10 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
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