4 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 Iraq – VOA
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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Afghanistan
Fears of Violence, Fraud Cloud Afghan Presidential Election – VOA
War and Unrest Provide for a Scarred Campaign Trail – NYT
Afghans Largely Left to Monitor Own Election – S&S
In Bullet-Ridden Afghan Districts, Free Vote Seems an Empty Promise – NYT
Afghan Presidential Vote May be Different this Time – LAT
Ethnic Divisions Playing Lesser Role in Afghan Elections – S&S
After Afghan Election, Debate Over Post-2014 Troops Continues – DO
The US Military’s Most Crucial Mission Yet in Afghanistan – DO
US Aid Agency Accused of Coverup in Afghanistan – USAT
Afghans Say Pakistani Taliban Border Attacks Rise – AP
Afghanistan or Talibanistan? – AFJ Opinion
4 Reasons Elections Won't Fix Afghanistan – TD Opinion
The April 5th Election is Only The Prelude to Transition – CSIS Opinion
The Campaigns for Kabul – NYT Opinion
Ukraine / Russia / NATO / Europe
US Warship Heading to Black Sea – S&S
US Wrapping Up Black Sea Training With Allies – S&S
NATO's Europe Plans Alarm Russia – BBC
Outgunned Ukraine Strives for Military Overhaul – AP
Russian Air Activity in Baltics Worries Lithuania – S&S
Ukrainian Officials: Protesters Shot Under Yanukovych's Orders – VOA
Ukraine Implicates Ousted President and Russia in Shooting of Protesters – NYT
Ukraine Accuses Police in Deaths of Protesters – WP
Pro-Russian Protests in Ukraine’s East Diminish – WP
Russia: Ukrainians 'Planned Terror' – BBC
Moscow Calls on Ukraine to Pay Down its Gas Debt – WP
US Criticizes Russia's Gas Price Hike for Ukraine – VOA
No War with Russia? Don't Be So Sure – TNI Opinion
Putin Has Given NATO A Reason To Live – EWB Opinion
US Department of Defense
Marines Prepare for Smaller Force – USNI
Air Force's Forgotten Mission (1961) to Mali – WIB
Military One Step Closer to Invisibility Cloaks – DO
The Navy's Newest Destroyer Is a Drone – Bloomberg
Power Failure Downed Predator Returning From Africa Mission – S&S
Stratcom Chief: Trained, Ready Force Key to Combating Threats – AFPS
Betrayed Military Spouses Often Keep Quiet for Fear of Losing Benefits – LAT
Feed the Banker, Starve the Warrior – WOTR Opinion
Events Validate 2 War Strategy & Appropriate Force Structure – EWB Opinion
Time for Women to Join Combat Units – WP Opinion
The Repercussions of Iraq and Afghanistan – WP Opinion
Fort Hood Shooting
Gunman Kills 3 Fellow Soldiers at Fort Hood, Takes Own Life – AFPS
Pentagon Grapples with Dangerous Insider Threats – WP
US Military Probes Latest Fort Hood Shooting – VOA
Despite Past Attack, Security Is Still Spotty at Fort Hood – NYT
What We Know About the Fort Hood Gunman So Far – WP
Fort Hood Officials Focus on Suspect's Mental Health – WSJ
'Argument' Clue to Fort Hood Attack – BBC
Ft. Hood Shooter Saw No Combat, Had No Signs of Terror Ties, Army Says – LAT
Fort Hood Gunman Was Being Treated for Mental Health Issues – S&S
Fort Hood Shooter Described as Introverted, Musical – WP
Ft. Hood Gunman's 'Unstable' Mental State is Scrutinized – LAT
Fort Hood Shooter’s Facebook Page Puts Face to Rampage – ABC
Let Soldiers ‘Carry’ on Base – Politico
CIA / NSA
Senate Panel Votes to Release CIA Interrogation Report – WP
Panel Votes to Reveal How CIA Interrogated – NYT
Senate Panel Votes to Release CIA Torture Report – AP
