7 March SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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USNI Daily – Real Clear Defense – Real Clear World – The Daily Humanitarian
BBC – CNN World – CSM World – LAT World – NYT World – WP World –
Security Clearance – Stars & Stripes – War on the Rocks – War Council
Warscapes – WhyDev – Wings Over IraqVOA
WP National Security – WT National Security – American Forces Press Service
AidSpeak – Air Force Times – Armed Forces Journal
AOL Defense – Army Times – At War – CSM Backchannels
DEFCON Hill – Best Defense – Danger Room
Defense One – Defense Tech – DoD Buzz – The Diplomat – Clausewitz Homepage
Early Warning – Foreign Affairs – Foreign Policy – Fortuna’s Corner
Ground Force Dialogue – David Ignatius – Defense Tech
Early Warning Blog – Feral Jundi – Infinity Journal
Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
Information Dissemination – The Interpreter – Kings of War – Long War Journal
Marine Corps Gazette – Marine Corps Times – Maritime Executive – Military Review
MountainRunner – National Defense – Navy Times – Parameters – RUSI
ZenPundit – CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF – USIP
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Ukraine
Crimea Plans a Vote to Secede From Ukraine as Discord Rises – NYT
Crimea to Vote to Split From Ukraine, Join Russia – AP
Obama: Crimea Secession Vote is Unconstitutional – WP
US Slaps Putin With Sanctions, Restrictions on Visas – WT
Obama Opposes Crimea Referendum, Orders Sanctions – VOA
Obama Pushes Putin on Crimea Talks – BBC
DOD Supports US, Allied Response to Russia-Ukraine Crisis – AFPS
Obama Phones Putin About Ukraine; Putin Says Differences Remain – VOA
Obama's Talk With Russia's Putin on Ukraine – LAT
Ukraine Crisis Upends West's View of Russian President Putin – LAT
10 Lies? Russians Fire Back – NYT
Putin: Ukraine Move in Line With International Law – AP
Russia, US Still Far Apart on Ukraine, Says Putin – Reuters
EU React: Visa Talks Suspension Over Crimea Referendum Plans – VOA
EU Slaps Initial Sanctions on Russia – AP
NATO Cancels Russia Activities, Steps Up Ukraine Military Cooperation – S&S
Steeped in Its Bloody History, Crimea Again Embracing Resistance – NYT
Opinions on Ukraine From American and Western Media – VOA Roundup
New Pentagon Strategy A Good Fit For Ukraine Crisis – Forbes Opinion
The West Must Stand Up to Russia – WP Opinion
The US Retreats – WP Opinion
Course Change? – WP Opinion
Making Putin Pay – WP Opinion
Natural Gas as a Diplomatic Tool – NYT Opinion
Russia’s Penalty – WP Opinion
Ukraine's Crisis of Legitimacy – FA Opinion
A Bailout for Ukrainians, by Ukrainians? – LAT Opinion
The Wages of Weakness – WP Opinion
What Russians Think of the Intervention in Ukraine – FA Opinion
Ukraine Fights for Its Truth – NYT Opinion
Afghanistan
Despite Massive Taliban Death Toll No Drop in Insurgency – VOA
Afghan Forces Struggle to Combat Explosives Threat – WP
Austin: Afghan Government ‘At Risk’ Without International Forces – AFPS
Transition, Progress Mark Commander’s Year in Afghanistan – AFPS
NATO Airstrike Kills 5 Afghan Soldiers – WP
NATO Airstrike Kills 5 Afghan Soldiers – BBC
US Military Offers Condolences After 5 Afghan Soldiers Killed in Airstrike – LAT
Former German Army Translators Fear Retribution – AP
Karzai's Brother Drops Out of Afghan Presidential Race – VOA
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Abu Ghaith Urged Qaeda Recruits to 'Pledge' to Bin Laden – Reuters
Declassify the Torture Report – WP Editorial
Is This How the War on Terror Ends? – Atlantic Opinion
US Department of Defense
DOD Budget Request Adapts to Fiscal Realities, Hagel Says – AFPS
Hagel Outlines Compensation Reform Proposals in Budget Request – AFPS
Program Executive Officer Describes F-35 Progress – AFPS
DOD’s Top Doc Outlines Medical Advances – AFPS
