28 March SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
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Warscapes – WhyDev – Wings Over IraqVOA
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AidSpeak – Air Force Times – Armed Forces Journal
AOL Defense – Army Times – At War – CSM Backchannels
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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
Vote by UN General Assembly Isolates Russia – NYT
UN General Assembly Rejects Crimea Annexation – VOA
UN Declares Crimea Vote Illegal – BBC
Russia Criticizes UN Resolution Condemning Crimea's Secession – Reuters
Congress Approves Aid of $1 Billion for Ukraine – NYT
Russia Builds Up Troops on Ukraine Border – VOA
Obama: West Has No Plans to Use Force in Ukraine – VOA
IMF to Help Ukraine With Up to $18 Billion Bailout – AP
Ukraine's Tymoshenko Declares Presidential Candidacy – VOA
Former Prime Minister Announces Candidacy for President of Ukraine – NYT
Tymoshenko to Run for Ukraine Leader – BBC
Contradictions and All, Tymoshenko Wants to Give it One More Try – WP
Deposed President Demands Vote on Each Ukrainian Region's Status – Reuters
City on the Edge Holds Key to Ukraine Future – Reuters
Ukraine Crisis to Test West’s Threshold for Economic Pain – S&S News Analysis
Welcome Help for Ukraine – NYT Editorial
What Prompted Putin's Annexation of Crimea? – VOA Opinion
Russia & US / NATO / Europe
Despite ‘Wake-Up Call,’ Europe Reluctant to Boost Militaries – WP
Hero of Ukraine’s Revolution Warns Europe Putin Won’t Stop at Crimea – McClatchy
US to Commit More Forces to NATO Efforts in Eastern Europe – AP
US, British Defense Leaders Discuss Ukraine, NATO – AFPS
Shaken by Crimea, Moldova Sees Rebel ‘Provocations’ – VOA
Hungary Opposed to Economic Sanctions Against Russia – Reuters
The Long Game – WP Editorial
Obama’s Anemic Speech in Europe – NYT Opinion
How to Deal with Russia Without Reigniting Full-Fledged Cold War Psychology – WP Opinion
The United States and Europe Need a New Rulebook for Russia – WP Opinion
Obama vs. Putin: The Mismatch – WP Opinion
Putin Living in a Fantasy World – WP Opinion
Beware the Rise of Putin the Terrible – LAT Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan Presidential Candidate Field Narrows to 8 – AP
Afghan University Continues DOD Business-Building Effort – AFPS
Afghan Candidate Rassoul Will Respect Vote, Regardless of Outcome – AP
US: Not Providing Excess Afghanistan Equipment to Pakistan – VOA
Kandahar, Cradle of Insurgency, Torn by Tribal Rivalry Ahead of Vote – Reuters
Afghan Women Lawmakers Fight for Rights – AP
Afghanistan’s Flawed Elections: Not All Karzai’s Fault – TD Opinion
Syria
Senators Say Administration Lacks Strategy for Syria – WP
Officials Fear Pakistani Militants Plan to Train Westerners in Syria – S&S
Experts: Syria's Foreign Fighters Negatively Impacting Anti-Assad Fight – VOA
Syrian Refugee Crisis Poses Major Threat to Lebanese Stability – DS
Syrian-Armenian Town's Fate Murky After Rebel Grab – AP
Obama May Deepen Aid to Syria – WP Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
UN Warns of Increasing Militant Links Between Iraq, Syria – Reuters
Bin Laden's Son-in-Law Convicted in US Terrorism Case – VOA
Osama bin Laden’s Son-in-Law Convicted in Terror Case – WP
Bin Laden's Son-in-Law Convicted on Terror Charge – BBC
Bin Laden Son-in-Law Convicted at NYC Terror Trial – AP
NSA
White House Pushes Congress on NSA Data Collection – WP
NSA Collection of Americans’ Phone Records Likely to End – WP
US Department of Defense
