This blog is cross-posted and co-authored with the Latin America focused Just the Facts blogger Sarah Kinosian.
Last week Guatemala sent 150 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as part of the United Nations peacekeeping mission there. The soldiers were members of the Kaibiles, an elite counterinsurgency unit that has a notoriously violent reputation stemming from...
Two bombings left 47 dead after last Friday’s prayers in Tripoli, Lebanon. Many analysts are concerned that these blasts, together with a bombing in the largely pro-Hezbollah Beirut suburb of Ruwaiss that killed at least 27 two weeks ago, will lead to a resurgence of...
The following is a round-up of some of the top articles and news highlights from around the region over the past week. United States policy St. Lucia
- The United States suspended all police assistance to St. Lucia over 12 unlawful killings by police in ...
Adam looks at new laws giving militaries dramatically greater policing roles in Honduras and in Paraguay, and at Bolivia's intention to buy surface-to-air missiles and other equipment from Russia.
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- On August 15, the Regional Security Cooperation Working Group meeting of the United States-Nigeria Binational Commission was held in Abuja, Nigeria. This commission, a result of a 2010 binational agreement, includes working groups tasked with helping Nigeria deal with corruption, electoral abuse, development, and instability in the critical Niger Delta region.
- Under Secretary for Political Affairs ...