Small Wars Journal

19 July SWJ Roundup

Sat, 07/19/2014 - 1:04am

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Early Warning - Eurasia Review - Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - Fortuna’s Corner

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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

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Ukraine

Obama: Missile Downed Malaysia Plane Over Ukraine - VOA

Obama Builds Circumstantial Case Against Russia - WP

US Sees Russian Links in Jet’s Downing - NYT

Obama: Airliner Hit From Rebel Area - BBC

Russia, Ukraine Leaders Trade Blame for Malaysia Airline Crash - VOA

How it Trended: The MH17 Blame Game - BBC

Rebels Limit Access to Crash Site - WP

Ukraine Rebels 'Halt MH17 Observers' - BBC

UN Security Council Calls for Investigation of MH17 - VOA

US Building Case Tying Separatists to Ukraine Plane Crash - S&S

MH17: Investigators Need Time, Access, Pentagon Spokesman Says - AFPS

Inquiry Fraught With Difficulties - BBC

Rebels Crowed of Past Strikes, But Deny This - NYT

DoD Spokesman: No Hint Russia Has Ceased Rebel Support - AFPS

Separatists Said to Have Received Antiaircraft Training in Russia - WP

US Officials Suspect SA-11 or SA-20 Missiles Brought Down Malaysia Jet - NYT

New Video Allegedly Shows ‘Buk’ Missile System en Route to Russia - WP

Part of Ukraine Rebel City 'Retaken' - BBC

Australian PM Lashes Out at Russia Over Shot Plane - AP

The Victims: A Cross-Section of Lives - WP

British Plane Crash Victims Named - BBC

Netherlands Mourns its Many Dead - BBC

Tragedy on Top of Crisis May Strengthen Stand Against Russia in US and Europe - NYT

Ukraine Plane Crash Gives Insurgency Uncertain Future - VOA Analysis

Downed Jet Could Alter Ukraine Crisis - AP Analysis

In Pictures: Aftermath of Disaster - BBC Images

Casualties of Mr. Putin’s War - WP Editorial

The Downing of the Malaysian Airliner: Avoid Rushing to Judgment - CSIS Opinion

Ukraine and Obama’s Time of Testing - VOA Opinion

Putin’s Deadly Doctrine - NYT Opinion

The End of Russia’s Fairy Tale - WP Opinion

 

Israel / Palestinians

Casualties Mount as Israel Presses Ground Campaign in Gaza - VOA

New Push Into Gaza for Israel, but the Ground Has Shifted - NYT

Israel Edges into Gaza in Search of Militant Tunnels, PM Warns of Expansion - WP

Israel Moves Deeper in Gaza, Expanding Ground Operation - AP

20 Killed as Israeli Troops Push into Gaza - AP

Huge Rise in Gaza Displaced, Says UN - BBC

Near Gaza, Israelis See Danger From Above and Below - NYT

US Shows Support, Urges Restraint for Israel - VOA

Obama Prepared to Send Kerry to Mideast for Talks on Gaza - VOA

World Reacts to Israel’s Gaza Campaign - VOA

Three Charged Over Abu Khdair Murder - BBC

Israel’s War in Gaza - NYT Editorial

Moral clarity in Gaza - WP Opinion

Five Myths About Hamas - WP Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Dunford Urges Congress to Approve Russian Helicopter Deal for Afghan Air Force - S&S

 

Iraq

Militias that Fought US Lead Fight Against Sunni Militants - WP

In Iraq, Syria, Militants Try to Govern as a State - AP

UN: Some 5,500 Civilians Killed in Iraq This Year - AP

ISIS Forces Last Iraqi Christians to Flee Mosul - NYT

Iraqi Christians Flee From Mosul - BBC

Iraq Situation Report - ISW Update

The Solution in Iraq - WP Opinion

 

Syria

Troubled SAC OKs $500M For Syrian Rebels - BD

In Iraq, Syria, Militants Try to Govern as a State - AP

Syrians in Prison 'Despite Amnesty' - BBC

MV Cape Ray Continues Neutralizing Syrian Chemical Materials - AFPS

Syria Situation Report - ISW Update

 

US Department of Defense

House Members Say War Budget Should Not Be ‘Slush Fund’ - S&S

Robotic 'Cows,' Driverless Vehicles Patrol Jungles with RIMPAC Marines - WP

Airman Charged With Killing AFN Broadcaster Could Face Death - S&S

Ex-Navy SEAL Gets 16 Months for Stealing Munitions - VP

Army to Begin Gender Treatment for Secrets Leaker Manning - AP

Manning to Receive Army Funded Gender Treatment - BBC

Appeals Court Rejects Lawsuit by Alleged Military Sexual Assault Victims - McClatchy

Top Army Sex-Assault Prosecutor Reprimanded Over Alleged Groping - S&S

 

United States

Suspect in East Africa Embassy Bombings Terminally Ill - WP

Lawyer: US Terror-Case Client is 'Terminally Ill' - AP

The Kingpin Fallacy: Targeting Criminal Street Gangs - FI Opinion

 

United Kingdom

'Islamist Ethos Agenda in Schools' - BBC

Scottish Independence Is Inevitable - NYT Opinion

 

Africa

Corruption Worries Complicate Nigeria's $1B Request to Combat Boko Haram - VOA

Nigeria's $1B Military Loan Delayed - BBC

Gunmen Believed to Be Boko Haram Militants Attack Nigerian Town - VOA

'Many Dead' in Nigeria Town Raid - BBC

New Violence Rattles South Sudan - VOA

Ethiopia Bloggers on Terror Charges - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

Undocumented Immigrants Face Perilous Journey to US, No Guarantees - VOA

Immigrant Children Live in Numerous US Communities - VOA

Pope Demands Justice for 1974 Argentina Jewish Center Attack - BBC

China Deepens Ties to Brazil, Plans to Build Railways - VOA

Ecuador Joins Andean Neighbors With EU Free-Trade Deal - VOA

Bolivia Lowers Working Age to 10 - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

Chinese Use Japan-Bashing to Bolster its Legitimacy - WP

Malaysia Reeling: Second Air Disaster in Four Months - VOA

Vietnam Remembers Geneva Accords as Tensions With China Abate, for Now - VOA

Former Prostitutes Who Served US Troops Sue South Korea - S&S

More Cambodian Opposition Members Charged With Insurrection - VOA

 

Europe

Row Over 'Pro-EU' Immigration Report - BBC

Bulgaria Names Anti-Israeli Bomber - BBC

 

Middle East / North Africa

UN Chief to Visit Middle East - VOA

West Considers Early Sanctions Moves in Troubled Iran Nuclear Talks - Reuters

Iran, World Powers Agree to Extend Nuclear Talks - VOA

Iran Nuclear Talks Said to Be Extended by Four Months - NYT

World Powers Agree to Extend Talks With Iran - WP

Iran Nuclear Talks Deadline Extended - BBC

Breaking the Iran Stalemate - WP Opinion

 

South Asia

India School Boycotted After Rape of 6-Year Old - BBC

How Rape and Violence Returned India to the Headlines - BBC

 

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