14 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
Partial Afghan Election Results Put Abdullah in Lead – VOA
Partial Afghan Results Portend a Runoff as Fraud Is Cited – NYT
Early Results Show a Two-Man Race in Afghan Presidential Election – S&S
Abdullah Ahead in Afghan Poll Count – BBC
Abdullah, Ghani Lead in Partial Afghan Vote Tally – AP
The US Is Dragging Its Feet When It Comes to Helping Afghan Translators – DB
Ukraine / Russia / NATO
Well-Equipped Russian Troops Amass Near Ukraine Border – Reuters
Defying Russia, Ukraine Forces Clash With Militants – NYT
UN Security Council Meets as Ukraine Crisis Escalates – AP
More US Sanctions Likely if Russian Actions in Ukraine Continue – Reuters
Pro-Russians Facing Deadline to Disarm in Eastern Ukraine – VOA
Ukraine's Interim Leader Threatens Separatists With Crackdown – LAT
Ukrainian Clashes With Separatists Turn Deadly – WP
Russia Urges Caution in East Ukraine – BBC
Ukraine to Deploy Troops in Anti-Terror Operation – AP
Ukraine Rebels Show No Signs of Complying – Reuters
In Eastern Ukraine, Pro-unity Activists Emerge from Shadows – VOA
US Lists 10 More ‘False’ Russian Claims on Ukraine – VO
Biden to Visit Kyiv as Conflict with Russia Escalates – VOA
Xenophobic Chill Descends on Moscow – NYT
Anti-Kremlin Protest Draws Thousands in Moscow – AP
It’s Probably Too Late to Prevent War – WP Editorial
US Department of Defense
Window Opens On Secret Camp Within Guantanamo – AP
Hugs of Sorrow, Hugs of Joy: The Journey Downrange and Home Again – S&S
Soldiers Stuck in Backlogged System Can't Go Forward, Can't Go Back – NT
Sgt. Maj. Barrett Writes Open Letter to Marines Following Backlash – MCT
Combat Veterans Battle an Enemy Within: Addiction – S&S
Few Answers Known Weeks After Navy Base Shooting at Norfolk – VP
United States
Gunman Kills 3 at US Jewish Centers – VOA
3 Killed at Kansas Jewish Centers – WP
Abu Hamza Trial Set to Start in US – BBC
World
Climate Efforts Are Falling Short, UN Panel Says – NYT
The Slaughter Bench of History – TA Opinion
Africa
South Sudan Free to Purchase Weapons Says Army Spokesman – VOA
Nigeria Islamists Kill 68 in Two Village Attacks – Reuters
Blast Rocks Nigeria Bus Station – BBC
UN: Mali Faces Deepening Humanitarian Crisis – VOA
CAR Worried About Peacekeeping Mission Timing – VOA
Voting Closes in Guinea-Bissau – BBC
Revising Nigeria's Economy – NYT Editorial
The Central African Republic Needs Help Now – WP Opinion
Americas / Caribbean
Popular Abroad, Mexican President Sinks in Polls at Home – WP
Venezuela Admits 'Protest Excesses' – BBC
Deadly Chile Fire Forces Evacuations – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Australia to Deploy Mini-sub in Search for Missing Malaysian Plane – VOA
Search Teams to Send Unmanned Sub to Look for Missing Jet – WP
Robotic Sub to Search for Missing MH370 – BBC
2 Abu Sayyaf Militants Killed in Philippine Raid – AP
Shrine Visit Irks Japan's Neighbors – BBC
Vietnam Releases Dissidents Amid US Trade Talks – AP
Ambiguities of Japan's Nuclear Policy – NYT Opinion
Europe
Russia Boosts Military, Global Arms Spending Fall – AP
The CIA’s Cultural War Against Soviet Russia – VOA
Macedonia Heads for Presidential Runoff Vote – VOA
Middle East / North Africa
Syria's Assad Claims War Advantage – BBC
Official: US Looking Into Syria Toxic Gas Reports – AP
Syria Launches Air Strikes Near Damascus – VOA
Warily, Lebanon Tackles Violent Spillover From Syria – Reuters
Sanctions Are Eased; Iran Sees Little Relief – NYT
Israel Says Kerry Remarks on Iran Nuclear Threshold 'Not Acceptable' – Reuters
Iran Official Concerned for Nuclear Power Plant – AP
Iran Calls Off Plan to Send Warships to Atlantic – AP
Series of Bombings Kills More Than 20 Across Iraq – NYT
Suicide Attack Kills 7 in Iraq – VOA
Israeli Coalition Shows Signs of Growing Tensions – AP
Suspected Al-Qaida Militants Kill 3 Yemen Soldiers – AP
Hagel Speaks With New Egyptian Defense Minister – AFPS
Discontent Swells Ahead of Algeria Election – NYT
Libyan PM to Step Down After Attack – BBC
Prime Minister of Libya Says He Will Resign – AP
Libya: Questions of Fairness Loom over Gadhafi Sons’ Trial – VOA
The United States’ Middle East Peace Process Paradox – WP Opinion
South Asia
Pakistan: Next Round of Taliban Talks Coming Soon – AP
Deadly Blasts Hit India Vote Staff – BBC
