Small Wars Journal

13 June SWJ Roundup

Fri, 06/13/2014 - 12:16am

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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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Iraq

Two Arab Countries Fall Apart - Economist

Iraq Crumbling as Militants and Kurds Seize Land - WP

Iraqi Kurds Take Oil City as Militants Push Forward - NYT

ISIS Threatens to Seize More Iraqi Cities - CNN

Hundreds of Iraqis Flee Islamic Militant Advance - AP

Iraq Launches Airstrikes Against Islamist Forces - VOA

Iraq Militants Threaten Move on Baghdad - VOA

Iraq: Government Controls Baiji Oil Refinery - Reuters

Militants Bring Shari'a Law To Iraq - RFE/RL

Insurgents May Have Looted Iraqi Banks - WP

Iraq Heads for Civil War - USAT

The War Obama Once Called ‘Dumb’ Looms Large Again - WP

US Says Clear Breakdown in Iraqi Military Response to Insurgency - Reuters

Collapse of Iraqi Army a Failure for Premier, US Military - WP

Ex-US Commander Defends US Training of Iraq Forces - AP

Fear, Sectarianism Behind Iraq Army Collapse - AP

UN Security Council to Meet on Iraq Crisis - VOA

US Reaction: Obama Looking at All Options to Confront Iraq Insurgency - VOA

White House Weighs Options for Halting Insurgents in Iraq - WP

US Weighing Options for Helping Iraq, Obama Says - NYT

Obama: Iraq Needs Help as Jihadists Advance - CNN

Obama: All Options Open on Iraq - BBC

Obama: US Will Send Fresh Help to Beleaguered Iraq - AP

Senate Raises Possibility of US Airstrikes in Iraq - S&S

White House Examines Drone Usage in Iraq - WP

UK Rules Out Military Action in Iraq - BBC

Americans Being Evacuated From Iraqi Air Base - AP

Rasmussen Sees No Role For NATO In Iraq - RFE/RL

Europe Wary of Iraq Action; Germans Urged to Leave - AP

Russia Sees American ‘Adventurism’ in Iraq Behind Current Conflict - NYT

Iran Concerned by Turmoil in Iraq - VOA

Iraq War Vets Angry, Distraught as Insurgents Gain Ground - MT

Major Players in the Iraq Conflict - S&S Backgrounder

Iraq’s Fate in the Balance - WP Editorial

Iraq in Peril - NYT Editorial

In Extremists’ Iraq Rise, America’s Legacy - TNY Opinion

The Big Burn - NYT Opinion

Who Lost Iraq? - WP Opinion

Maliki's Iraq Disaster - WP Opinion

Who's to Blame for the Iraq Crisis - CNN Opinion

The Army Alone Can’t Save Iraq - NYT Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Afghan Officials: Taliban Can't Disrupt Presidential Runoff - VOA

Afghan Voters Left With Images of Negative Campaigning - RFE/RL

In Rural Afghanistan, Stability, Not Politics, Matter - VOA

US Quietly Moves Detainees Out of Secretive Afghanistan Prison - Reuters

Boats for Landlocked Afghanistan Sitting in Virginia Warehouse - S&S

 

Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues

Ukraine President Ready for Talks if Pro-Russia Rebels Lay Down Arms - VOA

Ukrainian Army Waits For Support - RFE/RL

Lavrov: Ukraine's Rebels Ready for Cease-Fire - AP

Pro-Russian Rebels Add Tanks to Arsenal in East Ukraine - Reuters

Rebels Drive 3 Tanks From Russia Into Ukraine, Kiev Says - WP

Ukraine Says 'Russian Tank Incursion' Unacceptable - BBC

 

US Department of Defense

Plan For Carrier-Based Drones Takes Flak From Lawmakers - LAT

Marines Prepare Modular Force for Future Rife With Conflict - ND

Cyber Policy Chief Shares Perspective on Mission - AFPS

Bergdahl Leaves Germany for the United States - AFPS

Bergdahl to Return to US on Friday, Official Says - NYT

Bergdahl Scheduled to Arrive in Texas on Friday - AP

Bergdahl Explains in Prison Letters Why He Vanished - DB

Amphibious Assault is Not Dead - WOTR Opinion

 

United States

Kerry to Address Ending Rape as Weapon of War - WP

Senators Press US Officials for Clarity on NSA Legislation - AP

Senate Passes VA Reform with White House Backing - S&S

VA, IG Warn Against Rush of Veterans Into Private Care - S&S

Migrants Overwhelm Border Patrol Housing in Texas - WP

Americans Increasingly See Opposing Party as ‘Threat’ to Nation - TWB

Hillary Rodham Clinton Speaks at CFR in New York - CFR

 

United Kingdom

Protocol on Sexual Violence in War Launched in London - VOA

Only a Few Will Decide on What Could Be Big Shift for Britain - NYT

Two Charged Under Terrorism Act - BBC

Fully Secret Terror Trial Blocked - BBC

Terror Unit Joins University Inquiry - BBC

 

Australia

Obama Praises Security Cooperation with Australia - AP

 

Africa

Nigeria: Slow International Response Contributed to Rise of Boko Haram - VOA

Africa and West Pledge More Support in War Against Boko Haram - Reuters

UK Boosts Nigeria Military Aid - BBC

Gunfire Erupts Along DRC-Rwanda Border - VOA

South Sudan Army Spokesman Says Desertion is 'Normal' - VOA

Former Ivorian President Gbagbo to Stand Trial - VOA

Ivory Coast ex-Leader to Face War Crimes Trial - BBC

Sierra Leone Declares Emergency as Ebola Spreads - VOA

 

Americas / Caribbean

Venezuelan Politicians Face Arrest - BBC

Brazil World Cup Terror Plan Focuses on Lone Extremists - BBC

Clashes at Brazil World Cup Protest - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

China Calls Japan the Aggressor in Flybys Over Sea - NYT

China, Japan Blame Each Other For Jet Encounter - AP

Japan Summons China Ambassador Over Plane Incident - VOA

Philippines Protesters Demand China Withdraw Sea Claim - VOA

UN Weather Agency May Assist North Korea - VOA

No Detail Too Small for Thai Junta - VOA

Thousands of Cambodian Workers Flee Thailand - VOA

 

Middle East / North Africa

Two Arab Countries Fall Apart - Economist

Obama's Spiritual Adviser Says He Relayed Message From Iran - VOA

Palestinian Premier Says New Government Lacks Power in Gaza - NYT

North African Migrants Risk Their Lives in Mediterranean Waters - VOA

 

South Asia

US Drone Hits Pakistan for 2nd Time in 12 Hours - NYT

After Lull, US Drone Strikes Kill 13 in Pakistan - AP

US Drone Hits 'Resume in Pakistan' - BBC

Pakistan Condemns US Drone Strikes - VOA

Pakistan: Court Orders Government to Lift Musharraf's Travel Ban - VOA

Court Backs Musharraf’s Bid to Leave Pakistan - WP

India: Political Leaders Denounce Uttar Pradesh Violence - VOA

India Rebuffs 'Simplistic' UN Criticism Over Sex Crimes - VOA

Fourth Woman Hanged in Indian State - BBC

Possible Rape Victim Found Hanging From Tree in India - WP

Another Case of Hanging in Indian State - NYT

 

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