Small Wars Journal

12 March SWJ Roundup

Wed, 03/12/2014 - 6:10am

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Warscapes - WhyDev - Wings Over IraqVOA

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Early Warning - Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - Fortuna’s Corner

Ground Force Dialogue - David Ignatius - Defense in Depth -Defense Tech

Early Warning Blog - Feral JundiInfinity 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 - Military Review

MountainRunner - National Defense - Navy Times - Parameters - RUSI

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Ukraine

US Presses Russia to Create Environment for Ukraine Diplomacy - VOA

Obama Team Debates How to Punish Russia - NYT

West Pledges Sanctions Before Crimea Independence Vote - WP

Russia 'Refuses to Talk to Ukraine' - BBC

EU Offers Kiev $700m in Trade Breaks - BBC

Ukraine's Prime Minister to Meet With Obama - VOA

In Dig at Russia, Obama to Host New Ukrainian Prime Minister - AP

Ukrainian Leader Seeks Aid in Washington - NYT

Ukraine Appeals to the West as Crimea Turns to Russia - Reuters

Yanukovych Insists He's Still Ukraine's Leader - VOA

Ousted Ukraine President Warns of Civil War - WP

Crimea's Parliament Pushes for Independence - AP

Air Links Are Severed as Russia Tightens Its Grip on Crimean Peninsula - NYT

Two Cities Embody Ukraine’s Tug of War Between East, West - WP

Front and Center in Ukraine Race, a Leader of the Far Right - NYT

Russian Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Ukraine Far-Right Head - Reuters

Ukrainian Intelligence Opposed Signing of Budapest Agreement - VOA

A Brief History of Conflict in Ukraine - USNI

Penalties for Mr. Putin - NYT Editorial

Continue Tough Steps Against Russia - WP Editorial

A Message to Moscow - NYT Opinion

Kissinger's Flawed and Offensive Analysis of Ukraine - WT Opinion

Putin Has Misjudged Foreign Nations - WP Opinion

 

Afghanistan

Western Journalist Shot and Killed as Kabul Mourns Official’s Death - NYT

Swedish Journalist Killed in Afghanistan as Risks to Media Rise - S&S

Journalist’s Killing in Afghanistan Raises Fears of New Trend - WP

 

Syria

UN Refugee Chief Warns World Powers Not to Forget Syria - Reuters

Syrian War Takes Devastating Toll on Children  - VOA

UN: 5.5 Million Syrian Children Affected by War - AP

UN Denies Syria Image Was Faked - NYT

Syria's Assad Visits Refugees Near Damascus - AP

France Arrests 8 in Raid on Syrian-Bound Radicals - AP

UK Syria Bomber a Hero, Says Family - BBC

Obama's Syria Policy Is a Deadly Mistake - FT Opinion

 

Libya

Political Killings Plague Post-Qaddafi Libya - NYT

UN Frets Over Libyan Political Progress - UPI

Libyan Prime Minister Sacked - VOA

Libya’s Prime Minister Ousted in Chaos Over Tanker - NYT

Libya Ousts Prime Minister After Ship Leaves With Illegal Oil - WP

Libya Prime Minister Dismissed Over Tanker Row - BBC

Libyan Prime Minister Ousted in Vote of No confidence - LAT

Tanker With Libyan 'Rebel' Oil Heads to Sea - VOA

 

Terrorism / Counterterrorism

A Court’s Secret Evolution Extended Spies’ Reach - NYT

US Now Calls Gitmo Hunger Strike ‘Long Term Non-Religious Fasting’ - MH

Malaysian Jet's Disappearance Exposes Security Gaps - VOA

Al-Qaida Issues Threat Against French President - UPI       

Man Testifies of Poisoning Dogs, Shoe Bombs at Trial of bin Laden Son-in-Law - LAT

Defense Lawyer Tries to Discredit US Witness Against Bin Laden Relative - Reuters

Feds Want Video Witness in Connecticut Terror Case - AP

Italy Upholds Last US Convictions in Rendition - AP

Spain Marks Madrid Bombs Anniversary - BBC

Iran Denies Link to 1988 Lockerbie Bombing - UPI

The CIA Torture Cover-Up - NYT Editorial

 

National Security Agency

NSA Chief Nominee Pledges to Rebuild Trust with American People - VOA

NSA Nominee Backs End to NSA Collection of Phone Data - WP

NSA Nominee Promotes Cyberwar Units - NYT

Navy Admiral Relays Concerns About NSA Changes - AP

 

US Department of Defense

2014 QDR Presumes Future Includes More Risk, Less Money - AFPS

Transcom Nominee Testifies on Issues, Challenges - AFPS

National Guard Commanders Rise In Revolt Against Active Army - BD

Air Force to Eliminate Nearly 500 Aircraft Across US and Overseas - S&S

The Great American Warplane Cull Is About to Begin - WIB

Congress Rallying, Again, To Save the A-10 Attack Jet - WIB

Air Force Undersecretary: Budget Uncertainty Worries Airmen - AFPS

Navy’s ‘Battle Force’ Tally to Include Hospital Ships and Small Patrol Craft - USNI

