Small Wars Journal

7 July SWJ Roundup

Mon, 07/07/2014 - 12:18am

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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

Shi'ite Cleric Sadr Wants Maliki's Bloc to Choose New PM Candidate - Reuters

Iraq Chaos Fuels Kurds' Independence Dream, But Hurdles Remain - Reuters

Iraq Analyzing Tape Purported to Show Top Militant - AP

US Has $10M Bounty on ISIL Leader It Previously Held - VOA

Airstrikes Slam Into Mosul, City Held By al-Qaeda-Inspired Militants - WP

Iran Pursues Subtle Strategy on Iraq - WSJ

Iranian Pilot Killed in Iraq Defending Shrine - VOA

Iraq Veterans in Afghanistan Stung by Iraq’s Turmoil - WP

Obama’s ‘Unity’ Mirage in Iraq - WP Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Afghan Election Dispute Forcing Western Officials to Take a Stand - NYT

Afghan Candidates Spar Over Release of Results - AP

Afghan Presidential Candidate Says No to Partial Results - VOA

Afghan Presidential Candidate Preemptively Rejects Results - WP

US Senator Urges Afghan Vote Audit - BBC

 

Ukraine

Ukraine Presses Forward After Capture of Rebel Stronghold - VOA

Ukraine: Forces Will Press Forward After Taking Rebel Stronghold - Reuters

Ukraine's First Big Win Over Rebels Dims Truce Hopes - AFP

Ukraine 'Retakes Two More Cities' - BBC

Pro-Russia Rebels Regroup to Fight On in Ukraine - AP

As West, Russia Talk Truce, Poroshenko Heeds Ukrainians' Call to Arms - Reuters

Russian Euphoria Over Annexation of Crimea Fading - VOA

 

US Department of Defense

Overhauling an Aircraft Carrier: A Complex Challenge - DP

Soldiers Called Robert Bales "Paranoid" Well Before Killings - NT

Air Force: Crackdown on 'Juicy Bars' in South Korea Paying Dividends - S&S

 

United States

US Lawmakers to Weigh in on Border Enforcement, Immigration - VOA

Town Chagrined to be Flash Point on Immigration Issues - WP

Ordinary Americans Outnumber Foreigners in NSA Spy Sweep - VOA

Ordinary Web Users Caught Up in the NSA Net - WP

Officials Defend NSA After New Privacy Details Reported - NYT

Veterans Turn to American Legion for Medical Help - AP

US Airport Checks Target Electronics - BBC

US Tightens Security on Electronics at Overseas Airports - Reuters

Reining In the Drones - NYT Editorial

The Drone Warfare Drawbacks - LAT

The Erosion of US Leadership - WP Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Why Did the Queen Use Whisky Instead of Champagne to Launch New Warship? - Quartz

 

Africa

Gunmen Kill at Least 22 in Attacks Near Kenya Coast - VOA

Gruesome Attacks in Kenyan Villages Heighten Fears of a Nation on Edge - NYT

Attacks on Trouble-Hit Kenya Coast - BBC

Nigeria: Soldiers Repel Attack on Military Base - AP

Clashes Between Nigeria Army, Islamists Kill 59 - AFP

Sudan: 18 Killed in Darfur Tribal Fighting - VOA

Dozens Killed in Ugandan Fighting - VOA

50 Die in Uganda as Militia Attacks With Guns and Spears - NYT

Scores Killed in Uganda Attacks - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

For Venezuela’s Maduro, Pragmatism May Be Risky - WP

In Disappearing Mexican Jungle, A Fight For the Future - WP

Hopes Fade for Honduran Miners - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

Burma Poses Test for US Diplomacy - WP

Indonesia Presidential Race too Close to Call - VOA

Indonesia's Tight, Dirty Presidential Race May Be Decided in West Java - Reuters

Malaysia Sending More Ships to Search for Missing Jetliner - NYT

 

Europe

An EU Agenda: Keeping British In, Russians Out, Germans Down - Reuters

Germany Seeks Quick US Reply on Suspected Spy Case - VOA

Germans Press US to Answer Spy Allegation - NYT

Spy Case Threatens to Sour German-US Ties Anew - AP

Merkel Brings German Business Leaders to China - AP

Portugal: Jihadist Suspect Arrested in Lisbon Airport Last Week - Reuters

 

Middle East / North Africa

6 Jewish Suspects Arrested in Arab Teen’s Brutal Killing - WP

Suspects Arrested in Palestinian Youth’s Death - NYT

6 Jewish Suspects Arrested in Slaying of Arab Teen - AP

Arrests Over Palestinian Killing - BBC

Israel PM Pledge Over Murdered Teen - BBC

Israel Strikes 10 Militant Sites in Gaza Strip - AP

Israeli Air Strikes Kill Seven Gaza Gunmen, Hamas Says - Reuters

Syrian Opposition Meets to Elect New President - AP

Dozens Killed in Yemen as Sectarian Muslim Fighting Intensifies - AP

'Qaeda' Gunmen Kill 6 Yemen Soldiers - AFP

Saudi Rights Lawyer Sentenced to 15 Years Prison - AP

Kuwait Police Disperse Rally Demanding Politician's Release - Reuters

Egypt Leader Wishes Al-Jazeera Journalists Weren't Tried - AP

Libya to Announce Elections Results on July 20 - Reuters

Libya: 3 Europeans Kidnapped in Western Town - AP

 

South Asia

Pakistan Vows to Target All Militants in Tribal Area - WSJ

Taliban Cut Hair and Beards to Flee Pakistan Army Assault - AFP

Pakistan Indicts 5 People in Stoning Death of 25-year-old Pregnant Woman - AP

Osborne and Hague Start India Visit - BBC

 

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