14 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
US General Puts Troops on Security Alert After Karzai Remarks – NYT
Residents Take On the Taliban in Volatile Panjwai District – S&S
Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Buzkashi Sports Fans – BBC
Afghan Politician’s Family Among 8 Killed in Suicide Bombing – LAT
Final Afghanistan-Bound Stryker Brigade Trains for Deployment – AFPS
Officials Urge Tougher Line on Kabul Bank Case Verdicts – NYT
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Syria
Both Sides in Syria Accused of Committing War Crimes – NYT
Rights Groups: Syrian Rebels Often Kill Captives – AP
Iran Steps Up Weapons Lifeline to Syria's Assad – Reuters
Syria Denies Reports of Mass Conscription – LAT
Syrian Children 'Forgotten Victims' of Crisis, Says Aid Group – VOA
Syria's War Affects Generation of Children – AP
A Battle for Syria, One Court at a Time – NYT
Mortar Shells in Damascus Kill 3, Wound 50 – AP
EU Staff Member Killed in Syria – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Arab World Awaits Obama's Mideast Trip – VOA
Pakistan and Iran Pipeline: US Sees Pipe Dream – WP
10 Years Later, Iraq Falls Short of Citizens' Dreams – DPA
Lebanon’s Sunnis Gird for a Fight – NYT
Israeli Parties Strike Coalition Deal – NYT
Egypt Won't Permit Film on Egyptian Jews – VOA
Obama Meets Libyan Premier and Names Envoy – NYT
6 Months Post-Benghazi, Obama Taps New Libya Envoy – AP
US Department of Defense
Cuts Harm Programs Sustaining All-Volunteer Force, Official Says – AFPS
Carter Reassures Defense Industry Amid Budget Uncertainty – AFPS
DOD’s Top Doctor Details Sequester’s Effect on Health System – AFPS
F-35 Production on Track, Program Chief Says – AFPS
Fiscal Year Recruiting Numbers Remain Strong Through January – AFPS
Victims of Sex Abuse in Military Urge Reforms – LAT
Sex Assault Survivors Criticize Military Culture, Justice System – S&S
Defense Department Broke With Tradition in Creating Drone Medal – S&S
Military Rethinking Leads to Some Hard Choices – WP opinion
United States
Lawmakers Concerned About Cyber Threats to Critical US Infrastructure – VOA
Global Poll Finds World Views of US Leadership Declining – WP
No More Secret Law On Drones – WP opinion
Secrets No President Should Keep – LAT opinion
Vatican
Cardinals Break with Tradition in Selection of New Pontiff – VOA
New Pope Shifts Church’s Center of Gravity Away From Europe – NYT
Francis is First New World Pope – LAT
First Latin American Pope Represents Cultural Bridge – WP
Pope Francis's Challenging Papacy Begins – BBC
Entrenched Troubles at Vatican Await a New Pope – NYT
A Pope So Retro as to Seem Oddly New – WP
Africa
Senior Official: US Military Will Maintain Low-Key Africa Presence – AFPS
Malian Press Continues Strike for Release of Arrested Editor – VOA
Botswana Denies Strained Relations With Kenya – VOA
In Nigeria, Child Brides, Child Workers Denied Education – VOA
Nigeria Pardons Presidential Ally – BBC
Nigeria Pardons Ex-Governor Jailed for Corruption – VOA
Malawians Charged with Treason – BBC
Zimbabweans in S. Africa Upset at Being Left Out of Vote – VOA
Awkward Choice for President in Kenya – NYT editorial
Americas
Latin America Sees Change Under Region's 1st Pope – AP
Pope Francis Thrills Argentina Faithful, But Not Government – LAT
Venezuela Says US 'Far-Right' Wants to Kill Capriles – Reuters
Venezuela Plans New Measures to Improve Dollar Supply – Reuters
Venezuela Says Embalming of Chavez' Body 'Unlikely' – BBC
Guatemala Judge Denies Ex-Dictator's Amnesty Claim – AP
Cross Cuba Off the Blacklist – LAT editorial
Asia / Pacific
Obama Urges N. Korea to End Nuclear, Missile Testing – VOA
Neutral Observer Urges Koreas to Tone Down Threats – S&S
North Korea Makes First Mention of South's New President – VOA
North Korea Hurls Barb at President of the South – NYT
N. Korea's Leader Oversees Artillery Fire Near Disputed Islands – Reuters
Obama Upbraids China Over Cyber Attacks – BBC
China Parliament Formally Elects Xi Jinping President – Reuters
Xi Jinping Named China President – BBC
Anti-Nuclear Energy Activists Becoming More Vocal in Taiwan – VOA
Burma: Suu Kyi Supports Villagers' Right to Protest Mine – VOA
North Korea High-Stakes Game – WP opinion
How to Deal with North Korea – WP opinion
Europe
Active-Duty US Troops to Deploy to Kosovo for First Time in a Decade – S&S
Kurdish Rebels Free Eight Turkish Captives – VOA
Kurdish Rebels Free 8 Turks, Fueling Peace Talks – NYT
Turkey's Kurds See Best Hope Yet of End to Three-Decade War – Reuters
South Asia
India Bars Italian Envoy From Leaving in Marines Dispute – Reuters
India Bars Italy Envoy From Leaving – BBC
Indian Court Demands Italy Answer for Marine Flap – AP
UN Survey Finds 6 Million Pakistani Drug Users – VOA
