Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More
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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
Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
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
Obama, Karzai Discuss Security Handover - AP
UK MPs Call for Afghanistan Peace Deal - BBC
Peace Envoys From Taliban at Loose Ends in Qatar - NYT
Afghanistan Helicopter Crash Kills 2 US Troops - AP
North Korea
Locklear: Tensions on Korean Peninsula Highest Since War’s End - AFPS
South Korea Raises Alert With North to 'Vital Threat' - BBC
South Korea Increases Surveillance as North Moves Missiles - Reuters
North Korea Urges Foreigners to Consider Leaving - VOA
N. Korea: Foreigners in South Should be Ready to Evacuate - WP
US Reassures Allies Amid N. Korea Threats - WT
US and South Korea Brace for Missile Test by North - NYT
Kerry: China Key to Resolving North Korea Crisis - VOA
US and North Korea Held Secret Meeting in March - FP
US Senators Urge Engaging China in North Korea Effort - WP
McCain: US Diplomats Wasting Time with ‘Crazy People’ Running N. Korea - WT
No Need for Americans to Leave South Korea, Leaders Say - S&S
South Korea Largely Ignores Latest North Korean Threat - VOA
S. Korea Skeptical over Dialogue with North to Reduce Tension - KH
South Korean Social Media Users Express Worry - VOA
South Korea Says North Behind Computer Crash in March - AP
Bitter Irony for China: N. Korea Furthers US Strategic Goals - Reuters analysis
The Upside of Giving In to North Korea’s Blackmail - Bloomberg editorial
Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff. - NYT opinion
How N. Korea Starved Its People for a Nuke - FT opinion
Syria
Syrian Opposition Group Condemns Rebel Unit for Torture - VOA
Al-Qaida in Iraq Reportedly Merges with Syrian Jihadist Group - VOA
Iraq’s Branch of Al Qaeda Merges With Syria Jihadists - NYT
Syria's al-Nusra 'Part of al-Qaeda' - BBC
Kerry Meeting With Syrian Opposition in London - AP
Kerry Says US Considering More Support to Opposition - NYT
Syrian Regime Battles Rebels Outside Damascus - AP
In Syria, Some Brace for the Next War - WP
Very Busy Man Behind Syrian Civil War’s Casualty Count - NYT
UN Reports 1.3 Million Syrian Refugees - VOA
Israel Charges Arab Who Fought With Syria's Rebels - AP
Iran
Iran Announces Expansion of Nuclear Fuel Production - NYT
Powerful Quake Strikes Near Iranian Nuclear Plant - VOA
Earthquake (6.3) Hits Near Iran’s Nuclear Power Plant - WT
Iran Rocked by Quake Aftershocks - BBC
Navy to Deploy Lasers to Shoot Down Drones and Disable Small Vessels - WT
Navy to Test Laser Cannon in Persian Gulf - S&S
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Ends Mideast Trip With Pledge to Restart Peace Talks - VOA
Kerry, Netanyahu Claim Progress in Preparing for Peace Talks - WP
10-year Anniversary of Baghdad Fall to US Forces - AP
Iraqi Death Penalty Rate 'Alarming' - BBC
Saudis Build Yemen Border Fence - BBC
Kuwait Proposes $1M Fine for Emir Insults - AP
Concern Grows About Human Rights in Egypt - VOA
Coptic Christian Leader in Egypt Criticizes Gov’t over Violence - NYT
Egyptian Pope Tawadros Rebukes Morsi - BBC
'Very Possible' Egypt Will Ask for Bigger IMF Loan - Reuters
The Arab Quarter Century - NYT opinion
US Department of Defense
No Changes Seen in Army, Marine Troop Levels in Budget - USAT
Budget Cuts Force Air Force, Navy to Ground Aircraft - S&S
Building Allied Capability, Capacity Best Approach, McRaven Says - AFPS
Defense Department Classifies Catholics, Evangelicals as Extremists - WT
WikiLeaks: Manning Pretrial Hearing Focuses on Evidence - AP
Where We Really Are on Defense Spending - Time opinion
United States
US Drone Strikes Under Scrutiny - VOA
Obama’s Drone War Kills 'Others,’ Not Just al-Qaida Leaders - McClatchy
Obama to Unveil $3.77 Trillion Budget Proposal - WP
Senate Set to Vote on Start of Gun Control Debate - WP
VA Downplays Claims Computers Being Taken Offline - S&S
Former FEMA Official Sentenced in Conflict of Interest Case with Gallup - WP
OK, Here are 10 More Lessons from Post-9/11Cconflicts - BD opinion
United Kingdom
Britain's Thatcher to be Buried April 17 - VOA
Britons Reflect on Divided Views of Thatcher Legacy - NYT
UK Parliament to Hear Thatcher Tributes - BBC
Two Men Guilty of Terror Charges - BBC
World
Amnesty International Reports on Death Penalty Trends - NYT
Africa
Children 'Abused in Conflict Zones' - BBC
Most Rape Victims in Conflict Zones Are Children - Reuters
Five UN Peacekeepers, 7 Staff Killed in South Sudan - VOA
Armed Men in South Sudan Kill 5 Indian UN Peacekeepers - WP
Indian UN Troops Killed in South Sudan - BBC
France Begins Mali Troop Withdrawal - BBC
Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai Rejects Idea of Unity Government - WP
Kenyatta Becomes New President of Kenya - VOA
Kenyatta Sworn in as Kenya President - BBC
Malawi to Begin Treason Trial of Former Officials - VOA
Newly Oil-Rich Ghana Struggles to Please - VOA
Americas
Colombians March to Back Peace Talks - BBC
US Blacklists Honduran 'Drug Lord' - BBC
Days Before Venezuela Vote, Maduro Vows Wage Increases - Reuters
In Venezuela Election, Food Is a Voting Issue - AP
Change will Come to Cuba - WP editorial
Asia / Pacific
US, Business Leaders Push China on Cyberattacks, Internet Censorship - WP
Former Chinese Minister is Charged - BBC
Chinese Dissident Wants Secret Diplomatic Agreements Revealed - WP
Japan: TEPCO 'Losing Faith' in Leaking Fukushima Water Pits - VOA
Nuclear Plant in Japan Has Leak in Other Tank - NYT
Japan, Taiwan Sign Deal Over Disputed Islands - AP
Carter Details Services’ Roles in Asia-Pacific Rebalance - AFPS
Partnerships Highlight US Rebalance Within Asia-Pacific Region - AFPS
Europe
NATO, Eucom Commander Identifies ‘Three Big Issues’ - AFPS
US Urges Balanced Economic Approach in Europe - VOA
NY Judge OKs Extradition for Bosnian War Crimes Suspect - AP
Gunman Kills 13 People in Serbian Village - NYT
Man Kills 13 People in Serbian Shooting Rampage - AP
Yugoslav Wars Left Population Heavily Armed - AP
Russia Takes Legal Action Against Election Monitors - NYT
Russian MPs Back Harsher Anti-Blasphemy Law - BBC
South Asia
How a Single Spy Turned Pakistan Against the United States - NYT
CIA Collaborated with Pakistan Spy Agency in Drone War - McClatchy
Taliban Defend New Perch in Northern Pakistan, Gaining Sway - NYT