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This section includes the latest news relating to U.S. security policy around the world. Updated daily, the news provided in this searchable database highlights the most relevant security developments from around the world. 

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Naval maneuvers from China, Iran and Russia

Tuesday, December 3, 2019
In this article, program & research associate Elias Yousif was quoted on recent joint military exercises between China, Iran, and Russia.
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https://www.voanoticias.com/a/maniobras-navales-de-china-ir%C3%A1n-y-rusia/5191267.html
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Voice of America

Ron Johnson: Trump Advisers Had To ‘Convince’ President To Send Ukraine Aid

Friday, November 15, 2019
SAM's data is cited in this piece discussing the impeachment inquiry and the amount of security assistance Ukraine receives.
Author(s): 
Amy Russo
Publisher / Source: 
Huffpost

Putin just took a victory lap in the Middle East. Now he's turning to Africa

Friday, October 25, 2019
SAM's data is cited in this article discussing Russia's growing influence in Africa after they have signed military-technical cooperation agreements with more than 30 countries on the continent.
Author(s): 
Mary Ilyushina and David McKenzie
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CNN

US Military Aid to Lebanon Continues Amid Protests

Friday, October 25, 2019
SAM's analysis is cited in this article discussing the Defense Department's decision to continue sending military aid to Lebanon as nationwide demonstrations continue.
Author(s): 
Jack Detsch
Publisher / Source: 
Al Monitor

This is Why America Fights Forever Wars

Friday, October 18, 2019
SAM's Elias Yousif discusses how Trump’s withdrawal of U.S. troops in Syria has followed similar trends from past engagements in Afghanistan and Iraq. After years of costly warfare, America is again choosing to disengage with little thought or consideration to the consequences.
Author(s): 
Elias Yousif
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Newsweek

Liz Cheney’s Turkey sanctions bill would ban US arms sales

Wednesday, October 16, 2019
Author(s): 
Joe Gould and Aaron Mehta
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times

American Friendships Wither in Syria

Monday, October 14, 2019
SAM’s own Elias Yousif states that Trump's withdrawal of US troops in Syria is not the first time the US has abandoned friends in the region, and he must act quickly to show allies that the US will stand by its commitments.
Author(s): 
Elias Yousif
Publisher / Source: 
InkStick

Trump’s Betrayal of the Kurds Is Terrible, But the Answer Is Not Endless War

Friday, October 11, 2019
This article on uses SAM’s data to discuss the withdrawal of US forces from Syria, noting how the millions in US military aid to Turkey are almost surely being used by Ankara in its latest operation against the Kurds.
Author(s): 
Khury Peterson-Smith
Publisher / Source: 
In These Times

The U.S. Gives Military Aid to Corrupt Countries All the Time

Saturday, October 5, 2019
SAM’s Elias Yousif weighs in on President Trump’s use of corruption as the reason for suspending security assistance to Ukraine. SAM’s data revealed that ⅔ of the countries receiving US counterterrorism aid “posed serious corruption risks.”
Author(s): 
Kathy Gilsinan
Publisher / Source: 
The Atlantic

On the Edge at the Roof of Eurasia: Counternarcotics' Tajikistan Problem

Wednesday, September 25, 2019
In this article by SAM’s former intern Ian Wallace, he discusses why the US, Russia, and China are providing Tajikistan with counternarcotics security assistance, and why that aid is contributing to a quasi state-run drug cartel.
Author(s): 
Ian Wallace
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The Diplomat

Trump Can Still Prove He's a Deal Maker - By Brokering Peace in Yemen and Defusing a Regional War With Iran

Thursday, September 19, 2019
In this article on Newsweek, SAM Program & Research Associate Elias Yousif argues that U.S. President Trump has an opportunity to make the business deal of a lifetime. Ending the war in Yemen could not only stop colossal suffering but also be a proxy for peace between the U.S. and Iran.
Author(s): 
Elias Yousif
Publisher / Source: 
Newsweek

Little Sparta's Big Ambitions: The Emirati Military Comes of Age

Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Author(s): 
Christian Heller
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Real Clear Defense

Pentagon Helps Azerbaijan Modernize Its Intelligence & Counterterrorism Capabilities

Saturday, September 14, 2019
Author(s): 
Mushvig Mehdiyev
Publisher / Source: 
Caspian News

It’s Time for Congress to Rein in U.S. Arms Exports

Wednesday, September 11, 2019
SAM Program & Research Associate @EliasDJyousif calls to attention the American public’s overwhelming view that US arms sales are endangering American Security.
Author(s): 
Elias Yousif
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One

Restore Control over Dangerous Gun Exports

Tuesday, September 10, 2019
William Hartung, Director of the Arms and Security Project with the Center for International Policy discusses the possible consequences of moving the supervision of firearm exports from the State Department to the Department of Commerce
Author(s): 
William Hartung
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill

70 Percent of Americans Say Arms Sales Make US Less Safe

Monday, September 9, 2019
William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project, is quoted in this piece on a recent Chicago Council survey stating that US citizens are beginning to question the validity of foreign arms sales.
Author(s): 
William Hartung
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One

Lack of US Gun Control Provokes Record Bloodshed in Mexico

Saturday, August 31, 2019
SAM Director, Christina Arabia, is quoted in this piece that examines how weapons flowing from the United States are exacerbating violence in Mexico.
Author(s): 
Parker Asmann
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime

Experimentation can Help Build Better Security Partners

Friday, August 30, 2019
SAM's data is cited in this piece that argues that the Department of Defense needs to confront shortcomings in its efforts to train foreign security forces, subjecting current methods to rigorous experimentation.
Author(s): 
Thomas-Durell Young
Publisher / Source: 
War on the Rocks

Amid Iran Crisis, US Offers Big Military Aid Boost to Azerbaijan

Friday, August 9, 2019
This piece on U.S. security assistance to Azerbaijan cites SAM's data extensively, and includes, in full, SAM's recent fact sheet on Section 333 aid to Baku.
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet

US Allocates $100 million in Security Aid to Azerbaijan in 2018-19

Wednesday, July 17, 2019
SAM's data on security assistance to Azerbaijan is cited in this Armenian news outlet.

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