22 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 – Eurasia Review – 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’s Takeover of Crimea Now Complete, Kremlin Says – WP
Putin Signs Law Officially Annexing Crimea – VOA
Putin Signs Crimea Annexation Law – BBC
Ukraine Signs EU Accord as Russia Annexes Crimea – VOA
Ukraine Signs Political Accord with European Union – LAT
Putin Formally Gets Crimea; Ukraine, EU Sign Deal – AP
Putin Cool to Idea of Further Retaliation Over Sanctions – NYT
Ukraine Will Be 'Front and Center' on Obama Trip to Europe – VOA
Ukraine Forces Holding Out as Russia Moves on Crimean Bases – VOA
Hagel Praises Ukrainian Restraint in Call With Defense Minister – AFPS
Hagel Gets Assurances About Russian Troops on Ukraine Border – AFPS
Joint Ukraine-NATO Military Exercise Starts in Bulgaria – S&S
Ukrainian Soldiers Trying to Decide Which Army is Theirs – WP
US Skeptical of Russian Military Training Exercises – NYT
Putin Defiant as Sanctions Against Banks Take Bite – WP
Security Monitors to Go to Ukraine – BBC
Russia Agrees to International Monitors in Ukraine – AP
Russia Celebrates Over Crimea While Ukraine Looks West – WP
Donetsk, Ukraine Locals Divided Between Soviet Past, Eurocentric Future – VOA
Kiev Appeals to Restive East with Talk of Greater Autonomy – CSM
A Strategic Vision for Ukraine – WP Opinion
Reject Russia’s ‘Anschluss’ – WP Opinion
Russia & US / NATO / Europe
Crisis Prompts Fundamental Reassessment of US-Russia Relationship – WT
US-Russia Nuclear Agenda Continues as Tensions Rise – WP
Moscow Rattles Estonia with Talk of 'Concern' for Russian Population – CSM
Europe Looks to US, Qatar Gas to Reduce Reliance on Russia – VOA
Budget Reductions Could Cut into EUCOM Efforts in Eastern Europe – S&S
NATO's No Deterrent to Russia – DO Opinion
Putin: Yesterday and Today – WP Opinion
Russia’s Spy in Chief – WP Opinion
Afghanistan
US Proposal to Donate MRAPs to Pakistan Exposes Kabul Rift – VOA
13 Dead After Gunmen Attack Upscale Kabul Hotel – S&S
Taliban Kabul Hotel Attack Kills 9 – VOA
Taliban Attack on Luxury Hotel in Kabul Kills 9 Civilians – WP
Journalist, Family Among 9 Killed in Afghan Attack – NYT
Afghan Journalist, Family Killed in Hotel Attack – AP
Advisory Team Chief Details Mission with Afghan Corps – AFPS
British Provincial Team Ends Work in Helmand – UPI
Afghanistan's Coming Darkness – WOTR Opinion
Syria
Russian Defiance Is Seen as a Confidence Builder for Syria’s Government – NYT
Syria Tops List Of Asylum Seekers in Industrialized Countries – VOA
Syrian Army Says 93 Rebels Killed Fleeing Castle – AP
Syrian Army Says Has Control of Western Homs Province – Reuters
Death Toll Climbs in Syria-Linked Lebanon Clashes – BBC
Iran
Israel Steps Up Talk of Threat of Force on Iran – AP
Iran’s Leader Preaches Self-Reliance in Face of Sanctions – WP
Iran Building Giant Fake US Navy Aircraft Carrier – WT
Iran’s Replica of a US Aircraft Carrier Puzzles Navy Officials – S&S
Israel: 8 Jews Killed Leaving Iran in the 1990s – AP
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Uruguay President Asks US to Free Gitmo Prisoners – AP
Will the ‘War on Terror’ End Like the ‘War on Crime’? – BCJ Opinion
What’s a Logical Drone Strikes Policy? Hint: Not the Current One. – NYT Opinion
US Department of Defense
Pentagon: Drone Pilots, Cyber Warriors Might Get Medals After All – S&S
USMC to Seek Exceptions to Women in Combat – MCT
Air Force Report Defends Use of Informants – TG
As Military Sex Cases End, More Calls for Change – AP
