7 April 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
Top US General Visits Afghanistan – VOA
Dempsey Arrives in Afghanistan to Assess Progress – AFPS
‘Too Soon’ For Post-2014 Troop Level Decision, Dempsey Says – AFPS
Joint Chiefs Chairman in Afghanistan for Talks – AP
Afghan Forces ‘In This to Win It,’ Pentagon Spokesman Says – AFPS
Scores Killed in Attack on Afghan Courthouse – VOA
Six Americans Killed in Afghanistan – WP
Afghan Attacks Kill at Least 6 Personnel Attached to Coalition Forces – S&S
Afghan Bomb Kills NATO Personnel – BBC
Fighter Jet Crashes in Afghanistan; Pilot Killed – AP
Former UK Army Chief in Afghan Interpreters Asylum Appeal – BBC
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
North Korea
Detecting Shift, US Makes Case to China on North Korea – NYT
North Korea Urges Embassies to Consider Evacuating – VOA
Embassies Stay Amid North Korea Tension – BBC
Latest Tensions Weigh on Ties Between Koreas – WP
N. Korea Clears Military to Attack US With Nukes – AP
US Braces for North Korean Missile Launch – VOA
N. Korea Lacks Means for Nuclear Strike on US, Experts Say – Reuters
North Korea 'Moves Mid-Range Missile' – BBC
Could North Korea Hit Its Neighbors With Nukes? – AP
US, S. Korea Ready to Counter N. Korean Aggression – VOA
Missile Defenders Trained, Ready for Deployment, General Says – AFPS
Nuclear Expert Says North Korea Could Start Reactor in Six Months – VOA
Complex May Close Soon If Pyongyang Keeps Blocking South's Access – VOA
Russia: N. Korea Actions Cut Chance of Nuclear Talks – VOA
Chemical Unit Back in South Korea; Timing Coincidental – S&S
US Embassy: No Reason to be Overly Worried About Being in S. Korea – S&S
Why South Korea Has Already Won – WP opinion
Syria
New Rebel Gains Reported in Southern Syria – NYT
From Lebanon, Rebels Seek Syria’s Achilles Heel – WP
Syria Oil Industry Buckling Under Rebel Gains – AP
Syrian Airstrike Kills at Least 15 in Aleppo – AP
Assad: Turkey Untruthful About Syrian Uprising – VOA
Syrian Leader Warns of ‘Domino Effect’ – WP
UN Says It Is Running Out of Money to Assist Wave of Refugees – NYT
Grave Robbers and War Steal Syria’s History – NYT
Create a Syrian No-Fly Zone – WP opinion
Iran
Iran Nuclear Talks Collapse – VOA
Nuclear Talks With Iran End Without Advances – NYT
Iran Nuclear Talks End; No Progress Reported – WP
No Agreement at Iran Nuclear Talks – BBC
Iran Insists on Nuclear 'Rights' – VOA
Report: Huge Costs, Few Benefits for Nuclear Iran – VOA
North Korea Events Complicate Nuclear Talks With Iran – NYT
20 Years After Attack, Argentina Asks Main Suspect, Iran, For Help – WP
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Heads Back to Mideast for Fresh Peace Push – AP
20 Killed in Attack on Iraq Election Meeting – VOA
Deadly Bombs Hit Campaign Event in Iraq – NYT
Deadly Blast at Iraq Political Rally – BBC
Palestinians Vent Anger Toward Israel at West Bank Funerals – VOA
UN Agency Suspends Food Aid in Gaza – NYT
Lebanon's Salam Emerges as Likely New Premier – VOA
Sunni Leader Is Named Prime Minister in Lebanon – NYT
Sectarian Clash in Egypt Turns Fatal – AP
Egypt Expects IMF Loan Agreement Soon – VOA
Egyptian Court Drops Lawsuit to Ban Comedy Show – VOA
US Department of Defense
Dempsey: Sequestration Not Yet a National Security Threat – AFPS
Qurans Said to be at Crux of Guantanamo Hunger Strike – MH
Stratcom Broadens Dialogue on Changing Nature of Deterrence – AFPS
Recruiting Remains on Track in Latest Statistics – AFPS
USS Guardian: CO, 3 Others Relieved After Grounding Review – S&S
General Fired Over Alcohol, Sex Charges – AP
Wars on Drugs – NYT opinion
United States
Drone Use remains Cloaked Despite Pledge for More Transparency – WP
Obama Calls on Congress to Pass His Budget – VOA
Kerry Heads to Middle East, Asia – VOA
Half of Americans Fear Losing Guns to Background Checks – VOA
Labor Department Offers Grants to Help Homeless Veterans – AFPS
America the War-Weary – WP opinion
Africa
New Combat Focus for US Africa Command – S&S
Rodriguez, Experienced in Afghanistan, Becomes New AFRICOM Boss – S&S
Some S. Africans Oppose Military Deployment in CAR – VOA
'Thousands Flee' CAR Rebel Crisis – BBC
New CAR Leader Accepts African Transition Plan – VOA
France Tries to Calm Fears Over Mali Pullout – VOA
France Says Mali Elections Feasible, Urges Tuaregs to Disarm – VOA
Kidnappers Target Refugees in Sudan – VOA
South Sudan Resumes Oil Production – VOA
South Sudan Restarts Oil Production – BBC
Ivory Coast Exhuming Dozens of Mass Graves – VOA
Zimbabwe Groups: Election Intimidation Building – AP
UN: Somalia Needs Stronger Judiciary to Fight Sexual Violence – VOA
Guinea-Bissau 'Drug Boss' Faces US Charges – BBC
Burundi Parliament Passes Tough Media Law – VOA
S. Africa: Nelson Mandela Released from Hospital – VOA
Drug Palaces sShow the Challenges of War in Mali – FP opinion
Americas
Mexico Memorial for Drug War Victims – BBC
Argentina Floods Death Toll Rises – BBC
Brazil Opens Inquiry Into Claims of Wrongdoing by Ex-President – NYT
Latin America’s George Washington – WP opinion
Asia / Pacific
Damaged Nuclear Plant in Japan Leaks Toxic Water – NYT
Radioactive Water Leak Feared at Japan Nuke Plant – AP
South China Sea Nations Vary in Approaches to Press Claims – VOA
Hagel Congratulates New Chinese Defense Minister – AFPS
Chinese Overtake Germans as Biggest-Spending Tourists – VOA
Hagel Hosts South Korean Foreign Minister at Pentagon – AFPS
Dempsey to Host South Korean Counterparts – AFPS
Hagel, Carter Welcome Philippine Foreign Secretary – AFPS
Ethnic Rifts Strain Burma as It Moves Toward Democracy – NYT
Europe
US Army's Last Tanks Depart From Germany – S&S
Italy Pardons US Pilot Convicted in CIA Rendition Case – VOA
Italy Pardons US Colonel in CIA Case – BBC
Ukraine Releases Tajik Ex-PM, Will Not Extradite Him – VOA
Serb Church Against Deal with Kosovo Albanians – AP
Portugal PM Seeks Urgent Budget Talks After Court Ruling – BBC
Cyprus President Warns 'Difficult Days Ahead' – VOA
Is Slovenia Next Eurozone Domino? – VOA
South Asia
A Secret Deal With Pakistan on Drones, Sealed in Blood – NYT
Thousands in Bangladesh Rally for Anti-Blasphemy Laws – VOA
Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Bangladesh Amid Shutdown – AP
