26 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 News
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 – Next Navy – Parameters – RUSI
ZenPundit – CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF – USIP
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Ukraine
Obama: Crimea Annexation Not 'Done Deal' – VOA
Obama: Russia Faces Further Sanctions if it Expands Military Intervention – WP
Obama Answers Critics, Dismissing Russia as a ‘Regional Power’ – NYT
Obama Prods Allies While Downplaying Russian Power – AP
US: Russia 'Acting Out of Weakness' – BBC
Obama Dismisses Russia as ‘Regional Power’ – WP
OSCE Begins Monitoring Mission to Ukraine, But Not Crimea – VOA
First War, Then Politics Test Ukraine Government – WP
US Challenge Now Is to Stop Further Putin Ukraine Moves – NYT
US Lawmakers Worry Ukraine Crisis Will Impact Nuclear Proliferation – VOA
Ukraine Crisis, Sanctions Taking Toll on Russia Economy – VOA
Moscow Says Ukraine Stops Russian Crews Disembarking in Kiev – Reuters
Ukrainian Orthodox Churches Face Own Crisis – VOA
Russia Acting “Not Out of Strength, But Out of Weakness” in Ukraine – WP Opinion
Russia & US / NATO / Europe
Kravchuk: Russian Aggression May Spread – VOA
NATO's Military Decline – WSJ Editorial
Russia is Not Enemy No. 1 – WP Opinion
Putin and the Laws of Gravity – NYT Opinion
Putin: A Turn in History – WP Opinion
Afghanistan
Taliban Attack Stirs Security Concerns as Afghan Presidential Vote Nears – NYT
Defying the Taliban, Afghans Head to the Polls – RCW
Suicide Bombings Kill 17 in Afghanistan – WP
9 Killed in Attack on Afghanistan Election Commission – S&S
Gunmen Attack Afghan Election Office in Kabul – BBC
Rumsfeld Bashes Obama on Afghanistan, Says ‘Trained Ape’ Could Do Better – WP
Recruiter Helps to Build Afghan Forces – AFPS
Syria
Syria Key Issue at Arab League Summit – VOA
Activists: Syrian Rebels Seize Coastal Area – AP
US Says UN Report Lays Blame on Syria Gov’t for Hindered Aid – Reuters
'Vulnerable' Syrians Arrive in UK – BBC
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Al Qaeda Militants Seek Syria Base, US Officials Say – NYT
Iran's Ties to Terror Shadow Nuclear Talks – VOA
Terror Case Against Aide to Bin Laden Goes to Jury – NYT
AU Brands CAR Militia 'Terrorists' After Peacekeeper Killed – Reuters
NSA
Obama, Legislators Propose Plans to Stop Massive NSA Phone Data Collection – VOA
Obama Says New NSA Proposal Alleviates Privacy Concerns – WP
Obama Says NSA Curbs Would Address Worries – NYT
NSA 'Phone Data Overhaul Planned' – BBC
Mr. Obama’s Limits on Phone Records – NYT Editorial
US Department of Defense
Army Secretary: Funding Crucial to Maintaining Best Land Force – AFPS
Army Missions Grow as Money Declines, Odierno Tells Congress – AFPS
Army Leaders: We Need Predictable Budgets, Not Politics – S&S
Greenert: Forward Presence is Navy, Marine Corps Mandate – AFPS
Navy Secretary: Naval Forces Support Nation’s Global Mission – AFPS
Marines ‘Will Do Same With Less,’ Amos Says – AFPS
Locklear: Marines Unable to Conduct Pacific Amphibious Assaults – S&S
Hagel Chooses Navy Admiral to Oversee Ethics Efforts – AFPS
Hagel Appoints Top Ethics Officer – S&S
Army Cancels Contract with Security Firm, Plans to Reopen Bidding – S&S
2 Killed in Shooting Aboard Destroyer at Norfolk Naval Base – NYT
Army Head to Decide Rank of Disgraced General – AP
Ex-Trainer Pleads Guilty in 'Unique' Recruit Abuse Case – SAE-N
United States
Medal of Honor Day: Military Heroes Honor 3 Americans for Courage – S&S
Three Secret Service Agents on Obama Detail Accused of Drinking – WP
Secret Service Pulls Agents From Detail for Drinking – NYT
Secret Service Agents Abroad Sent Home for Disciplinary Reasons – Reuters
