12 March SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More
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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 – 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
Analysis: Karzai Hits US Anew But Ties Remain – AP
Karzai’s Air-Support Ban Blamed for Afghan Troop Casualties – AP
Dunford: Uncertainty Poses Greatest Risk to Transition – AFPS
Taliban Succeeding With Messaging, Dunford Says – S&S
Apparent Insider Attack Kills 2 Americans, 2 Afghans – AFPS
Afghan, NATO Troops Killed in Insider Attack – VOA
At Least 2 US Troops, 5 Afghans Killed in ‘Insider Attack’ – WP
Insider Attack Kills Several in Afghanistan – NYT
Insider Attack Kills 2 US Troops, 2 Afghan Police – AP
5 US Troops Die in Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan – AP
Hagel Offers Observations After Meeting With Karzai – AFPS
Senior Official: Hagel Found Afghanistan Visit ‘Extremely Informative’ – AFPS
Roving Checkpoints Keep an Eye on Afghan-Pakistan Border Activity – S&S
Angry Afghan Villagers Want US Special Forces Out – AP
2 Afghan Sisters, Swept Up in a Suicide Wave – NYT
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
A Post-Karzai Afghanistan – WP editorial
Syria
EU Foreign Ministers Discuss Syria – VOA
France, Germany at Odds Over Lifting Syrian Arms Embargo – Reuters
UN: Deadly Abuses Intensify in Syria as War Worsens – Reuters
Mortar Shells Hit Damascus Neighborhood, Killing 6 – AP
UN Peacekeepers Held in Syria Reach Israel – Reuters
Lebanon Says World Must Shoulder Syrian Refugee Burden – Reuters
Is Syria a Real Country? – TNI opinion
Middle East / North Africa
EU Tightens Iran Sanctions for Rights Violations – AP
Pakistan Starts Work on Iranian Gas Line Opposed by US – Reuters
Pakistan-Iran Gas Link Defies US – BBC
Iran Blocks Way to Bypass Internet Filtering System – NYT
Attacks in Iraq Kill 12 People, Officials Say – AP
Shots Fired During Iraq-Kuwait Border Protest – Reuters
UN Disputes Gaza Strike on BBC Man's House – BBC
UN: Palestinian Militants Likely Killed Gaza Baby – AP
Egypt's Fuel Crisis Adds to Its Economic Woes – AP
Egyptians Protest Death of Christian in Libya – AP
Libyan Mufti Criticizes UN Document on Women – AP
New Cabinet Vote Set Amid Tunisia Unrest – VOA
Iran Crisis More Stable than It Seems – FT opinion
The End of the Two-State Solution – TNR opinion
US Department of Defense
Hagel Dogged by Problems as He Settles in as Defense Secretary – S&S
Hagel Ends First Overseas Trip as Defense Secretary – NYT
Moving Okinawa Marines Could Take 13 More Years – S&S
Combat Stress Felt Far From Front Lines – AP
Three Dead in Navy Plane Crash Near Harrington, Wash. – SR
Hagel Orders Review of UCMJ Sex Assault Rules After Wilkerson Case – S&S
Furloughs Can Begin April 26, DOD Comptroller Says – AFPS
Senators Ask Hagel to Downgrade New Military Medal – WP
Hagel Stands by Ranking of Drone Medal – S&S
Accused Brig. Gen. Sinclair Fights Court of Public Opinion Online – FO
United States
Senate to Get Annual Update on Most Serious Worldwide Threats – S&S
Defense Industry Giants Turn to Women – WP
Economic Realities Sap Zeal for US Nuclear Renaissance – WP
America Isn’t Ready for a Cyberwar – WP editorial
America's Outsourced War – NJ opinion
Fine Print: Next Budget Steps? – WP opinion
United Kingdom
British Judge Delays Abu Qatada Deportation Decision – Reuters
British Politician and Ex-Wife Sentenced to Prison – NYT
