22 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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Boston Marathon Bombing
Officials Say Bomb Suspects Appeared Set to Attack Again – NYT
Boston Suspects Likely Planned Other Attacks – VOA
Doubts Arise Over Boston Suspect’s Ability to Speak – WP
FBI Defended in Handling of Boston Bombing Suspect in 2011 – S&S
Badly Wounded Boston Marathon Bombing Suspect Responding to Questions – NBC
Dagestani Jihadist Group Issues Statement on Boston Bombings – LWJ
Festive and Defiant, London Runs a Marathon for Boston – NYT
Drone Strikes and the Boston Marathon Bombing – TA opinion
Afghanistan
Taliban Capture 10 Hostages After Helo Makes Emergency Landing – S&S
Foreigners Among as Many as 11 Civilians Feared Abducted by Taliban – NYT
Six Afghan Police Dead in Militant Raid – VOA
Taliban Attacks Kill 9 People in Afghanistan – AP
Korean Peninsula
Sea Disputes, North Korea in Spotlight at ASEAN Summit – AP
Top US Military Officer Visits South Korea -VOA
N. Korea May Still Hold Test Missile Launch – Reuters
Two More Scud Missile Launchers Moved to N. Korea's East Coast – YNA
Young North Koreans Train to Seek 'Revenge on US' – AP
Iran Seeks to Export Oil to North Korea – AP
Syria
Syria Activists: Pro-Assad Forces Kill 80 Near Damascus – VOA
Massacre Reported West of Damascus – WP
Slaughter Reported Near Damascus – NYT
Activists Fear Large Death Toll Near Damascus – AP
Kerry: 11 Nations to Direct Syria Aid Through Rebel General – VOA
Kerry Says US Will Expedite New Aid to Syrian Opposition – WP
In Syria, Kidnappings on the Rise as Lawlessness Spreads – WP
Envoy Brahimi Urges UN Action on Syria – VOA
Resentful Jordanians Tell Syrian Refugees to Go Back Home – WP
Middle East / North Africa
Hagel: US-Israel Weapons Deal a 'Clear Signal' to Iran – VOA
Hagel: Mideast Arms Deal ‘A Very Clear Signal’ to Iran – WP
Hagel Stresses Israel's Right to Strike Iran – AP
Israel Says Drones to Eventually Replace Military Aircraft – AP
Kerry Pushes Turkey-Israel Rapprochement – AP
Kerry Asks Turkish Leader to Postpone Trip to Gaza – NYT
Hagel: United States Committed to Israel’s Security – AFPS
At Israel’s Holocaust Memorial, Hagel Lays a Wreath in Remembrance – AFPS
Iraqis VEote in First Polls Since US Withdrawal – VOA
Iraqis Counting Votes From Provincial Elections – AP
Egypt's Mubarak Stays in Detention Despite 2nd Release Order – VOA
Egypt Running Out of Money for Subsidies – WP
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
21/7 Bombers Failed to Kill Dozens as 'Mastermind' Could Not do Maths – DM
Nearly Half of Guantanamo Prisoners Now On Hunger Strike – MH
Why Terrorism in the US Isn't More Frequent – FP opinion
US Department of Defense
Stasis Foam for Battlefield Wounds Shows Promise – S&S
Special Operations Chiefs Sound Off About Prospects for Female Commandos – ND
Free Jonathan Pollard? I Don’t Think So – BD opinion
United States
Government, Private Sector Must Team Up to Fight Cyberthreats – WP editorial
Africa
Nigeria Boko Haram Commission in Dialogue to End Violence – VOA
Officials: At Least 185 Killed in Nigeria Attack – AP
Ivory Coast Local Polls Begin Amid Boycott – VOA
Americas
Another Domino in Mexico's Collapsing Drug Prosecutions – LAT
Asia / Pacific
Sea Disputes, North Korea in Spotlight at ASEAN Summit – AP
Dempsey Visits South Korea, China on Weeklong Asia Trip – AFPS
Earthquake Rocks China’s Western Sichuan Province – WP
Rescuers Struggle to Reach China Quake Victims – VOA
Vietnam, US Far Apart on Human Rights – AP
Europe
Green Belt Corridor Serves as Memorial to Once-Sivided Europe – S&S
Russia Says US Talks Produced No Progress on Missiles – Reuters
Serbia to Approve Kosovo Reconciliation Deal – AP
Kosovo PM Seeks Parliament Backing for Serbia Deal – AP
South Asia
Political Conflicts in Pakistan Damage Hashish Production – WP
Taliban Attacks in Northwest Pakistan Are Reshaping Ballot – NYT
Taliban Threat Could Skew Pakistan Election Result – AP
India: Child Rape Survivor Improves, Protests Continue – VOA
2nd Suspect Arrested in India Child Rape as More Cases Emerge – NYT