15 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
Iraq Army’s Collapse May Hold Lessons for the Future – S&S
Rebel Advance Stalls in Iraq as Capital Braces for a Siege – NYT
Iraq Insurgent Advance Slows, US Sends Carrier to Gulf – Reuters
ISIS’s March Through Iraq Reflects Founder’s Violent Vision – WP
Who is Iraq’s Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, World’s New Top Terrorist? – McClatchy
Shiites Begin to Slow Advance of ISIS Fighters – WP
General Says Baghdad ‘Stable’ as Iraqis Answer Call to Arms – WP
In Defense of Baghdad, Iraq Turns to Shi'ite Militias – Reuters
Iraqis Volunteer To Fight Insurgents – VOA
Seeing Their Gains at Risk, Shiites Flock to Join Militias – NYT
Young Iraqis Volunteer to Fight Surging Militants – AP
Iraq's Maliki Vows to Defeat Militants – VOA
Maliki Tells Army That Sunni Insurgents Will Be Defeated – Reuters
Extortion, Bank Robbery Fuel ISIS Bloody Drive to Establish Sharia Caliphate – Fox
Kurds Seize Disputed Oil Hub Amid Iraq Chaos – AP
Only Days After Mosul Fell, Iraqis Start Returning – AP
US Airstrikes Could Help in Reversing Insurgent Offensive, Experts Say – NYT
Pentagon Orders Aircraft Carrier to Gulf to Add Iraq Military Option – Reuters
Hagel Orders US Aircraft Carrier to Persian Gulf – AP
Kerry Says US Help Will Only Work if Iraqi Leaders Unite – Reuters
UK Offers £3m for Iraq Aid Effort – BBC
UK SAS May Be Sent In to Help Iraq Army – DM
Iran 'Ready to Help Neighbor Iraq' – BBC
Iran Ready to Help Iraq, Says Rouhani – AP
The End of Iraq – NYT Opinion
Obama Leaves US With Poor Choices Amid Islamist Surge – BG Opinion
Obama, McCain and Maliki – NYT Opinion
The Men Who Sealed Iraq's Disaster With a Handshake – WSJ Opinion
Should US Send Weapons to a Military That May Give Them Up? – CSM Opinion
Key to Iraq May Rest With Syria – USAT Opinion
5 Principles for Iraq – NYT Opinion
Pros and Cons of Drone Strikes in Iraq – DO Opinion
The Need for US Special Forces in Iraq – FT Opinion
US Security Partnerships After the Fall of Mosul – GSSR Opinion
US and Iran, Frenemies in Iraq – Bloomberg Opinion
Iran is the Biggest Loser in Iraq – DB Opinion
Afghanistan
Officials Start Counting Votes in Afghan Presidential Run-off – VOA
Afghans Vote for President Amid Attacks, Fraud Allegations – WP
Afghans, Looking Ahead to US Withdrawal, Vote With Guarded Optimism – NYT
Run-off Amid Rockets: Afghans Vote in Final Round of Elections – S&S
Afghans Brave Taliban Threats to Choose New Leader – AP
Afghans Vote Despite Taliban Attacks – BBC
Afghan Voters Want Security, Jobs Above All – AP
In Afghanistan's Rural Wardak, Fear of Taliban Keeps Voters Away – Reuters
Afghan Election Workers Among 11 Killed by Roadside Bomb – Reuters
Roadside Bomb Kills 11 After Afghan Vote – AP
Ukraine / Russia / Related Issues
After Annexing Crimea, Euphoric Russia Turns Thoughts to Ukraine – NYT
NATO Says Photos Confirm Russian Tanks Near Ukraine – VOA
Rebels Shoot Down Ukrainian Cargo Plane, Killing Dozens – WP
Separatists Down Military Transport Jet, Killing 49 in Eastern Ukraine – NYT
Ukraine Prosecutor: 49 Dead as Rebels Down Plane – AP
Ukraine Vows Response for Downed Plane – VOA
Ukraine Vows Downed Plane Response – BBC
Ukraine Vows to Punish Rebels Who Downed Plane – AP
Ukrainians Flee Fighting, Fear Worse Is To Come – WP
Kerry Warns Russia Over Ties to Separatists in Ukraine – Reuters
US Department of Defense
In Scramble to Find Snowden, US Hoped He Would Slip Up. He Didn’t. – WP
No Ceremony for Bergdahl Upon Return to US Soil – NYT
Videos Open Window on Guantanamo Hunger Strike – AP
United States
Border Agent Laments Gang Members Entering US – WT
Local Guards at US Embassies Inadequately Vetted – WP
For the US, a Disappointing World – WSJ Opinion
United Kingdom
War Rape Now a Key Issue, Says Jolie – BBC
Australia
Australia-US Defense Deal: What it Means – TI
Australia in the UN Security Council – LI Analysis
United Nations
UN Report: Laws on Police Use of Lethal Force Need Reform – VOA
Africa
Mosque Bombed in Zanzibar; One Dead – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
What Has Sparked the Large Exodus of Latino Minors to the US Border? – WP
Colombia Cliffhanger a Referendum on Peace – AP
Asia / Pacific
Cambodian Activist’s Fall Exposes Broad Deception – NYT
Europe
Parliamentary Candidate Shot Dead in Kosovo – AP
Europe’s Protest Vote – WP Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iraq Crisis Puts Persian Gulf States in Awkward Position – WP
Iran's Rouhani: Nuclear Deal Possible by July 20 with Goodwill – VOA
Syrian Government Forces Advance in Northwest – AP
Syrian Forces Pushes Into Border Town in Assad Coastal Heartland – Reuters
Syria Suicide Bombing Puts US Face on Jihad Video – NYT
Israeli Lawmakers Spar Over Future Borders – VOA
Rift Bared as Palestinians Aid Israel in Search for Kidnapped Teenagers – NYT
Israel Says 3 Missing Teens Kidnapped By Terrorist Group – WP
Three Israeli Teens 'Held by Terror Group' – BBC
Israel PM Says Hamas Kidnapped Missing Teens – AP
Gunmen Kill Seven Army Medics in South Yemen – Reuters
Gunman Kills 8 in Yemen Bus Attack – AP
Drone Strikes Kill Five Suspected Militants in Yemen – Reuters
Egypt Sends 13 to Trial for Sexual Violence – AP
Libya's Second City Benghazi Hit by New Fighting – Reuters
Turkey Pulls Diplomats out of Benghazi, Libya, Urges Nationals to Leave – Reuters
South Asia
Pakistan: Dozens Killed in Strikes on Militants – AP
Airstrikes in NW Pakistan Kill About 100 Militants – AP
Woman Heads Police Post in Largest Pakistan City – AP
India's Modi Visits Bhutan on First Step of Bid to Reassert Regional Sway – Reuters
