Small Wars Journal

9 July SWJ Roundup

Wed, 07/09/2014 - 12:16am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

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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 - Londonstani

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

US Senator Blasts Obama's Handling of Iraq Crisis - VOA

Iraq Parliament to Meet on Sunday - VOA

Facing Pressure, Iraq Parliament to Convene Sunday - WP

Iraqi Parliament Ditches Plan for 5-week Break; Meet Next Week - S&S

Islamic State Rounds Up ex-Baathists to Eliminate Potential Rivals in Mosul - Reuters

Islamic State Executed Imam of Mosque Where Baghdadi Preached - McClatchy

In Iraq’s Shiite South, a Growing Prospect of Infighting - WP

Iraq Says 'Terrorists' Seize Chemical Weapons Site - AP

Iraq Situation Report - ISW Daily Update

Control of the Terrain in Iraq - ISW Daily Update

The Threat of Fall of Baghdad Evokes Saigon 1975 - WT Editorial

Baghdadi's Caliphate is a Mirage, But a Damaging One - TI Opinion

How Iran is Pushing US Aside in Iraq - CNN Opinion

 

Afghanistan

4 NATO Troops Among 16 Killed in Suicide Attack in Afghanistan - S&S

Abdullah Declares Himself Winner in Afghan Election - VOA

Abdullah Abdullah Stops Short of Declaring an Afghan Government - NYT

Abdullah Vows to Challenge Afghan Election Results - WP

Defiant Abdullah Claims Afghan Win - BBC

Abdullah Tells Backers He Won’t Accept Results of Afghan Vote - S&S

 

Ukraine

Ukraine Government Calls on Rebels to Disarm - VOA

Ukraine Leaders: No More Ceasefires - BBC

Ukraine Says Rebels Must Disarm Before Talks - AP

Ukraine Threatens Rebels With 'Nasty Surprise' in New Push - Reuters

Ukraine Rebels Are Retreating for Last Stand - NYT

Eastern Ukrainian City Struggles Back After Rebels Routed - AP

Aid Elusive, Crimea Farms Face Hurdles - NYT

Germany's Power of Attraction in Ukraine Crisis - CSM Editorial

Putin’s Three Choices in Ukraine - WP Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

US Navy Warns it Can’t Meet 30-year Funding Needs - Bloomberg

Marines, Sailors Deploying to Board New Amphibious Assault Ship - S&S

Why Nukes Keep Finding Trouble: They're Really Old - AP

Engine to Blame for F-35 Fire? - USNI

 

United States

Obama to Request $3.7B for Immigration Crisis - VOA

Obama to Request Nearly $4 Billion for Border Crisis - NYT

Obama to Request $3.7 Billion for Border Control - WP

Obama Asks for Border Crisis Cash - BBC

$2B Request for Border Money Will Precede Policy Proposals - AP

US Adjusts Court Flow to Meet Rise in Migrants - NYT

Prosecutor Expects New Charges Against Benghazi Suspect - WP

Benghazi Probe Could Cost More Than VA Panel - USAT

Obama to Pick Defense Aide for Energy Post - NYT

Is Obama’s Foreign Policy Too European? - NYT Opinion

A Congressional Mistake on Intelligence - WSJ Opinion

Benghazi: The Cost of an Obsession - NYT Opinion

How to Stop the Surge of Migrant Children - NYT Debate (6 Op-Eds)

 

United Kingdom

British Pair Admit Terror Charges - BBC

 

Africa

France Pins Hope on July Talks to End Central Africa Violence - Reuters

Nigeria: 'Good News' Soon on Kidnapped Girls - AP

Somali Militants Attack Palace - BBC

Opposition Rallies Its Ranks in Kenya, Peacefully - NYT

Raiders Burn Wildlife Camp on Kenya's Coast - AP

UN Sends Emergency Food Aid Teams to South Sudan - VOA

Ebola Deaths Up by 25 in West Africa - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

UN Pushes for Migrants to Be Called Refugees - AP

In Mexico, Lopsided Death Tolls Draw Suspicion - AP

Nicaragua Unveils Major Canal Route - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

Chinese Cyberspies Targeted US Experts on Mideast - WP

New Leadership Style in China Complicates American Diplomacy - NYT

US: China's Sea Claims Are Ambiguous, Problematic - VOA

Tanker Hijackings Add to Tensions in South China Sea - NYT

China Bans Many Uighur Muslims From Ramadan Fast - VOA

US-Japan Space Security Plan Eyed - YS

North Korea's Kim Jong Un Appears Limping on State TV at Ceremony - VOA

North Korea Again Fires Projectiles Into Sea - NYT

Indonesians to Vote in Close Presidential Race - VOA

Indonesians Vote for President, Choice Between Old Guard and New Breed - Reuters

Indonesian Candidate Masters a System He Is Said to Disdain - NYT

 

Europe

Holder Urges Europeans to Step Up Antiterrorism Tactics - NYT

Holder Urges Europeans to Curb Extremists’ Travel to Syria - WP

EU's United Front on Russia Falling Amid Gas Needs - AP

Russia Accuses United States of 'Kidnapping' Russian Hacker - Reuters

Lithuania President Warns of Growing 'Russian Chauvinism' - VOA

Turkey Seeks to Boost Peace Talks With Kurds - AP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Israel Strikes Dozens of Gaza Targets - VOA

Israel Launches Major Attack Against Hamas in Gaza - WP

Israel Steps Up Offensive With Deadly Gaza Bombings - NYT

Israel 'Ready for Gaza Escalation' - BBC

Israel Launches Gaza Offensive, at Least 10 Killed - AP

Israel Kills Top Gaza Militant, Five Others in Air Strike - Reuters

Israelis Scramble to Shelters Amid Salvo of Rockets in Gaza - WP

Rockets Hit Israeli Heartland as Offensive Begins - AP

After Launching Offensive in Gaza, Israel May Send in Ground Troops - WW

Despite Reservist Call-up, Israel Sees Ground Offensive as Last Resort - CSM

By Phone and Leaflet, Israeli Attackers Warn Gazans - NYT

Jordan: Jihadis Tug at Edges of a Staunch American Ally - NYT

Iran's Supreme Leader Reveals Demands in Nuclear Talks - AFP

Iran Seeks More Enrichment Capacity - BBC

Iranian Reporter Faces 2 Years in Prison and 50 Lashes - NYT

Holder: Threat from Syria Endangers Europe, US - AP

Islamic State Appeals to Only Four Percent of Syrians - Reuters

Syrian Female-Headed Refugee Families Struggle to Survive - VOA

Yemen Shiite Rebels Capture Northern City - AP

Mortar Rounds Land in Saudi Arabia Near Iraq Border - Reuters

Saudi Arabia Says Its Own Citizens Behind Border Assault - AP

US Diplomat Says Bahrain Expulsion 'Not About Me' - AP

No Signs of Fabrication in Imprisoned Al Jazeera Crew’s Reports From Egypt - NYT

Support Ebbs for Ex-Libyan General’s War Against Militias - WP

Can Israeli and Palestinian Leaders End the Revenge Attacks? - NYT Editorial

Preventing a Religious War in the Mideast - CSM Editorial

Bahrain: A Line in the Sand - WP Editorial

Israel Looks Within - CSM Editorial

Rethinking Woodrow Wilson’s 14 Points - WP Opinion

When Atrocity Invites Atrocity in the Middle East - WT Opinion

 

South Asia

UN Tribunal Rules for Bangladesh in Sea Border Dispute with India - Reuters

 

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