Pentagon: We Need War Funding After the Wars are Over – S&S
NC Special Forces Soldiers Who Risked Lives to Get Valor Awards – S&S
Air Force Secretary Discusses Service’s Top Priorities – AFPS
Delay Military Compensation Reform, Lawmakers and Advocates Say – S&S
Comptroller: Budget Seeks Balance in Reducing Security Risk – AFPS
Pentagon: Some US Commissaries May Close Due to Budget Cutbacks – S&S
New Focus on Artillery Training Prepares Army for Future Conflicts – S&S
Pentagon Plans to Seed Ocean Floor with Payloads Waiting to be Activated – NOSINT
Air and Space Intelligence Center Gets New Commander – DDN
Top Commanders Take Fall for Cheating at US Nuclear Base – VOA
US Air Force Fires Nine Officers Following Cheating Probe – WP
Air Force Fires 9 Officers in Scandal Over Cheating on Proficiency Tests – NYT
Nine Nuclear Missile Wing Leaders Fired; Commander Resigns – S&S
US Nuclear Commanders Sacked in Row – BBC
At Core of Nuke Cheating Ring: 4 'Librarians' – AP
New Army Grooming Regulations Roll Back Wartime Leniency – S&S
Sailor in Norfolk Base Shooting Died Protecting Colleague – AP
Chesapeake Man Identified as Navy Base Shooter – VP
Fleet Week in Florida with USS New York, Ship with 9/11 Steel – FLSS
United States
Gates: 'Broad Dysfunction in Washington Wore Me Down' – BH
House Bill Would Give Federal Workers 3.3 Percent Pay Raise – S&S
Secret Service Agents Sent Home After Night of Drinking in Amsterdam – WP
In Amsterdam, US Secret Service Flap Barely Registers – WP
Using Flags to Focus on Veteran Suicides – NYT
Obama, Pope Hold First Meeting – VOA
Obama: Talk With Pope Focused on Plight of Poor, Wars – WP
'Right to Life' on Pope-Obama Agenda – BBC
Legion Commander: Budget Woes Real, But So are Veterans’ Needs – S&S Q&A
Secret Service Bad Boys – WP Editorial
Obama’s 21st-Century Power Politics – WP Opinion
The Certainty of Donald Rumsfeld (Part 3) – NYT Opinion
Who Should be Deported? – LAT Opinion
Africa
West African Leaders to Meet in Ivory Coast – VOA
West African States in Last-Minute Talks Over EU Trade Deal – Reuters
Nigeria's Boko Haram Insurgency 'Affects Millions' – BBC
Analysts: Kenya's Gains Against Ethnic Violence Fragile – VOA
AU Brands CAR Militia an 'Enemy' – BBC
Uganda Capsize 'Killed 251 Refugees' – BBC
Ivory Coast Youth Leader at ICC – BBC
Uganda Capsize 'Killed 251 Refugees' – BBC
MSF Struggles to Help South Sudan Refugees in Uganda – VOA
Why Are African Countries Buying All These High-Tech Jet Fighters? – WIB Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
13 Migrants Kidnapped on Mexican-US Border, AI Says – GP
Activists: Mexican Women Giving Birth in Street – AP
Maduro Welcomes Third-Party Mediation in Venezuela – VOA
Venezuela Jails Mayor in Opposition Crackdown – VOA
Ousted Venezuelan MP Back in Caracas – BBC
Brazil's Rousseff Loses Support But on Track to Win Re-election – VOA
Bolivia Clashes Over Anti-Drugs Base – BBC
Suspect in NY Slayings Arrested in Nicaragua – AP
El Salvador Opposition Admits Defeat – BBC
Stakes Are High for Cuba Foreign Investment Law – AP
Drought in Haiti Ravages Crops for Farmers – AP
Asia / Pacific
Hagel Will Host Asia Meeting, and Travel to China, Japan – S&S
China Angrily Denounces Japan for Russia-Crimea Analogy – Reuters
Pacom, US Forces Korea Commanders Discuss Posture, Risk – AFPS
South Korea Takes On More Iranian Crude – UPI
UN Condemns North Korea Missile Launch – BBC
UN Security Council Condemns North Korea Missile Launch – AP
North Korea Able to Fire Missiles 'With Very Little Warning' – S&S
