Small Wars Journal

19 June SWJ Roundup

Thu, 06/19/2014 - 6:48am

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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

As Moderate Islamists Retreat, Extremists Surge Unchecked - NYT

Petraeus Issues Warning About US Military Involvement in Iraq - WP

Uneasy Alliance Gives Insurgents an Edge in Iraq - NYT

Iraq Asks for Airstrikes as US Considers Options - AP

Extremists Attack Iraq’s Biggest Oil Refinery - NYT

Obama to Congress: I Don't Need New Permission on Iraq - CNN

Obama and Lawmakers Meet to Discuss Iraq Action - NYT

Pentagon Bashes Iraqi Government; Address Fears About Afghanistan - S&S

Sunni-Shiite Unity Meeting Seeks to Defuse Tensions in Iraq - WP

US Focus Shifting Away From Airstrikes in Iraq, Officials Say - AP

Iraq Forces Now Striking Back at Sunni Militants, Says al-Maliki - AP

What to Do in Iraq? Obama Consults Congress - AP

US Military Leaders Warn of Difficulty of Iraq Airstrikes - WP

Militants Attack Iraq's Main Oil Refinery - VOA

Iraq Fights Militants Around Oil Refinery - AP

Observers: Iran Changing Dynamics of Iraqi Conflict - VOA

Gulf Nations Struggle With Iraq Militant Blowback  - AP

UN Cites Destabilizing Risk of Mass Iraqi Refugee Exodus - VOA

In Congress, Few Firm Ideas on Iraq Conflict - VOA

Biden Calls on Iraqis to ‘Pull Together’ - VOA

ISIS Propaganda Videos Show Their Weapons, Skills in Iraq - WP

Forty Indian Construction Workers Kidnapped in Mosul - WP

Iraq Battles to Hold Biggest Refinery - Reuters

250 to 300 Workers Evacuated From Iraq's Baiji Refinery During Brief Truce - Reuters

Petraeus Issues Warning About US Military Involvement in Iraq - WP Opinion

Only an Independent Kurdistan Can Save What’s Left of Iraq - Politico Opinion

Cheney Returns to Iraq - WP Opinion

On Iraq, Echoes of 2003 - NYT Opinion

McCain’s War Fever - WP Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Pentagon Bashes Iraqi Government; Address Fears About Afghanistan - S&S

The Scramble to Save Wounded Marine Hero Kyle Carpenter - WP

Afghan Candidate Calls For End to Vote Count; Could Further Delay Agreement - S&S

Candidate’s Protest Clouds Afghan Vote-Counting for President - NYT

Taliban Strike NATO Trucks in East Afghanistan - AP

Taliban Attack NATO Supplies in Afghan East, Destroy Dozens of Trucks - Reuters

Above and Beyond: 'The Enemy Killed Me, But I Came Back' - S&S

Will Afghanistan Collapse Like Iraq? - Politico Opinion

 

Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues

Pro-Russian Rebels Reject Ukraine’s Calls For Truce - WP

Rebels Reject Ukrainian Leader’s Cease-Fire Idea - NYT

Ukraine Forces Battle Separatists After Truce 'Refused' - Reuters

Report: Putin, Poroshenko Discuss Ceasefire Following Pipeline Blast - VOA

In Kyiv, Calls for New Parliament - VOA

Ukraine Pledges Unilateral Cease-Fire to End Unrest - Bloomberg

UN Report Details Casualties in Eastern Ukraine - NYT

Russian Maneuvers Don’t Alter NATO Plans for Baltics War Games - S&S

 

US Department of Defense

Pentagon Bashes Iraqi Government; Address Fears About Afghanistan - S&S

Report: Savings From 2013 Furloughs Might Not Be Accurate - S&S

Pentagon Announces Capture of Key Figure in Benghazi Attacks - AFPS

Chief Prosecutor: Commissions Incapacitate, Punish Terrorists - AFPS

SEALs Want More 'Don't Tread on Me' Patches, Months After Firestorm - S&S

DOD Continues Security Assistance at State Department’s Request - AFPS

The Corps' Current Strategy Will Likely Result in Its Irrelevance - MCT Opinion

 

