13 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
Separatists Claim Runaway Victory in Eastern Ukraine – WP
Russia Keeps Its Distance After Ukraine Secession Referendums – NYT
US Says It Does Not Recognize E. Ukraine Polls – VOA
Kyiv: Moscow Trying to Disrupt May 25 Presidential Vote – VOA
German Push to Ease Ukraine Crisis – BBC
What Mr. Putin Can’t Control – NYT Editorial
Afghanistan
Taliban Wage Deadly Attacks in 3 Afghan Provinces – NYT
Taliban Launches Spring Offensive in Afghanistan – VOA
Taliban Launches Spring Offensive as Election Drags On – S&S
Transfer Troubles Show Difficulties of Afghanistan Exit – S&S
Pakistan Cracks Down on Afghan Arrivals, Fearing a Flood -WP
A Death Draws Attention to Afghan Police Methods – NYT
Iran
Is Iran's Threat to US Carriers Real? – PP-G
Nuclear Talks Will Confront Iran’s Future Capability to Enrich Uranium – NYT
In Iran, Critics Question Rouhani’s Nuclear Strategy – WP
UN Experts: Iran's Banned Nuke Buying Has Slowed – AP
Diplomats to Draft Iran Nuclear Deal – BBC
Syria
Little Good News for Backers of Syrian Opposition – WP
Residents of Homs, Back in Gov’t Control, Feel as if War Has Ended – LAT
Egypt's Sissi says Syria Crisis Should End via Peaceful Means – Reuters
Implications of the Rebel Retreat from Homs – TI Opinion
Nigeria / Boko Harem
New Boko Haram Video Allegedly Shows Abducted Girls – VOA
Nigerian Girls Seen in Video From Militants – NYT
Extremist Video Shows Abducted Girls Praying – AP
Boko Haram Says Willing to Negotiate Release of Nigerian Girls – DP-A
US Mission in Place to Aid Kidnap Search in Nigeria – WP
DOD Official: 16 US Troops on Search Team for Nigerian Girls – AFPS
US Planes Search for Nigerian Girls – BBC
Is #BringBackOurGirls a Band-Aid Solution for Nigeria? – S&S
Terrorism / Counterterrorism / Extremists
Qaeda Affiliate Steps Up Video Propaganda Push – NYT
Kuwait Official Accused of Funding Extremists Resigns – WP
Price of New, Secret Gitmo Prison Rises $20 Million in a Year – MH
African Union Urges Global Intelligence-Sharing Against Terrorism – VOA
Terror in the Skies: The True Faces of Drone War – Salon Opinion
Corruption a Common Thread in Rise of Extremism – WP Opinion
Human Rights
Amnesty: Torture Use 'Systematic' in Many Countries – VOA
Nearly Half of People Around World Fear Torture in Custody – Reuters
Cyberspace
Cybersecurity Options Lag Behind Hackers’ Abilities – VP
Private Military Corporations
Trying to Salvage Remains of Blackwater Case – NYT
US Department of Defense
Dempsey Wants to ‘Rebalance the Use of Military Power’ – DO Interview
Dempsey Says Defense Budget Uncertainty Must End – AFPS
DOD Needs New Base Closure Round, Senior Official Says – AFPS
Marines Stretch Sea Legs as Afghanistan Winds Down – S&S
Budgets, Belt-Tightening Force Army to Get Picky in Recruiting – KCS
DNA Test Proves Vietnam Man is Not Missing Army Sergeant – S&S
United States
Feds Released Hundreds of Immigrant Murderers, Drunk Drivers, Sex-Crimes Convicts – WT
Smuggler Gets Life for Ramming Boat, Killing Coast Guardsman – LAT
Dempsey Expresses Confidence in VA Chief Shinseki – AFPS
Book Reveals Wider Net of US Spying on Envoys – NYT
New York Revisits Plan to Build Muslim Center Near Ground Zero – VOA
United Nations
Norwegian General Becomes First Woman to Head UN Peacekeeping Force – UN
Norwegian General First Woman to Lead UN Force – AP
Africa
West Africa: The World’s Most Violent Pirates – USNI
African Union Urges Global Intelligence-Sharing Against Terrorism – VOA
UN Chief: South Sudan's Leaders Responsible for Peace – VOA
Chad Closes Border with Central African Republic – Reuters
South Africa Election Results Promise Interesting Five Years – VOA
China in Africa: New Pledges and a New Relationship? – TI Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Vigilantes Register Weapons, Are to Disband – LAT
Mexican Troops 'Kill Zetas Founder' – BBC
Obama Praises 'Progress' in Uruguay – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Maritime Tensions Dominate ASEAN Meeting – VOA
Japan, China to Square Off at Regional Security Forum – Reuters
Vietnam, China Exchange Water Cannon Spray Near Disputed Oil Rig – VOA
Report: Vietnam, Chinese Ships Fire Water Cannons – AP
US Treasury Secretary Urges Currency Reform in China – VOA
China Detains Man for Providing 'False Information' to Foreign Website – VOA
North Korea Nuclear Test Could Further Fray Ties With China – VOA
Thai Caretaker PM: Elections First, Then Reforms – VOA
South China Sea: ASEAN Summit Falls Short Again – TI Opinion
Europe
Russia Trade Policy Under Fire at WTO – VOA
Turkey Told to Pay Cyprus Damages – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
IMF Chief Draws Cautious Response from Arabs in Call to End Subsidies – Reuters
Kerry to Meet Palestinian Leader in First Exchange Since Peace Talks – NYT
Kerry, Palestinian’s Abbas to Meet in London Thursday – Reuters
Israel's ex-PM Jailed for Six Years – BBC
Suspected US Drone Strike Kills 6 Militants in Yemen – VOA
Yemen Drone Strike 'Kills At Least Militants' – BBC
Egypt's Sissi says Syria Crisis Should End via Peaceful Means – Reuters
Jordan's Ambassador to Libya Free After Kidnapping – VOA
United Palestinian Gov’t May Provide New Opportunities for Peace – WP Opinion
South Asia
India Wraps Up National Election – VOA
India’s Voters Expected to Give Modi a Mandate – NYT
As Pakistan Expands Nuclear Program, China Seen as Most Reliable Partner – VOA
WHO Rejects Pakistan CIA Accusation – BBC
