10 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
Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
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
Obama, Karzai Discuss Security Handover – AP
UK MPs Call for Afghanistan Peace Deal – BBC
Peace Envoys From Taliban at Loose Ends in Qatar – NYT
Afghanistan Helicopter Crash Kills 2 US Troops – AP
North Korea
Locklear: Tensions on Korean Peninsula Highest Since War’s End – AFPS
South Korea Raises Alert With North to 'Vital Threat' – BBC
South Korea Increases Surveillance as North Moves Missiles – Reuters
North Korea Urges Foreigners to Consider Leaving – VOA
N. Korea: Foreigners in South Should be Ready to Evacuate – WP
US Reassures Allies Amid N. Korea Threats – WT
US and South Korea Brace for Missile Test by North – NYT
Kerry: China Key to Resolving North Korea Crisis – VOA
US and North Korea Held Secret Meeting in March – FP
US Senators Urge Engaging China in North Korea Effort – WP
McCain: US Diplomats Wasting Time with ‘Crazy People’ Running N. Korea – WT
No Need for Americans to Leave South Korea, Leaders Say – S&S
South Korea Largely Ignores Latest North Korean Threat – VOA
S. Korea Skeptical over Dialogue with North to Reduce Tension – KH
South Korean Social Media Users Express Worry – VOA
South Korea Says North Behind Computer Crash in March – AP
Bitter Irony for China: N. Korea Furthers US Strategic Goals – Reuters analysis
The Upside of Giving In to North Korea’s Blackmail – Bloomberg editorial
Stay Cool. Call North Korea’s Bluff. – NYT opinion
How N. Korea Starved Its People for a Nuke – FT opinion
Syria
Syrian Opposition Group Condemns Rebel Unit for Torture – VOA
Al-Qaida in Iraq Reportedly Merges with Syrian Jihadist Group – VOA
Iraq’s Branch of Al Qaeda Merges With Syria Jihadists – NYT
Syria's al-Nusra 'Part of al-Qaeda' – BBC
Kerry Meeting With Syrian Opposition in London – AP
Kerry Says US Considering More Support to Opposition – NYT
Syrian Regime Battles Rebels Outside Damascus – AP
In Syria, Some Brace for the Next War – WP
Very Busy Man Behind Syrian Civil War’s Casualty Count – NYT
UN Reports 1.3 Million Syrian Refugees – VOA
Israel Charges Arab Who Fought With Syria's Rebels – AP
Iran
Iran Announces Expansion of Nuclear Fuel Production – NYT
Powerful Quake Strikes Near Iranian Nuclear Plant – VOA
Earthquake (6.3) Hits Near Iran’s Nuclear Power Plant – WT
Iran Rocked by Quake Aftershocks – BBC
Navy to Deploy Lasers to Shoot Down Drones and Disable Small Vessels – WT
Navy to Test Laser Cannon in Persian Gulf – S&S
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Ends Mideast Trip With Pledge to Restart Peace Talks – VOA
Kerry, Netanyahu Claim Progress in Preparing for Peace Talks – WP
10-year Anniversary of Baghdad Fall to US Forces – AP
Iraqi Death Penalty Rate 'Alarming' – BBC
Saudis Build Yemen Border Fence – BBC
Kuwait Proposes $1M Fine for Emir Insults – AP
Concern Grows About Human Rights in Egypt – VOA
Coptic Christian Leader in Egypt Criticizes Gov’t over Violence – NYT
Egyptian Pope Tawadros Rebukes Morsi – BBC
'Very Possible' Egypt Will Ask for Bigger IMF Loan – Reuters
The Arab Quarter Century – NYT opinion
US Department of Defense
No Changes Seen in Army, Marine Troop Levels in Budget – USAT
Budget Cuts Force Air Force, Navy to Ground Aircraft – S&S
Building Allied Capability, Capacity Best Approach, McRaven Says – AFPS
Defense Department Classifies Catholics, Evangelicals as Extremists – WT
WikiLeaks: Manning Pretrial Hearing Focuses on Evidence – AP
Where We Really Are on Defense Spending – Time opinion
United States
US Drone Strikes Under Scrutiny – VOA
Obama’s Drone War Kills 'Others,’ Not Just al-Qaida Leaders – McClatchy
Obama to Unveil $3.77 Trillion Budget Proposal – WP
Senate Set to Vote on Start of Gun Control Debate – WP
VA Downplays Claims Computers Being Taken Offline – S&S
Former FEMA Official Sentenced in Conflict of Interest Case with Gallup – WP
OK, Here are 10 More Lessons from Post-9/11Cconflicts – BD opinion
United Kingdom
Britain's Thatcher to be Buried April 17 – VOA
Britons Reflect on Divided Views of Thatcher Legacy – NYT
UK Parliament to Hear Thatcher Tributes – BBC
Two Men Guilty of Terror Charges – BBC
World
Amnesty International Reports on Death Penalty Trends – NYT
Africa
Children 'Abused in Conflict Zones' – BBC
Most Rape Victims in Conflict Zones Are Children – Reuters
Five UN Peacekeepers, 7 Staff Killed in South Sudan – VOA
Armed Men in South Sudan Kill 5 Indian UN Peacekeepers – WP
Indian UN Troops Killed in South Sudan – BBC
France Begins Mali Troop Withdrawal – BBC
Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai Rejects Idea of Unity Government – WP
Kenyatta Becomes New President of Kenya – VOA
Kenyatta Sworn in as Kenya President – BBC
Malawi to Begin Treason Trial of Former Officials – VOA
Newly Oil-Rich Ghana Struggles to Please – VOA
Americas
Colombians March to Back Peace Talks – BBC
US Blacklists Honduran 'Drug Lord' – BBC
Days Before Venezuela Vote, Maduro Vows Wage Increases – Reuters
In Venezuela Election, Food Is a Voting Issue – AP
Change will Come to Cuba – WP editorial
Asia / Pacific
US, Business Leaders Push China on Cyberattacks, Internet Censorship – WP
Former Chinese Minister is Charged – BBC
Chinese Dissident Wants Secret Diplomatic Agreements Revealed – WP
Japan: TEPCO 'Losing Faith' in Leaking Fukushima Water Pits – VOA
Nuclear Plant in Japan Has Leak in Other Tank – NYT
Japan, Taiwan Sign Deal Over Disputed Islands – AP
Carter Details Services’ Roles in Asia-Pacific Rebalance – AFPS
Partnerships Highlight US Rebalance Within Asia-Pacific Region – AFPS
Europe
NATO, Eucom Commander Identifies ‘Three Big Issues’ – AFPS
US Urges Balanced Economic Approach in Europe – VOA
NY Judge OKs Extradition for Bosnian War Crimes Suspect – AP
Gunman Kills 13 People in Serbian Village – NYT
Man Kills 13 People in Serbian Shooting Rampage – AP
Yugoslav Wars Left Population Heavily Armed – AP
Russia Takes Legal Action Against Election Monitors – NYT
Russian MPs Back Harsher Anti-Blasphemy Law – BBC
South Asia
How a Single Spy Turned Pakistan Against the United States – NYT
CIA Collaborated with Pakistan Spy Agency in Drone War – McClatchy
Taliban Defend New Perch in Northern Pakistan, Gaining Sway – NYT
