22 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
Combined Force Arrests Weapons Broker in Kandahar – AFPS
Withdrawal of Troops From Wardak Could Mark Tipping Point – S&S
US, Karzai Deal Leaves Most US Commandos in Wardak – AP
Afghan Local Police Member Kills 5 Colleagues – AP
Syria
UN to Launch Syria Chemical Weapons Probe – VOA
UN to Investigate Chemical Weapons Accusations in Syria – NYT
Chemical Weapons Unlikely in Syria Attack, US Official Says – AP
Mosque Blast Kills Senior Syrian Imam in Damascus – VOA
Pro-Assad Cleric Killed in Blast in Damascus – NYT
Top Sunni Cleric, 41 Others Killed in Mosque Explosion – WP
Bombing Kills Top Pro-Assad Sunni Preacher – AP
Assad Vows to Clean Syria of Extremists – AP
UN leader: Syrian Civil War Threatens Cease-Fire With Israel – WP
Syrian Conflict Boosts Number Of Asylum Claims – VOA
Syria’s Refugee Debacle – WP editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Obama to Israelis: 'You Are Not Alone' – VOA
Obama Urges Young Israelis to Lead the Push for Peace – NYT
Obama Urges Israelis to Compromise for Peace – AP
Obama Touches Hearts, Changes Few Minds in Middle East – Reuters
Attempt to Win Hearts Is Tempered by a Challenge to Wary Israelis – NYT
Obama Ending Israel Visit With Symbolic Stops – AP
Obama Tours Symbolic Israeli Sites on Last Day of Visit – Reuters
Obama to Shore Up Ally Jordan on Last Stop in Mideast – Reuters
Islamist Group Says It Fired Rockets at Israel From Gaza – Reuters
New Conviction May Place Hezbollah on EU Terrorist List – WP
Hezbollah Courier Found Guilty in Plot to Attack Israelis in Cyprus – NYT
Sectarian Clashes Kill Three in North Lebanon City – Reuters
Iranian Leader ‘Not Opposed’ to Nuclear Talks – WP
Iraq to Revive Cultural Life to Heal War Wounds – AP
US Invasion of Iraq Cost Me My Country and My Family – WP opinion
A Marine Remembers His Time in Iraq – WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Reports: US Drone Command to Shift From CIA to Military – DPA
US Cancels Part of Missile Defense System – VOA
Pentagon Delays Sending Furlough Notices to Civilian Workforce – AFPS
Pentagon Puts Brakes on Sending Out Furlough Notices, For Now – S&S
Congress Passes Bill to Force Reinstatement of Tuition Assistance – S&S
Top Enlisted Leaders Express Concerns on Budget Issues – AFPS
Air Force Commander Grapples With Servicemember’s Suicide – S&S
Soldiers Continue Recovery From ‘Invisible Wounds’ – AFPS
3 Dead, Including Suspect, in Marine Base Shooting – AP
United States
As New Drone Policy Is Weighed, Few Practical Effects Are Seen – NYT
States Vie to Conduct Commercial Drone Tests – NYT
Officials Still Seek Says to Assess Border Security – NYT
Will $5M Bring Down Tweeting, Rapping US Jihadi? – AP
US Congress Averts Government Shutdown – VOA
US Lawmakers: Cyber Attacks Will Have Consequences – VOA
Drones: Obama’s Nixonian Precedent – NYT opinion
Africa
With Drone Base in Niger, US Gains Key Asset – WP
Central African Republic Rebels Reject Peace Offer – VOA
Purported Draft of Congo-M23 Agreement Leaked – VOA
Mali: US Designates Ansar Dine Foreign Terrorist Organization – WP
Mali: France Says 10 Islamists Killed in Timbuktu – VOA
US Posts Bounty on American Militants in Somalia – VOA
ECOWAS, AU to Meet Over Guinea Bissau – VOA
South African Police Face Accusations of Brutality – VOA
Americas
Kelly Warns of Potential Crime-Terrorism Nexus in Latin America – AFPS
Southcom Chief: Iran Working to Expand Influence in Latin America – AFPS
US Put Off by Venezuela's 'Bizarre' Behavior – Reuters
Venezuelan Police Fire Tear Gas During Clash Ahead of Vote – Reuters
Colombia, FARC Say Peace Talks Make Progress, Still Disagreements – Reuters
Argentina: ‘Dirty War’ Victim Rebuts Pope’s Role in His Capture – NYT
UN Hypocrisy in Haiti – WP opinion
Asia / Pacific
UN to Investigate Rights Violations in North Korea – VOA
UN Panel to Investigate Human Rights Abuses in North Korea – NYT
North Korea Issues New Military Threat Against US – VOA
US Hopeful of Strong Chinese Action on North Korea – Reuters
North Korea Threatens US Military Bases in Pacific – NYT
South Koreans Worry About How to Confront North’s Nuclear Threat – McClatchy
N. Korea Says US Bases in Japan, Guam Within Range of Attack – S&S
North Korea Suspected in Cyberattack Despite China Link – AP
South Korea Misidentifies China as Cyberattack Origin – AP
South Korea Ready for More Cyberattacks; Banks Recover – AP
South Korea Defense Chief Pick Quits in New Humiliation for Park – Reuters
China's New Leader to Meet Russia's Putin on First Foreign Trip – Reuters
On Xi's First Trip, Many Eyes on China's First Lady – VOA
Japan to Ask EU to Maintain Ban on Arms Exports to China – YS
As Pollution Worsens in China, Solutions Succumb to Infighting – NYT
Toll Rises as Sectarian Violence in Burma Spreads to Nearby Villages – NYT
Death Toll Rises to 20 in Burma Religious Riots – AP
3 Australian Ministers Quit Over Leadership Fiasco – AP
Australia's Labor Roiled by Resignations After Failed Leadership Coup – Reuters
Passing Reference in 'Argo' Rankles New Zealand – NYT
Europe
Progress Is Reported in Arms Talks With Russia – NYT
Putin: Russia, China Help Build New World Order – AP
Jailed Kurdish Rebel Calls for Turkey Cease-fire – VOA
Jailed Leader of the Kurds Offers a Truce With Turkey – NYT
Cyprus Leaders Under Pressure to Avoid Debt Default – VOA
Cyprus Faces Stark Ultimatum From Euro Union on Bailout – WP
Cyprus Poses Fresh Euro Crisis as EU Questions Russian Investment – VOA
Mood Darkens in Cyprus as Deadline Is Set for Bailout – NYT
Crisis in Cyprus Threatens EU Role and Legitimacy – AP
For Euro Zone, a Cyprus Exit Would Have Little Impact – NYT
South Asia
Pakistani Refugee Camp Hit by Deadly Car Bomb – VOA
Car Bomb at Pakistani Refugee Camp Kills 13 – AP
Pakistani Officials: US Drone Kills 3 Militants – AP
Bill on Crime Against Women Passes in India – NYT
Italy to Return 2 Marine Murder Suspects to India – AP
Indian Leaders Welcome Return of Italian Marines – AP
Court Lifts Gag Order on India Gang Rape Trial – AP
For Sri Lanka, More Empty Words – NYT editorial
