15 April SWJ Roundup
Small Wars Journal Daily Roundup
Defense, Foreign Affairs, Politics, Economics, & More
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USNI Daily – Real Clear Defense – Real Clear World
BBC – CNN World – CSM World – LAT World – NYT World – WP World – VOA
WP National Security – WT National Security
American Forces Press Service – Abu Muqawama – Air Force Times
Armed Forces Journal – AOL Defense – Army Times – At War – CSM Backchannels
Battleland – Best Defense – Danger Room – Defense Tech – DoD Buzz – Early Warning
Foreign Affairs – Foreign Policy – David Ignatius – Infinity Journal
Informal Institute for National Security Thinkers and Practitioners
The Interpreter – Kings of War – Long War Journal – Marine Corps Gazette
Marine Corps Times – Military Review – National Defense – Navy Times – Parameters
Security Clearance – Stars & Stripes – Wings Over Iraq – ZenPundit
CNA – CNAS – CSIS – ILW – ISW – Rand – TJF
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Afghanistan
Afghan Interpreters for the US Are Left Stranded and at Risk – NYT
Afghan Gov’t Blames US, Taliban for Civilian Deaths in Airstrike – LAT
Afghans Struggle with IED Detection, Removal – S&S
Opium Production in Afghanistan Increases for 3rd Year – NYT
UN: Afghan Opium Production Increases – AP
Tensions Rise Over Afghan, Pakistan Border Dispute – Reuters
Bomb Kills 7 Family Members in Afghanistan – AP
North Korea
Kerry Offers Talks with Pyongyang if it Moves to Scrap Nukes – VO
Kerry Says N. Korea Talks Possible, But Hints at Conditions – NYT
Kerry Invites New Talks with N. Korea – WP
As US Talks Up Diplomacy, North Korea Takes Hard Line – AP
US Lawmakers React to Suggested Negotiations with North Korea – VOA
Beijing to US on North Korea: Talk – AP
North Korea Rejects South Korea's Calls for Talks – AP
North Korea Rebuffs Talks As 'Crafty Trick' – SKY
North Korea Marks Kim Il-sung Birthday – BBC
Despite Tension, N. Korea Lets in Tourists, Athletes – AP
BBC Tactics in Covering North Korea Are Faulted – NYT
North Korea's War Plan – USNIN opinion
Why Everyone Gets North Korea So Wrong – Newsweek opinion
Will North Korea Provoke Again in April? – RCH opinion
Syria
Activists: Syrian Air Strikes Kill 16 in Kurdish Village – VOA
Syrian Air Strikes 'Kill Children' – BBC
Assad's Forces Break Rebel Blockade in North Syria – Reuters
Hezbollah-Backed Lebanese Shiites Fight in Syria – AP
Syria Muslim Brotherhood Denies Seeking Power Grab – AP
US Feeds Syrians, But Secretly – WP
Syrian Man Arrested in Greece with Weapons Cache – AP
Iraq Reports Searching Syrian Plane; No Arms Found – AP
Middle East / North Africa
End of Palestinian Power Play Muddles the Peace Process – NYT
Kerry Hopes Next Palestinian PM Can Work with US – AP
Israel Allows Journalists to Prison after Deaths in Custody – WP
Attackers Strike Across Iraq as Elections Approach – NYT
Iraq Cities Hit by Deadly Bombings – BBC
Attacks Across Iraq Kill 27 People, Officials Say – AP
Two Car Bombs Hit Checkpoint at Baghdad Airport – Reuters
Kuwaiti Politician Jailed for Insulting Emir – Reuters
Saudi Prince Makes Economic Case for Women Drivers – Reuters
Farmers Say Egypt's Wheat Crop Hopes Are 'a Dream' – Reuters
Iraqi Kurdistan in Bloom – WP opinion
US Department of Defense
Gates Worries Lengthy Combat Tours Aggravated Troop Stresses – TO
Hunger Strike Clashes at Guantanamo – BBC
Guantanamo Commander Orders Single-cell Living For Detainees – AFPS
Army: NM Power Line Proposal a Threat to National Security – AJ
Gitmo Is Killing Me – NYT opinion
United States
Future of US Counterterrorism Unclear – LAT
US Rethinks How to Respond to Nuclear Disaster – NYT
Rifts Hinder Background Check Measure in Gun Bill – NYT
Drones Displace Intelligence at CIA – NYT opinion
World
Global Military Spending Dips in 2012, Think Tank Says – DPA
World Military Spending Drops in 2012 – AP
World Military Spending Dips in 2012, First Since 1998 – Reuters
Africa
Niger Rapidly Emerges as Key US Partner in Anti-Terror Fight – WP
Islamist Militant Assault Kills 22 in Somali Capital – VOA
Coordinated Blasts Kill at Least 20 in Somalia’s Capital – NYT
Deadly Attack on Somali Courthouse – BBC
Somali Court Complex Attack Kills 16 – AP
Turkish Aid Workers Killed in Somalia – BBC
Chad's Leader: Troops to Leave Mali Guerrilla War – AP
Rights Groups Condemn Arrest of DR Congo Opposition Figures – VOA
Djotodia Made CAR Interim President – BBC
Botswana Set to Host Crime of Aggression Summit – VOA
Americas
Maduro Declared Victor in Venezuelan Election – VOA
Heir to Chávez Wins Venezuela Election by Narrow Margin – NYT
Maduro Narrowly Wins Venezuelan Presidency – WP
Chavez Heir Wins Venezuela Election – BBC
Maduro Wins in Venezuela, Opposition Protests – Reuters
Venezuela's Capriles Refuses to Accept Maduro Win – Reuters
Maduro Supporters Party, Capriles Backers Protest in Venezuela – Reuters
Venezuelan Expatriates Saddened by Narrow Election Defeat – Reuters
Venezuela's Maduro Inherits Tough Economic Problems – Reuters
Factbox: Key Figures Around New Venezuelan Leader Maduro – Reuters
Six Strangled, One Decapitated in Mexican Resort of Cancun – Reuters
In Testimony, Guatemalans Give Account of Suffering – NYT
Asia / Pacific
US Opposes Coercive China Action in Island Dispute – AP
Philippines, US Air Forces Show Off Firepower at Clark – PDI
Filipino Troops Attack Abu Sayyaf Hideout, Kill 7 – AP
Rebel Flag Flies Over Province, Indonesia Wants It Torn Down – NYT
Cambodia, Thailand Seek Temple Ruling – AP
Europe
German Elites Drawn to Anti-Euro Party – NYT
Turkey: Kurdish Rebel Leader Hopeful for Peace – AP
Croatians Elect First Euro MPs – BBC
South Asia
Drone Strikes Radicalize Youth in Pakistan – CNN
Pakistani Taliban Hit Political Party, Killing 1 – AP
How the US Is Losing Pakistan – Time opinion
