Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan Plans Cooperation Pact with Iran - VOA
Afghan Leader Agrees to Talks on Closer Iran Ties - NYT
Afghanistan Agrees to Pact with Iran, While Resisting US Accord - Fox
Iran Says Opposes Foreign Presence in Afghanistan - AP
Trouble in Afghanistan's Peaceful Province Hints at Post-NATO Reality - S&S
On the Last 'Safe' Road to Bamiyan, Threats, Bribes and Worse - S&S
Afghan Effort To Get Justice For Women Seems to Stall - NYT
Afghanistan’s ‘Pentagon’ Runs Out of Cash - WP
Hagel Assures Troops in Afghanistan They Are Not Forgotten - S&S
Rough Ride for US-Russia Copter Deal - AP
Syria
Syrian Troops Seize Control of Strategic Highway - AP
Chemical Attack: Whose Sarin? - LRB Opinion
Iran
Eyes on Iran, US Navy in Gulf Stays at Ready - NYT
Iran, Saudi Strategists Spar, Swap Ideas, Over Gulf Security - Reuters
Israel Urges Tough Line on Iran Nuclear Deal - Reuters
Amid US-Iran Thaw, Israel Forms Military Options - DN
UN Inspectors Visit Iranian Nuclear Plant - VOA
UN inspectors Visit Iran Nuclear Plant - BBC
Iran, From Enemy to Ally - NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
Hagel Offers Troops Rare Glimmer of Hope on Budget - AP
CENTCOM Fights to Fund its Website War of Words - TT
Military Takes Back Claim of Rampant PTSD Among Guantanamo Guards - MH
Admitted Child Abuser Keeps His Navy Career - VP
With Duffelblog's Military Absurdities, Even Pentagon Cracks a Smile - WP
US Intelligence Community
CIA's Anti-Terrorism Effort Called 'Colossal Flop' - LAT
United States
Expected Budget Deal Amounts to a Cease-Fire on Debt - WP
Texas Defies Feds: “We Shut the Border Down Ourselves” - BPR
A Foreign Policy Fresh Approach - WP Opinion
5 Companies Making Money By Keeping US Terrified of Terror Attacks - AN Opinion
World
Rushing for the Arctic’s Riches - NYT Opinion
Africa
France Tries to Rewrite its Role in Africa - AP
French Troops Patrol Central African Republic Capital - VOA
France Vows to Disarm Central African Republic Militias - BBC
Huge African Union Troop Surge for Central African Republic - BBC
Central African Leader Leader: I Can't Control Fighters - AP
Aid Agencies 'Paid Somalia's al-Shabab' During Famine - BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Colombia's FARC Announces 30-Cay Ceasefire Day After Attack - BBC
Venezuelans Elect Mayors in Test for New President - NYT
Split Results in Venezuela Mayoral Elections - AP
Venezuela's Socialists Win Majority in Local Polls - Reuters
Asia / Pacific
Crises in Asia Let Biden Show US Resolve - AP
South Korea Announces Expansion of Air Defense Zone - WP
South Korea Announces Expansion of Its Air Defense Zone - NYT
South Korea Expands Air Defense Zone After Chinese Move - AP
US Vet Held in North Korea Says He Was Comfortable - AP
North Korea: Kim's Uncle Sacked for ‘Criminal Acts’ - VOA
North Korea Releases List of Accusations Against Purged Official - NYT
North Korea Announces Purge of Kim Jong Un’s Uncle - WP
Thailand PM Offers Referendum on Resignation - VOA
Thai Premier Calls for Elections as Opposition Quits - NYT
Thailand PM Yingluck to Call Elections - BBC
One Month Later, Philippines Still Struggle With Typhoon’s Impact - VOA
18 Hurt After Singapore's Worst Rioting in Decades - AP
The China Vise on US Journalists - WP Editorial
Europe
Protesters in Ukraine Topple Lenin Statue as Rallies Grow - NYT
Thousands Gather for Protest Against Ukraine Government - VOA
Huge Pro-EU Rally Grips Ukraine - BBC
Ukraine Protesters Fell Lenin Statue, Tell President 'You're Next' - Reuters
Ukrainian Protesters Want More Rules, Less Corruption - WP
Middle East / North Africa
Israeli Leader Predicts 'Cold Peace' in Mideast - AP
Bombings Across Baghdad Kill 30 - VOA
Iraq: Bombings in Mostly Shiite Districts of Baghdad Kill Dozens - NYT
Jordan to Begin Trial of Radical Muslim Preacher - AP
New Protests at Egypt's Al-Azhar University - AP
Oil-Producing Libya Needs New Buyers - Reuters
Car Bomb Kills One and Wounds Five in Libya's Benghazi - Reuters
Libyan PM Discusses His Nation - WP Interview
South Asia
India’s Ruling Party Beaten in Key State Elections - VOA
Congress Party Defeated In Indian State Elections - NYT
Congress Party Suffers India Poll Setback - BBC
Hagel Plans to Meet With Senior Pakistani Officials - AFPS