North Korea Slams South's President as Tensions Mount – VOA
North Korea Hits Out at South’s Leader – BBC
US Forces Japan to Return Some Land to Japan – S&S
Philippines, MILF Rebels Sign Historic Peace Deal – VOA
Philippines Signs Landmark Deal to End Muslim Uprising – BBC
New Data on Malaysian Jet’s Speed Shifts Search Area 700 Miles – NYT
Search for Missing Malaysia Plane Shifted – BBC
Search for Malaysian Plane Shifts Following 'Credible Lead' – VOA
Speed Data Alters Malaysian Jetliner Search by Nearly 700 Miles – WP
Clues Emerge on Malaysia Jet, But Weather Halts Search – LAT
Missing Malaysian Jet: '300 Objects' Spotted – BBC
FBI: Review of Malaysian Jet Computer Files Almost Done – Reuters
China’s Criticism Over Handling of Missing Flight Stirs Malaysian Backlash – NYT
Malaysia's Thriving China Ties Tested by Missing Plane – Reuters
Grenade Attack on Thai Anti-graft Office Ahead of PM Hearing – VOA
Thai Anti-Graft Body Attacked Ahead of PM Defense – AP
Burma's Rohingya Face Census Dilemma – VOA
Soldiers, Police Patrol Streets in Western Burma – AP
Breaking the Ice in East Asia – NYT Editorial
When China Bends the Rules – NYT Editorial
North Korea: The Shear Madness of Kim Jong Un – WP Opinion
Europe
Obama: Lessons of World War I ‘Speak to Us Still’ – TWB
Germany Offers UK Eurozone Backing – BBC
Kazakhstan Halts Russian Missile Tests on Its Land After Rocket Crash – Reuters
Georgia Demands Ex-Leader's Return – BBC
Turkey Blocks YouTube After Banning Twitter – LAT
Turkey Blocks Access to YouTube After Audio Recordings Leaked – VOA
Turkey Blocks YouTube as Audio of High-Level Meeting on Syria Leaks – NYT
Turkey Moves to Block YouTube Access – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
Obama Seeks to Calm Saudis as Path With Ally Splits – NYT
Obama, Saudi King Abdallah Summit to Tackle Regional Issues – VOA
Obama Seeks to Bolster Ties with Saudi Arabia – LAT
Arab Summit Rejects Recognizing Israel as Jewish State – VOA
Kerry Trying to Boost Mideast Peace Talks Amid Challenges – VOA
Kerry Flies to Amman for Abbas Talks – BBC
UN Warns of Increasing Militant Links Between Iraq, Syria – Reuters
Iran, Iraq Drive Spike in Executions Worldwide – VOA
Iraq, Iran 'Raise Global Executions' – BBC
UN: 400,000 Displaced This Year in Iraq Violence – AP
Iraq: Bombings Kill 22 People in Baghdad – AP
Iraq: Triple Bombing Hits Baghdad Market Area, Killing 4 – AP
Iraq's Election Commissioners Resign – BBC
Masked Gunmen Shoot Policeman in Lebanon's Tripoli – Reuters
Three Killed in Raid on Militants in South Yemen – Reuters
Egypt's Ousted President Sissi Says He Will Run for President – McClatchy
Egypt's Sissi Announces Run for Presidency – VOA
Heckling From Egyptian Activists as Sisi Declares Presidential Ambition – NYT
Egypt Army Head Runs for Presidency – BBC
New Egyptian Military Chief Sworn In – BBC
Egypt to Try More Than 900 Islamists – BBC
Egypt: Militant Group Threatens Workers in Sinai – AP
Letter from Cairo: Egyptians’ Anger Lives On – WP
Libyan Protesters Block Oil Pipeline to Mellitah Port as Strikes Widen – Reuters
America’s Role in Saudi Arabia – NYT Opinion
529 Reasons to Doubt Egyptian Justice – NYT Opinion
South Asia
Officials Fear Pakistani Militants Plan to Train Westerners in Syria – S&S
US: Not Providing Excess Equipment to Pakistan – VOA
Pakistani Christian Sentenced to Death for Blasphemy – VOA
India's Free Speech Champions Wary of BJP Return – AFP
Gunmen Disguised as Indian Troops Spark Gunbattle – AP
Bangladesh: Borrowed Time on Disappearing Land – NYT
UN Council Backs Sri Lanka War Inquiry – BBC5
