Small Wars Journal

15 March SWJ Roundup

Fri, 03/15/2013 - 4:39am

 

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More

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USNI Daily - Real Clear World

BBC - CNN World - CSM World - LAT World - NYT World - WP World - VOA

WP National Security - WT National Security

American Forces Press Service - Abu Muqawama - Air Force Times

Armed Forces Journal - AOL Defense - Army Times - At War - CSM Backchannels

Battleland - Best Defense - Danger Room - Defense Tech - DoD Buzz - Early Warning

Foreign Affairs - Foreign Policy - David Ignatius

Infinity Journal - The Interpreter - Long War Journal - Marine Corps Gazette

Marine Corps Times - Military Review - National Defense - Navy Times - Parameters

Security Clearance - Stars & Stripes - Wings Over Iraq - ZenPundit

CNA - CNAS - CSIS - ILW - ISW - Rand - TJF

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Afghanistan

US General Puts Troops on Alert After Karzai Remarks - NYT

US : Karzai Comments Increase Risk of Attacks - WP

US Warns Afghan Leader's Comments Threaten Troops - S&S

Karzai Speech 'Put NATO Forces at Risk', Commander Warns - BBC

High-Risk Prisoners Dispute Threatens US-Afghan Talks - WP

Moving Mountains of War Gear Home From Afghanistan - LAT

US Troops Advise Afghan Forces as Drawdown Proceeds - AFPS

US Commander Praises Afghan Forces’ Progress - AFPS

Bales to Face Sanity Review this Weekend in Afghan Massacre Case - S&S

Retreating from Afghanistan Is Never Easy - Spectator opinion

 

Syria

Arms Push on Syria War Anniversary - BBC

Europe Ramps Up Calls to Arm Syrian Rebels - VOA

Arm Rebels or We Will, UK’s Cameron to Tell EU - TT

France May Aid Syrian Rebels Unilaterally - Time

France, UK Push EU to End Syria Arms Ban - Reuters

France Pushes for Arms for Syrian Rebels - WP

France Ready to Arm Syrian Rebels - AP

France Backs Ending EU Arms Embargo on Syria - BBC

West Tiptoes Into War Hoping to Boost More Secular Rebels - Reuters

Amnesty International Urges Caution in Arming Syrian Rebels - LAT

Iran Steps Up Weapons Lifeline to Syria's Assad - Reuters

In Syrian Clash Over ‘Death Highway,’ a Bitterly Personal War - NYT

UN: Syria Refugee Numbers Jump 10 Percent in Week - AP

Syria’s Bloody Anniversary - WP editorial

Syria's Fate Lies in Russian, Turkish Hands - TN opinion

 

Iran

Obama Says Iran Nuclear Weapon to Take Year or More - NYT

Obama Says Iran a Year Away From Nuclear Weapon - AP

Obama Won't Trip Over Netanyahu's Iran 'Red Line' - Reuters

Report: Iran Test-Fires Short-Range Missiles - AP

Iranian Jet that approached drone warned away by 2 US jets - S&S

Greek Businessman Cited in Scheme to Sell Iranian Oil - WP

 

Middle East / North Africa

Obama to Prod Israelis, Palestinians on Peace Efforts - VOA

Israelis, Palestinians Skeptical Over Success of Obama Visit - VOA

Israel Forms New Coalition Government - VOA

Israeli PM Can Form Government - WP

Israel’s Netanyahu Prepares to Accept New Coalition - NYT

Israel PM Netanyahu 'Reaches Coalition Deal' - BBC

Israel 'to Unveil New Government' Ahead of Obama Visit - TT

Hamas Urges Collaborators With Israel to Surrender - NYT

Study: Iraq War Cost 190,000 Lives, $2.2 Trillion - DPA

Iraq Bombers Target Baghdad Ministries - BBC

Iraq: At Least 18 Killed in Baghdad Attacks - NYT

Iraq Attack Shows Coordination, Planning, and Numbers - CSM

Iraqi Entrepreneurs Make Headway - WP

Protesters, Policemen Injured in Bahrain Clashes - Reuters

Dozens Injured as Violence Flares in Bahrain - BBC

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Condemns Declaration on Women’s Rights - WT

