This week President Obama called on Congress to create a new Counterterrorism Partnership Fund, while the U.S. expressed doubt regarding the newly found location of the Nigerian schoolgirls. You can read these stories and other news in the Africa Week in Review.
Kazakhstan is moving to upgrade its military arsenal, while the United States has offered a million dollars for any information on Kamchybek Kolbayev’s criminal network.
This post examines providing training and support to elements of the Syrian opposition, President Obama's recent foreign policy speech at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the deteriorating security situation in Libya and several other top security stories from the region.
This week the U.S. House of Representatives passed target sanctions against Venezuelan officials, the FBI trained police officers in Sao Paulo ahead of the World Cup, and U.S. lawmakers were worried about the deteriorating human rights situation in Honduras. Below are these stories and other highlights from around the region this week.
There’s much in Obama’s foreign policy speech at West Point that resonates for those who would like to see a just foreign policy towards Latin America.
U.S. policymakers perceive the U.S. relationship with Colombia as a strong partnership that endures despite transitions in power. But that does not mean there are no private preferences.