12 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
For Afghan Journalists, Election Brings a Sense of National Duty – NYT
Afghanistan's Path to Lasting Success Will Also Be the Hardest – CFR Opinion
Fraud Fears Loom Over Afghan Transition – CFR Opinion
Ukraine / NATO
Key US General Splits With Obama Over Ukraine – DB
US Sanctions More Officials Over Russian Takeover of Crimea – TWB
DOD Official: Russia’s Actions Could Reshape Transatlantic Alliance – AFPS
Donetsk Divided as Ukraine PM Offers More Autonomy – VOA
Pro-Russia Ukrainians Promised More Power, But Remain Dubious – NYT
Donetsk Republic: Ukraine's One-Building Autonomy – AP
Armed Men Seize Ukraine Police Station – NYT
Gunmen Seize Ukraine Police Station – BBC
Militants Raise Russian Flag in Ukraine City, Risk of 'Gas War' Looms – Reuters
Mystery Surrounds Death of Ukrainian Activist – NYT
Putin's Energy Threats Come with Cost to Russia – VOA
Ukraine Crisis Upends International Order – VOA Q&A
US Department of Defense
NSA Knew About Heartbleed Bug, Exploited it To Gather Intel – Bloomberg
NSA Denies Report That it Knew About, Exploited Heartbleed Bug – LAT
Air Force's Plan to Get Rid of A-10 'Warthog' Runs Into Opposition – WP
Defense Counter-Bomb Unit Cited for Improper Intelligence – Bloomberg
Fox, Sveinsson Discuss Ukraine, Arctic Security at Pentagon Meeting – AFPS
2013 F/A-18 Crash: Out of Fuel, Out of Time and One Chance to Land – VP
Dempsey: DOD Must Make Fixes on Sexual Assaults, Quickly – S&S
Black Congresswomen Ask Hagel to Review Hairstyle Guidance – S&S
Foreign Students Adapt to Rigors of US Naval Academy – VOA
United States
Diplomat Who Led Secret Talks With Iran Plans to Retire – NYT
US Reacted to 2012 Bank Cyberattack With Appeal to Allies – WP
The US Must Open the Book on Torture – WP Opinion
The Seductive Allure of Wars We’re Not Winning – WP Opinion
United Kingdom
Salmond Says Scotland Independence Vote 'Not About SNP' – BBC
Irish Republican Ordered Held Without Bail in 1998 Bombing Case – NYT
World
International Institutions Must Learn from the Past – CFR Opinion
Atrocity Prevention Since 1994 – CFR Opinion
Africa
CAR Worried About Peacekeeping Mission Timing – VOA
Somalia: Al-Shabab Strategy Perplexes Some Experts – VOA
Kenyan Aid Workers 'Free' in Somalia – BBC
Mugabe Comment Offends Nigeria – BBC
Guinea-Bissau Holds First Post-Coup Election – VOA
Colonialism, Bloodshed and Blame for Rwanda – NYT
Progress, Rwandan Style – CFR Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
UK 'Provokes' Argentina in Falklands – BBC
Brazil: Police Clash With Squatters in Rio de Janeiro Slum – NYT
Brazil: Clashes as Squatters Evicted in Rio – BBC
Salvadoran General Accused in Killings Should Be Deported, Judge Says – NYT
US Inmate Ends Hunger Strike in Cuba – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Top Marine in Japan: If Tasked, We Could Retake Senkakus From China – S&S
DOD Spokesman Calls Hagel Asia Trip a Success – AFPS
More Amphibious Forces Needed in Pacific, General Says – AFPS
Hagel, Mongolian Defense Minister Agree to Deepen Ties – AFPS
China Takes On Big Risks in Its Effort to Extract Shale Gas – NYT
Former US Commander Sees N. Korean Nuclear Breakthrough 'Unlikely' – VOA
North Korea Likely Used Drones For Spying, South Says – S&S
Australian PM: Search for Missing Malaysian Plane Will Take a Long Time – VOA
Burma's First Census in 30 Years Completed Amid Controversy – VOA
Signals From North Korea – NYT Editorial
Europe
UNHCR Urges EU to Help Italy With Tide of Refugees – VOA
EU Urged to Help Italy with Migrants – BBC
Middle East / North Africa
White House Denies Iran Envoy Visa – VOA
US Says Iran’s Pick for UN Envoy Won’t Get a Visa – NYT
US Blocks Iran’s UN Pick, Setting Up New Confrontation – WP
US Refuses Visa for Iran's UN Choice – BBC
Iran Anger Over US Visa Refusal – BBC
Iran Says Has No Plans to Substitute UN Envoy Pick – AP
Iran Secretly Convicted Former Marine, Lawyer Says – NYT
To Save Money, Iran Ends Cash Payout Program – WP
Israeli Military Takes Over Seminary in West Bank Settlement – NYT
Iraqi Deputy PM in Clash with Troops – BBC
Hezbollah Develops New Tactics in Syrian Civil War – AP
Syria Rebels, Government Confirm Poison Gas Attack – AP
American Jailed in Yemen Has Disappeared, His Lawyers Say – WP
Kuwait Orders Blackout in Court Case Over ‘Plot’ Tape – VOA
Egyptian Workers Strike in Growing Numbers – WP
Egyptian Police Kill 2 Brotherhood Members in Shootout – VOA
Inching Forward With Iran – NYT Editorial
Syria’s Lost Generation – NYT Opinion
The West Bank is Hilarious – WP Opinion
South Asia
Deadly Blasts Hit India Vote Staff – BBC
Rebels Kill 14 in Anti-Election Campaign in India – AP
Infighting Among Pakistani Taliban Kills 19 – VOA
Pakistan Baby Murder Case Withdrawn – BBC
Pakistan Judge Dismisses 9 Month Old's Murder Case – AP
Defining India's Role in the World – CFR Opinion