Botched Recovery Mission Didn't Follow JPAC's Own Protocol – S&S
Bill to Remove Commanders From Sex Assault Prosecutions Fails – S&S
Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair Admits Guilt on 3 Counts; Denies Sex Assault – LAT
Facing Sexual Assault Trial, General Pleads Guilty to Misconduct – NYT
Army’s Top Sex-Crimes Prosecutor Faces Groping Allegation – WP
US Army Sex Assault Prosecutor Suspended for 'Groping' – BBC
West Point Sergeant Pleads Guilty to Videotaping Female Cadets – NYT
Civilian Charged With Stealing From Navy Denies Guilt – S&S
Two Marines Relieved Over Pendleton Explosion That Killed 4 – S&S
The Wrong Way to Measure Strength – USN&WR Opinion
Bring on the Frigate: LCS Is Outgunned, Outclassed – RCD Opinion
United States
US Unlikely to Accept That Rights Treaty Applies to Its Actions Abroad – NYT
Russia Experts See Thinning Ranks’ Effect on US Policy – NYT
Senate Turf Fight Hurts Obama’s Diplomatic Picks – WP
CIA Launches Probe of Possible Spying on US Senate Staffers – VOA
United Kingdom
British Defense Strategy Missing in Action – Economist Editorial
Africa
Africom Commander: Terror Threat Remains Across Africa – AFPS
CAR Urges UN to Dispatch Peacekeeping Force – VOA
CAR: UN Force Needed for Survival – AP
Repairs Begin in CAR After Year of Massive Looting – VOA
DR Congo Warlord Faces ICC Verdict – BBC
Congo Warlord Verdict a Test for Flagging International Court – Reuters
Islamists 'Lose' Key Somalia Town – BBC
Nigeria's New Opposition Party Launches Platform – VOA
Observers Worry About Ghana's ‘Dangerous’ Political Rivalry – VOA
Pressure Mounts to Release Names of Malawi ‘Cashgate’ Suspects – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
UN Voices Concern Over Reports of Excessive Force in Venezuela – NYT
2 Dead as Venezuelans Clash at Protest Barricades – AP
Two Dead in Venezuela Violence as Protests Drag On – Reuters
Venezuela Says 2 Mayors Face Charges of Failing to Maintain Order – LAT
Venezuela Expels Panama Diplomats – BBC
Colombian Paramilitaries Set for Release – AP
Violence Against Women 'Pandemic' in Mexico – Reuters
Cuba Agrees to Open Talks with EU – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Chinese Governor Signals Crackdown on Separatists – NYT
China Warns Prominent Internet Users Over Kunming Attack – Reuters
Japan: No North Korea Aid Until Abduction Issue Resolved – VOA
North Korea Rejects Plans for More Family Reunions – NYT
Senior North Korean Official Reappears, Belies Reports of Another Purge – Reuters
Human Rights Group Accuses Vietnam of Leading SE Asia in Political Prisoners – VOA
2 People Shot, Wounded Near Thai Protest Site – AP
Thailand Told to Probe Navy Over Trafficking Claim – AP
Asia's Trilateral Trade Talks – NYT Editorial
Five Ways China Spies – NI Opinion
Europe
Turkey Ergenekon: Coup Plot General Wins Court Appeal – BBC
Russian Revisionism – FA Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Official: DOD Strives for Middle East Stability, Security – AFPS
Security Experts: Iraq Needs US Help in Combating Increasing Violence – VOA
Bombings, Clashes in Iraq Kill at Least 42 – AP
Battle for Syrian Rebel Town Erases Lebanon Border – AP
Car Bombs in Central Syria Kill 17 – AP
US Faces Israeli, Saudi Concerns Over Iran Nuclear Talks – VOA
Israel: With Netanyahu, Obama Plays Bad Cop to Kerry’s Good Cop – NYT
Abbas Aide: Extension of Mideast Talks Unlikely – AP
Tunisia Lifts 3-Year State of Emergency – NYT
Tunisia Ends State of Emergency After 3 Years – AP
Egypt Pulls Ambassador From Qatar – NYT
Entrepreneurship Grows in Egypt's Flailing Economy – AP
Western Countries Alarmed as Libya Slides Towards Chaos – VOA
World Diplomats Seek to Stabilize Libya – AP
Niger Extradites Gaddafi's Son to Libya – VOA
Niger Extradites Gaddafi's Son to Libya – BBC
Defining the Jewish State – NYT Opinion
South Asia
India Kashmir: 66 Muslim Students Expelled for Cheering Pakistan Cricket – AP
