12 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
ISAF Operations Summary – AFPS
Why Are So Many Afghans Drug Addicts? – BBC
North Korea
Pentagon Says Nuclear Missile Is in Reach for North Korea – NYT
N. Korea Able to Make Nuclear Missile, US Says – WP
Pentagon: N. Korea Could Launch Nuclear Missile – AP
S. Korea Braces for Possible Multiple Missile Test from North – DPA
US Intelligence Locates North Korea Launch Zone – WT
North Korea Renews Threats – VOA
Obama Urges North Korea to End Belligerence – AP
Kerry Visits Tense S. Korea Amid Missile Test Fears – AP
South Korea Moves to Defuse Tensions With the North – NYT
US, S. Korea Remain on Heightened Alert – VOA
N. Korea Tensions Prompt Change in US Air Force Radar Plans – Reuters
North Korean Dissident: Kim Jong Un is Inexperienced – VOA
G8 Ministers Condemn North Korean Threats – VOA
G8 States Condemn NK Nuclear Moves – BBC
N. Korea’s Threats, Campy Videos Drawing Internet Attention – WP
Kim’s Dangerous Game – WP opinion
Why Are Americans Obsessed with North Korea? – WP opinion
When North Korea Collapses – Bloomberg opinion
Syria
Military in Syria Is Accused of Massacre – NYT
Syrian Troops Launch Counterattack on Rebels in South – AP
Syrian Regime's Air Power Keeps Rebels in Check – AP
US Senators Push for Military Aid for Syrian Rebels – Reuters
Rights Group Says Syrian Attacks Violate International Law – VOA
Syria Urges UN Action on Jihadists – BBC
Sectarian Strife will Persist in Post-Assad Syria – WP
Rebel Victory in Syria Might Not Stop Conflict – NYT
Welcome to the Islamic State of Syria – FP opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Iran Negotiator: Sanctions Can End 'Step by Step' – AP
US Blacklists Iranian, Businesses Over Violation of Sanctions – NYT
Hamas Failed to Probe Palestinian 'Collaborator' Deaths – BBC
Rights Group Blasts Hamas Over Collaborator Deaths – AP
Women Challenge Orthodox Practice at Israel’s Western Wall – WP
Egypt: Mursi Promotes Army Leaders After Report of Abuses – Reuters
Tunisian Police Clash With Hardline Islamists, One Killed – Reuters
Tunisia Recovers Money 'Stolen' by ex-President Ben Ali – BBC
U.S Needs Arabists More than Ever – Stratfor opinion
US Department of Defense
Hagel Defends DOD Budget that Exceeds Spending Caps – S&S
Army Officials Describe $129.7 Billion Budget Request – AFPS
Army Budgets Fall Slightly, as Does End Strength – S&S
Navy Budget Adds Ships and Sailors; Marines Up Readiness – S&S
Navy Believes it Can Avoid Furloughs for 201,000 Civilian Workers – S&S
Air Force Budget Would Cut Airmen, Add Planes – S&S
Air Force Reinstates Tuition Assistance for Airmen – S&S
Pentagon Computer Problems Postpone Guantanamo Hearing – MH
Hearing in Cole Attack Is Delayed Again – NYT
Korean War Chaplain Awarded Posthumous Medal of Honor – S&S
Medal of Honor for Korean War Chaplain Who Aided Fellow POWs – Reuters
United States
US Intelligence Chief: Cyberterror Leading Threat – AP
Americans Increasingly Wary of Foreign Intervention – VOA
The Crisis Facing US Diplomacy – WP opinion
Drones, Guns and the President – WT opinion
United Nations
Tell the Truth About the Arms Treaty – NYT opinion
Africa
Nigeria's Boko Haram Rejects Amnesty Deal – VOA
Nigeria Militants Reject Amnesty – BBC
Sudan's Bashir to Visit South Sudan for First Time Since Split – Reuters
European Union Mission Trains Troops in Mali – AP
Rights Group: 2 Tuaregs Died in Mali Detention – VOA
Ivory Coast Soldiers On Trial at Military Court – VOA
Canadian Convicted of Terror Ties in Mauritania – AP
Americas
Venezuela Election to Test Chavez's Socialist Legacy – Reuters
Venezuela: Outside Caracas, Chavismo's Unfulfilled Promises – AP
Clashes at Chile Student Protests – BBC
Brazilian State in Immigration Alert – BBC
2nd Haiti Minister Resigns In as Many Days – AP
5 Venezuela Scenarios, Most Bad – MH opinion
Asia / Pacific
Kerry Heads to Asia to Reassure Allies of US Support – NYT
North Korea, 'Asia Pivot', Tops Kerry's Agenda – VOA
Rights Groups Urge US to Raise Concerns With China – AP
China's Fragile Economy Worries the Market – FT editorial
Europe
UK’s Cameron to Seek German Support on European Reform – NYT
Eurozone Meeting Over Cyprus Crisis – BBC
Cyprus Bailout Swells to $30 Billion – AP
Neo-Nazis Organizing in Prisons in Germany – NYT
Protected by Russia, Abkhazia Cautiously Engages Georgia – VOA
Nearly 400 People Detained in Immigration Raid in Russia – NYT
Macedonia: War Crimes Convict Gets Hero's Welcome – AP
Rebel Keeps Kurds’ Guns Close at Hand in Peace Talks With Turkey – NYT
US Embassy in Turkey Said to Be Targeted – NYT
Turkey Passes Anti-Terrorism Law Reform – Reuters
