9 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
In Shift, Afghanistan Sees Few Complaints on Election – NYT
With Afghan Votes Cast, Next Question is Which Ones to Count – S&S
More Than 3,000 Complaints Registered in Afghan Elections – Reuters
Afghan Election Complaints Watchdog Warns of Fraud – Reuters
How Obama Can Make Most Out of Afghanistan's Election – Bloomberg Editorial
Ukraine
US and NATO Warn Kremlin on Moves in Ukraine – NYT
Tensions in Ukraine Rise as Pro-Russian Protesters Dig In – WP
Ukraine Crisis: Key Four-way Talks Announced – BBC
US Warns Russia Against Instigating Separatist Tensions in Ukraine – VOA
Ukraine Struggles for Control in East, as US Links Moscow to Unrest – VOA
Ukrainian Police Remove Pro-Russian Forces in Kharkiv – WP
Kerry Says 'Russian Agents' Behind Crisis in Eastern Ukraine – VOA
Ukraine Scrambles for Details on 3 'Terrorists' Held in Russia – VOA
Report: 60 People Taken Hostage in Eastern Ukraine – AP
Ukraine Crisis Seen As Wake-up Call for NATO – VOA
Boots on the Ground in Poland? – CSM Opinion
How Putin is Losing in Crimea: A Reality Check – YN Opinion
After Crimea, It’s (Still) Good to Talk – KOW Opinion
Information Security
Flaw Found in Key Method for Protecting Data on the Internet – NYT
US Department of Defense
Names of Iraq, Afghan War Dead to be Read Aloud at Vietnam Wall – WP
DOD to Issue Regulations Aimed at Preventing Human Trafficking – AFPS
Pentagon Officials Announce US Strategic Force Structure – AFPS
Will The Pentagon’s Secret Space Plane Ever Return to Earth? – DB
Navy Laser Weapon Test in Persian Gulf Set for Summer – LAT
At Fort Hood, Wrestling With Label of Terrorism – NYT
SEAL Team 6 Seeks $11 Million for Fitness Center – Bloomberg
Army Tests Jungle Boots for Pacific Deployments – AT
Congress Should Avert Delays in Army’s Aviation Restructuring Plans – THF Opinion
The American Ways of War and Play – USN&WR Opinion
The Navy Is About To Transform Almost Everything – EWB Opinion
Giving Navy’s LCS Critics What They Want – ID Opinion
United States
In Switch, USAID Welcomes Business and Technology to Poverty Fight – NYT
Ex-CIA Chief's Comments on Torture Report Draw Ire – AP
Secret Service Shuffles Staff in Wake of Scandals – WP
Africa
Partnerships Key to Solving African Problems, DOD Official Says – AFPS
Spring Surge: Africans Risk Lives to Reach Europe – AP
Falling Customs Revenue Worries African Countries – VOA
Medical Charity Sharply Criticizes UN Operation in South Sudan – NYT
France Calls Claims it Was Complicit in Rwanda Genocide ‘Disgraceful’ – VOA
US Urges Burundi to Drop Constitution Changes, Avoid ‘Dark Days’ – Reuters
Malawi to Re-open Preliminary Voters List to Public – VOA
WHO: West Africa Ebola Outbreak Among 'Most Challenging' – VOA
Ebola Outbreak Creates Political Controversy in Liberia – VOA
Guinea 'Ebola Deaths Pass 100' – BBC
Guinea's First Ebola Survivors Return to Family, Stigma Remains – VOA
After Rwanda’s Genocide – NYT Editorial
Americas / Caribbean
Venezuela's Opposition to Meet With Government – AP
Venezuela Opposition Set Talks Terms – BBC
Political Messages Penned for US Cuba Twitter Program – AP
Detained American in Cuba on Hunger Strike – VOA
Alan Gross, American Held in Cuba, Goes on Hunger Strike – WP
