3 April 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 / Russia / NATO / Europe
US Seeks Stiff Penalty in Ukraine Case – WP
NATO Suspends Cooperation with Russia – VOA
Despite Crisis, NATO to Keep Working with Russia in Afghanistan – S&S
NATO: Further Russian Intervention in Ukraine Would Be ‘Historic Mistake’ – VOA
Breedlove: Ukraine Situation Shows Need for US Forces in Europe – S&S
NATO General Says He Sees Potent Russian Threat – NYT
Russia Could Achieve Ukraine Incursion in 3-5 Days – Reuters
US Sends Jets, Destroyer as NATO Beefs Up Eastern Defense – S&S
US Sends 175 Marines to Boost Force in Romania – S&S
In Crimea, Russia Showcases a Rebooted Army – NYT
Yanukovych Decries Crimea Annexation – BBC
Deposed Yanukovych Wants Crimea Back in Ukraine – WP
Battles Loom Over Crimea's Cultural Heritage – VOA
Russia's Plans to Partition Ukraine – Atlantic Opinion
Under Someone Else's Gun – UPI Opinion
Will Putin Push Sweden Toward NATO? – BD Opinion
Putinomics – WP Opinion
Crimea: Too Small to Matter – Reuters Opinion
Afghanistan
Alliances Realign as US Pulls Out of Afghanistan – Guardian
Despite Crisis, NATO to Keep Working with Russia in Afghanistan – S&S
Compromises and Concerns of Fraud in Afghan Election – WP
Afghanistan Deploys Security Forces Nationwide to Secure Polls – VOA
Security Lockdown in Kabul as Election Day Nears – RFE/RL
Presidential Candidates Key to Fate of Nation, Legacy of US – S&S
US, Eyeing Exit and Mindful of Past, Keeps Distance From Election – Reuters
Millions of Women Register to Vote, Hoping to Have an Impact – RFE/RL
March Fatality-Free for US Forces in Afghanistan – S&S
Suicide Blast at Afghan Interior Ministry Kills 6 – VOA
Bomber Kills Six at Interior Ministry Entrance in Kabul – NYT
Taliban Attacks Afghan Interior Ministry, Killing 6 – WP
Bomb Kills 6 at Well-Guarded Area in Afghanistan – AP
Police Killed in Kabul Suicide Blast – BBC
Afghanistan's Presidential Election – RFE/RL Flash Analysis
Afghanistan: Before and After the Taliban – BBC Info Graphics
US Department of Defense
Ft. Hood: 4 Dead, at Least 11 Injured – LAT
Another Fort Hood Attacks Leaves 4 Dead, 14 Hurt – WT
Four Dead in Fort Hood Shooting, Officials Say – WP
Fort Hood Shooting Leaves 4 Dead, 14 Injured – NYT
Fort Hood Shooting Leaves Several Dead, 14 Injured – Reuters
Officials Identify Fort Hood Shooting Suspect – WSJ
Fort Hood Shooting: Gunman Identified as Spc. Ivan Lopez – ABC
Killing Terrorists in Hi-Def: Apache Technology in Final Tests – WT
KBR Asked to Release Corporate Files, Widening Fraud Investigation – WP
Report: DOD Not Tracking ‘Revolving Door’ Statistics – S&S
Job Pool Expanding for US Troops Interested in Heading Down Under – S&S
Army's Hair Regulations are Racist, Black Soldiers Say – AT
Putting the Military on the Defensive Over Sex – WT Opinion
CIA / NSA
Report: CIA Misled Public About Terror Detainees – VOA
Senators Clear Path for Release of Detention Report on CIA – NYT
CIA's Harsh Interrogation Tactics More Widespread than Thought – McClatchy
Former CIA Deputy Rebuts Republican Charges on Benghazi – WP
Ex-CIA Leader Denies Role in Benghazi ‘Cover-up’ During Heated Hearing – WT
Former CIA Official: No Politics in Benghazi Memo – AP
Official: NSA Did Warrantless Searches of Americans’ Data – WP
A Tortured Debate Between Congress and CIA – WP Opinion
What if Secrecy, NSA Trump the Constitution? – WT Opinion
United States
Abu Ghaith Trial Tests How Courts Handle Terror Cases – WP
Ex-State Dept. Adviser Stephen Kim Sentenced in leak Case – WP
VA Reports Claims Backlog Down 44 Percent Since Peak – S&S
A Critique of the "Do Something Now" Doctrine – WOTR Opinion
Obama: Ineffectually Challenged – Reuters Opinion
United Kingdom
Stealth Drone Debuts: ‘Most Advanced Aircraft Ever Built by UK Engineers’ – WT
Key TV Debate Over UK's EU Future – BBC
United Nations
Iran’s Choice for UN Post Fuels Tension With US – NYT
US Lawmakers Outraged Over Iran UN Choice, Seek Change in Law – Reuters