United States
Revelations of NSA Spying Cost US Tech Companies – NYT
Border Patrol Seeks to Add Digital Eyes To Its Ranks – NYT
Deadly Chemical Weapons Lurk Below American Soil – LAT
FBI Agent Will be Cleared in Florida Shooting, Officials Say – WP
FBI Agent Cleared in Fatal Shooting of Man Tied to Boston Suspects – NYT
IRS Employs Former Cop Convicted of FBI Snooping – WT
The Limits of US Power – WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Ex-IRA Man Faces Disappeared Charge – BBC
Ex-IRA Chief Charged Over Killing of Belfast Widow – AP
Africa
South Sudan Peace Talks Delayed – VOA
Sudan: ICRC Staff Member Killed in Darfur – UPI
Soldiers Fire on Central African Republic Crowd – AP
Congo: Rape as a Weapon of War and Wealth – CSM
Ugandan Official: US Cuts Up to $6 Million in Aid – AP
Female Kenyan MPs Blast Polygamy Law – BBC
Burundi Opposition 'Joggers' Jailed for Life – BBC
Equatorial Guinea Attracts Foreign Workers Despite Dictatorship – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Killing of 7 Marks Rise of Mexico Drug Corridor – AP
Drug Dealers in Mexico 'Made to Eat Children's Hearts' to Prove Loyalty – TI
Brazil Officials Reel After Slum Attacks in Rio – AP
Brazil Troops to Quell Rio Violence – BBC
Washington Should Not Forget Venezuela – WT Opinion
Asia / Pacific
South Korea Worries Over Pentagon’s Budget Woes – WT
South Korea, Japan to Hold Three-Way Meeting with US – VOA
Johns Hopkins: North Korea Working at Nuclear, Missile Sites – UPI
Taiwan Slow to Open Economic Floodgates to China – WP
Thailand Court Scraps Election Results, Extending Political Gridlock – LAT
Thai Court Nullifies Election – VOA
Constitutional Court Rules Thai Election Invalid – AP
Nothing Found in Search for Missing Malaysian Jet – VOA
China, Japan and Britain Join Search for Missing Jet in Indian Ocean – NYT
As Malaysia Goes Own Way Over Missing Jet, China Finds Limits to Power – NYT
Japan's Marubeni Confirms Bribery of Indonesian Officials – UPI
Europe
Food and Fuel Trump Graft for Turkey's Local Elections – VOA
Turkish Premier Bans Twitter, and the Backlash Goes Viral – WP
In Turkey, Twitter Roars After Effort to Block It – NYT
Turkey's Twitter Ban Backfires as Millions Find Workarounds – VOA
Turkey President Condemns Twitter Ban – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
US Drops Bid to Arrange Obama Summit With Divided Gulf States – Reuters
Israel Promotes Plans for 2,372 Settler Homes in the West Bank – VOA
UN Wants International Courts to Look into Israeli Settlements – UPI
Israel Finds 'Longest Gaza Tunnel' – BBC
Israel Uncovers Gaza ‘Terror Tunnel’ – VOA
US Says Disappointed at No Apology From Israeli Defense Chief – Reuters
Gunmen Ram Explosives-Laden Tanker Into Iraq Police HQ, Killing 15 – Reuters
Death Toll Climbs in Lebanon Clashes – BBC
Violence Intensifies as Bahrain Awaits Peace Talks – VOA
Egypt University Expels 23 Students for Protests – AP
Bomb Explodes on Runway of Libya's Main Airport in Tripoli – Reuters
UN Resolution Authorizes Force Against Illicit Libyan Oil – UPI
Thousands Join Rare Algeria Rally – BBC
Algerian Opposition Rallies Against Bouteflika Re-Run – Reuters
South Asia
US Embassies in Pakistan Lack Resources to Carry Out Emergency Plan – WT
US Proposal to Donate MRAPs to Pakistan Exposes Kabul Rift – VOA
Police in Pakistani Province Awaiting Outside Training – UPI
US Expresses Concern on Sri Lanka's Arrest of Rights Activists – Reuters
Tamil Women Want Info on Sri Lanka's War Missing – AP
