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10 April SWJ Roundup

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04.10.2014 at 10:01am

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

Officials: Despite Afghan Election Success, Insurgents Remain Active – S&S

Afghan Official: Vote Successful, Not Fraud Free – AP

Rival Afghan Candidates Already Claiming Victory – VOA

A Deadly US Legacy: Explosive Fields – WP

Afghan Probe Begins in Attack on AP Journalists – AP

 

Ukraine

Russia Plotting for Ukrainian Influence, Not Invasion, Analysts Say – NYT

Russia Tightens Economic Noose on Ukraine as Armed Showdowns Persist – LAT

Ukraine Leaders Maneuver to End Standoff in the East – WP

Diplomat: US Expectations Low for Talks with Russia on Ukraine – VOA

US and Russia Seek Ukraine Solution – BBC

Declaring a One- Building, Pro-Russia Realm in Ukraine – NYT

Ukraine's Richest Man Gambles on Peacemaker Role – VOA

Putin Warns of Restricting Natural Gas Supply to Ukraine – NYT

Russia Says NATO Is Using Ukraine Crisis to Boost Appeal – Reuters

Russia: Virginia-Based Private Soldiers in Ukraine – VP

With Ukraine, Geography Doesn’t Matter – WP Opinion

 

US Department of Defense

Capt. William Swenson: Medal of Honor Recipient Rejoins Army – TNT

DOD Officials Update Congress on Nuclear Weapons Program – AFPS

Officials Describe Successes, Challenges Against WMDs  – AFPS

F-22s Finally Fit to Fly – WIB

Navy Says ‘Star Wars’ Railgun Almost Ready for Prime Time – S&S

Rumsfeld is No McNamara in New Documentary – TO

A Clear Choice on Defense – RCD Opinion

The Republicans' Cynical Defense Budget – RCD Opinion

 

United States

At Senate Hearing, Kerry Sharply Defends Obama’s Foreign Policy – WP

Profiling Rules Said to Give FBI Tactical Leeway – NYT

Russia Failed to Share Data on Boston Bombing Suspect, US Says – NYT

Veterans’ Unemployment Defies Simple Answers – WP

Militant Islamic Cleric Faces US Trial on Terrorism Charges – Reuters

Time to Expose the CIA's 'Dark Side' – LAT Editorial

 

United Kingdom

Britain Increasingly Invokes Power to Disown Its Citizens – NYT

Syria 'Main Terror Threat to UK' – BBC

Marine Challenges Taliban Murder Conviction – BBC

 

Africa

Kenya Deports Somalis, Arrests Hundreds in Crackdown After Attacks – VOA

Kenya Sends Back 'Illegal' Somalis – BBC

UN to Authorize New Peacekeeping Force for CAR – VOA

UN May Approve Force for Central African Republic – AP

Two French Soldiers Wounded in CAR Before UN Vote – Reuters

US Thanks, Supports Peacekeepers in CAR – VOA

'At Least 30 Dead' in CAR Violence – BBC

Sudan: UN 'Failed to Stop Darfur Attacks' – BBC

UN Ignores South Sudan Camp Crisis, Charity Says – NYT

UN Accused of South Sudan 'Indifference' – BBC

UN Urges DRC to End Impunity for Rape – VOA

Senegal Closes Borders with Guinea After Ebola Claims 101 – LAT

Saving South Sudan – WP Editorial

South Africa’s Military Is Falling Apart – WIB Opinion

The Rwandan Genocide, 20 Years Later – WP Opinion

Ebola Virus: A Grim, African Reality – NYT Opinion

A Green Revolution, This Time for Africa – NYT Opinion

 

Americas / Caribbean

Venezuela Formal Talks 'to Go Ahead' – BBC

Venezuela Reaches Out to Vatican No. 2 to Mediate Crisis – Reuters

Argentine Federal Police Stage Major Drug Raids – AP

Brazil: Rio 2016 Promises 'Great Games' – BBC

 

Asia / Pacific

US Army Rebalancing Has Added 16,000 Soldiers to Pacific – HAS

Hagel Seeks to Increase Ties With Mongolia – AP

Japan Pushes Plan to Stockpile Plutonium – NYT

Insurgent Bombings in Southern Thailand Target Local Economy – VOA

Early Count in Indonesia Favors Largest Opposition Party – NYT

Indonesian Opposition Leads Poll – BBC

Indonesia Opposition Leads, but Less Than Expected – AP

China Tries to Quell Anger at Malaysia Over Lost Plane – WP

Search for Malaysia’s MH370 Narrows Following Detection of 'Pings' – VOA

Malaysia Plane Hunt Resumes Amidst Optimism Over 'Pings' – Reuters

Burma Vows to Protect Aid Workers in Rakhine State – VOA

Ten Years Ago, Japan Went to Iraq, And Learned Nothing – WIB Opinion

ASEAN's Challenge: A Swaggering China – LAT Opinion

 

Europe

AF to Send More Fighters to Poland; USS Cook Headed to Black Sea – S&S

Breedlove: US Troops May Be Sent to Eastern Europe – AP

Russia Says Gazprom, China Close to Gas Agreement – VOA

French Premier Presents New Brand of Socialism – NYT

Turkish PM's Presidential Bid Faces Bumpy Road – VOA

Italy Rescues 4,000 Migrants from Mediterranean Sea – VOA

 

Middle East / North Africa

Israel Says It Is ‘Deeply Disappointed’ by Kerry’s Remarks on Peace Talks – NYT

Israel PM Orders Cutback in Contacts with Palestinian Authority – Reuters

Israel PM Curbs Palestinian Contact – BBC

A Spy and a Terrorist at Center of Peace Talks – WP

Israel Launches New Spy Satellite – AP

Iran Nuclear Talks Will Resume in May With ‘Significant Gaps' – VOA

Nuclear Talks With Iran Need ‘Intensive Work,’ Envoys Say – NYT

Iran Nuclear Deal Negotiators Finish Preliminary Talks – LAT

Iran 'Won't Give Up Nuclear Plans' – BBC

Russia Rejects US Warnings Over Oil Deal With Iran – AP

US May Test Influence at UN by Denying Visa to Iran Envoy – Reuters

Lebanon Prelates Urge End to Syrian Weapons Sales – VOA

Al Qaeda Reorganizes Itself for Syria – TNI

Syria: Car Bombings 'Kill 25' in Homs – BBC

Twin Car Bombs in Syria's Homs Kill at Least 21 – Reuters

In Libya, Politicians in Fear of Powerful Militias – AP

Algeria President's Fourth Term Likely Despite Health, Opposition – LAT

Iran's UN Envoy Isn't a Threat – LAT Editorial

Mideast: Ad Absurdum – UPI Opinion

Memo to John Kerry: Stay Strong on the Middle East – LAT Opinion

US Must Plan for Day After Iran Deal – WP Opinion

 

South Asia

Indians Vote on Key Election Day – BBC

Suspected Rebels Kill 2 Indian Soldiers – AP

At Least 22 Killed in Blast at Pakistan Market – WP

Bomb Blast in Pakistani Capital Kills 22 – AP

A Risk to India’s Nuclear Doctrine – NYT Editorial

 

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