Belize
- On May 15th, 24 members of the Belize National Coast Guard and 5 members of the Belizean Anti-Drug Unit (ADU) graduated from a Special Warfare Operations Course. This 5-week training course, supervised and ...
The Obama administration considers Nigeria a “vital” strategic partner and provides Nigeria withsecurity assistance to stabilize the Niger Delta. Yet, as Jamestown Foundation’s Jacob Zenn notes, a recent escalation of violence and brutal military conduct, coupled with continued U.S. security assistance, could jeopardize the ...
With U.S. and NATO troops scheduled to start pulling out of Afghanistan next year, the U.S. military is gearing up for one of its biggest logistical challenges in its history: how to get all of its gear out of the country. Not just the tanks and guns but office equipment, air conditioners and all the other accoutrements of the best-funded military in the world. The gear that needs to be shipped out is estimated to be worth $30 billion, and the cost of getting it out about $6 billion — and that’s just for the U.S. forces, according to ...
- Extensive preparations are underway in advance of President Obama’s tour of Africa later this month. The President intends to visit Senegal, Tanzania and South Africa. The U.S. will be providing the vast majority of security resources President Obama may require, including a 24-hour fighter jet surveillance, docking a Navy medical ship offshore for emergency medical usage, and flying hundreds of security staffers to the continent to ensure security on the ground. The Washington Post estimates Obama’s trip could cost the federal government a cost of $60 million to $100 ...
The following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.
U.S. Policy
- Delegations from Latin American countries and the United States gathered in Antigua, Guatemala from June 4-June 6 for the Organization of the American States' 43rd annual General Assembly meeting. Drug policy topped the agenda of ...
This week delegations from Latin American countries and the United States are gathering in Guatemala to debate drug policy and other regional issues at the Organization of American States' (OAS) 43rd annual General Assembly.
The meeting, titled "For a comprehensive policy to fight the global drug problem in the...