30 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
Dunford: "We're Here to Win" – ABC
Video: Lack of Resources Worries Afghans as Americans Pack Up – S&S
US Retains Key Role at Afghan Prison – WP
US Commandos Hand Over Troubled Area to Afghans – AP
Teaching Afghans the Paperwork of War – S&S
Nebraska Kebab-Maker Now Top US Adviser in Afghanistan – WP
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
How Not to Win a War – FP opinion
How the White House Let Diplomacy Fail in Afghanistan – FP opinion
Syria
Syria’s Opposition Leader Reaches Political Crossroads – VOA
Syrian Rebels Capture Key Southern Town – VOA
Southern Town in Syria Is Seized by Rebel Fighters – NYT
Rebels Claim Key City in Southern Syria – WP
Syrian Rebels in Strategic Battle for South – AP
Humanitarian Aid Beyond the Reach of Many Syrians -LAT
UN Team Faces Tough Task in Syrian Chemical Probe – VOA
Iraq Says Will Search More Syria-bound Flights – AP
Where Will Syria's 5,000 Jihadis Go? – NR opinion
The Balkanization of Syria – AT opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Christian Pilgrims Observe Good Friday in Jerusalem – VOA
Iraq Bombings Kill At Least 18 – VOA
Car Bombs Hit Iraqi Worshippers – BBC
String of Attacks Kills at Least 23 in Iraq – AP
Two Kuwaitis Among 94 Accused in UAE Plot Trial – Reuters
Protest, Clashes in Cairo, 2 Other Egyptian Cities – AP
Libya Arrests 2 Men in Attack on 5 British Aid Activists – NYT
Libyans Held for 'Sex Attack on Britons' – BBC
Tunisian Protesters Call for Women’s Affairs Minister to Resign – NYT
Algeria's Southern Unemployed Demand Oil Jobs – AP
Morocco's Rebel Rapper Released From Prison – AP
Al-Maliki’s Provocations Destabilize Iraq – S&S opinion
How Turkey Views Israel's Apology – JP opinion
Iran-Pakistan Pact a Rebuff of US Policy – Guardian opinion
US Department of Defense
Army Wants to Ground Heavy Training Pilots – AP
Women (and Men) Face Big Hurdles in Training for USMC Infantry – NYT
Stratcom Research Partnership Tackles WMD Threat – AFPS
Bulk of Fort Monroe Property is Transferred to Virginia – DP
Re-instated Air Force Pilot Wilkerson Assigned to Davis-Monthan – S&S
SOCOM Drawing Down, But Still Projecting Power – WP opinion
The Military's Chicken Littles Want You to Think the Sky is Falling – FP opinion
The Army Needs to Admit it Has a Problem – FP opinion
United States
Obama Pushes Plan to Build Roads and Bridges – NYT
Guest Workers Are at Crux of Groups’ Deal on Immigration – NYT
Don't Abandon US Troops' Allies – LAT editorial
Cyber Security Run Amok – LAT editorial
Strengthening the IMF – NYT editorial
Moving Up the CIA Ladder – LAT editorial
Why Detain Nonviolent Immigrants? – LAT editorial
Could Google Tilt a Close Election? – WP opinion
United Kingdom
Saddam-Linked Legal Adviser Jailed for Fraud – AP
World
The Countries That Produce the Most Spam Email – RCW
Africa
China President Wraps up Africa Trip in Congo – BBC
DR Congo Hails UN Attack Force – BBC
Kenyan Supreme Court to Rule on Election Complaints – VOA
Kenya Awaits Election Ruling – BBC
Voting Irregularities in Kenya Election Confirmed – NYT
Anxiety Ahead of Supreme Court Judgment in Kenya – AP
CAR Rebel Leader Reviews Mine Deals – BBC
Ivory Coast to Exhume Bodies From Post-Election Conflict – VOA
South Africa: Mandela Making 'Steady Progress' – VOA
The African Century – FP opinion
Americas
Seven Killed in Northern Mexican Bar Shooting – Reuters
Sparks Fly in Short Campaign in Venezuela – AP
Police Uses Tear Gas in Row at Brazil World Cup Stadium – BBC
Mexico’s Grand Bargain – WP editorial
Asia / Pacific
N. Korea: 'Time Has Come to Settle Accounts' with United States – VOA
Aggressive Talk From North Korea Alarms US – WP
As North Korea Blusters, US Worries About Quieter Risks – NYT
N. Korean Leader's Threats Make US Officials Wary – LAT
North Korea Enters 'State of War' with South – BBC
N. Korea Says It's in State of War With S. Korea – AP
N. Korea Says to Enter 'State of War' Against S. Korea – Reuters
North Koreans Rally for Military Strike Against US – VOA
North Korean Threat May be More Bark than Bite – AP
N. Korean Propaganda Mill Serves Up Soft Side of Kim – AP
Little: North Koreans ‘Need to Dial the Temperature Down’ – AFPS
Japanese Study Warns of China's Rising Military Assertiveness – VOA
Report: Some US Firms in China Face Data Theft – VOA
Cost of Environmental Damage in China Growing Rapidly – NYT
Japan: Tepco Takes Blame for Nuclear Disaster – WP
Japan: MCAS Futenma to Move No Earlier than 2019 – S&S
In Burma, Conflict Threatens Reform, 2 Years On – AP
3 Opposition Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan Found Guilty – AP
The Chances of Korean Armageddon – Guardian opinion
It’s Time to Talk with Kim – WP opinion
The Kim Who Cried Wolf – Time opinion
Where Rodman Diplomacy Gets Us – WS opinion
Why China Will Always Be No. 2 – FP opinion
Europe
Russia Raids Hundreds of NGOs – VOA
Cyprus Vows to Stay in Eurozone – VOA
Cyprus Eases Some Bank Restrictions – BBC
In Cyprus, The Bank Run That Wasn't – VOA
Russia, Germany at Odds Over Cyprus – WP
Cyprus Jails Hezbollah Operative – BBC
Italy President Could Resign to Break Deadlock – Reuters
3 Detainees Freed in French Terror Probe – AP
Bosnia Jails Serb for War Crimes – BBC
Bosnia: Man Sentenced to 45 Years for War Crimes – AP
South Asia
Taliban Attack Targets Pakistan Security Commander – VOA
Principal Dead in Grenade Attack in Pakistan – AP
In Pakistan Underworld, a Cop Is Said to Be a King – AP
India's Politics of Cynicism – NYT opinion