US Contractor Held in Cuba Begins a Hunger Strike – NYT
US Prisoner on Hunger Strike in Cuba – BBC
US Decries American's Detention in Cuba – VOA
Cuba Social Media Project Was No Plot, USAID Says – NYT
Asia / Pacific
US, China Exchange Tough Words on Regional Policies – VOA
US, China Differences Clear During Hagel Visit – WP
Hagel Spars With Chinese Over Islands and Security – NYT
Hagel, China Counterpart Air Differences Over Territorial Disputes – AP
Hagel, China’s Defense Minister Build Military Relations Model – AFPS
China Tries Corruption Activists – BBC
Kim Further Consolidates Power as North Korea’s Leader – NYT
North Korea May be Struggling with Nuclear Cooling Problems – AP
Search for Malaysian Jet to Be Costliest in Aviation History – NYT
Indonesians Vote in Parliament Polls – BBC
Indonesians Cast Votes in Giant One-Day Election – AP
Indonesian Opposition Leads in Early Results of Voting – NYT
Vietnamese Dissident Arrives in US after Early Release from Prison – VOA
Unintended Consequences of US Asian Alliances – TD Opinion
Europe
Joint Staff Official Discusses Russian Military Evolution – AFPS
Irish President Hails UK Friendship – BBC
Spain: Catalonia Independence Vote Rejected – BBC
Turkey's Erdogan Says Lifting of Twitter Ban Should Be Overturned – Reuters
Playing Hockey With Putin – NYT Opinion
New French Government: A Poisoned Chalice in Paris – UPI Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Mideast Peace Process Frustration, the Sequel – NYT
Palestinian UN Envoy Urges Boycott of Israeli Settlements – AP
Israeli Ministers to Stop Meeting Palestinians – AP
Iran, World Powers Try to Narrow Gaps Toward Nuclear Deal – VOA
Fresh Talks on Iran Nuclear Deal – BBC
Iran's Ballistic Missiles May Become Hurdle in Nuclear Talks – Reuters
White House Says Tehran UN Ambassador Choice 'Not Viable' – VOA
Iran’s Choice Of Envoy ‘Not Viable,’ US Says – NYT
US Tells Iran that UN Envoy Pick is 'Not Viable' – AP
Iran Says U.S. Attitude to Choice of UN Envoy 'Unacceptable' – Reuters
Iran’s Fake Aircraft Carrier Features Fake F/A-18 in Jolly Rogers Livery – TA
A Short History of Iran’s (Other) Fake Warplane – WIB
Iraq: Series of Car Bombs in Baghdad Kills 16 People – AP
Syria’s Assad Urged to Stay Put; Opponents Sound Death Knell for Peace – Bloomberg
Syria: Assad's Forces Recapture Rebel Border Town – Reuters
Looming Drought In Syria Puts Millions at Risk – VOA
UN Warns of Effects of Syria Drought – BBC
Syria Headed for Record Low Harvest, UN Warns – WP
UN Rights Chief Blames Most Crimes on Syrian Gov't – AP
Gunmen Kill Five Soldiers at Yemen Checkpoint – Reuters
Libya’s Parliament Calls for New Government Within Week – Reuters
Western Powers Hail Libyan Oil Deal – UPI
Libya: A Good, But Not Model Intervention – WOTR Book Review
Three Myths About the Middle East – TG Opinion
South Asia
Blast at Market in Pakistani Capital Kills at Least 20 – NYT
Bomb Blast in Pakistani Capital Kills 21 – AP
Bomb Rips Through Passenger Train in Pakistan – VOA
Bomb on Train in Pakistan Kills 14 – NYT
Deadly Blast on Train in Pakistan – BBC
Rounding Up Suspects, Pakistan Charges a Baby – NYT
Indians Vote in Insurgency-Hit Northeast Region – AP
Maoist Rebels Kill 3 Government Soldiers in India – AP
Deadly Gunbattle Erupts in Indian Kashmir – VOA