Egypt's Islamists: Giving Women Rights Could Destroy Society - Reuters

Egypt's Reviled Police Plead for Understanding, Support - CSM

UN Eases Sanctions on Non-Lethal Aid to Libya - AP

Tunisia PM: No Proof Tunisian Tied to Libya Attack - AP

Obama Must Keep the Two-State Solution Alive - Economist editorial

Hamas and A Line in the Sand - WT editorial

A Small, Right-Wing Government for Israel - Haaretz opinion

Division Grows in Saudi Arabia - WP opinion

Obama Must Push Jordan's Efforts at Democratic Reform - CSM opinion

How America Could Have Won in Iraq - Stratfor opinion

 

United Nations

UN Development Chief Flags Failings of 'War on Drugs' - Reuters

 

NATO

After 61 Years, NATO Headquarters in Heidelberg Deactivates - S&S

 

US Department of Defense

What Will the US Military’s Role be in Coming Years? - McClatchy

Amendment Would Divert Biofuels Funds to Operations, Maintenance - S&S

Commanders’ Ability to Overturn Court-Martial Results Under Scrutiny - S&S

DOD Examines UCMJ Changes to Combat Sexual Assaults - AFPS

Defense Strategy Emerges for US Soldier Accused of Fratricide in Iraq - Reuters

Suspension of Tuition Assistance Under Fire From Troops, Educators - S&S

Defense Department Broke with Tradition in Creating Drone Medal - S&S

 

United States

'Several Hundred' Detainees Released? Not Quite - LAT

US Immigration Politics a Reality in Border Community - VOA

TSA Rethinks Approach to Airline Safety - LAT

Codify the Drone War - WP opinion

 

United Kingdom

Cameron Sacks Independent Adviser in Row Over Armed Forces Pay - TT

'Violence Risk' After Military Tours - BBC

 

Africa

CAR Gov't Condemns Rebel Advance After Peace Deal - VOA

Botswana Apologizes to Kenya Over Kenyatta ICC Warning - BBC

Malawi: Peter Mutharika and 'Coup Plotters' Get Bail - BBC

Foreign Correspondents in Africa Struggle to Tell Whole Story - CSM opinion

Kenya: A Dictator’s Last Laugh - NYT opinion

 

Americas

Latin America Ebullient Over Argentine Pope - LAT

Pope Francis' Election Reopens Argentina 'Dirty War' Wounds - LAT

Papal Election Stirs Argentina's 'Dirty War' Past - AP

Honduras: 'Threatening' El Salvador, Nicaragua Boats - Reuters

Mexican Vigilantes Set Aside Masks, Checkpoints - AP

Colombian Rebels Blow Up Biggest Coal Exporter's Railway - Reuters

A Catholic Comeback for Latin America? - NYT opinion

 

Asia / Pacific

Obama Discusses Security Concerns with New Chinese President - WT

US' Kerry to Travel to South Korea, Japan, China in Mid-April - Reuters

N. Korea, S. Korea Hold Live Artillery Drills, as Tensions Mount - VOA

Koreas' Rhetoric No Match for Surreal Calm at DMZ - AP

North Korea's Kim Jong-un 'Rarget of Assassination Attempt' - TT

When S. Korean Police Shot US GI, it May Have Been a First - S&S

China’s President Nods to Public Concerns, Defends Power at Top - NYT

Beijing Cautions New Pope on Meddling in China - NYT

China Appoints Li Keqiang as New Premier - Reuters

Protest in Vietnam on Anniversary of China Clash - AP

3 Policemen Killed in Attack in Thailand's South - AP

Indonesian Police Kill 3 Suspected Militants - AP

 

Europe

European Leaders Confront New Economic Concerns - VOA

Hungary PM: Constitution Changes No Threat to Democracy - Reuters

Italy, in Search of a Government - NYT editorial

 

South Asia

Indian Court Demands Italy Answer for Marine Flap - S&S

Curfew in Indian Kashmir After Militant Attack - AP

Pakistani Shiites Condemn Government After Bombings - WP

Pakistanis Linked to CIA bin Laden Plot Reinstated - AP

Pakistan: Bomb Outside Cable TV Office Kills 3 in Karachi - AP

Political Deadlock Eases in Nepal - VOA

Leadership Change in Nepal Stirs Hopes of Stability - NYT

US-Pakistan Alliance Just Isn't Worth It - FA opinion