Germany Opens Hearings on Snowden Scandal – WP
United States
Talk of Freeing Spy for Israel Divides Jews in US – NYT
The US is Still Indispensable – WP Opinion
World
Facing the Crisis: From Global Change to Insurgency – KOW Opinion
Africa
Chad Withdrawing From AU Mission in CAR – VOA
Chad Pulling Out From Peacekeeping Force in CAR – NYT
Chad to Pull Peacekeepers from CAR – BBC
South Sudan Will Starve Without Help, UN Warns – NYT
At Quiet Rebel Base, Plotting an Assault on S. Sudan’s Oil Fields – NYT
Rwanda's Youth Looks Forward 20 Years After Genocide – VOA
Mali Starts Process to Confine Armed Rebels – AP
Malawi Invites Poll Observers to Monitor May Election – VOA
Mozambique Makes Push to Be Landmine-Free – VOA
Ebola Fatalities in West Africa Reach 83 – VOA
Ebola Patients Await Death in Guinea Wards – AP
Americas / Caribbean
Aftershocks Rattle Chile as Military Keeps Order – AP
Costa Rica Leftist Seen Clinching Presidency in One-Horse Race – Reuters
US Secretly Created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to Stir Unrest – AP
AP Report: US Created Secret Cuban Twitter – VOA
US Confirms it Made 'Cuban Twitter' – BBC
White House: 'Cuban Twitter' Was Not Covert Operation – VOA
Asia / Pacific
Hagel, ASEAN Defense Ministers Expand Disaster-relief Partners – AFPS
US War Machines Touted as Agents of Mercy – HSA
USMC Shift in the Pacific and the Role of Exercises – SLD
US Commander Outlines Posture to Counter North Korean Threats – AFPS
Australian, Malaysian Leaders in Perth as Search for Jet Continues – VOA
Philippines Struggles to Account for Millions in Foreign Typhoon Aid – VOA
US Calls on Burma to Renew Rakhine Access – VOA
Defend the First Island Chain – Proceedings Opinion
Europe
TV Duel in Britain Is Seen to Favor Anti-European Party – NYT
EU Launches Flagship Space Project – BBC
4 Servicemen Killed by Bomb in Russia's Chechnya – AP
Turkey Turns Its Back on the EU – NYT
Turkey Lifts Twitter Ban – Reuters
Turkey Lifts Twitter Ban After Court Calls It Illegal – NYT
America Needs a Pivot to Europe – NYT Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Kerry: Israeli and Palestinian Leaders 'Have to Lead' on Peace Talks – VOA
Kerry Faces Tough Choice as Mideast Peace Talks Falter – WP
Israel Calls Off Prisoner Release as Kerry Seeks to Keep Talks Alive – NYT
Israel Cancels Palestinian Prisoner Release – BBC
Israel Won’t Release Final Group of Palestinian Prisoners – WP
Iran, 6 Powers Start Expert-Level Nuclear Talks – Reuters
UN: Lebanon Now Hosting 1 Million Syrian Refugees – VOA
Lebanon Hosts Over a Million Who Fled Syria, UN Reports – NYT
'Million Syria Refugees' in Lebanon – BBC
Syrian Media: Mortar Fire Kills 6 Near Damascus – AP
Diplomats: Syria Can Meet Chemical Weapons Target – AP
About Half Syria's Chemicals Packed for Removal, Violence Halts Convoys – Reuters
Troops Kill 40 Gunmen Near Iraqi Capital – AP
US, Algeria Work to Improve Security in Maghreb, Sahel – VOA
US and Algeria to Strengthen Counterterrorism Ties – AP
Libya Sees 'Good Intentions' in Oil Port Talks; Rebel Split Seen – Reuters
A Tunisian Leader’s Hope for Democracy – WP Editorial
Peace Talks: Kerry’s Folly, Chapter 3 – WP Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Does Not View India’s Modi as Threat – VOA
Pakistan: Musharraf Unharmed in Assassination Attempt – VOA
Ex-Pakistan Leader Convoy 'Targeted' – BBC
Pakistan: Bomb Explodes on Musharraf's Route From Hospital – AP
