12 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 in Depth –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
US Presses Russia to Create Environment for Ukraine Diplomacy – VOA
Obama Team Debates How to Punish Russia – NYT
West Pledges Sanctions Before Crimea Independence Vote – WP
Russia 'Refuses to Talk to Ukraine' – BBC
EU Offers Kiev $700m in Trade Breaks – BBC
Ukraine's Prime Minister to Meet With Obama – VOA
In Dig at Russia, Obama to Host New Ukrainian Prime Minister – AP
Ukrainian Leader Seeks Aid in Washington – NYT
Ukraine Appeals to the West as Crimea Turns to Russia – Reuters
Yanukovych Insists He's Still Ukraine's Leader – VOA
Ousted Ukraine President Warns of Civil War – WP
Crimea's Parliament Pushes for Independence – AP
Air Links Are Severed as Russia Tightens Its Grip on Crimean Peninsula – NYT
Two Cities Embody Ukraine’s Tug of War Between East, West – WP
Front and Center in Ukraine Race, a Leader of the Far Right – NYT
Russian Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Ukraine Far-Right Head – Reuters
Ukrainian Intelligence Opposed Signing of Budapest Agreement – VOA
A Brief History of Conflict in Ukraine – USNI
Penalties for Mr. Putin – NYT Editorial
Continue Tough Steps Against Russia – WP Editorial
A Message to Moscow – NYT Opinion
Kissinger's Flawed and Offensive Analysis of Ukraine – WT Opinion
Putin Has Misjudged Foreign Nations – WP Opinion
Afghanistan
Western Journalist Shot and Killed as Kabul Mourns Official’s Death – NYT
Swedish Journalist Killed in Afghanistan as Risks to Media Rise – S&S
Journalist’s Killing in Afghanistan Raises Fears of New Trend – WP
Syria
UN Refugee Chief Warns World Powers Not to Forget Syria – Reuters
Syrian War Takes Devastating Toll on Children – VOA
UN: 5.5 Million Syrian Children Affected by War – AP
UN Denies Syria Image Was Faked – NYT
Syria's Assad Visits Refugees Near Damascus – AP
France Arrests 8 in Raid on Syrian-Bound Radicals – AP
UK Syria Bomber a Hero, Says Family – BBC
Obama's Syria Policy Is a Deadly Mistake – FT Opinion
Libya
Political Killings Plague Post-Qaddafi Libya – NYT
UN Frets Over Libyan Political Progress – UPI
Libyan Prime Minister Sacked – VOA
Libya’s Prime Minister Ousted in Chaos Over Tanker – NYT
Libya Ousts Prime Minister After Ship Leaves With Illegal Oil – WP
Libya Prime Minister Dismissed Over Tanker Row – BBC
Libyan Prime Minister Ousted in Vote of No confidence – LAT
Tanker With Libyan 'Rebel' Oil Heads to Sea – VOA
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
A Court’s Secret Evolution Extended Spies’ Reach – NYT
US Now Calls Gitmo Hunger Strike ‘Long Term Non-Religious Fasting’ – MH
Malaysian Jet's Disappearance Exposes Security Gaps – VOA
Al-Qaida Issues Threat Against French President – UPI
Man Testifies of Poisoning Dogs, Shoe Bombs at Trial of bin Laden Son-in-Law – LAT
Defense Lawyer Tries to Discredit US Witness Against Bin Laden Relative – Reuters
Feds Want Video Witness in Connecticut Terror Case – AP
Italy Upholds Last US Convictions in Rendition – AP
Spain Marks Madrid Bombs Anniversary – BBC
Iran Denies Link to 1988 Lockerbie Bombing – UPI
The CIA Torture Cover-Up – NYT Editorial
National Security Agency
NSA Chief Nominee Pledges to Rebuild Trust with American People – VOA
NSA Nominee Backs End to NSA Collection of Phone Data – WP
NSA Nominee Promotes Cyberwar Units – NYT
Navy Admiral Relays Concerns About NSA Changes – AP
US Department of Defense
2014 QDR Presumes Future Includes More Risk, Less Money – AFPS
Transcom Nominee Testifies on Issues, Challenges – AFPS
National Guard Commanders Rise In Revolt Against Active Army – BD
Air Force to Eliminate Nearly 500 Aircraft Across US and Overseas – S&S
The Great American Warplane Cull Is About to Begin – WIB
Congress Rallying, Again, To Save the A-10 Attack Jet – WIB
Air Force Undersecretary: Budget Uncertainty Worries Airmen – AFPS
Navy’s ‘Battle Force’ Tally to Include Hospital Ships and Small Patrol Craft – USNI
Legislators Call on DOD to Fully Accommodate Sikh Troops – S&S
Army Reserve Officer to Plead Guilty to Giving Secrets to Chinese Girlfriend – AP