FBI Agent Killed Chechen After Lunge, Reports Say – NYT
Five Charged With Kidnapping in Houston Human Smuggling Ring – Reuters
White House Fills Top Post at Justice Department – NYT
The Certainty of Donald Rumsfeld (Part 1) – NYT Opinion
United Nations
UN: 60 Staffers Remain Detained or in Captivity – AP
UN: 2 Kidnapped Staffers Released in Yemen – AP
Africa
Suicide Car Bomb Kills Five Policemen in Northeast Nigeria – Reuters
Boko Haram Video Suggests Greater Destruction of Nigerian Prison – VOA
Funding Shortfalls Hurt Aid Efforts in Sudans – VOA
South Sudan Receives ‘Backing’ From International Partners – VOA
AU Brands CAR Militia 'Terrorists' After Peacekeeper Killed – Reuters
CAR Muslims Ready to Leave Diamond Mining Town – VOA
Ethiopia 'Spies on Telecoms Traffic' – BBC
Americas / Caribbean
Vast Web Hides Mexican Drug Profits in Plain Sight, US Authorities Say – NYT
Barrio Azteca Gang Shows How Crime Transcends Borders – Fronteras
Protesting in Venezuela, With an Eye on Cuba – NYT
Venezuela Arrests Three Air Force Generals – BBC
Venezuelan Protesters Camp Outside UN Office – AP
Guatemala: Ex-Rebel Says Guerrilla Commander Ordered Massacre – AP
El Salvador Court Rejects Presidential Poll Appeal – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Locklear: US Marines Unable to Conduct Pacific Amphibious Assaults – S&S
Japan, Australia Look to US Marines While Beefing Up Amphibious Forces – S&S
Obama Holds Trilateral Talks with Japan, South Korea – VOA
Obama Brokers Japan, South Korea Talks as North Korea Fires Missiles – Reuters
US Brings Together Japan and South Korea Leaders After Rift – BBC
Japan Says North Korea Missile Launches Won't Affect Bilateral Talks – Reuters
North Korea Launches Midrange Missiles – VOA
North Korea Launches Two Midrange Missiles – NYT
North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles After US Meets With Asian Allies – AP
North Korea Fires 'Ballistic' Missiles – BBC
Deal-Making Ahead as China President Visits France – AP
UNDP Chief: Economic Reforms Key to Vietnam Development – VOA
Vietnam, Japan Launch Joint Probe into Bribe Allegations – VOA
Burma Census Could Inflame Ethnic Tensions – AP
Search Resumes for Missing Malaysian Jetliner – VOA
Behind Data on Missing Flight MH370, Plenty of Mystery Remains – WP
Malaysian Jet Debris Hunt Steps Up, Black Box Detectors Arrive – Reuters
Europe
Can Turks Rescue Turkey? – WP Editorial
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry Seeks to 'Narrow Gaps' in Mideast Peace Talks – VOA
Kerry to Meet Palestinian Abbas in Jordan – WP
With Mideast Peace Talks Faltering, Kerry Will See Abbas – NYT
Doubts Surface on Gaza Destination of Rockets Seized by Israel – VOA
UNRWA Chief Calls Israel's Gaza Blockade Illegal – VOA
Controversy Stirs Anew Over Saudi Textbooks With Obama Set to Visit – CNN
Iraq's Election Commissioners Resign – BBC
Iraq Electoral Commission Resigns en Masse Weeks Before Vote – Reuters
UN: 2 Kidnapped Staffers Released in Yemen – AP
Yemen Kidnap Victims Freed in Sanaa – BBC
US 'Disappointed' by Saudi Denial of JP Reporter Visa – AP
US 'Disappointed' Jerusalem Post Reporter Denied Saudi Visa – Reuters
Egypt Adjourns Second Mass Trial of Brotherhood Members – VOA
UN Expresses Alarm Over Egyptian Death Sentences – NYT
UN Condemns Egypt Mass Trial Death Sentences – BBC
Egypt's Mass Verdicts Show Pressure on Judiciary – AP
South Asia
Pakistani Minister Rules Out Political Concessions to Taliban – VOA
Pakistan Officials en Route for Talks With Taliban – AP
BJP's Indian Election Pitch to Focus on New Jobs, Cities – Reuters
Southern 'Sweep' State Could Shape India's Next Government – Reuters
