Small Wars Journal

14 June SWJ Roundup

Sat, 06/14/2014 - 12:19am

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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

Transcript of Obama's Remarks on Iraq - BG

Obama: US Considering 'Range of Options' on Iraq - VOA

Obama Says No US Ground Forces for Iraq - S&S

Obama: US Considering 'Range of Options' on Iraq - VOA

Obama Rules Out Ground Troops in Iraq - NYT

Obama Calls Iraqi Militants a Threat to US Interests - WP

Obama: No Combat Troops in Iraq; ‘We Can’t Do it For Them’ - WT

Obama Says He Won't Send Troops to Iraq But Weighing Options - LAT

US Weighs Airstrikes, Obama Says He Won't Send Combat Troops - CNN

Obama: All Options Open on Iraq - BBC

Obama on Iraq: 'The United States Will Do its Part' - USAT

Obama on Iraq Security: We Can't Do It for Them - AP

Obama Weighs US Action in Iraq But Rules Out Combat Troops - Reuters

Obama to Decide on Iraq Strikes ‘in the Days Ahead’ - AFP

Obama Faces Limited Options in Iraq Crisis, Doubts Over Air Strikes - Reuters

Obama Finds He Can’t Put Iraq War Behind Him - NYT

Clinton Urges Caution Over Iraq - BBC

Iraq Militants Make Strides, Shi'ite Cleric Issues Call to Arms - VOA

Iraqi Shiite Cleric Issues Call to Arms - NYT

Top Shiite Cleric Calls on Iraqis to Fight Insurgents - WP

Iraq Cleric Issues Shia Call to Arms - BBC

Iraq May Turn to Iran for Help, Maliki Aide Says - NYT

Pentagon Cannot Confirm Iranian Special Forces in Iraq - Reuters

Iraq's Spiral Into Chaos Exposes Many Weaknesses - S&S

How 800 ISIS Fighters Routed 2 Iraqi Divisions - MT

Iraqi Military Breakdown Fueled by Corruption, Politics - Reuters

Loss of Mosul Threatens Iraqi PM's Hold on Power - AP

Kurds Realize Dream as Baghdad Loses Grip on North Iraq - Reuters

Volunteers Rally to Defend Baghdad Against Insurgents - WP

UN Warns of Rights Abuses in Iraq - NYT

Iraq Reportedly Blocks Social Networks - NYT

China Offers to Help Iraq - Reuters

Reactions to the Turmoil in Iraq From Those Who Served - NYT

Angry and Sad, Vets Watch as Insurgents Undo Sacrifices in Iraq - AP

Obama’s Choice in Iraq - WP Opinion

Why Barack Obama Can’t Get Out of Iraq - Politico Opinion

Avoiding Another Iraq Quagmire - NYT Opinion

Panic Over the ISIS Offensive in Iraq - TNI Opinion

How Iraq Unraveled Since the US Withdrawal - WP Opinion

Iraq's Long Unraveling - TA Opinion

Welcome to the New Iraq War - TNI Opinion

The Battle for Iraq Is a Saudi War on Iran - FP Opinion

Don't Be Sucked Into War in Iraq Again - DO Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Afghans Worry as US Spending Boom Comes to an End - WP

Afghan Long on Edge of Power Closes In on Center - NYT

Afghanistan Readies for Presidential Run-off - VOA

Amid Security Threats, Afghans Gear Up for Historic Election - Reuters

Afghans Head to Polls Again in Final Test as Taliban Threats Loom - Reuters

Afghans to Choose New Leader Amid Fears of Attacks - AP

5 Big Headaches Facing the Winner of the Afghan Election - WP

For Taliban, Modest Success in Battle, bBut Illicit Business Booms - NYT

Taliban Changing From Religious Group to Criminal Enterprise - Reuters

Pakistan, Afghanistan Seek to Work Through Challenges - VOA

 

Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues

Russia Has Sent Tanks to Ukraine Rebels, US Says - NYT

US Says Russia Sends Tanks, Rocket Launchers Into Ukraine - Reuters

Ukrainian Forces Regain Control of Port City of Mariupol - VOA

Ukraine Claims Control of Port City - NYT

Ukrainian Forces Retake Control in City Held by Rebels, Official Says - LAT

Ukrainian Army Retakes Key City - WP

Ukrainian Forces Win Back Port City - BBC

Bombers Come to Europe as Tensions Simmer Over Ukraine - S&S

EU, Russia, Ukraine Agree to Discuss Kiev's EU Trade Deal - Reuters

 

US Department of Defense

Bergdahl Begins Next Phase of Recovery in San Antonio - AFPS

Former Taliban Captive Bergdahl Back on US Soil - LAT

Bergdahl Back in US for Treatment - NYT

Focus Remains on Bergdahl’s Health, Well-being, Spokesman Says - AFPS

As Taliban Captive, Bergdahl Asked Parents to Reserve Judgment - VOA

 

United States

Obama’s Odds With Congress: Bad to Worse - NYT

 

United Kingdom

At Global Summit, Kerry Joins Call to End War Sexual Violence  - VOA

Kerry Joins Angelina Jolie in Deploring Sexual Violence in War - NYT

UK Wartime Sexual Violence Summit Ends on Hopeful Note - AP

 

Australia

Hagel Discusses Defense Cooperation With Australia’s PM - AFPS

Australia-US Defense Deal: What it Means - TI

Australia's US-China Balancing Act - TD Opinion

Australia Struggles to Balance China Ties With US Alliance - WPR Opinion

 

World

The Lack of Major Wars May Be Hurting Economic Growth - NYT Opinion

Containing Democracy - WP Opinion

 

Africa

Obasanjo: Some Abducted Nigerian Schoolgirls May Never Return - VOA

UN Chief Urges Cease-Fire and Talks in Mali - AP

UN Peacekeepers Need to Expand Further in Mali's North: UN's Ban - Reuters

Somali Militants Impose Female Dress Code - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

Costa Rica President: Democracy Must Prevail in Region - VOA

Nasty Campaign Done, Colombia Vote Hinges on Peace - AP

Colombia's FARC Rebels Hope World Cup Fosters 'Reconciliation' - Reuters

‘Flying Away’ from Colombia’s FARC Rebels - WP

Brazil Police Detain 11 in World Cup City - AP

Jamaica Rethinks Marijuana Laws - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

China Says Will Never Send Military to Oil Rig Spat with Vietnam - VOA

Formal Arrest of Chinese Rights Lawyer Announced - NYT

China Arrests Rights Lawyer Who Fought Labor Camps - AP

South Korea Building Naval Base on Island Attacked by North - S&S

South Korea Calls on US Military to Keep Servicemembers in Line - S&S

Thailand Junta Lifts Nationwide Curfew - BBC

Thailand Junta Lifts Curfew - Reuters

Burma: Vote to Retain Suu Kyi Election Ban - BBC

Turning the Asia Pivot Into an Obama Doctrine - DO Opinion

Fixing the US Rebalance to the Asia-Pacific - TD Opinion

Fighting Religious Intolerance in Burma - WP Opinion

 

Europe

Greece Wars With Courts Over Ways to Slash Budget - NYT

Italy PM Renzi Says Will Not Accept Party 'Anarchy' on Reforms - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

Iraq's Implosion Could Redraw Middle East Boundaries - Reuters

Building Nuclear Weapon Would Take Years, Not Months, Iran Says - NYT

US Says Talks With Iran Focused on Nuclear Security, Not Iraq - Reuters

Activist Group: Jihadists Besiege Syrian City - AP

4 Suspected Al-Qaida Militants Killed in Yemen - AP

Three Israeli Teenagers Said to Be Kidnapped in West Bank - NYT

Israel Scours West Bank for Teens Feared Abducted - AP

Egypt Asks YouTube to Remove Sexual Assault Video - BBC

Tunisia to Hold Legislative Elections First - AP

Al-Qaida Claims Attack on Tunisian Minister Home - AP

 

South Asia

Pakistan, Afghanistan Seek to Work Through Challenges - VOA

 

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