13 June 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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Iraq
Two Arab Countries Fall Apart – Economist
Iraq Crumbling as Militants and Kurds Seize Land – WP
Iraqi Kurds Take Oil City as Militants Push Forward – NYT
ISIS Threatens to Seize More Iraqi Cities – CNN
Hundreds of Iraqis Flee Islamic Militant Advance – AP
Iraq Launches Airstrikes Against Islamist Forces – VOA
Iraq Militants Threaten Move on Baghdad – VOA
Iraq: Government Controls Baiji Oil Refinery – Reuters
Militants Bring Shari'a Law To Iraq – RFE/RL
Insurgents May Have Looted Iraqi Banks – WP
Iraq Heads for Civil War – USAT
The War Obama Once Called ‘Dumb’ Looms Large Again – WP
US Says Clear Breakdown in Iraqi Military Response to Insurgency – Reuters
Collapse of Iraqi Army a Failure for Premier, US Military – WP
Ex-US Commander Defends US Training of Iraq Forces – AP
Fear, Sectarianism Behind Iraq Army Collapse – AP
UN Security Council to Meet on Iraq Crisis – VOA
US Reaction: Obama Looking at All Options to Confront Iraq Insurgency – VOA
White House Weighs Options for Halting Insurgents in Iraq – WP
US Weighing Options for Helping Iraq, Obama Says – NYT
Obama: Iraq Needs Help as Jihadists Advance – CNN
Obama: All Options Open on Iraq – BBC
Obama: US Will Send Fresh Help to Beleaguered Iraq – AP
Senate Raises Possibility of US Airstrikes in Iraq – S&S
White House Examines Drone Usage in Iraq – WP
UK Rules Out Military Action in Iraq – BBC
Americans Being Evacuated From Iraqi Air Base – AP
Rasmussen Sees No Role For NATO In Iraq – RFE/RL
Europe Wary of Iraq Action; Germans Urged to Leave – AP
Russia Sees American ‘Adventurism’ in Iraq Behind Current Conflict – NYT
Iran Concerned by Turmoil in Iraq – VOA
Iraq War Vets Angry, Distraught as Insurgents Gain Ground – MT
Major Players in the Iraq Conflict – S&S Backgrounder
Iraq’s Fate in the Balance – WP Editorial
Iraq in Peril – NYT Editorial
In Extremists’ Iraq Rise, America’s Legacy – TNY Opinion
The Big Burn – NYT Opinion
Who Lost Iraq? – WP Opinion
Maliki's Iraq Disaster – WP Opinion
Who's to Blame for the Iraq Crisis – CNN Opinion
The Army Alone Can’t Save Iraq – NYT Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan Officials: Taliban Can't Disrupt Presidential Runoff – VOA
Afghan Voters Left With Images of Negative Campaigning – RFE/RL
In Rural Afghanistan, Stability, Not Politics, Matter – VOA
US Quietly Moves Detainees Out of Secretive Afghanistan Prison – Reuters
Boats for Landlocked Afghanistan Sitting in Virginia Warehouse – S&S
Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
Ukraine President Ready for Talks if Pro-Russia Rebels Lay Down Arms – VOA
Ukrainian Army Waits For Support – RFE/RL
Lavrov: Ukraine's Rebels Ready for Cease-Fire – AP
Pro-Russian Rebels Add Tanks to Arsenal in East Ukraine – Reuters
Rebels Drive 3 Tanks From Russia Into Ukraine, Kiev Says – WP
Ukraine Says 'Russian Tank Incursion' Unacceptable – BBC
US Department of Defense
Plan For Carrier-Based Drones Takes Flak From Lawmakers – LAT
Marines Prepare Modular Force for Future Rife With Conflict – ND
Cyber Policy Chief Shares Perspective on Mission – AFPS
Bergdahl Leaves Germany for the United States – AFPS
Bergdahl to Return to US on Friday, Official Says – NYT
Bergdahl Scheduled to Arrive in Texas on Friday – AP
Bergdahl Explains in Prison Letters Why He Vanished – DB
Amphibious Assault is Not Dead – WOTR Opinion
United States
Kerry to Address Ending Rape as Weapon of War – WP
Senators Press US Officials for Clarity on NSA Legislation – AP
Senate Passes VA Reform with White House Backing – S&S
VA, IG Warn Against Rush of Veterans Into Private Care – S&S
Migrants Overwhelm Border Patrol Housing in Texas – WP
Americans Increasingly See Opposing Party as ‘Threat’ to Nation – TWB
Hillary Rodham Clinton Speaks at CFR in New York – CFR
United Kingdom
Protocol on Sexual Violence in War Launched in London – VOA
Only a Few Will Decide on What Could Be Big Shift for Britain – NYT
Two Charged Under Terrorism Act – BBC
Fully Secret Terror Trial Blocked – BBC
Terror Unit Joins University Inquiry – BBC
Australia
Obama Praises Security Cooperation with Australia – AP
Africa
Nigeria: Slow International Response Contributed to Rise of Boko Haram – VOA
Africa and West Pledge More Support in War Against Boko Haram – Reuters
UK Boosts Nigeria Military Aid – BBC
Gunfire Erupts Along DRC-Rwanda Border – VOA
South Sudan Army Spokesman Says Desertion is 'Normal' – VOA
Former Ivorian President Gbagbo to Stand Trial – VOA
Ivory Coast ex-Leader to Face War Crimes Trial – BBC
Sierra Leone Declares Emergency as Ebola Spreads – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Venezuelan Politicians Face Arrest – BBC
Brazil World Cup Terror Plan Focuses on Lone Extremists – BBC
Clashes at Brazil World Cup Protest – BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Calls Japan the Aggressor in Flybys Over Sea – NYT
China, Japan Blame Each Other For Jet Encounter – AP
Japan Summons China Ambassador Over Plane Incident – VOA
Philippines Protesters Demand China Withdraw Sea Claim – VOA
UN Weather Agency May Assist North Korea – VOA
No Detail Too Small for Thai Junta – VOA
Thousands of Cambodian Workers Flee Thailand – VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Two Arab Countries Fall Apart – Economist
Obama's Spiritual Adviser Says He Relayed Message From Iran – VOA
Palestinian Premier Says New Government Lacks Power in Gaza – NYT
North African Migrants Risk Their Lives in Mediterranean Waters – VOA
South Asia
US Drone Hits Pakistan for 2nd Time in 12 Hours – NYT
After Lull, US Drone Strikes Kill 13 in Pakistan – AP
US Drone Hits 'Resume in Pakistan' – BBC
Pakistan Condemns US Drone Strikes – VOA
Pakistan: Court Orders Government to Lift Musharraf's Travel Ban – VOA
Court Backs Musharraf’s Bid to Leave Pakistan – WP
India: Political Leaders Denounce Uttar Pradesh Violence – VOA
India Rebuffs 'Simplistic' UN Criticism Over Sex Crimes – VOA
Fourth Woman Hanged in Indian State – BBC
Possible Rape Victim Found Hanging From Tree in India – WP
Another Case of Hanging in Indian State – NYT
