Small Wars Journal

13 July SWJ Roundup

Sun, 07/13/2014 - 9:14am

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

Is the Partition of Iraq Inevitable? - VOA

US and Iraqis Try to Fragment Extremist Group - NYT

Iraq's Parliament Ends Session Still Deadlocked - AP

UN Warns of 'Chaos' if Leaders Can't Overcome Political Deadlock - AP

HRW: Iraqi Forces Execute 255 Prisoners - VOA

Iraq Forces 'Killed Sunni Prisoners' - BBC

Gunmen Kill 29 in Baghdad Apartment - VOA

Gunmen Kill 29 in Baghdad Attack - BBC

How Islamists Leveled Sunni Village as a Warning - McClatchy

Iraq Sends Volunteer Force to Ramadi - VOA

Sunnis Sending Sons Abroad as Fear of Sectarian Killings Escalates - McClatchy

Iraq Situation Report - ISW Daily Update

 

Afghanistan

Afghanistan Presidential Rivals Clinch Deal, Easing Political Crisis - AP

Kerry: Audit Okayed by Afghan Candidates - VOA

Afghan Candidates Agree to Vote Audit - BBC

Afghanistan to Audit Every Vote Cast, Kerry Says - NYT

Militants Kill 8 Civilians in Afghanistan - VOA

11 Afghan Security Force Members Killed in Attacks - AP

 

Israel / Palestinians

Israel Deploys Ground Troops Inside Gaza; Death Toll Rises Above 150 - AP

Israel Warns of North Gaza Strikes - BBC

Israeli Commandos Enter Gaza - VOA

As Troops Raid Rocket Sites, Israel Urges Evacuation - WP

Israel Strikes Hit Gaza Security HQ - BBC

Israeli Rockets Hit Mosque in Gaza Offensive - VOA

Gaza: The Human Dimension - CSIS R&A

 

Ukraine

Ukrainian Fighter Jets Pound Rebels - Reuters

Rockets Ravage Ukraine City Suburb - BBC

Russia Urges UN to Demand Cease-fire in Ukraine - AP

EU Names Latest Ukraine Sanctions Against pro-Russia Rebel Leaders - AP

 

US Department of Defense

IG Issues Scathing Report of Pentagon's MIA Accounting Agencies - ProPublica

Marine Corps Testing Monster New Amphibious Assault Vehicle - BI

Mock Disaster Aims to Determine When Military Should Respond - S&S

Stratcom Chief Outlines Deterrence Challenges - AFPS

Police Report: Crucial Facts Not Shared During Navy Yard Shooting - WP

 

US Intelligence Community

How the CIA Partnered With Amazon and Changed Intelligence - DO Opinion

Did the Government Really Badmouth Greenwald’s Story - WP Opinion

 

United States

Lawmakers Seek to Control Costs in Bill to Reform VA, Improve Care - AP

US Labs 'Mishandled Deadly Germs' - BBC

Political Calculus on Immigration May be Shifting - WP

 

United Kingdom

Corporate Armies, Drone Terrorism, Laser Weapons, MoD's Vision of Future - TG

Scotland Could Host UK Spaceport - BBC

'Little Scotland': Corby Holds Mock Referendum Vote - BBC

 

Africa

Nigeria: Abuja Transit Network Bomb Plot Foiled - Reuters

UN: Number of Refugees From South Sudan Sharply Rising - VOA

Kenya: ‘Islamist Funder’ Killed in Mombasa - BBC

Ethiopia Defends Dissident Arrest - BBC

Ebola Deaths Mount in Sierra Leone - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

Large Immigrant Influx on Texas Border Creates Huge Challenge - VOA

Russia’s Putin Begins Latin America Tour in Cuba - VOA

Putin Signs Argentina Nuclear Deals - BBC

Putin and Argentine Leader Agree on Nuclear Power Project - NYT

 

Asia / Pacific

China: iPhone a Threat to National Security - Reuters

China Businessman 'Hacked US Firms' - BBC

Hagel, Onodera Discuss Reinterpretation of Japan’s Constitution - AFPS

North Korea Again Test-fires Projectiles, Seoul Says - AP

 

Europe

German Chancellor: Trust in US Broken - VOA

Behind German Spy Cases, Twists Worthy of Films - NYT

One Big Reason The CIA Spied on Germany - DB Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

US Warns Iran Over ‘Unworkable’ Plans for Nuclear Power Program - NYT

Kerry in Vienna; Extension of Iran Nuclear Talks Likely - AP

Kerry Arrives in Vienna for Iran Nuclear Talks - BBC

US Official: Iran Clinging to 'Unworkable' Positions at Nuclear Talks - VOA

Jordan: Army, 'Jihadists' Clash Anew Along Syrian Border - JT

Officials: Jordan Reluctant to Host US-led Syria Rebel Training - Reuters

Syrian Opposition Seeks US Support for Battle Plans - McClatchy

Yemen Tribesmen Attack Oil Pipeline - BBC

Rival Rebels Clash at Libya Airport - BBC

Libyan Protesters Shut Down Oil Port - Reuters

 

South Asia

Arrests Over Indian 'Revenge Rape' - BBC

Indian Girl’s Rape Called Case of Eye-for-Eye Village Justice - NYT

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