8 May SWJ Roundup
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 – 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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Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
US Lawmakers Focus on America's Response to Ukraine Crisis – VOA
Putin Shifts Tone, Urges Delay in Ukraine Vote – WP
Policy Shift: Putin 'Backs' Ukraine Election – BBC
Putin Calls on Ukraine Separatists to Postpone Referendum – VOA
Putin Says He’s Moving Troops From Border to Ease Tension – NYT
Putin Says Russian Troops Have Pulled Back from Ukraine Border – AP
Putin's Ukraine Move Shows Wariness of Overplaying Hand – Reuters
White House Disputes Putin Claim of Troop Withdrawal – WT
White House Says No Sign Russia Has Pulled Back From Ukraine Border – Reuters
No Sign of Russian Withdrawal From Ukraine Border, Official Says – AFPS
Is Ukraine Military Ready to Thwart Russian Invasion? – VOA
G7: Europe Stuck With Russian Gas Dependence – VOA
Putin Eyes Ukrainian Arms Prize as Troops Build Up Along Border – Bloomberg
Ukraine Forces Briefly Retake Mariupol City Hall – VOA
Rebels Seize Back Ukraine City Hall – BBC
Separatists Continue to Seize Buildings in East Ukraine – VOA
Multi-Ethnic Odessa Wrestles With Legacy of Day of Killing – Reuters
Ukraine Candidate: Zero Tolerance for Terrorists – AP
White House to Remove Russia From Trade Benefits Program – Reuters
Legal Minefield of Russia Sanctions Worries Bond Investors – VOA
Germany's Merkel Warns Russia Against 'Old Patterns of Thinking' – Reuters
US Army Sends Its Best Tanks to European War Game – WIB
Young Ukrainians Brush Aside Crisis and Voice Optimism About Future – NYT
Amid Tensions, a Gesture From Putin – NYT Editorial
Russia's War Machine Can't Run Without Ukraine – WIB Opinion
What to Do When Russia Invades Your Country – DB Opinion
The Ukraine Paradox – WP Opinion
Why Putin Grabs What Isn’t His – WT Opinion
Afghanistan
State Department Issues More Visas to Afghan Interpreters – WP
Afghan President Pledges Relief to Landslide Victims – VOA
Syria
Syria Rebel Leader Says He’ll Ask US for Anti-Aircraft Missiles – NYT
UN May Refer Syria Conflict to War Crimes Court – NYT
Syrian Rebels Depart Homs District Under Deal With Military – NYT
Syrian Rebels Leave ‘Capital of the Revolution’ – WP
Buses Evacuate Rebels from Homs – VOA
Syria Rebels Evacuated from Homs – BBC
Swelling Tide of Syrian Refugees Causes Strains in Jordan – VOA
Nigeria / Boko Harem
Boko Harem Waging War in Nigeria, and Seeking New Battlegrounds – NYT
Abduction Vaults Boko Haram Leader Into Headlines – AP
Boko Haram Leader Described as Ruthless, Radical – VOA
Hundreds Feared Dead in New Nigerian Militant Attack – VOA
Islamist Militants Kill Hundreds in Northeastern Nigeria – NYT
Islamist Attack Kills 125 in Northeast Nigeria – Reuters
Official: ‘Many, Many’ Killed in Attack on Nigerian Town – AP
Pentagon Sending Team to Nigeria to Aid Search for Girls – WP
Pentagon Outlines Plans to Help Rescue Kidnapped Girls in Nigeria – S&S
US Military to Assist in Search for Missing Nigerian Girls – AFPS
France Sends Agents to Nigeria, Boosts Ties to Fight Boko Haram – Reuters
Nigeria Offers $300,000 Reward for Information on Abducted Girls – VOA
Nigeria Reward to Find Schoolgirls – BBC
Nigeria Abductions: UK to Send Team – BBC
Real Threat in a Known Market for Children – NYT
Abduction of Girls an Act Not Even Al Qaeda Can Condone – NYT
Explaining Boko Haram, Nigeria’s Islamist Insurgency – NYT Primer
Honoring the Missing Schoolgirls – NYT Opinion
More Brazen Acts From Boko Haram – WT Opinion
Schoolgirls' Kidnappers Thrive in Land Without Law – Telegraph Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
American Tells Harrowing Story at NY Terror Trial – AP
Handless London Imam Testifies in Own Defense at US Trial – Reuters
US Department of Defense
Congress Moving Toward Establishing US Army Structure Commission – DN
General: Millennial Marines Shun Self-Absorbed Culture – WT
Army Returns to the Jungle in Tough New Course – AT
Guard's NASCAR Deal Leads to Virtually No Recruits – USAT
The Army's Growing Arctic Circle Mission – AT
Senators: No A-10 Storage Compromise – AFT
Pentagon Paid $150 Per Gallon for Green Jet Fuel – WT
Sikorsky Wins $1.24 Billion Deal for New Marine One Helicopters – AP
US General Confident F-35 Logistics System Will Work Overseas – Reuters
Sustaining the US Lead in DoD Unmanned Systems – CSIS Report
Navy Just Announced an E-Reader Designed for Life on a Submarine – Verge
Is America's Air Force Dying? – TNI Opinion
Do Away With the Air Force – WP Opinion
The Ultimate 360-Degree Evaluation – WOTR Opinion
Rep. Buck McKeon’s A-10 Sell-Out – ADI Opinion
United States
House Lawmakers Close to Deal on Surveillance Legislation – WP
With Stealth, Congressional Spending on Pet Projects Persists, Report Says – NYT
