6 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
Afghan Turnout Is High as Voters Defy the Taliban – NYT
Hope Among Afghans as Voters Defy the Taliban – WP
Leaders Hail Afghan Poll 'Success'– BBC
Afghans Defy Taliban Threat to Vote in Droves – AP
Relief in Afghanistan After Largely Peaceful Landmark Election – Reuters
A Day of Hope, as Afghans Vote, But a Long Process Ahead – S&S
A Frightened Electorate in a Taliban Stronghold – WP
Apathy, Fear of Taliban Keep Rural Voters Away From the Polls – NYT
Afghan Women Await Poll Results With Hope – VOA
Afghan Election Scores 58 Pct Turnout – Reuters
AP Reporter in Stable Condition in Afghanistan – AP
Remembering My Sisters in Danger, Anja Niedringhaus and Kathy Gannon – DB
What I Wish I Knew: From Cadet to Lieutenant in Afghanistan – WC Opinion
US Department of Defense
Hagel in Yokota: 'We Are Not Retreating From the World' – S&S
Retired General Taking Another Look at Nuke Corps – AP
Despite Years of Research, Navy Still Relying on Aging Anti-mine Tech – VP
Calls Rise After Fort Hood to Allow Carrying Firearms on Base – WT
Military’s Mental-health System Struggles to Meet Demand – WP
Shooting Investigation at Fort Hood Focuses on Verbal Altercation – VOA
Fort Hood Major Shot 'In the Gut' Continued to Help Other Soldiers – S&S
United States
Delays in Push to Refocus CIA From Drone Wars – NYT
CIA Official Dies in Apparent Suicide – WT
Australia
Camp Pendleton Marines Leaving for Australia Deployment – S&S
Africa
Army, Boko Haram Working Together in Parts of Nigeria? – VOA
Gunmen Attack Mosque in Northeast Nigeria, Kill 20 – AP
Chad Rejects CAR Shooting Claims – BBC
Somaliland Hails British Step Forward in Independence Bid – VOA
France Pulls Out of Rwanda Genocide Commemorations – BBC
Mali Government Resigns, New PM Appointed – Reuters
2 Italian Priests, Canadian Nun Kidnapped in Cameroon – VOA
Mob Attacks Ebola Treatment Site in Guinea – VOA
Crowd Attacks Ebola Treatment Center in Guinea – AP
Americas / Caribbean
Mexican Ruling Party Official Held on Suspicion of Gang Links – Reuters
Spain Suspends Riot Control Exports to Venezuela – AP
Brazil Troops in Rio Slum Operation Before World Cup – BBC
Costa Rica's Solis Running Alone in Presidential Run-off – BBC
Abstention a Challenge in Costa Rica's Election – AP
Colombia: Man Accused of High Profile Acid Attack Arrested – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Hagel: US Committed to Protecting Japan – VOA
US to Deploy 2 More Destroyers to Japan by 2017 – AP
US, Eyeing N. Korea, to Send More Missile Defense Ships to Japan – Reuters
US Seeks to Reassure Nervous Allies in Asia – WP
Hagel: US-Japan Partnership Critical to Regional Security – AFPS
Thailand Government Backers Hold Rally – VOA
Thailand Crisis: 'Red Shirts' Warn of Civil War Threat – BBC
China Hears 'Ping' That Could be Missing Malaysia Plane – VOA
Australia PM Hopeful, Cautious on Possible Malaysia Jet Breakthrough – Reuters
Europe
Citizenship-for-Cash Program in Malta Stirs Security Concerns in EU – NYT
How the CIA Used ‘Doctor Zhivago’ Against the Soviet Union – WP
Russia: Putin’s Next Move – VOA Analysis
Ukraine Foils Coup Attempt – AP
Ukrainians Wary of Russian Calls for Federalization – WP
Ukraine Eyes Arbitration Over Russia Gas Prices – VOA
Hungary's Orban Seeks New Poll Win – BBC
Election in Hungary Tests Nation’s Tilt to the Right – NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Israeli Negotiator Says Peace Talks Are in Crisis – AP
Iran Upbeat on Nuclear Talks, Says Sticky Issues Addressed – Reuters
US Lets Boeing Sell Commercial Parts to Iran – BBC
Al-Qaida Chief: End Syrian Rebel Infighting – VOA
Al-Qaida Calls for Syria Arbitration Over Killing – AP
Break in Syrian War Brings Brittle Calm – NYT
Syrian Refugees in Jordan Camp Clash – BBC
Explosions, Clashes Kill 21 Soldiers in Iraq – AP
At Least 20 Iraqi Soldiers Killed in Attacks – Reuters
Lebanese Army Take Full Control of Eastern Highway – AP
23 Killed in Feud Between Families in South Egypt – AP
Tribal Clashes Kill 23 in Egypt – BBC
Sheldon: Iran’s Best Friend – NYT Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan Says It Will Release Taliban Prisoners – AP
Pakistan: Christian Couple Get Death Sentences for Blasphemy – BBC
Advisers to India's Modi Dream of a Thatcherite Revolution – Reuters
