23 April SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
US Naval Institute Daily – USNI
Real Clear World – RCP
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, US Agree on Strategic Agreement – VOA
US, Afghanistan Agree on Relationship after Coalition Forces Leave – S&S
With Pact, US Agrees to Help Afghans for Years to Come – NYT
Afghanistan, US Reach Post-2014 Pact – WP
US and Afghanistan Ink Strategic Partnership Agreement – LAT
Afghanistan and US Agree on Strategic Pact Text – Reuters
Chairman’s Afghanistan Visit Focuses on Afghan Forces’ Progress – AFPS
Group Swiftly Gets Crucial Supplies to Troops in Afghanistan – S&S
Bomb Kills 2 NATO Servicemembers in Afghanistan – AP
Opiates Killed 8 US Troops in Afghanistan, Army Records Show – S&S
NATO Plans in Russian City Are Protested – NYT
Syria
UN Authorizes Full Syria Mission – WP
UN Monitors Tour Rebel-Held Syrian Town – NYT
Fighting in Syria Kills 17; UN Monitors Expand Visits – VOA
UN Syria Vote is 'Pivotal Moment' – BBC
In Syria: Fear of Islamist Extremism – WP
Presence of UN Monitors Helps Calm Syrian City – LAT
Syria Hotspot Enjoys Lull With UN Monitors Present – AP
Iran
Iranians Say They Took Secret Data From Drone – NYT
Iran Says Recovered Data From Captured US Drone – AP
Iran 'Building Copy of US Drone' – BBC
US Lawmaker Dismisses Iran's Claims of Building Drone Copy – VOA
Iraqi Premier Starts Talks in Iran – AP
The Iran Negotiations That Count – WS opinion
US Must Turn Iran from Enemy to Adversary – Haaretz opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Dempsey Meets With Jordan’s Defense Chief, Moves on to Afghanistan – AFPS
US, Jordan Planning Large Military Drill in May – AP
Israeli Commandoes Raid Ship Searching for Arms – AP
Vettel Wins Bahrain's Controversial Grand Prix Race – VOA
Bahrain Stages F1 Despite Protest – BBC
Bahrain Court Delays Case in Hunger Striker Appeal – AP
Militants and Politics Bedevil Yemen’s New Leaders – NYT
US Praises Yemen Crackdown on Al-Qaida – AP
Aid Official Kidnapped in Yemen – BBC
Egypt Cancels the Delivery of Gas to Israel – NYT
Egypt Scraps Gas Deal with Israel – BBC
UN Set to Renew Western Sahara Force Despite Criticism – Reuters
How Sunni Backlash Prevented Bahrain Revolt – CSM opinion
Iraq: Will Barzani Declare Kurdish Independence? – JP opinion
Piracy
World Sea Piracy Drops 28 Percent in First Quarter – AP
US Department of Defense
C-27J Transport Aircraft on Chopping Block Nine Months after Debut – S&S
Vice Chairman Visits Aeromedical Staging Facility in Germany – AFPS
Army's New PTSD Guidelines Fault Madigan's Screening Tests– S&S
United States
Stolen Valor Act Could be Overturned – ST
Strategic Nuclear Arms Control – WP opinion
Reality of Immigration Law – WP opinion
How States Should Approach Immigration – NYT opinion
Africa
Threat of Violence Remains as South Sudan Withdraws from Disputed Town – VOA
Renewed Fighting on Sudan Border – BBC
Sudan Bombs South Sudan Border Area, Kills 3 – Reuters
Official: Sudan Bombs S. Sudan, Killing a Boy – AP
Mali's New Leader Says Talks with Rebels Possible – VOA
African Bank Chief Says Ready to Commit $45 Million to Malawi – Reuters
Americas
In Latin America, Radical Left Struggles – WP
General Shot Dead in Mexico City – BBC
Mexican Ex-General Accused of Narco Ties Shot Dead – LAT
Gunmen Kill 15 in Bar Attack in Northern Mexico – LAT
Colombia Seizes 'Rebel Cocaine' – BBC
Colombia: Wild Night Life Prevalent in Cartagena – WP
Mass Poisoning Hits Peru Police – BBC
Asia Pacific / Central
China, Russia Launch Joint Naval Exercises – VOA
China Needs 'Consistent Policy' on South China Sea – BBC
Vietnam Hosts Naval Exchange with US Navy – AP
China Expresses Confidence in North Korea's Leader Kim – AP
North Korea Threatens ‘Special Action’ Against South – VOA
Burmese Democracy Party to Skip Swearing In – VOA
Burma: Suu Kyi Party Boycotts Parliament – BBC
Burma Ruling Party Rejects Suu Kyi Demand to Change Oath – Reuters
Human Rights Watch Urges Kazakh Trial Suspension – AP
Punishing North Korea's People – LAT editorial
Europe
Challenger Hollande Emerges as Frontrunner in French Election – VOA
France: Sarkozy Loses First Poll Battle – BBC
French Presidential Vote Advances – WP
Hollande and Sarkozy Head to Runoff in French Race – NYT
French Socialist Hollande Will Face Sarkozy in Runoff – LAT
France: Sarkozy the Fighter in Battle of His Career – AP
French Far-Right Soars in Presidential Vote – AP
France's Far Right Eyes Parliament – Reuters
NATO Plans in Russian City Are Protested – NYT
Russia: Anti-Kremlin Protesters Go Old School – WP
Russians Show Support for Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill – LAT
As Killer Gloats in Court, Norway Shows No Anger – AP
Norway: Breivik Defends 'Barbarian Act' – BBC
Norway: First the Nightmare, Then the News – NYT opinion
South Asia
Pakistan: Muslims Accused of Kidnapping Teens to Wed – LAT
Pakistani in Court Over US Bounty – WP
India Orders Deportation of 10 French Nationals – AP
India's Nuclear Choices – TOI opinion