Senators Rally Behind Military Sexual Assault Bill – AP
General's Sex Charge Trial Halted as Plea Negotiations Ensue – LAT
Plea Deal Talks Begin After Assault Trial Against Army General Halted – NYT
New Book: American Spartan by Ann Scott Tyson – ZP
America Doesn’t Need a Big Army Any More – DB Opinion
America's Navy Needs 12 Carriers & Three Hubs – RCD Opinion
Navy and Marine Power from the Sea – WOTR Opinion
United States
Feinstein: CIA Searched Intelligence Committee Computers – WP
Conflict Erupts in Public Rebuke on CIA Inquiry – NYT
Senator: CIA Improperly Searched Computer Network – AP
Senator: CIA 'Searched US Senate Computers' – BBC
CIA May Have Broken Law, Violated Constitution, Senator Charges – McClatchy
CIA Chief: Agency Didn't Hack Senate Computers – VOA
Why the CIA and Lawmakers are Feuding – WP
Snowden: Reforms Vindicate My Leaks – VOA
Decline of the American War Hawk – TA Opinion
Distortion of Eisenhower's Foreign Policy – NR Opinion
Allegations of CIA Spying on Senate Deserve Investigation – WP Opinion
Weakness or Realism in Foreign Policy? – NYT Debate / Opinions
Canada
'No Border' in an Independent Quebec – BBC
Africa
Ethiopia: South Sudan Should Not be Another Failed State – VOA
South Sudan Political Detainees' Treason Trial Begins – VOA
South Sudan 'Coup Plotters' in Court – BBC
Broken North Undermines Keita's Pledge of Strong, United Mali – Reuters
Americas / Caribbean
Fears Spread That Venezuela Is Approaching Bloody Face-Off – NYT
Biden Mentions Mediation for Venezuela – AP
Student Leader Killed in Venezuelan Unrest – VOA
Venezuelan Student Killed at Protest – BBC
Mexico Arrests Vigilante Leader Who Helped to Battle Drug Cartel – Reuters
Mexican Vigilante Leader Detained as Slaying Suspect – AP
Runner-Up in El Salvador Presidential Election Wants Vote Annulled – Reuters
Conservatives March to Demand Recount in El Salvador – AP
Bachelet Sworn in as Chile President – BBC
Asia / Pacific
China Torn Between Policies and Partnership – NYT
China Steps Up Hunt for Corrupt Officials Overseas – Reuters
Chinese Sub Pops Up in Middle of US Navy Exercise – DM
Almost 10,000 US Troops to Take Part in Large S. Korean Exercise – S&S
Front Companies, Embassies Mask North Korean Weapons Trade – Reuters
Philippines in China Military Blockade Protest – BBC
Philippines Air Drops Supplies to Troops on Disputed Shoal – Reuters
Deal Allows Japanese Access to Marine Base to Flee Natural Disaster – S&S
Lost: The Baffling Disappearance of Flight MH370 – WP
Stolen Passports on Malaysian Plane Not Seen as Terror Link – NYT
Confusion Deepens Over Missing Malaysian Plane – BBC
Radar Detected Missing Malaysian Plane Hundreds of Miles Off Course – VOA
Missing Malaysian Airliner 'Changed Course' – BBC
Plane Veered Far Off Course, Malaysian Official Says – WP
Malaysia Military Denies Tracking Missing Jetliner – VOA
USS Kidd Joins USS Pinckney in Search for Missing Malaysian Jetliner – S&S
Europe
US-Polish War Games Start, Bad Weather Delays Naval Drills – VOA
US Black Sea Naval Drills Start After One-Day Delay – Reuters
Clashes as Turkish Boy Dies in Coma – BBC
Turkey Braces for Coma Boy's Funeral – BBC
Ex-Croatia PM Guilty of Corruption – BBC
NATO Can't Protect Eastern Europe from Russia – TNR Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Israel’s Netanyahu: Peace with Palestinians Becoming More Distant – VOA
The Israeli Army Is a One-Stop Weapons Shop for Gangsters – WIB
Israeli Drone Crashes in Gaza; Airstrike Kills 3 – AP
Israeli 'Regret' Over Palestinian-Jordanian Judge's Death – BBC
Israel Expresses Regret Over Death of Jordanian Judge – AP
Secular Opponent Loses Vote in Split Israeli City – AP
Kurdistan Tourist Towns Last Resort for Iraqi Refugees – Reuters
Egypt's El-Sissi in UAE in First Gulf Visit – AP
South Asia
US Wants India to Resolve Nuclear Civil Liability Law – VOA
India Maoist Rebels Kill 16 Policemen – BBC
Pakistan: Karachi Gang Warfare Kills at Least a Dozen – AJ
Polio Team Attacked in Pakistan – BBC
Bangladesh Inspections Find Gaps in Safety – NYT
