In an effort to steer them further away from Russia’s growing orbit, the United States plans to focus its aid to Europe and the former Soviet Union on Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine, according to Daniel Rosenblum, the State Department's Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia. The news came from a June 25th hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats.
In connection with this week’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, the United States is planning to speak with African leaders about how to “build their capacity to respond to security challenges on the continent.” According to the Obama Administration’s congressional budget request for FY 2015, “the promotion of peace and security remains one of the United States’ highest priorities” in Sub-Saharan Africa. Yet, which Africa countries and sub-regions will receive the most U.S. security assistance for FY 2015 and how does this assistance compare with previous years.
This week, House Republicans pushed off voting for the U.S./Mexico border supplemental package, Congress debated increasing funding for vetted Syrian rebels, Nigeria reportedly purchased attack and transport helicopters and U.S. Central Command visited Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. . Read these highlights and more below.
Latin America and the Caribbean
- On Thursday, House Republicans stalled efforts to vote on the border supplemental package. The House bill, which cuts overall funding down to $ ...
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- Venezuela recently further tightened its relationship with China. At the end of the 13th Bilateral Mixed Commission, President Nicolas Maduro told Chinese President Xi Jinping that he thought that the meeting was a success and that he was happy with the continued relationship with China. As of this year, Venezuela has almost US$5.7 billion in loans from China, and ...
The House Armed Services Committee held a hearing this week to discuss the policy challenges and the U.S.'s options arising from the deteriorating security situations in Iraq and Syria.
The House of...