Small Wars Journal

12 April SWJ Roundup

Fri, 04/12/2013 - 5:36am

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

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

ISAF Operations Summary - AFPS

Why Are So Many Afghans Drug Addicts? - BBC

 

North Korea

Pentagon Says Nuclear Missile Is in Reach for North Korea - NYT

N. Korea Able to Make Nuclear Missile, US Says - WP

Pentagon: N. Korea Could Launch Nuclear Missile - AP

S. Korea Braces for Possible Multiple Missile Test from North - DPA

US Intelligence Locates North Korea Launch Zone - WT

North Korea Renews Threats - VOA

Obama Urges North Korea to End Belligerence - AP

Kerry Visits Tense S. Korea Amid Missile Test Fears - AP

South Korea Moves to Defuse Tensions With the North - NYT

US, S. Korea Remain on Heightened Alert - VOA

N. Korea Tensions Prompt Change in US Air Force Radar Plans - Reuters

North Korean Dissident: Kim Jong Un is Inexperienced - VOA

G8 Ministers Condemn North Korean Threats - VOA

G8 States Condemn NK Nuclear Moves - BBC

N. Korea’s Threats, Campy Videos Drawing Internet Attention - WP

Kim’s Dangerous Game - WP opinion

Why Are Americans Obsessed with North Korea? - WP opinion

When North Korea Collapses - Bloomberg opinion

 

Syria

Military in Syria Is Accused of Massacre - NYT

Syrian Troops Launch Counterattack on Rebels in South - AP

Syrian Regime's Air Power Keeps Rebels in Check - AP

US Senators Push for Military Aid for Syrian Rebels - Reuters

Rights Group Says Syrian Attacks Violate International Law - VOA

Syria Urges UN Action on Jihadists - BBC

Sectarian Strife will Persist in Post-Assad Syria - WP

Rebel Victory in Syria Might Not Stop Conflict - NYT

Welcome to the Islamic State of Syria - FP opinion

 

Middle East / North Africa

Iran Negotiator: Sanctions Can End 'Step by Step' - AP

US Blacklists Iranian, Businesses Over Violation of Sanctions - NYT

Hamas Failed to Probe Palestinian 'Collaborator' Deaths - BBC

Rights Group Blasts Hamas Over Collaborator Deaths - AP

Women Challenge Orthodox Practice at Israel’s Western Wall - WP

Egypt: Mursi Promotes Army Leaders After Report of Abuses - Reuters

Tunisian Police Clash With Hardline Islamists, One Killed - Reuters

Tunisia Recovers Money 'Stolen' by ex-President Ben Ali - BBC

U.\S Needs Arabists More than Ever - Stratfor opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Hagel Defends DOD Budget that Exceeds Spending Caps - S&S

Army Officials Describe $129.7 Billion Budget Request - AFPS

Army Budgets Fall Slightly, as Does End Strength - S&S

Navy Budget Adds Ships and Sailors; Marines Up Readiness - S&S

Navy Believes it Can Avoid Furloughs for 201,000 Civilian Workers - S&S

Air Force Budget Would Cut Airmen, Add Planes - S&S

Air Force Reinstates Tuition Assistance for Airmen - S&S

Pentagon Computer Problems Postpone Guantanamo Hearing - MH

Hearing in Cole Attack Is Delayed Again - NYT

Korean War Chaplain Awarded Posthumous Medal of Honor - S&S

Medal of Honor for Korean War Chaplain Who Aided Fellow POWs - Reuters

 

United States

US Intelligence Chief: Cyberterror Leading Threat - AP

Americans Increasingly Wary of Foreign Intervention - VOA

The Crisis Facing US Diplomacy - WP opinion

Drones, Guns and the President - WT opinion

 

United Nations

Tell the Truth About the Arms Treaty - NYT opinion

 

Africa

Nigeria's Boko Haram Rejects Amnesty Deal - VOA

Nigeria Militants Reject Amnesty - BBC

Sudan's Bashir to Visit South Sudan for First Time Since Split - Reuters

European Union Mission Trains Troops in Mali - AP

Rights Group: 2 Tuaregs Died in Mali Detention - VOA

Ivory Coast Soldiers On Trial at Military Court - VOA

Canadian Convicted of Terror Ties in Mauritania - AP

 

Americas

Venezuela Election to Test Chavez's Socialist Legacy - Reuters

Venezuela: Outside Caracas, Chavismo's Unfulfilled Promises - AP

Clashes at Chile Student Protests - BBC

Brazilian State in Immigration Alert - BBC

2nd Haiti Minister Resigns In as Many Days - AP

5 Venezuela Scenarios, Most Bad - MH opinion

 

Asia / Pacific

Kerry Heads to Asia to Reassure Allies of US Support - NYT

North Korea, 'Asia Pivot', Tops Kerry's Agenda - VOA

Rights Groups Urge US to Raise Concerns With China - AP

China's Fragile Economy Worries the Market - FT editorial

 

Europe

UK’s Cameron to Seek German Support on European Reform - NYT

Eurozone Meeting Over Cyprus Crisis - BBC

Cyprus Bailout Swells to $30 Billion - AP

Neo-Nazis Organizing in Prisons in Germany - NYT

Protected by Russia, Abkhazia Cautiously Engages Georgia - VOA

Nearly 400 People Detained in Immigration Raid in Russia - NYT

Macedonia: War Crimes Convict Gets Hero's Welcome - AP

Rebel Keeps Kurds’ Guns Close at Hand in Peace Talks With Turkey - NYT

US Embassy in Turkey Said to Be Targeted - NYT

Turkey Passes Anti-Terrorism Law Reform - Reuters