17 June 2014

SWJ Roundup

June 2014 
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 - USI

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
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 - W

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

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