Small Wars Journal

30 March SWJ Roundup

Sat, 03/30/2013 - 7:04am

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More

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USNI Daily - Real Clear Defense - 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 - Kings of War

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

Dunford: "We're Here to Win" - ABC

Video: Lack of Resources Worries Afghans as Americans Pack Up - S&S

US Retains Key Role at Afghan Prison - WP

US Commandos Hand Over Troubled Area to Afghans - AP

Teaching Afghans the Paperwork of War - S&S

Nebraska Kebab-Maker Now Top US Adviser in Afghanistan - WP

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

How Not to Win a War - FP opinion

How the White House Let Diplomacy Fail in Afghanistan - FP opinion

 

Syria

Syria’s Opposition Leader Reaches Political Crossroads - VOA

Syrian Rebels Capture Key Southern Town - VOA

Southern Town in Syria Is Seized by Rebel Fighters - NYT

Rebels Claim Key City in Southern Syria - WP

Syrian Rebels in Strategic Battle for South - AP

Humanitarian Aid Beyond the Reach of Many Syrians -LAT

UN Team Faces Tough Task in Syrian Chemical Probe - VOA

Iraq Says Will Search More Syria-bound Flights - AP

Where Will Syria's 5,000 Jihadis Go? - NR opinion

The Balkanization of Syria - AT opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Christian Pilgrims Observe Good Friday in Jerusalem - VOA

Iraq Bombings Kill At Least 18 - VOA

Car Bombs Hit Iraqi Worshippers - BBC

String of Attacks Kills at Least 23 in Iraq - AP

Two Kuwaitis Among 94 Accused in UAE Plot Trial - Reuters

Protest, Clashes in Cairo, 2 Other Egyptian Cities - AP

Libya Arrests 2 Men in Attack on 5 British Aid Activists - NYT

Libyans Held for 'Sex Attack on Britons' - BBC

Tunisian Protesters Call for Women’s Affairs Minister to Resign - NYT

Algeria's Southern Unemployed Demand Oil Jobs - AP

Morocco's Rebel Rapper Released From Prison - AP

Al-Maliki’s Provocations Destabilize Iraq - S&S opinion

How Turkey Views Israel's Apology - JP opinion

Iran-Pakistan Pact a Rebuff of US Policy - Guardian opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Army Wants to Ground Heavy Training Pilots - AP

Women (and Men) Face Big Hurdles in Training for USMC Infantry - NYT

Stratcom Research Partnership Tackles WMD Threat - AFPS

Bulk of Fort Monroe Property is Transferred to Virginia - DP

Re-instated Air Force Pilot Wilkerson Assigned to Davis-Monthan - S&S

SOCOM Drawing Down, But Still Projecting Power - WP opinion

The Military's Chicken Littles Want You to Think the Sky is Falling - FP opinion

The Army Needs to Admit it Has a Problem - FP opinion

 

United States

Obama Pushes Plan to Build Roads and Bridges - NYT

Guest Workers Are at Crux of Groups’ Deal on Immigration - NYT

Don't Abandon US Troops' Allies - LAT editorial

Cyber Security Run Amok - LAT editorial

Strengthening the IMF - NYT editorial

Moving Up the CIA Ladder - LAT editorial

Why Detain Nonviolent Immigrants? - LAT editorial

Could Google Tilt a Close Election? - WP opinion

 

United Kingdom

Saddam-Linked Legal Adviser Jailed for Fraud - AP

 

World

The Countries That Produce the Most Spam Email - RCW

 

Africa

China President Wraps up Africa Trip in Congo - BBC

DR Congo Hails UN Attack Force - BBC

Kenyan Supreme Court to Rule on Election Complaints - VOA

Kenya Awaits Election Ruling - BBC

Voting Irregularities in Kenya Election Confirmed - NYT

Anxiety Ahead of Supreme Court Judgment in Kenya - AP

CAR Rebel Leader Reviews Mine Deals - BBC

Ivory Coast to Exhume Bodies From Post-Election Conflict - VOA

South Africa: Mandela Making 'Steady Progress' - VOA

The African Century - FP opinion

 

Americas

Seven Killed in Northern Mexican Bar Shooting - Reuters

Sparks Fly in Short Campaign in Venezuela - AP

Police Uses Tear Gas in Row at Brazil World Cup Stadium - BBC

Mexico’s Grand Bargain - WP editorial

 

Asia / Pacific

N. Korea: 'Time Has Come to Settle Accounts' with United States - VOA

Aggressive Talk From North Korea Alarms US - WP

As North Korea Blusters, US Worries About Quieter Risks - NYT

N. Korean Leader's Threats Make US Officials Wary - LAT

North Korea Enters 'State of War' with South - BBC

N. Korea Says It's in State of War With S. Korea - AP

N. Korea Says to Enter 'State of War' Against S. Korea - Reuters

North Koreans Rally for Military Strike Against US - VOA

North Korean Threat May be More Bark than Bite - AP

N. Korean Propaganda Mill Serves Up Soft Side of Kim - AP

Little: North Koreans ‘Need to Dial the Temperature Down’ - AFPS

Japanese Study Warns of China's Rising Military Assertiveness - VOA

Report: Some US Firms in China Face Data Theft - VOA

Cost of Environmental Damage in China Growing Rapidly - NYT

Japan: Tepco Takes Blame for Nuclear Disaster - WP

Japan: MCAS Futenma to Move No Earlier than 2019 - S&S

In Burma, Conflict Threatens Reform, 2 Years On - AP

3 Opposition Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan Found Guilty - AP

The Chances of Korean Armageddon - Guardian opinion

It’s Time to Talk with Kim - WP opinion

The Kim Who Cried Wolf - Time opinion

Where Rodman Diplomacy Gets Us - WS opinion

Why China Will Always Be No. 2 - FP opinion

 

Europe

Russia Raids Hundreds of NGOs - VOA

Cyprus Vows to Stay in Eurozone - VOA

Cyprus Eases Some Bank Restrictions - BBC

In Cyprus, The Bank Run That Wasn't - VOA

Russia, Germany at Odds Over Cyprus - WP

Cyprus Jails Hezbollah Operative - BBC

Italy President Could Resign to Break Deadlock - Reuters

3 Detainees Freed in French Terror Probe - AP

Bosnia Jails Serb for War Crimes - BBC

Bosnia: Man Sentenced to 45 Years for War Crimes - AP

 

South Asia

Taliban Attack Targets Pakistan Security Commander - VOA

Principal Dead in Grenade Attack in Pakistan - AP

In Pakistan Underworld, a Cop Is Said to Be a King - AP

India's Politics of Cynicism - NYT opinion