Small Wars Journal

13 August SWJ Roundup

Wed, 08/13/2014 - 12:21am

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

Iraq Isn't Syria: Congress on Board This Time - AP

Iraqi PM-designate Wins Support of US, Iran - VOA

Iraq's Pick for Prime Minister Appears to Have Approval of Iran - LAT

Maliki Isolated as Iran Backs His Rival as Iraq’s Leader - WP

Maliki’s Bid to Keep Power in Iraq Appears to Collapse - NYT

Washington Wants Maliki Out. What If He Refuses to Go? - FP

Pentagon May Send More Advisers to Iraq - AP

US Sends More Advisors to Iraq - BBC

RAF Jets in Cyprus for Iraq Mission - BBC

British Military Sends Tornado Jets for Iraq - WP

US Continues Humanitarian Airdrops in Northern Iraq - AFPS

Former Iraqi Foreign Minister: US Airdrops “Life-Saving” - WP

Syrian Kurdish Fighters Rescue Stranded Yazidis - AP

EU Increases Aid to Displaced Iraqis - VOA

Iraq Situation Report - ISW Update

US Has a Chance to Stop the Islamic State - WP Opinion

Make No Mistake: We're Back in an Iraq War - LAT Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Talks Begin as Pressure Grows for Afghan Election Resolution - S&S

Afghanistan's Fraught Political Transition and Implications for Its Security - ISW Opinion

ISAF Servicemember Dies in Attack in Afghanistan - S&S

 

Israel / Palestinians

Israeli Official: No Progress in Talks with Hamas - VOA

After Weeks of War, Gazans Voice Disappointment in Hamas - WP

Role in Gaza Talks Signals a Comeback for Abbas - NYT

Saudi Arabia Tells Israel Only Peace Can Ensure Its Survival - Reuters

 

Ukraine / Russia

Russian Aid Convoy Moving Toward Eastern Ukraine - WP

A Russian Convoy Carrying Aid to Ukraine Dogged by Suspicion - NYT

Ukraine to Deny Access to Russian Aid Convoy - VOA

Ukraine May Block Russian Aid Convoy - BBC

UK Warns Moscow Over Aid Mission - BBC

Ukraine: Russian Aid Can Enter with Red Cross - AP

Russian Aid or Trojan Horse? - BBC

Putin Prepares for Crimea Visit - VOA

Russia is Fully at War With the West - WP Opinion

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

What bid Laden Foresaw - WP Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Hagel Praises Robin Williams as ‘True Friend’ of Troops - AFPS

Robin Williams Touched Troops With Honesty, Generosity - S&S

Robin Williams Was a Staple of USO Tours Overseas and in US - MT

Air Force Space Command Boss to Step Down - TG

USS Enterprise, World's 1st Nuclear Aircraft Carrier, Going Dark - DP

New ID-check System Now Online for Military Installations - AP

 

United States

The Death of American Optimism - WP Opinion

 

Australia

New US Defense Deal with Australia Underscores Deeper Relationship - WP

 

Africa

Africa's Young to Swell by 2050 - BBC

US to Give S. Sudan $180 Million for Food - VOA

US to Give South Sudan $180m in Aid - BBC

Puntland Cuts Ties With Somalia Over Formation of New State - VOA

Using Tactic Unseen in a Century, Countries Cordon Off Ebola-Racked Areas - NYT

Untested Ebola Drugs 'Can be Used' - BBC

 

Americas / Caribbean

Exploitation Awaits Migrant Children on Mexico's Southern Edge - LAT

Venezuela Begins Overnight Closures of Border to Deter Smuggling - LAT

Colombian Drought Triggers Clashes - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

US Says China, Not Washington, Responsible for South China Sea Tensions - VOA

25 Sentenced on Terrorism Charges in Western China - NYT

Russia Begins Military Exercises in Island Chain Partly Claimed by Japan - VOA

More Conscript Suicides in South Korea - BBC

Philippines Arrests Former General in Activists’ Disappearance - NYT

 

Europe

Pentagon Adding to its Arsenal in Norway’s Caves - WP

In Turkey, a Late Crackdown on Islamist Fighters - WP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Clinton: 'Failure' to Help Syrian Rebels Led to the Rise of ISIS - Atlantic

US / Australia: ‘Action Needed’ on Foreign Fighters - BBC

Report: Crimes Against Humanity Likely in Egypt Protest Deaths - VOA

Group Points to Egyptian Forces’ ‘Crimes Against Humanity’ - WP

Egyptian Forces 'Planned Massacre' - BBC

Egypt's Leader in Russia for Talks on Arms, Trade - AP

Libyan Police Chief 'Assassinated' - BBC

Cairo’s Crimes Against humanity - WP Editorial

 

South Asia

Narendra Modi’s Quiet Beginning Dims India’s Hopes - NYT

India PM Slams Pakistan's Kashmir 'Proxy War' - VOA

 

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