unity Step - Reuters

Egypt Charges 200 Islamists With Bombings, Other Violence - Reuters

Egypt to Try 200 Suspected of Terrorist Attacks - AP

Egypt’s Sissi is a No-Show at His Campaign Rally - WP

A Wake-up Call in the Middle East - WT Opinion

 

South Asia

Campaigning Ends in India’s Marathon Election - BBC

In Indian Candidate, Hindu Right Sees a Reawakening - NYT

Pakistan Court Asks Police to Charge FBI Agent - AP

Pakistan Taliban Chief Makes Last-Ditch Bid to Assert Authority - Reuters

Pakistan: Lawyer for Doctor in Bin Laden Case Quits Over Security - BBC

 

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