Small Wars Journal

12 March SWJ Roundup

Tue, 03/12/2013 - 3:45am

 

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

Analysis: Karzai Hits US Anew But Ties Remain - AP

Karzai’s Air-Support Ban Blamed for Afghan Troop Casualties - AP

Dunford: Uncertainty Poses Greatest Risk to Transition - AFPS

Taliban Succeeding With Messaging, Dunford Says - S&S

Apparent Insider Attack Kills 2 Americans, 2 Afghans - AFPS

Afghan, NATO Troops Killed in Insider Attack - VOA

At Least 2 US Troops, 5 Afghans Killed in ‘Insider Attack’ - WP

Insider Attack Kills Several in Afghanistan - NYT

Insider Attack Kills 2 US Troops, 2 Afghan Police - AP

5 US Troops Die in Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan - AP

Hagel Offers Observations After Meeting With Karzai - AFPS

Senior Official: Hagel Found Afghanistan Visit ‘Extremely Informative’ - AFPS

Roving Checkpoints Keep an Eye on Afghan-Pakistan Border Activity - S&S

Angry Afghan Villagers Want US Special Forces Out - AP

2 Afghan Sisters, Swept Up in a Suicide Wave - NYT

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

A Post-Karzai Afghanistan - WP editorial

 

Syria

EU Foreign Ministers Discuss Syria - VOA

France, Germany at Odds Over Lifting Syrian Arms Embargo - Reuters

UN: Deadly Abuses Intensify in Syria as War Worsens - Reuters

Mortar Shells Hit Damascus Neighborhood, Killing 6 - AP

UN Peacekeepers Held in Syria Reach Israel - Reuters

Lebanon Says World Must Shoulder Syrian Refugee Burden - Reuters

Is Syria a Real Country? - TNI opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

EU Tightens Iran Sanctions for Rights Violations - AP

Pakistan Starts Work on Iranian Gas Line Opposed by US - Reuters

Pakistan-Iran Gas Link Defies US - BBC

Iran Blocks Way to Bypass Internet Filtering System - NYT

Attacks in Iraq Kill 12 People, Officials Say - AP

Shots Fired During Iraq-Kuwait Border Protest - Reuters

UN Disputes Gaza Strike on BBC Man's House - BBC

UN: Palestinian Militants Likely Killed Gaza Baby - AP

Egypt's Fuel Crisis Adds to Its Economic Woes - AP

Egyptians Protest Death of Christian in Libya - AP

Libyan Mufti Criticizes UN Document on Women - AP

New Cabinet Vote Set Amid Tunisia Unrest - VOA

Iran Crisis More Stable than It Seems - FT opinion

The End of the Two-State Solution - TNR opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Hagel Dogged by Problems as He Settles in as Defense Secretary - S&S

Hagel Ends First Overseas Trip as Defense Secretary - NYT

Moving Okinawa Marines Could Take 13 More Years - S&S

Combat Stress Felt Far From Front Lines - AP

Three Dead in Navy Plane Crash Near Harrington, Wash. - SR

Hagel Orders Review of UCMJ Sex Assault Rules After Wilkerson Case - S&S

Furloughs Can Begin April 26, DOD Comptroller Says - AFPS

Senators Ask Hagel to Downgrade New Military Medal - WP

Hagel Stands by Ranking of Drone Medal - S&S

Accused Brig. Gen. Sinclair Fights Court of Public Opinion Online - FO

 

United States

Senate to Get Annual Update on Most Serious Worldwide Threats - S&S

Defense Industry Giants Turn to Women - WP

Economic Realities Sap Zeal for US Nuclear Renaissance - WP

America Isn’t Ready for a Cyberwar - WP editorial

America's Outsourced War - NJ opinion

Fine Print: Next Budget Steps? - WP opinion

 

United Kingdom

British Judge Delays Abu Qatada Deportation Decision - Reuters

British Politician and Ex-Wife Sentenced to Prison - NYT

 