US Outrage at Iran 'Hostages' Envoy – BBC
US Troubled by Iran's Choice of its UN Ambassador – AP
18 Countries Ratify UN Arms Trade Treaty – AP
Can We Ever Move on From the Hostage Crisis? – VOA Opinion
Africa
Suicide Bombers Kill 15 in Northern Nigeria – VOA
Nigeria Suicide Bomb 'Kills 21' – BBC
UN Chief Urges Action on CAR – AP
EU-Africa Leaders Discuss CAR Crisis – BBC
HRW Reports Massacres in CAR – VOA
Violence Leaves CAR Residents in Perpetual Fear – VOA
Medical Aid Group Launches Fundraiser for CAR – VOA
'Al-Shabab Recruiter' Shot in Kenya – BBC
Kenyan Cleric, Recently Shot, Predicted Death – VOA
Ebola Outbreak in Guinea 'Limited' – BBC
Postcolonial Resentments Loom Over Meeting of Europeans and Africans – NYT
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico: Knights Templar Drug Lord Confirmed Killed – BBC
Catholic Church Blasts Venezuela for 'Brutal Repression' of Protesters – Reuters
Bishops Say Venezuela Seeks Totalitarian Rule – AP
Vargas Llosa to Join Venezuela Protest – BBC
Brazil's Military to Cooperate in Dirty War Investigation – LAT
Brazil Jury: 15 Police Guilty in Prison Killings – NYT
6 Killed in Earthquake off Northern Chile – NYT
Mass Prison Escape in Quake-Hit Chile City – BBC
Argentina Launches Falklands Note – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Hagel Describes Role of Partnerships in Asia-Pacific Rebalance – AFPS
Hagel: Malaysia Jet Search Shows Need for US in Asia – VOA
Hagel: ASEAN Meeting Reflects Commitment to Asia-Pacific – AFPS
Partnering on Disasters, Climate Will Top ASEAN Talks, Hagel Says – HAS
Japan Ends Decades-Long Ban on Export of Weapons – NYT
As Koreas Trade Missiles, Top US Commander Warns Against Budget Cuts – S&S
South Korea Examines 'North Korea Drone' – BBC
Washington, Beijing Spar Over Philippines’ Court Case Against China – S&S
US Caught in Middle of Historical Disputes Between Japan, South Korea – AP
Clashes at China Environmental Rally – BBC
Malaysian Police: Jet Mystery May Never Be Solved – WP
Malaysian PM Arrives in Australia – AP
Thai Court Accepts Petition Against Embattled PM – VOA
As Court Cases Mount, Survival Hopes Wane for Troubled Thai PM – Reuters
Realizing the Asia-Pacific Rebalance – Hagel DO Op-Ed
Europe
French Leader Approves a Cabinet of Mixed Messages – NYT
Turkey Court Says Twitter Ban Violates Free Speech – VOA
Court: Turkey's Twitter Ban Illegal – BCC
It is Time to Save the EU – Reuters Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Negotiators to Meet on Snagged Mideast Peace Talks – VOA
Palestinians Make a Surprise Move, and Mideast Talks Falter – NYT
US Scrambles to Rescue Foundering Mideast Peace Talks – WP
US Defends Mid-East Peace Talks – BBC
US Release of Israeli Spy Pollard Could Be Key to Renewed Peace Talks – VOA
Pollard Waives Parole Hearing; Middle East Talks Stumble – WP
American Spy's Release to Israel Would be High-Stakes Gamble – AP
Dempsey Pleased at US-Israeli Review of Threats – AFPS
Iran Says Does Not Seek Indefinite Power for Syria’s Assad – Reuters
Monitor: Death Toll in Syria's Civil War Surpasses 150,000 – Reuters
Syrian Boys Become Breadwinners as Parents Struggle in Turkey – VOA
Syrians Adjust to Life Without Limbs – AP
Syrian Report: Mortar Shells Kill 5 in Damascus – AP
Aberdeen Scientists Waiting to Destroy Syrian Chemical Weapons – BS
Election Campaigning Begins in Iraq – BBC
Omar Bakri 'On the Run' in Lebanon – BBC
Militants Attack Army in Southern Yemen, Kill 8 – AP
Eleven Dead in Yemen Militant Attack – BBC
Egypt: Police Chief Dies in Cairo Bombings – BBC
Egypt Bombings Target Police, 2 Dead – VOA
Egypt: Blasts Near Cairo University Kill Police Official, Injure Five – WP
Kerry in Algeria for Reform, Security Talks – AP
All Talk on Syria – WP Editorial
Bad Move on Jonathan Pollard – NYT Editorial
South Asia
Pakistan Rejects Musharraf's Request to Go Abroad – AP
The Other Threat to Pakistan – NYT Opinion