Latin America Security By the Numbers
U.S. military exercises in Latin America April-June
This post was compiled by WOLA Intern Lesley Wellener.
- In Honduras, a U.S.-supported police program destroyed ...
This week the U.S. imposed sanctions on Uganda for their enactment of the "Anti-Homosexual Act" and the U.N. announced that they will be deploying drones in Mali. Read more on these stories and other news highlights from the African region below.
- The U.S. ...
This week, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) continues to consolidate its power in Iraq as the Obama administration lays out its policies in the escalating regional crisis. Meanwhile, Congress is continuing to mark up the Fiscal Year 2015 defense bill, in addition to the Department of State and foreign operations appropriations bill, where Senators proposed a decrease in military aid to Egypt....
This week Vice President Joe Biden kicked off his tour in the Americas, Brazil announced plans to buy modernization kits for its tank fleet from the U.S., and Honduras’ foreign minister asked the U.S. to allow children to stay in the country. Read these stories and other highlights below.