18 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
War is Boring – 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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Ukraine / Russia
Ukraine Talks Gain; Putin Keeps Force on Table – WSJ
Four-way Ukraine Talks Conclude With De-escalation Plan – VOA
Diplomatic Pact Commits Russia and Ukraine to Ease Tensions – NYT
Diplomats Reach Deal on Defusing Ukraine Crisis – WP
Russia Agrees to 'De-escalation' Plan for Ukraine at Geneva Talks – LAT
US, Russia, EU Agree to Framework to De-Escalate Ukraine Tensions – WSJ
Diplomats Urge End to Violence, Security for All – CNN
Deal to 'De-escalate' Agreed in Geneva – BBC
Ukraine Talks End With Accord on Steps to De-Escalate Conflict – Bloomberg
Deal Reached on Calming Ukraine Tensions – AP
Conferees Agree to No Violence in Ukraine But Little Else – ABC
Putin Keeps Force as Option in Ukraine – WSJ
Putin Reserves Right to Use Force in Ukraine – VOA
Putin Talks Tough on Ukraine But Says Hopes for Peace – Reuters
Putin Vows to Fight for Russians in Ukraine – Bloomberg
Putin Hopes No Need to Send Troops Into Ukraine – AP
Putin’s Remarks Raise Fears of Future Ukraine Moves – WP
Away From Show of Diplomacy in Geneva, Putin Puts On Show of His Own – NYT
US Authorizes Non-Lethal Aid for Ukraine – VOA
US to Send Ukrainian Military More Non-Lethal Aid – WP
US Sending Nonlethal Aid to Ukraine Military – AP
Demands That Jews Register in Eastern Ukraine Denounced, and Denied – NYT
Ukraine Army's Humiliations Pile Up as Eastern Push Fizzles – AFP
Kyiv: Russian Banks Fund Separatists – VOA
3 Protesters Killed in Attack on Ukrainian Base – AP
An Accord on Ukraine – WP Editorial
A Crisis Defused? – WP Opinion
Ukrainian Hopes, Russian Failings – NYT Opinion
Afghanistan
UAE Detains Taliban Commander, Disrupting Peace Talks – WP
Economy Faces Serious Revenue Shortfall Amid Tenuous Political Transition – WP
Fort Bragg Paratroopers Stand Watch in Afghanistan – FO
US Department of Defense
US Special Forces Struggle With Record Suicides – Reuters
Navy Issues Restricted UCLASS Draft Request for Proposal – USNI
Allow Pay Curbs or Harm Readiness, Joint Chiefs Expected to Tell Congress – S&S
Cost to Buy F-35 Up 2 Percent; To Operate Down 9 Percent – Reuters
Senator Demands More Details on Reassigned Soldiers – S&S
Congressional Candidates Slam Lamborn Letter About AFA Religious Freedoms – TG
The US Army Must Remain Prepared for Battle – WP Opinion
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Gitmo Judge to CIA: Disclose ‘Black Site’ Details to Cole Defense Lawyers – MH
Guantanamo 9/11 Trial Veers Off Track Again – AP
Openings Begin in US Trial of Egyptian Abu Hamza – AP
Abu Hamza 'Used Cover of Religion' – BBC
United States
US Makes it Harder for Immigrants to Seek Asylum – LAT
NY Times: US Deportation of Illegal Immigrants Declines – VOA
Inside the Minds of America's Presidential Assassins – LAT Opinion
Africa
Officials: Nigeria Secure for Economic Forum Despite Attacks – VOA
Thugs With Machetes Attack Nigerian Party Congress – AP
Nigeria Fears Captive Girls Will Be Held as Sex Slaves – NYT
Armed Youths Attack UN Compound in South Sudan – VOA
UN Condemns Attack on Civilians at S. Sudan Peacekeepers Base – LAT
Deadly Attack on South Sudan UN Base – BBC
French Troops Free Mali Aid Workers – BBC
Kenya’s Wide Net Against Terror Sweeps Up Refugees – NYT
Zambia Cabinet Minister Faces Inquiry over Alleged Office Abuse – VOA
W. Africa: Ebola Outbreak Death Toll Rises to 135 – VOA
Americas / Caribbean
Mexico Failing to Protect Journalists, Advocates Say – LAT
Students Add Easter Twist to Dwindling Venezuela Protests – Reuters
Brazilian Police End Strike Over Pay – BBC
Asia / Pacific
Obama, Abe to Battle Negative Images at US-Japan Summit – VOA
US, South Korea Discuss Ways to Deter North’s Provocations – AFPS
UN Council Takes Up Question of Rights in North Korea – NYT
UN Security Council Meets on Rights in North Korea – AP
Rescuers Scramble to Find Missing in S. Korea Ferry Disaster – VOA
Weather Blights South Korea Ferry Search – BBC
Human Error Suspected as Hope Fades in Korean Ferry Sinking – NYT
Submarine Could Finish Current Search for Malaysian Jet in a Week – VOA
Malaysia Airliner Search Points Up China's Technology Gap – LAT
US-Burma Thaw Threatened by Violence Against Muslims – WP
US Envoy Power Urges Burma Action to Stop Rakhine Violence – Reuters
Two Journalists in Thailand Face Charges Due to Pulitzer Prize Report – VOA
Europe
Hagel: US Forces to Stay in Poland Until End of 2014 – S&S
Croatia Extradites Ex-Spy to Germany – AP
Turkey Increases Spy Agency's Powers – AP
Russia: Snowden Questions Putin on Surveillance – VOA
Snowden to Putin: Does Russia Spy on its Citizens? – WP
Turkey’s Battle With Twitter – NYT Editorial
Edward Snowden’s Cowardice on Russian TV – WP Opinion
Middle East / North Africa
Syria Presses Offensive in Homs' After Talks Break Down – LAT
UN Envoy Urges Syria's Warring Sides to Save Homs – AP
Fresh Syria Gas Attack Alleged – BBC
UN: Iran Cuts Stock Closest to Nuke-Arms Grade – AP
IAEA: Iran Has 'Cut Uranium Stock' – BBC
Arab-Israeli Activist Moved to House Arrest – NYT
Algerians Vote in Presidential Election – VOA
Algerians Trickle to Polls in Presidential Vote – AP
Algeria Votes on Bouteflika's Future – BBC
Algeria's Bouteflika Camp Claims Election Win, Rival Alleges Fraud – Reuters
Opposition Cries Fraud in Algerian Election – AP
Gunmen Kidnap Tunisian Diplomat in Libya – Reuters
South Asia
India's Youth Challenge – NYT Editorial
