Small Wars Journal

12 July SWJ Roundup

Sat, 07/12/2014 - 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 - 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

Iraq's Kurds Leave Government - RFE/RL

Kurds Vow to Boycott Iraq Cabinet - BBC

Rift With Kurds Widens as Iraqi Leader Ousts Foreign Minister - NYT

Kurdish Forces Take Over 2 Iraqi Oil Fields - VOA

Tensions Mount as Kurds Seize Oil Fields - WP

Iraqi Kurds Take Over Two Northern Oil Fields - AP

Iraqi Kurds Seize Two Oil Fields - BBC

Iraq Forces Executed 250 Sunni Prisoners - AFP

Why One Iraqi Soldier Joined the Thousands Who Deserted - WP

Iraq Situation Report - ISW Update

ISIS Sanctuary - ISW Map

We Don’t Run Iraq - WP Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Kerry Seeks Solution to Afghan Vote Dispute - VOA

Kerry: 'Very Critical Moment' For Afghanistan - RFE/RL

Kerry Pushes for Solution to Afghan Election Dispute - WP

In Kabul, Kerry Seeks Way Out of Afghan Vote Crisis - NYT

Kerry Visits Afghanistan in Bid to Broker Election Resolution - S&S

Afghan Candidate Backs Vote Audit - BBC

UN Proposal Fails to Ease Crisis Over Disputed Afghan Election - NYT

Hagel Expresses Condolences to Czech Counterpart Over Deaths in Afghanistan - AFPS

 

Israel / Palestinians

Israel, Hamas Trade Blows in 4th Day of Warfare - VOA

Israeli Leader Won’t Rule Out Ground Assault in Gaza - NYT

Netanyahu: World Pressure Won't Stop Israeli Offensive - AP

Israel to 'Resist Gaza Pressure' - BBC

Over 100 Killed in Gaza as Rockets Fall on Israel - AP

Fight in Gaza Has No Clear Winners, But One Big Loser - WP

Killing of Palestinian Youth Puts an Israeli Focus on Extremism - NYT

Gaza: The Human Dimension - CSIS R&A

Five Myths About the Gaza Crisis - WP Opinion

A Damaging Distance - NYT Opinion

 

Ukraine

Seeing Cost of Saber Rattling in Ukraine, Putin Alters Course - NYT

'Rockets' Kill Soldiers in Ukraine - BBC

Ukraine Leader Vows Revenge After 19 Soldiers Die in Attack - WP

19 Ukraine Servicemen Killed in Rocket Attack - AP

Ukrainian Troops Killed in Rebel Missile Attack - Reuters

Ukraine Vows Action Over Army Deaths - BBC

Anticipating A Showdown, Ukraine City Empties Out - NYT

Shadowy Rebel Wields Iron Fist in Ukraine Fight - NYT

Amnesty International: Ukraine Report Highlights Violence - BBC

Welcome to Free Kiev - WP Opinion

 

Benghazi Consulate Attack

Commanders: Benghazi Rescue Hampered by Info Lack - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Army Wants New Weapons as War Ends - WP

Army Vehicle Caught in ‘Contractor Warfare’ - WP

As Air Show Decision Nears, F-35 Remains Grounded - S&S

Air Force Bomber Competition Still Mysterious - WP

Police Didn’t Have Access to Video in Navy Yard Attack - WP

 

US Intelligence Community

How 160,000 Intercepted Communications Led to Our Latest NSA Story - WP

Justice Dept. Declines to Investigate CIA Review - NYT

‘Snowden’s Life is Still in Danger,’ Russia Says - WP

 

United States

Judge Challenges Prosecutors on Terror Case Claim - AP

California Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Espionage - VOA

CDC Closes Anthrax and Flu Labs After Accidents - NYT

CDC Closes Labs After Mishandling Pathogens - WP

14,000 Draft Notices Sent to Men Born in 1800s - AP

Isolationist Policies Make Threat of Terrorism Even Greater - WP Opinion

 

United Kingdom

US Given Heads Up About UK Newspaper's Data Destruction - AP

UK Imams Condemn ISIS in Online Film - BBC

 

Canada

Canadian Man Found Guilty on 2 Terror Charges - AP

 

Africa

DRC, Rwanda Ease Tensions Over Border Trade - VOA

CAR Civilian Leaders Threaten to Boycott Peace Talks - Reuters

Despite Insecurity, Polio Drops 85% in Nigeria - VOA

Ebola Deaths Mount in Sierra Leone - BBC

Ethiopia Defends Dissident Arrest - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

US Border Effort Sputters as Migrants Cross Again - AP

Mexico Rescues 8 Child Migrants Held by Kidnappers - AP

Russia’s Putin Kicks Off Latin America Tour With Cuba Stop - AP

Russia’s Putin Begins Americas Visit in Cuba - BBC

Putin Pledges to Help Cuba Explore for Offshore Oil - Reuters

Biggest Security Detail in Brazil History at World Cup Final - AP

The Children of the Drug Wars - NYT Opinion

 

Asia / Pacific

Japan Prepares for Pentagon’s Controversial Osprey - WP

China-US Talks Crucial to Repairing Relationship - VOA

Kerry Assures China That the US Can Have Many Allies in Asia - NYT

China's Propaganda in Australia - TI

China Jails 32 on Terror Charges - BBC

Philippines Arrests Australian Over ISIL Ties - Reuters

Recovering Japanese Abducted by N. Korea Deemed 'Highest Priority' - S&S

The North Korean Puzzle - NYT Editorial

Vietnam’s Overdue Alliance With America - NYT Opinion

 

Europe

Germany, US to Discuss Spy Expulsion - VOA

Germany 'Right' to Expel CIA Official - BBC

German Suspect Was in Contact With State Department Not US Spies - Reuters

Europe Turning Back Syrian Refugees - VOA

Turkey PM in New Constitution Move - BBC

US Does Pointless Damage to Relationship with Germany - WP Editorial

The German-American Breakup  - LAT Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

US Senators Want Iranian Leaders Designated Human Rights Violators - RFE/RL

Kerry In, Lavrov Out Of Iran Talks - RFE/RL

Kerry to Join Talks on Iran as Deadline Draws Near - NYT

2 Killed in Egypt Clashes During Islamist Protests - AP

Morocco Goes on High Alert Over Terror Threats - Reuters

 

South Asia

Pakistan Claims Win Against Militants, But Enemy Slips Away - NYT

Taliban Hideouts Revealed as Pakistan Army Seizes Redoubt - Reuters

US Drone Kills Six Militants In Pakistan - RFE/RL

India Unveils Roadmap to Revive Economic Growth - VOA

India’s Lazy Bureaucrats Get Wake-Up Call - WP

India Drops Arms Charges Against Britons - BBC

Arrests Over Indian 'Revenge Rape' - BBC

Sri Lankan Muslim Leader Warns of Radicalization After Clashes - Reuters

 

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