Small Wars Journal

31 July SWJ Roundup

Thu, 07/31/2014 - 12:18am

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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

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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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Israel / Palestinians

Arab Leaders Silent, Viewing Israel as Better Than Hamas - NYT

Obama Takes Tougher Line Against Gaza Casualties - AP

DOD Releases Arms to Israel, Official Says - S&S

US Resupplies Israel With Munitions as Gaza Offensive Rages - Reuters

At Least 15 Killed in Israeli Strike on Gaza Market - VOA

Deadly Israeli Strikes Hit UN School, Market Area - AP

Israeli Artillery Said to Strike Another Shelter - WP

UN Condemns Israel for Latest School Attack in Gaza - VOA

Israel Blamed for Blasts That Hit Gaza UN Shelter - NYT

Anger Mounts as Gaza Toll Rises - BBC

Iran Says Egypt Dragging Its Feet on Allowing Aid to Gaza - Reuters

Amid War, Endgames in Gaza Emerge - AP Analysis

 

Ukraine / Russia

G7 Says Russia Faces More Sanctions - BBC

Coordinated Sanctions Aim at Russia’s Ability to Tap Its Oil Reserves - NYT

Sanctions Will Damage Russia if Not Lifted Quickly - AP

Russia Lashes Out at Latest Western Sanctions - VOA

Russia Chides Sanctions; Ukraine Army Forges On - NYT

As Sanctions Pile Up, Russians’ Alarm Grows Over Putin’s Tactics - NYT

Sources: Russian Bank Subsidiaries in EU to Escape Sanctions - Reuters

A Look at the EU's New Sanctions Against Russia - AP

Some Ukrainian Rebels Vent Frustration with Putin - Reuters

Observers Turned Back From MH17 Crash Site in Ukraine - VOA

Clashes Again Halt Investigation at MH17 Crash Site - WP

 

Iraq

US Continues to Help Iraq in Face of Extremist Threat - AFPS

Iraq Offers Aid to Those Displaced by Militants - AP

As Mosul’s Shrines Crumble, Do Does Islamic State’s Support - WP

Tears, and Anger, as Militants Destroy Iraq City’s Relics - NYT

Iraq Situation Report - ISW Update

 

Afghanistan

Afghanistan to Cost More Than Marshall Plan, Watchdog Says - S&S

The Taliban ‘Waiting Game’ Over the Years - WP

Kerry Urges Afghan Presidential Hopefuls to Cooperate - WP

General Likely to Question Bergdahl Next Week - S&S

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

Terrorism Threats at Chemical Plants Underestimated - AP

Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror - NYT

Syria: Suicide Bomber From US Came Home Before Attack - NYT

Powell Maybe Not Told Early About CIA Techniques - AP

 

US Department of Defense

Northrop Drone's Development Cost to Navy Increases 25 Percent - Bloomberg

Pentagon: F-22 Whistleblower Inquiry to Finish in August - VP

DoD to Implement 3-Tier Civilian Performance Appraisal System - AFPS

 

United States

House Passes $17 Billion Emergency Funding Bill for VA - VOA

New VA Secretary McDonald Faced With Firing VA Management - S&S

Senate Advances Bill to Address Border Crisis - VOA

House Votes to Sue President Obama - BBC

A New Internationalism - WP Opinion

Libya May Not Be A Case Study in Intervention After All - DO Opinion

 

United Kingdom

Anti-Semitic Incidents Rise in Britain as Gaza Conflict Rages - Reuters

 

Africa

African Small Farmers Could Be Key to Ending Food Insecurity - VOA

Peace Corps Volunteers Isolated in Liberia After Suspected Ebola Exposure - VOA

Ebola: Liberia Shuts All Schools - BBC

13 Killed in Mosque Bombings in Nigeria - AP

Six Dead in Nigeria College Blast - BBC

Boko Harem: Cameroon Army Officers Sacked - BBC

South Sudan Warring Parties Ready for Another Round of Talks - VOA

How Anonymous and Other Hacktivists are Waging War on Kenya - WP

Somali 'Killed by Islamists for Not Wearing Veil' - BBC

Rwanda’s Unfinished Miracle - NYT Opinion

 

Americas / Caribbean

US Senate Advances Bill to Address Border Crisis - VOA

US Sanctions Venezuelan Officials for Rights Violations - VOA

US Slaps Travel Ban on Several Venezuelan Officials - WP

US Restricts Travel by Venezuelan Government Officials - Reuters

US Travel Ban on Venezuela Officials - BBC

Venezuela's Opposition Coordinator Resigns Post - AP

Colombian City on Alert After Rebel Attack - BBC

El Salvador Charges Priest With Helping Gang - AP

'No Deal' in Argentine Debt Talks - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

Vessels Returning to Pearl Harbor for Conclusion of RIMPAC - S&S

USPACOM: Locklear Briefs on Asia-Pacific, Partners, Security - AFPS

Japan's Soldiers Practice Amphibious Landing in Hawaii - AP

China Says Former Security Chief Being Investigated for Corruption - NYT

China Charges Prominent Uighur Scholar With Separatism - WP

China and Uighurs Disagree on Events That Led to Violence - NYT

Tight Security After Xinjiang Unrest - BBC

North Korea Test-fires More Projectiles - VOA

Satellite Imagery Suggests Future Large N. Korean Rocket Launch - VOA

Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Duo Begin Genocide Trial - BBC

 

Europe

'Complacent' NATO Unprepared for Russian Threat - Reuters

Does Russian Treaty Violation Pose A Military Threat? - VOA

Russia: Beware a Wounded Putin - WP Editorial

Colonial Folly, European Suicide - NYT Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

US Lawmakers Voice Skepticism on Iran Nuclear Deal - NYT

Syria: Suicide Bomber From US Came Home Before Attack - NYT

Thousands Flee to Tunisia to Escape Libya Fighting - AP

West Temporarily Abandons Democracy-Building in Libya - WP

Negotiator Named to Tackle Libyan Conflict - VOA

'Dozens of Bodies' at Libya Base - BBC

France Evacuates Expats From Libya - BBC

Libya May Not Be A Case Study in Intervention After All - DO

Tunisia Army Chief Resigns After Soldier Deaths - AP

 

South Asia

Pakistan Says it 'Foiled' Cross-Border Militant Attack - VOA

 

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