13 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
Karzai’s Bet: Vilifying US – NYT
5 US Troops Killed in Afghan Helicopter Crash – VOA
5 US Soldiers Killed in Crash in Afghanistan – NYT
US Military Deaths in Afghanistan at 2,049 – AP
Afghan Authorities Seize 23 Tons Heroin, Morphine – AP
Syria
Erosion of Syrian Power Accelerating, Clapper Says – WP
Syria Military Shows Strain in a War It Wasn’t Built to Fight – NYT
Syrian Army Eroded by Defections, Battle Deaths – AP
Syrian Rebels Fight to Recapture Homs Neighborhood – VOA
Battles Rage in Syrian City of Homs – BBC
US Repeats Bosnia Mistakes in Syria – TNR opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US Officials: Iran, al-Qaeda Relationship Showing Cracks – WP
Investigator From UN Gives Iran Harsh Review – NYT
Israeli President: Iran is World's Greatest Danger – AP
UN Expert Says Iranian Rights Abuses Increasing – VOA
Iran’s Ahmadinejad, On Way Out, Looks Like On Campaign Trail – WP
Turkey is Economic Winner of Iraq War – WP
Doubts Over Israel's Iron Dome – BBC
Israel Troops Shoot to Death Palestinian Protester – AP
Shots Fired During Iraq-Kuwait Border Protest – Reuters
A Front-Row Seat to Revolution in Tunisia – NYT
Mr. Obama Goes to Israel – NYT opinion
Is Any Hope Left for Mideast Peace? – NYT opinion
The Old Peace Is Dead, but a New Peace Is Possible – NYT opinion
Iran Can't Follow Pyongyang's Footprints – TD opinion
Iraq War Didn't Change Middle East as Planned – Slate opinion
The Iraq War That Might Have Been – FP opinion
The Iraq War Gave Kurds a Lifeline – Guardian opinion
WikiLeaks
Audio of Manning's Statement on WikiLeaks Case Released – AP
US Department of Defense
Dempsey: Sequestration Will Affect Programs, Readiness – AFPS
Future Includes Deployments, Flexibility, Greenert Says – AFPS
Stratcom Chief: Fiscal Uncertainty Threatens Readiness – AFPS
First Littoral Combat Ship Arrives at Pearl Harbor – HSA
Pentagon Forming Cyber Teams to Prevent Attacks – AP
Cybercom Builds Teams for Offense, Defense in Cyberspace – AFPS
Pentagon Creates 40 Teams to Defend Against Major Cyberattacks – WP
Hagel Orders Review of Sex Assault Case, Convening Authority – AFPS
Following Complaints, Hagel Orders Review of Drone Medal Ranking – S&S
Hagel Orders Halt to Production of Medal for Drone Operators – WP
Hagel Directs Review of Distinguished Warfare Medal – AFPS
Air Force Joins Army, Marines in Cutting Tuition Assistance – S&S
Sexual Assaults and Military Justice – NYT editorial
United States
Intelligence Chief: US Ability to Detect Threats Degraded – VOA
Intelligence Chief: Budget Cuts Risk US Security – AP
Clapper Places Cyber at Top of Transnational Threat List – AFPS
Cyber-Attacks Bigger Threat than Al Qaeda, Officials Say – LAT
Security Leader Says US Would Retaliate Against Cyberattacks – NYT
Intelligence Chief: Budget Cuts Risk US Security – AP
Spy Chief: Americans 'Not Wittingly' Monitored – AP
Google Admits Drive-By Data Collection Was Privacy Breach – NYT
Vatican
Cardinals To Continue Papal Vote Wednesday – VOA
First Pope Vote Proves Indecisive – BBC
Black Smoke From Conclave Signals No Pope – NYT
Black Smoke Ends Conclave’s First Day – WP
Vatican Reveals Recipes for Conclave Smoke – NYT
Africa
Islamist Inroads in Mali May Undo French War on Al Qaeda – Reuters
France, Allies Want Special Force for Mali UN Mission – Reuters
Mali Media Strike Over Editor Arrest – BBC
Mali Media Outlets Go Silent Over Editor's Arrest – AP
Sudan, South Sudan Agree to Restart Oil Exports – VOA
Sudans Sign Agreement to Resume Oil Exports – NYT
Sudan Rivals 'to Resume Pumping Oil' – BBC
Sudan Starts Withdrawal From Border Buffer Zone – Reuters
CAR Rebels Seize Key Town From Army – BBC
Suspected Islamists Raid Nigeria School, Shoot Teachers – Reuters
Western Ivory Coast Remains Vulnerable to Violence – VOA
Mugabe Takes on Zimbabwe's Generation X – Reuters
Deadly Burundi Catholic Sect Clashes – BBC
Attacks on Albinos Surge in Tanzania – VOA
Americas
Voters in Falklands Back British Rule Nearly Unanimously – NYT
Falklands: Cameron Says Argentina Should Respect Vote – BBC
Falklanders and Argentines Trade Post-Vote Barbs – AP
Another Life Sentence for Argentine Ex-Dictator – AP
Venezuela to Investigate Chavez Murder Allegations – BBC
Asia / Pacific
US National Security Advisor Explains Asia-Pacific Pivot – AFPS
South Korea Disputes North’s Dismissal of Armistice – NYT
US Officials Say North Korea Poses Serious Threat – AP
No 'Smoking Gun' from Last Month's N. Korea Nuclear Test – VOA
China Hacker's Angst Opens Window Onto Cyber-Espionage – LAT
Non-Communist Parties Lend China an Air of Pluralism – NYT
Burma Democracy Leader Says Reforming Country ‘Still in Chains’ – WP
Burma Recommends Controversial Mine Continue – VOA
Europe
EU Sweats Over How to Bring Hungary Into Line – Reuters
South Asia
Suicide Bomber Kills 2 in Northwestern Pakistan – AP
India and Italy Killings Row Deepens – BBC
5 Soldiers and 2 Militants Are Killed in Indian Kashmir – AP
Indian Police Launch Raids in Finmeccanica Defense Deal Probe – Reuters