Legislators Call on DOD to Fully Accommodate Sikh Troops - S&S

Army Reserve Officer to Plead Guilty to Giving Secrets to Chinese Girlfriend - AP

Senators Rally Behind Military Sexual Assault Bill - AP

General's Sex Charge Trial Halted as Plea Negotiations Ensue - LAT

Plea Deal Talks Begin After Assault Trial Against Army General Halted  - NYT

New Book: American Spartan by Ann Scott Tyson - ZP

America Doesn’t Need a Big Army Any More - DB Opinion

America's Navy Needs 12 Carriers & Three Hubs - RCD Opinion

Navy and Marine Power from the Sea - WOTR Opinion

 

United States

Feinstein: CIA Searched Intelligence Committee Computers - WP

Conflict Erupts in Public Rebuke on CIA Inquiry - NYT

Senator: CIA Improperly Searched Computer Network - AP

Senator: CIA 'Searched US Senate Computers' - BBC

CIA May Have Broken Law, Violated Constitution, Senator Charges - McClatchy

CIA Chief: Agency Didn't Hack Senate Computers - VOA

Why the CIA and Lawmakers are Feuding - WP

Snowden: Reforms Vindicate My Leaks - VOA

Decline of the American War Hawk - TA Opinion

Distortion of Eisenhower's Foreign Policy - NR Opinion

Allegations of CIA Spying on Senate Deserve Investigation - WP Opinion

Weakness or Realism in Foreign Policy? - NYT Debate / Opinions

 

Canada

'No Border' in an Independent Quebec - BBC

 

Africa

Ethiopia: South Sudan Should Not be Another Failed State - VOA

South Sudan Political Detainees' Treason Trial Begins - VOA

South Sudan 'Coup Plotters' in Court - BBC

Broken North Undermines Keita's Pledge of Strong, United Mali - Reuters

 

Americas / Caribbean

Fears Spread That Venezuela Is Approaching Bloody Face-Off - NYT

Biden Mentions Mediation for Venezuela - AP

Student Leader Killed in Venezuelan Unrest - VOA

Venezuelan Student Killed at Protest - BBC

Mexico Arrests Vigilante Leader Who Helped to Battle Drug Cartel - Reuters

Mexican Vigilante Leader Detained as Slaying Suspect - AP

Runner-Up in El Salvador Presidential Election Wants Vote Annulled - Reuters

Conservatives March to Demand Recount in El Salvador - AP

Bachelet Sworn in as Chile President - BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

China Torn Between Policies and Partnership - NYT

China Steps Up Hunt for Corrupt Officials Overseas - Reuters

Chinese Sub Pops Up in Middle of US Navy Exercise - DM

Almost 10,000 US Troops to Take Part in Large S. Korean Exercise - S&S

Front Companies, Embassies Mask North Korean Weapons Trade - Reuters

Philippines in China Military Blockade Protest - BBC

Philippines Air Drops Supplies to Troops on Disputed Shoal - Reuters

Deal Allows Japanese Access to Marine Base to Flee Natural Disaster - S&S

Lost: The Baffling Disappearance of Flight MH370 - WP

Stolen Passports on Malaysian Plane Not Seen as Terror Link - NYT

Confusion Deepens Over Missing Malaysian Plane - BBC

Radar Detected Missing Malaysian Plane Hundreds of Miles Off Course - VOA

Missing Malaysian Airliner 'Changed Course' - BBC

Plane Veered Far Off Course, Malaysian Official Says - WP

Malaysia Military Denies Tracking Missing Jetliner - VOA

USS Kidd Joins USS Pinckney in Search for Missing Malaysian Jetliner - S&S

 

Europe

US-Polish War Games Start, Bad Weather Delays Naval Drills - VOA

US Black Sea Naval Drills Start After One-Day Delay - Reuters

Clashes as Turkish Boy Dies in Coma - BBC

Turkey Braces for Coma Boy's Funeral - BBC

Ex-Croatia PM Guilty of Corruption - BBC

NATO Can't Protect Eastern Europe from Russia - TNR Opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Israel’s Netanyahu: Peace with Palestinians Becoming More Distant - VOA

The Israeli Army Is a One-Stop Weapons Shop for Gangsters - WIB

Israeli Drone Crashes in Gaza; Airstrike Kills 3 - AP

Israeli 'Regret' Over Palestinian-Jordanian Judge's Death - BBC

Israel Expresses Regret Over Death of Jordanian Judge - AP

Secular Opponent Loses Vote in Split Israeli City - AP

Kurdistan Tourist Towns Last Resort for Iraqi Refugees - Reuters

Egypt's El-Sissi in UAE in First Gulf Visit - AP

 

South Asia

US Wants India to Resolve Nuclear Civil Liability Law - VOA

India Maoist Rebels Kill 16 Policemen - BBC

Pakistan: Karachi Gang Warfare Kills at Least a Dozen - AJ

Polio Team Attacked in Pakistan - BBC

Bangladesh Inspections Find Gaps in Safety - NYT

 

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