16 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
Russia Vetoes UN Crimea Resolution, as Troops Enter Ukraine – VOA
Russia Vetoes UN Resolution on Referendum in Crimea – WP
Russia Vetoes UN Resolution on Crimea's Future – AP
Crimea Holds Secession Referendum – BBC
Allegations of Poll Rigging, Intimidation in Crimea – WP
Crimea Secession Vote: How, Why and What Next? – AP
Russia Seizes Gas Plant Near Crimea Border, Ukraine Says – NYT
Ukraine: Russia Seizes Gas Facility Outside Crimea – WP
Ukraine Says Russian Forces Move Outside Crimea – AP
For Crimea, Secession Is Only as Good as Recognition – NYT
After Broken Promises, Ukrainian Officers Look to Russia – WP
In Crimea, Uncertainty Grips Ukraine's Military – AP
Crimea as Consolation Prize: Russia Facing Some Big Costs – WP
New Tensions Emerge in Ukraine Politics – VOA
Ukraine's Social Media Revolution Years in the Making – VOA
Russian Propaganda War in Full Swing Over Ukraine – AP
In Moscow, Thousands Rally to Show Support for Ukraine – WP
Thousands March in Moscow to Protest Crimea Vote – AP
Make a Clean Break from Failed Syria Policies – FPI Opinion
Afghanistan
Karzai Delivers Final Address to Parliament – VOA
Karzai Says Afghanistan Doesn't Need US Troops – AP
Wounded Warrior Returns to Afghan Mission – S&S
Syria
Syria Conflict Has 3rd Anniversary Amid Offensive – AP
Syrian Forces Close to Taking Over Long-Held Rebel Town – NYT
Syrian Forces Enter Last Rebel Bastion Near Lebanese Border – Reuters
US, Russia Rift Affects Syria, Entire Middle East – VOA
France Says It Won't Forget Syria Crisis, Promises More Pressure – Reuters
Generation Missing Out on School in Wartime Syria – AP
US Department of Defense
Reflecting on the Long War and the Toll it Has Taken – DDN
Air Force Plans Drone Upgrade to Replace U-2 Planes – S&S
1LT Behenna: Ex-officer Leaves Leavenworth After Serving 5 Years – OCO
New Hearing Set Monday in Army General's Sex Case – AP
United States
Obama Seeks to Stay Neutral in CIA-Senate Spat – AP
WWII Sailor in Famous Kissing Photo Dies at 86 – HC
Africa
Ukraine Crisis Hampers EU's Central African Republic Mission – VOA
Central African Republic Looks at Anti-Balaka Disarmament Plan – VOA
Rebels: Deployment of Regional Troops to South Sudan 'Ill Advised' – Reuters
Kenyan Police Must Stop Terror Hits on Tiny Budget – AP
Somali Suicide Bomber Kills Self – AP
Americas / Caribbean
Venezuela's Maduro Gives Ultimatum to Caracas Protesters – Reuters
Venezuela President Urges US to Join 'Peace Commission' – BBC
Two Warring Officials Personify Colombia’s Divide – NYT
Ecuador Revolves Around Rafael Correa – WP
Cuban Americans Hold Meeting to Discuss Normalizing Cuba Relations – Reuters
Asia / Pacific
US 'Disturbed' by China Activist’s Death – BBC
US 'Deeply Disturbed' by Chinese Dissident's Death – Reuters
Indonesia Starts Election Campaign, Voters Set to Choose Radical Change – Reuters
Rights Groups Want Protection for 220 Uighurs Detained in Thailand – VOA
Malaysian PM: Someone on Plane Likely Turned Off Communications – VOA
Search for Malaysian Jet Expands Amid New Focus on ‘Deliberate’ Act – WP
Missing Malaysian Plane’s Pilots Renewed Focus of Investigation – NYT
Missing Malaysian Jet 'Deliberately Diverted' – BBC
Malaysia Airlines Jet's Disappearance Deliberate, PM Says – AP
Europe
In Russia, Welcome For a Looming Cold War – NYT
Russia: Putin’s Popularity Soars, Opposition Voices Being Drowned Out – NYT
Carrier USS George H.W. Bush Staying in Mediterranean – AP
Turkey Unrest Boy 'Linked to Terror' – BBC
Progressives Hopeful in Serbia Poll – BBC
Serbia's Center-Right to Tighten Grip on Power, Promising Reform – Reuters
Slovakia Election Goes to Second Round – BBC
Prime Minister Leads in Slovak Presidential Race – AP
Russian Foreign Policy Reflects Domestic Dysfunction – VOA Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
US, Russia Rift Affects Syria, Entire Middle East – VOA
Israeli Minister: No Peace Without Recognition – AP
Car Bombs Kill 19 People in Iraq's Capital – AP
Iran Says Sabotage Prevented at Nuclear Facility – AP
Death Toll in Syria-Fuelled Fighting in Lebanon's Tripoli Reaches 10 – Reuters
Six Egyptian Soldiers Killed at Checkpoint – VOA
Gunmen Kill 6 Egyptian Soldiers at Checkpoint – AP
Egypt: Six Soldiers Shot Dead in Cairo – BBC
Egypt Revolutionary Singer Stopped From Performing – AP
Libyan Rebels Ready for Talks, Demand Tripoli Suspend Offensive – Reuters
Libya's Ousted PM Calls His Removal Invalid – AP
Algeria Activists Stage Rare Anti-Gov't Protest – AP
South Asia
Pakistan Reduces Sentence of Doctor Who Helped Find Bin Laden – VOA
Pakistan: Sentence Cut for Bin Laden Figure – NYT
Pakistan: Bin Laden Doctor's Sentence Reduced – BBC
India Disappointed at US Re-Indictment of Diplomat – VOA
Executions Delayed for Two in India Gang Rape Case – NYT
