27 March SWJ Roundup

Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup

Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More

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USNI Daily – Real Clear Defense – Real Clear World

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 – Kings of War

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

Not Your Average Weather Guys in Special Operations – S&S

Afghan Women Help Drive Resurgent Economy – VOA

Kerry Hits a Header in Kabul, Gets Earful from Afghan Women – WP

Combined Force in Kandahar Province Arrests Taliban Leader – AFPS

UK Soldier Killed in Afghanistan – BBC

Kandahar and Hope – Brookings opinion

Syria

Syrian Opposition Takes Seat at Arab Summit – VOA

Syrian Opposition Takes Syria’s Arab Summit Seat – WP

Syrian Opposition Joins Meeting of Arab League – NYT

Opposition Takes Syria Summit Seat – BBC

Iran Condemns Arab League for Handing Seat to Opposition – Reuters

Syrian Rebels Fighting Among Themselves – Time

Syria’s Shiites Offer Different Picture of War – LAT

Kerry in Paris to Talk Syria with French – AP

Swedish Scientist to Head UN Syria Chemical Weapons Probe – Reuters

Not Heeding the Lessons of War – WP opinion

No Time to Waiver on Syria – WP opinion

The Real Reason Putin Supports Assad – FA opinion

Middle East / North Africa

Obama Trip Renews Debate over Israeli-Palestinian Solution – VOA

Economic Issues Plague the Arab Spring – VOA

Iran’s Ahmadinejad Roadshow: Pitching His Political Heir – AP

Saudi Arabia Says Spy Ring Worked for Iran – AP

Qatar Proposes $1bn Jerusalem Fund – BBC

UAE Trial of 94 Slammed as 'Unfair' – BBC

Rights Groups Fears for Hunger Strikers in Bahrain – AP

Egyptian President Sees Elections in October – Reuters

Accused Egyptian Blogger Questioned – BBC

Egyptian Blogger Accused of Violence Released – AP

Lebanon's Political Merry-Go-Round – DS editorial

Will Arab Spring Ruin Lebanon's Democracy? – NY opinion

Why Did We Invade Iraq? – NR opinion

Nouri Maliki: Iraq's Great Divider – LAT opinion

Sanctions May Be Speeding Iran's Nukes – CSM opinion

US Department of Defense

Budget Cuts Cancel Deployments of 4 More Ships – S&S

Report: Pentagon Must Do More to Prevent Sex Assaults – AP

Military Judge Rejects Two Trials in Sinclair Case – FO

Ex-Defense Worker Held Without Bail Over Leaks – HSA

Defense Leaders Too Steeped in Old Ways – Time opinion

United States

Figure in Seattle Terror Plot Escapes Life Sentence – ST

Obama Names First Woman Head of US Secret Service – BBC

United Kingdom

UK Border Agency to be Scrapped – BBC

United Nations

What's at Stake in UN Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations? – Reuters

Arms Trade Treaty: Down to the Wire – NYT editorial

Africa

US Eyes Anti-Piracy Effort Along West Africa Coast – AP

Bangui Tense, but Calm, as CAR Rebels Establish Control – VOA

Congolese Rebel Leader Ntaganda Faces ICC – VOA

DR Congo's Ntaganda Appears at ICC – BBC

Congo Rebel Commander Tells ICC He Was Just ‘a Soldier’ – NYT

UN Chief Proposes Peacekeepers as Option for Mali – AP

Chinese Pursue Volunteer Opportunities in Africa – VOA

South Africa Signs Deals With Russia, China – AP

BRICS Summit Opens in South Africa – VOA

Kenya to Hear Petition Challenging Kenyatta's Vote Win – Reuters

US Citizens in Kenya Told to Be Cautious During Vote Ruling – VOA

Nigeria Militant Jailed for 24 Years – BBC

Zambia's ex-President Rupiah Banda Pleads Not Guilty – BBC

Americas

Pope Francis’ Argentina ‘Dirty War’ Past Remains Opaque – LAT

Colombian Police Seize Cocaine Stashed in Bricks – BBC

Peru Criticized for 'Avoidable' Military Draft – AP

Asia / Pacific

Fresh North Korean Threat to Attack America, South Korea – VOA

North Korea 'Combat Posture to Hit US' – BBC

North Korea Says Ready for Combat as Sanctions Tighten – Reuters

US-South Korea Alliance Won't be Bullied by North, USFK Says – S&S

Russia Denies Fighter, Sub Sales to China – DN

China Holds Landing Exercises in South China Sea – AP

US Judge Jails Chinese Man Who Exported Military Secrets – VOA

South Korea, Tokyo Seek Thaw, Nudged by US – WSJ

Japanese Courts Press Abe on Electoral Reform – WP

Japanese Troops Moving in with US Soldiers at Camp Zama – S&S

In Burma, Fear Gives Way to Anger – WP

Religious Unrest Threatens Reform, Warns Burma – VOA

Burma Riots Prompt More Curfews – BBC

General: Burma’s Military Staying in Politics – AP

Activists Fear Thai Return of Hmong Rebel to Laos – AP

China's Coming Foreign Policy Test – Economist editorial

Europe

Hagel, Russian Counterpart Discuss Mutual Security Issues – AFPS

Stavridis Presses for More NATO-Russia Dialogue – AFPS

Europeans Planted Seeds of Crisis in Cyprus – NYT

Cyprus Banks Remain Closed Despite Bailout Deal – VOA

Cyprus Straining to Reopen Banks – BBC

EU Backs Croatia to Join in July – BBC

South Asia

Italy's FM Resigns Over Return of Accused Italian Marines to India – VOA

Italy Minister Quits Over India Row – BBC

Bombs Explode During General Strike in Bangladesh – AP

Gen. Musharraf Returns to Pakistan – NYT editorial

Pakistan Needs an Anwar Sadat – NP opinion