A matter which has come up with respect to counternarcotics is the FARC's insistence- this is a publice insistence, we don't know what they're saying at the table- but publicly, they're insisting on the elimination of the aerial eradication program, which in our view would be a great mistake.
This is from the testimony yesterday of U.S. Ambassador-Designate to Colombia Kevin Whitaker, at his nomination hearing in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, starting at...
The U.S. Navy announces plans to expand Naval Support Activity Bahrain. Simultaneously, the Bahrain Council for Human Rights is concluding a report on government abuses of protestors. The U.S. must take a firmer stance on calling for reform in order to ensure long-term security.
Below is a roundup of some of the top articles and news highlights from around Africa over the last week:
- Nelson Mandela, Nobel Peace Prize winner, anti-apartheid hero, and South Africa’s first black president passed away December 5th. His death stirred an outpouring of grief across Africa and the world. South Africa President Jacob Zuma said, “our nation has lost its greatest son.” U.S. President Obama delivered a ...
Last week, in an interview with the Sudan Tribune, South Sudan’s Interior Minister Aleu Ayeny Aleu praised U.S. assistance to South Sudan, especially the training provided to the country’s security forces.
Minister Aleu...
By: Lisa Haugaard, Latin America Working Group Education Fund
This blog appeared in the Huffington Post
As Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos met this week with President Barack Obama, it’s time to say, Yes to peace.
In November 2013, the Colombian government and the FARC guerrilla group signed an agreement, the second of five...
The following is a round-up of some of the top security-related articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week.
Entire Region
- The Latin Americanist and ...