28 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 / Related Issues
US Weighs Harder Line on Russia Than European Allies – NYT
Pro-Russia Separatists Free One of Detained Observers in E. Ukraine – VOA
Pro-Russian Forces Free One Observer in Eastern Ukraine – NYT
Military Observer Freed in Ukraine – BBC
Pro-Russia Militants Parade Captured OSCE Ukraine Monitors – VOA
Pro-Russian Forces Parade Detained European Officers – WP
Germany Condemns Parading of Military Observers – AP
Observers Held in Ukraine Speak Under Armed Guard – AP
Obama: US, Europe Must Act Collectively Against Russia – VOA
EU to Intensify Ukraine Sanctions – BBC
Ukraine Separatists Rally as Unity Backers Meet Putin Foe – VOA
Russian Propaganda Campaign Finds Fertile Ground in Ukraine – McClatchy
Putin Rival Takes Message to East Ukraine – NYT
For Russia, Negatives Outweigh Positives of an Invasion – NYT News Analysis
Ukraine’s Wake-up Call for NATO – WP Opinion
The War on Truth in Ukraine – NYT Opinion
Putin's Grand Strategy for Ukraine – TNI Opinion
Afghanistan
Afghan Presidential Hopefuls Rally Supporters Ahead of Run-Off – Reuters
Pentagon to Devise 3 Budget Plans on US Troops in Afghanistan – Bloomberg
UK Helicopter Crash 'a Tragic Accident' – BBC
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Guantanamo Holds Rare Session to Hear from Captive's Psychiatrist – MH
US Department of Defense
Soldier on Trial Because Reporter Kept Digging – TNT
Wisconsin Citizen-Soldiers Took Divergent Paths After Iraq Tour – WSJ
Death Stars are Overrated Military Investments – BG Opinion
Commanders Have Declared Biggest Threat, It's One We're All Ignoring – PM Opinion
United States
How to Build a Memorial for a ‘Never-Ending War’? – WT
For North Dakota, Drones a Possible Growth Market – AP
10 Reasons Not to Vote for a Veteran – FP Opinion
United Kingdom
Britain is Now 'Post-Christian' – BBC
Africa
South Sudan Hopeful of Improved Peace Talks With Rebels – VOA
Looting Follows Evacuation of Muslims in CAR – VOA
Attack in Central African Republic Kills 22, Including Chiefs, MSF Staff – Reuters
Muslims Leave Central African Republic Capital – BBC
Muslim World Body Heading to Central African Republic – AP
3 Aid Workers Killed in Central African Republic – AP
Election Violence Flares in South Africa's Platinum Belt – Reuters
Americas / Caribbean
In Venezuela, Protesters Point to Their Scars – NYT
Latin Americans Celebrate Popes' Canonization – AP
Asia / Pacific
US and the Philippines Agree to a 10-Year Military Pact – NYT
US, Philippines Defense Deal May Anger China – WP
US, Philippines Reach 10-year Deal on Troops – AP
US-Philippines Pact Could Modestly Boost American Arms Sales – Reuters
Japan Pleased with Obama’s Security Stance, Stymied by Trade Pact – S&S
In Malaysia, Obama Works to Salve Troubled Ties – NYT
Obama: ‘More Work to be Done’ on Malaysia Human Rights – WP
Obama Faces Tough Questions on Malaysia Rights – VOA
Obama Defends Malaysia Rights Stance – BBC
South Korea President Accepts PM's Resignation – VOA
Thousands Protest Nuclear Power Plant in Taiwan – VOA
Calming the Pacific Waters – NYT Editorial
Malaysia’s Moment– WP Opinion
Europe
Russia Tightens Grip on the Internet – VOA
Serbia Elects Ex-nationalist Vucic as New PM – VOA
Serbia's New Government to Overhaul Economy – AP
Vatican Declares Two Popes Saints – BBC
Two Popes Become Saints in Historic Canonizations – NYT
Middle East / North Africa
Meet the Syrian Rebels Who Received the First US Missiles – WP
As Deadline Passes, Syria Pressed to Complete Destruction of Chemical Arms – NYT
Syria 'Still Holds Chemical Weapons' – BBC
Watchdog Calls on Syria to Hand Over Remaining Chemical Weapons Materials – VOA
Watchdog: Syria Should Destroy All Toxic Chemicals – AP
Iraq Hits 'Jihadist Convoy' in Syria – BBC
Iraqi Military Hits Jihadist Fuel Convoy – VOA
Car Bomb Attack Kills 10 People in Iraq – AP
Iran's President Faces Pressure From All Sides – LAT
Iran to Target Decoy US Aircraft Carrier in Drills – AP
Abbas Still Seeking Israel-Palestinian Peace Talks Extension – VOA
Palestinians Signal Willingness to Continue Talks – WP
Abbas 'Still Seeks' Israel Talks – BBC
Palestinian Leader Calls Holocaust ‘Heinous Crime’ – VOA
Palestinian President Condemns Holocaust – WP
Palestinians' Abbas Calls Holocaust 'Heinous Crime' – BBC
Israel’s Netanyahu Rejects Abbas' Shift on Holocaust – VOA
Israel’s Netanyahu Warns World on Holocaust Memorial Day – AP
Saudi Arabia Death Toll from MERS Virus Climbs to 102 – VOA
Saudi Arabia Reports 8 More Deaths From MERS Virus – AP
Sisi Urges Big Vote in Egyptian Election; Islamists Urge Boycott – Reuters
Egyptian Judge to Rule on Mass Death Sentence – Reuters
Libya: Gadhafi's Son Faces Charges in Tripoli Court – VOA
Libyan Oil Port Zueitina to Re-Open After Damage Assessed – Reuters
War Descends Anew in Iraq – WP Opinion
South Asia
In Pakistan, Signs Praise Spies as Nation Changes – AP