Vatican

Cardinals Count Down to Conclave With Final Talks - AP

Conclave to Have Strict Protocol, Uncertain Length - WP

A Strict Adherence to Ritual and Secrecy in Election of Pope - NYT

Schedule of Voting During the Papal Conclave - AP

Heavy Workload Awaits Next Pope; Church in Turmoil - AP

Hurt by Scandals, Papacy’s Mystical Era May Be Over - WP

Photos: The Vatican's Famous 'White Smoke' Stove - WP

Recipe for Conclave’s Black and White Smoke Remains a Mystery - NYT

 

Africa

Nigerian Islamists Increasingly Turn Guns on the West - Reuters

Kenyan Reaction to Kenyatta Victory Decidedly Mixed  - VOA

Kenyan Reaction to Disputed Election Far Calmer Than Last Time - NYT

ICC Drops Case Against Kenyan Violence Suspect - VOA

ICC Drops Case Against Kenyan Suspect - AP

Congo Says Agreement Not Likely With Rebel Group - AP

Liberia President Shuffles Cabinet, Cites Need for 'Competence' - Reuters

Malawi Arrests Over 'Anti-Joyce Banda Coup Plot' - BBC

UN’s Ban Ki-Moon Wants Ireland's Robinson for Key Africa Post - Reuters

 

Americas

Chávez Heir Faces Challenge in Ties With Venezuela Armed Forces - NYT

Hand-Picked Chavez Successor Registers in Venezuela Election - AP

Capriles, Maduro at Each Other’s Throats in Venezuela Election - VOA

Venezuela's Political Divisions Spill Into Streets - AP

Venezuela's Maduro: From Bus Driver to Chavez's Successor - Reuters

Analysis: After Chavez, Latin America's Ideological Battle May Ease - Reuters

US Kicks Out Two Venezuelan Diplomats - WT

US Expels Two Venezuelan Diplomats in Tit-for-Tat - WP

Venezuela: Last Anti-Chavez TV Station to Be Sold - AP

Northern Mexico Newspaper Says No Drug Coverage - AP

Mexico Moves Against TV, Telephone Tycoons - AP

Falklands Vote to Stay UK Territory - BBC

Falkland Islanders Vote to Remain Part of Britain - NYT

Falklands Vote Shows 99.8 Pct Want to Stay British - AP

Falkland Islanders Vote Overwhelmingly to Keep British Rule - Reuters

Cuban Media Carry Rare Interview With US Diplomat - AP

Dissident Cuban Blogger Goes on Tour - WP

Clinton Awards More Than $700,000 to Haiti Farms - AP

 

Asia / Pacific

North Korea Nullifies Armistice, Key Resolve Kicks Off - AFPS

South Korea, US Stage Military Drills - AP

North Korea Declares 1953 War Truce Nullified - NYT

N. Korea Says it Has Scrapped Armistice that Ended War - WP

North Korea Scraps Armistice Amid Heightened Saber Rattling - CNN

North Korea Apparently Severs Hotline With South - VOA

North Korea Stops Answering Hotline With South - S&S

US Expands North Korea Sanctions - BBC

US Demands That China End Hacking and Set Cyber Rules - NYT

US to China: Stop Corporate Spying - WP

China Politics Keep Central Bank Hawks at Bay, for Now - Reuters

China's Political Advisers Pledge Fealty to Party - AP

China Parliament Delegates Speak Out Against Corruption, Red Tape - Reuters

China Plans to Send Surveyors to Disputed Islands - AP

Pacom Promotes Regional Cyber Capabilities, Defenses - AFPS

Obama Went Soft on China's Cyber War - FB opinion

The Real Story Behind China's Military - TD opinion

Nuclear Neighbors for North Korea? - NYT opinion

 

Europe

Hungary Defies Critics Over New Law - BBC

 

South Asia

Italy Blocks Indian Trial of Marines - BBC

Italy Marines Will Not Return to India Over Killings - Reuters

Family Believes India Rape Suspect Was Killed - NYT

Death of India Rape Defendant Probed - WP

India Laments Rape Case 'Lapse' - BBC

Roadside Bomb Kills 3 Soldiers in Pakistan Tribal District - NYT

Clashes, Blasts Mark Bangladesh Opposition Protest - AP