Vatican
Cardinals Count Down to Conclave With Final Talks – AP
Conclave to Have Strict Protocol, Uncertain Length – WP
A Strict Adherence to Ritual and Secrecy in Election of Pope – NYT
Schedule of Voting During the Papal Conclave – AP
Heavy Workload Awaits Next Pope; Church in Turmoil – AP
Hurt by Scandals, Papacy’s Mystical Era May Be Over – WP
Photos: The Vatican's Famous 'White Smoke' Stove – WP
Recipe for Conclave’s Black and White Smoke Remains a Mystery – NYT
Africa
Nigerian Islamists Increasingly Turn Guns on the West – Reuters
Kenyan Reaction to Kenyatta Victory Decidedly Mixed – VOA
Kenyan Reaction to Disputed Election Far Calmer Than Last Time – NYT
ICC Drops Case Against Kenyan Violence Suspect – VOA
ICC Drops Case Against Kenyan Suspect – AP
Congo Says Agreement Not Likely With Rebel Group – AP
Liberia President Shuffles Cabinet, Cites Need for 'Competence' – Reuters
Malawi Arrests Over 'Anti-Joyce Banda Coup Plot' – BBC
UN’s Ban Ki-Moon Wants Ireland's Robinson for Key Africa Post – Reuters
Americas
Chávez Heir Faces Challenge in Ties With Venezuela Armed Forces – NYT
Hand-Picked Chavez Successor Registers in Venezuela Election – AP
Capriles, Maduro at Each Other’s Throats in Venezuela Election – VOA
Venezuela's Political Divisions Spill Into Streets – AP
Venezuela's Maduro: From Bus Driver to Chavez's Successor – Reuters
Analysis: After Chavez, Latin America's Ideological Battle May Ease – Reuters
US Kicks Out Two Venezuelan Diplomats – WT
US Expels Two Venezuelan Diplomats in Tit-for-Tat – WP
Venezuela: Last Anti-Chavez TV Station to Be Sold – AP
Northern Mexico Newspaper Says No Drug Coverage – AP
Mexico Moves Against TV, Telephone Tycoons – AP
Falklands Vote to Stay UK Territory – BBC
Falkland Islanders Vote to Remain Part of Britain – NYT
Falklands Vote Shows 99.8 Pct Want to Stay British – AP
Falkland Islanders Vote Overwhelmingly to Keep British Rule – Reuters
Cuban Media Carry Rare Interview With US Diplomat – AP
Dissident Cuban Blogger Goes on Tour – WP
Clinton Awards More Than $700,000 to Haiti Farms – AP
Asia / Pacific
North Korea Nullifies Armistice, Key Resolve Kicks Off – AFPS
South Korea, US Stage Military Drills – AP
North Korea Declares 1953 War Truce Nullified – NYT
N. Korea Says it Has Scrapped Armistice that Ended War – WP
North Korea Scraps Armistice Amid Heightened Saber Rattling – CNN
North Korea Apparently Severs Hotline With South – VOA
North Korea Stops Answering Hotline With South – S&S
US Expands North Korea Sanctions – BBC
US Demands That China End Hacking and Set Cyber Rules – NYT
US to China: Stop Corporate Spying – WP
China Politics Keep Central Bank Hawks at Bay, for Now – Reuters
China's Political Advisers Pledge Fealty to Party – AP
China Parliament Delegates Speak Out Against Corruption, Red Tape – Reuters
China Plans to Send Surveyors to Disputed Islands – AP
Pacom Promotes Regional Cyber Capabilities, Defenses – AFPS
Obama Went Soft on China's Cyber War – FB opinion
The Real Story Behind China's Military – TD opinion
Nuclear Neighbors for North Korea? – NYT opinion
Europe
Hungary Defies Critics Over New Law – BBC
South Asia
Italy Blocks Indian Trial of Marines – BBC
Italy Marines Will Not Return to India Over Killings – Reuters
Family Believes India Rape Suspect Was Killed – NYT
Death of India Rape Defendant Probed – WP
India Laments Rape Case 'Lapse' – BBC
Roadside Bomb Kills 3 Soldiers in Pakistan Tribal District – NYT