GOP to Attack White House on IRS and Benghazi – NYT
US Climate Has Already Changed, Study Finds, Citing Heat and Floods – VOA
Latest Insult to US Veterans: Wait Times for Medical Care – WT
VA: Shinseki Will Not Step Down as Calls for Ouster Grow – S&S
Report Proposes New Civil Service Framework – PPS/BAH Report
Court Nominee Wrote Memos Justifying Drone Strikes on US Citizens – WT
The Lawyer Behind the Drone Policy – NYT Editorial
America Strikes Out (Again!) – UPI Opinion
The Benghazi Show Trial – WP Opinion
DHS: A Wasteful, Growing, Fear-Mongering Beast – WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Populist Party Gaining Muscle to Push Britain to the Right – NYT
Ghosts of the Troubles Haunt Northern Ireland – WP
Britain Weighs its Greatness Without Scotland – WT Opinion
Why Isn't the Government Ready for Scottish Independence? – Telegraph Opinion
Africa
South Sudan Rebels to Seek Peace, Respond to US Sanctions – VOA
South Sudan Orders Army to Stop Attacking Rebels – Reuters
South Sudan Rivals Will Meet Friday – BBC
More Than 50,000 Somali Children 'at Death's Door' – BBC
Cost of Somali Piracy Slumps as Attacks Fall – Reuters
Somalis Returned from Kenya Say No Looking Back – VOA
Source: al-Shabab Systematically Targeting Informers in Kenya – VOA
Displaced in CAR Struggle to Get Enough Food – VOA
Central African Republic Journalists Protest Murders of Colleagues – Reuters
South Africans Vote Despite Cynicism – VOA
South Africans Vote in Nationwide Elections – VOA
South Africans Vote as Zuma Seeks Second Term as President – NYT
South Africa's Voting Ends, Counting Starts – AP
Nigeria’s China Connection – NYT Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Ruling Party Official Arrested on Suspicion of Gang Links – Reuters
Mexican Official Charged With Organized Crime – AP
Almost Out of Time, Brazil Drops Some World Cup Projects – WP
Federal Police in Brazil Threaten World Cup Strike – AP
Homeless Blame World Cup for High Rent in Brazil – AP
Water Rationing Begins in Venezuela Amid Drought – AP
Guatemala Sees Opium Poppies as Potential Revenue-Spinners – Reuters
Cuba Arrests 4 Exiles, Alleges Terror Plot – AP
Cuba Arrests Four Miami-Based Exiles Suspected of Attack Plot – Reuters
Venezuela is in Free Fall – WP Editorial
Asia / Pacific
China-Vietnam Tensions High over Drilling Rig – CSIS Critical Questions
US: China State-Run Oil Rig Near Vietnam 'Provocative' – VOA
Vietnam Accuses China of Ramming Vessels in S. China Sea – VOA
Chinese, Vietnamese Navy Ships Collide, Sparking Standoff – S&S
Vietnam and China Ships 'Collide' – BBC
Vietnam Vows to Take Action Against Chinese Rig – UPI
Philippines Detains 11 Chinese Fishermen – VOA
China's Missile Cruiser a Major Step to Naval Warfare Buildup – WT
US Calls on China to Free Tiananmen Anniversary Activists – Reuters
Prominent Chinese Journalist Criminally Detained – AP
Thailand PM Ousted by Constitutional Court – VOA
Thailand Court Ousts PM Yingluck – BBC
Court Orders Thai Leader Removed From Office – NYT
Thai Court Ousts Prime Minister Yingluck – WP
Thailand's New PM Seen Capable of Compromises, Not Miracles – Reuters
Beverly Hills Confronts Brunei Over Sharia Law – Reuters
Why America Cannot Keep the Peace Alone – CNN Opinion
Philippine-US Security Pact: Implications for Pivot & the S. China Sea – TI Opinion
China Escalates South China Sea Dispute, But Why? – TI Opinion
Europe
As European Elections Loom, Parties Struggle for Attention – VOA
Italian Lawmakers Favor Halving Spending on F-35 Jet – Reuters
France to Deploy Cops From China to Protect Tourists, Deter Crime – WT
Norway’s Leaders Snub Dalai Lama in Deference to China – NYT
Middle East / North Africa
China, Iran Say They’re ‘Strategic Partners’ as US Watches Warily – McClatchy
Iran, Six Powers Hold 'Useful' Nuclear Talks; Agreement Elusive – Reuters
Israel, US Divided Over Iranian Nuclear Enrichment Deal – Reuters
Iran Says its Gas Could Reach Iraqi Market – UPI
First Iraqi F-16 Makes Maiden Flight – Jane’s
White House Official Urges Mideast Talks Continue – AP
Hamas Executes 2 Men Accused of Aiding Israel – NYT
Hamas Executes Two Men in Gaza as Spies for Israel – Reuters
Gaza's Hamas Executes 2 Alleged Spies for Israel – AP
Yemen Says Kills Militant Behind Attacks on Westerners – Reuters
US Suspends Yemen Embassy Operations to Public, Citing Security – Reuters
Saudi Blogger Jailed for 10 Years – BBC
Prison, 1,000 Lashes for Saudi Web Forum Founder – AP
Libyan Rebels Occupying Oil Ports Refuse to Deal with New PM – Reuters
How Arabs Can Defeat Sectarianism – NYT Opinion
South Asia
Gandhis Fend off Modi as India's Election Nears Climax – VOA
Officials: FBI Agent Arrested in Pakistan – VOA
'FBI Agent' Arrested in Pakistan – BBC
FBI Agent May Remain in Pakistani Custody for Days – WP
Pakistani Activist Shot Dead; Aided Blasphemy Suspects – NYT
Lawyer of Pakistani Accused of Blasphemy Killed – AP