United States

Critics: Bill in Congress to Fire VA Execs May Be Unconstitutional - S&S

Guns at the Airport - NYT Editorial

Immigration Common Sense - WP Opinion

 

Australia

US Marines Linked to Australian Energy Security - AP

 

NATO

Ukraine, Iraq Conflicts Reinvigorate NATO Alliance - VOA

 

Africa

13 Killed in Blast at Nigerian Viewing Center - VOA

14 Dead in Bombing of World Cup Viewing Site in Nigeria - AP

South Sudan Peace Talks Postponed Over Off-Color Comment - VOA

Malawi’s New President Promises to Fight Corruption - VOA

 

Americas / Caribbean

Zetas, Gulf Cartel Members Arrested in Mexico - AP

Argentina's Last Debt Card Is a Doomsday Scenario - AP

 

Asia / Pacific

For Vietnam and China, No Easing of Tensions - NYT

China, Vietnam Discuss Oil Rig Dispute - VOA

China Says Moving 2nd Rig Closer to Vietnam - AP

Armory Explosion Kills 17 Chinese Soldiers - VOA

66 Missing After Boat Sinks off Malaysia Coast - VOA

China: Roaring on the Seas - NYT Editorial

China: Rights And Wrongs - WP Opinion

Burma’s Persecuted Minority - NYT Opinion

 

Europe

EU: Turkey Must Restore Faith in Judiciary to Keep EU Hopes Alive - VOA

Spain’s Incoming King Takes Over a Throne Heavy With Political Tension - NYT

Rail Strike Strands French and Tests Their President - NYT

Polish Leader Says Early Elections a Possibility - AP

Polish PM Says Early Election in Option in Leaked Tapes Row - Reuters

Former Turkish Army Chief Is Convicted in 1980 Coup - NYT

Putin's Crossed Vision - NYT Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Conflict in Iraq Adds New Angle to US-Iran Nuclear Talks - NYT

Deadlock Continues at Iran-6-Power Nuclear Talks - AP

Britain’s Thaw With Iran, Coming at a Crucial Juncture, Could Be Useful to Allies - NYT

Iraqi Attacks Remind Assad of Unfinished Business in Syrian War - AP

Pressure Grows in Hunt for Kidnapped Israelis - NYT

Israelis Start #BringBackOurBoys Campaign - NYT

Palestinians, Israeli Troops Clash in Teens Search - AP

Gun Battle Erupts as Israeli Soldiers Search for Missing Teens - Reuters

Australia Reassures Muslim Countries on Palestine - AP

Palestinian Leader Defends Cooperation With Israel - AP

Report: Syria Probably Used Chlorine in Attacks This Year - WP

Watchdog Accuses Syria's Kurdish Party of Abuses - AP

Number of Syrian Refugees in Turkey Exceeds 1 Million: Minister - Reuters

Libya: US Captures Benghazi Attack Suspect - VOA

US Captures Suspected Benghazi Attack Ringleader in Secret Raid - WP

Key Figure in Benghazi Attacks to Face US Charges - AFPS

US Asserts Self-Defense in Benghazi Suspect Case - NYT

Benghazi Figure: From Unlikely Leader to Loner - WP

US Aims for Trial of Benghazi Suspect Held on Ship - S&S

Egypt Releases One Al Jazeera Reporter - VOA

Leader’s Words About Women Jolt Morocco - NYT

Lessons From Libya - WP Editorial

Saudi Arabia’s Duplicitous Legalism - NYT Opinion

 

South Asia

Drone Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan - VOA

Drones Kill 5 as Pakistan and US Target Tribal Belt - NYT

Indian Bureaucrats Scramble for Hindi Dictionaries - NYT

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