Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Economics, & More
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Afghanistan
Former Adviser Criticizes Obama on Afghan War - NYT
Afghan President Lashes Out at Pakistan - AP
Syria
Hezbollah, Syrian Opposition Clashes Intensify, Raise Fears - WP
Assad and British Official Trade Verbal Blows Over Syrian Conflict - NYT
Assad Defiant as Rebel Gains Continue - VOA
Rebels 'Seize Most of Syria Police Academy' - BBC
Syrian Daily: Rebel Attack Killed 115 Policemen - AP
Opposition Leader Visits Syria Amid Assad Offensive - Reuters
America, Give Us Weapons We Need to Beat Assad - FP opinion
Don't Give Weapons to the Syrian Rebels - Commentary opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Says Finite Amount of Time for Iran Nuclear Talks - Reuters
Iran: Reality Tempers Hopes on Reaching Nuclear Deal - WP
Iran Says 3,000 Centrifuges Being Built - Reuters
UN Nuclear Chief Presses Iran on Military Base Access - Reuters
Window on Iran Not Open ‘Indefinitely,’ Kerry Says - AP
At Least 4 Killed in Iraq Blasts - VOA
UK Inquiry Opens Into Iraqi Deaths - BBC
Israel Blames Hamas for Keeping Shut Gaza Crossing - AP
UAE 'Coup Plot' Trial of 94 Islamist Activists to Begin - BBC
Trial Starts in UAE for 94 Charged in Coup Plot - AP
Yemen Executed 15 Child Offenders in Five Years-Rights Group - Reuters
Changes in Egypt Raise Questions About Continued US Military Aid - WP
Kerry: US to Release Millions in Aid to Egypt - VOA
Kerry Releases $250M in Aid to Egypt - WP
Kerry Announces $250 Million in US Aid for Egypt - NYT
US Pledges $450m in Egypt Assistance - BBC
Egypt: Mubarak Retrial to Begin on 13 April - BBC
In Libyan Prison, Former Captives are now Guards - WP
Iraq: Patchy Progress and Dysfunctional Politics - Economist editorial
US Aid to Palestinian Forces May Assist Hamas - JP opinion
10 Years On, Case for Invading Iraq Still Valid - Observer opinion
US Department of Defense
Chairman Commits to ‘Lead Through’ Budget Crisis - AFPS
United States
Officials: Deal to Avert Shutdown Likely - WP
Washington Week: Focus on Effects of Automatic Spending Cuts - VOA
Obama Pushes for Makeover of Federal Courts - WP
As Hacking Against US Rises, Experts Try to Pin Down Motive - NYT
Biden May Take on Expanded Role in Foreign Policy in Second Term - NYT
Banks Find More Wrongful Foreclosures Among Military - NYT
How JFK’s Mistake Led to the Sequester - WP opinion
CIA: Why Brennan Should Be Held Up - WP opinion
John Brennan and the bin Laden Files -WS opinion
How Obama Froze Out Hillary and Lost a War - FP opinion
US Won't Always Drone Alone - TNI opinion
United Kigdom
100 Homes Evacuated After Bombs Found in N. Ireland Van -Reuters
Vatican
Cardinals to Begin Talks on New Pope - BBC
Papal Vote Preparations Start in Earnest at Vatican - Reuters
World
World Stocks Fall Amid US Budget Impasse - AP
Africa
General Says Killing of Militant in Mali Is Not Confirmed - NYT
France: Key Al-Qaida Chief in Mali Likely Killed - AP
French Soldier Killed in Mali Fighting - VOA
Mali Crisis: French Soldier Killed Fighting Islamists - BBC
UK's Hague Visits Mali for Political Talks - AP
DR Congo Army Withdraws from Rebel Zone - VOA
DR Congo Army 'Seizes' Eastern Towns - BBC
20 Militants Killed in Northeast Nigeria - VOA
Nigeria Army 'Kills 20 Boko Haram Members' - BBC
Shell: Nigeria Pipeline Spills Caused by Thieves - AP
Kenyans Get Ready to Vote as Police Warn of Threat - VOA
Kenyans Vote in Crucial Election - BBC
Upcoming Vote in Kenya Stokes Anxiety - WP
Kenya Vote Sees Long Lines; Attacks Kill 12 - AP
At Least 15 Killed on Kenya Coast on Election Day - Reuters
South Africa Police Trial Over Dragging Death - BBC
Somalia Court Releases Alleged Rape Victim - VOA
Somali Woman Cleared in 'False Rape' Case - BBC
Mali: The Doctor and the Jihadists - WSJ opinion
Americas
Mexican President Warns Party Over Graft: No One Is Untouchable - Reuters
Brazil Troops Move Into Rio Airport Shanty Towns - BBC
Venezuela Says It’s Tracking Opposition Leader in US - NYT
Venezuela: Hundreds March for 'Truth' About Chavez's Health - BBC
After Castro, US Should Reconsider Cuba Embargo - DMN editorial
US Should Stop Equivocating on Falkland Islands - G&M editorial
The End of a Human Rights Heavyweight? - WP opinion
Asia / Pacific
New Chinese Leader Shores Up Military Support - NYT
China to Maintain Defense Spending, Fight Waste - AP
China’s New Leaders: Labor Camps Could Test Promises of Change - WP
Hundreds of Homes Flattened in China Quake - VOA
Tensions Escalating on Borneo as Malaysia Doubles Military Forces - NYT
South Korean Police Shoot, Wound US Soldier - VOA
Bangkok’s Governor Re-elected, Signaling Thailand’s Political Split - NYT
Malaysian Troops Sent to Borneo After Police Slain - AP
Cambodia Khmer Rouge Tribunal Staff Goes on Strike - AP
How Democracy Kills in Indonesia & Pakistan - Bloomberg opinion
Europe
A Jester No More, Italy’s Gadfly of Politics Reflects a Movement - NYT
Spain's Jobless Hits Record 5 Million in February - AP
Lawmakers Debate Treason Charges Against Czech President -AP
Women Emerge as Crisis Leaders in Macho Balkans - AP
Why No Global Condemnation of Turkey's Erdogan? - JP editorial
The Sunni-Fication of Turkish Foreign Policy - AM opinion
In Italy, Politics Is Just Show Business - RCW opinion
South Asia
Pakistan: At Least 25 Killed in Karachi Bombing - VOA
Blast Kills at Least 45 Pakistanis in Shiite District of Karachi - NYT
Pakistan: Karachi Bomb Blast Kills Dozens - BBC
Pakistani Shiites Mourn as Bomb Death Toll Hits 45 - AP
India Minister's US Speech Cancelled - BBC
Bangladesh Protest Toll Climbs - VOA
Bangladesh Violence Deaths Soar - BBC
At Least 19 Killed as Unrest Persists in Bangladesh - NYT
Bangladesh in Turmoil - WP photo gallery
How Democracy Kills in Indonesia & Pakistan - Bloomberg opinion