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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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Brazil and Colombia Expand Cooperative Security Efforts in Amazon Border Region

Tuesday, May 31, 2016
The Armies of Brazil and Colombia are expanding their bilateral actions to boost surveillance and information sharing in the fight against transnational crime. Initiatives include deploying more Military platoons along the border, holding language classes to improve communication, and sharing information systems, technology, fuel, and airstrips.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Brazil
Author(s): 
Patrícia Comunello
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Criminal Organizations

Raytheon-Jordan Border Defense Against ISIS Enters Final Phase

Friday, May 27, 2016
A U.S.-funded partnership between Jordan and Raytheon is entering the final phase of a nearly $100 million program to guard the Hashemite Kingdom against infiltrators from the Islamic State group and other extremist organizations operating beyond its border with Syria and Iraq.English
Country(s): 
Jordan
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Border Control

Lt. Col. Daniel Davis: The U.S. Has Failed ‘Spectacularly’ in Afghanistan

Friday, May 27, 2016
Instead of acknowledging its shortcomings in appropriate humility and making necessary changes to repair the damage, the U.S. government chooses to shape public opinion by tirelessly spinning the mission to appear as a success. This fact-spinning has resulted in keeping Afghanistan unstable. Here are 3 ways to repair the damage.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Daniel L. Davis
Publisher / Source: 
Time
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Azerbaijan, U.S. Can Improve Cooperation

Friday, May 27, 2016
Azerbaijan and the United States have many fields for cooperation, Ben Hodgers, commanding general of the US Army to Europe, told journalists on May 26 during his visit to Baku.
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Rashid Shirinov
Publisher / Source: 
Azernews
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.S. Officials Visited Armenia on Monday to Discuss Military Cooperation

Friday, May 27, 2016
Representatives of the US armed forces visited Armenia on Monday to discuss enhancing military cooperation between the two countries, US Department of Defense spokesperson Peter Cook said in a briefing on Thursday. English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
Sputnik
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Latin America's Top Human Rights Organization Is Broke — And It's Blaming the Region's Governments

Friday, May 27, 2016
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has warned that it is in the middle of a "severe financial crisis" that will require drastic cuts, which will heavily impact its ability to attend to victims across the continent.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Argentina
Chile
Author(s): 
Gabriela Gorbea
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Civil Society

Georgia Marks Independence Day

Friday, May 27, 2016
Georgia’s marks Independence Day on May 26 with festivities and outdoor events in Tbilisi and other parts of the country launched with a ceremony on capital city’s Freedom Square opened by the march of Georgian, U.S. and UK army service members fresh from two-week long joint drills which were wrapped up at the Vaziani training area outside Tbilisi two days ago.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil.ge (Georgia)
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Niger Delta Avengers Militants Shut Down Chevron Oil Facility

Friday, May 27, 2016
Members of the Nigerian militant group the Niger Delta Avengers have shut down facilities owned by one of the world’s biggest oil companies.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Ruth Maclean
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Cameron Says U.K. to Send Warship to Mediterranean to Tackle Libya Arms

Friday, May 27, 2016
The U.K. plans to deploy a navy warship to the Mediterranean to counter arms smuggling in Libya and a team to assist in training the country’s coast guard, Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday, in the latest sign of a step toward military involvement in the country.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Nicholas Winning
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Arms Control
Military and Police Aid
Military and Police Aid

Colombia confirms Spanish reporter is being held by guerrilla group

Friday, May 27, 2016
Colombian Defense Minister Luis Carlos Villegas has confirmed that one Spanish and two Colombian reporters who went missing a few days ago are in the hands of the guerrilla group Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN).English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Ana Marcos
Publisher / Source: 
El Pais
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

It is in Britain's Interest to Support Libyan Government Insists David Cameron

Friday, May 27, 2016
It is in Britain's interest to support the new national unity government in Libya, David Cameron has insisted, as he confirmed the Royal Navy is preparing to deploy another warship to the region. English
Country(s): 
Libya
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Mail
Wire Service: 
Press Association
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Arms Control

Don’t Give Up on the African Union Mission Yet

Friday, May 27, 2016
Somalia's most effective institution and its biggest driver of stability, AMISOM is the only force that can counter al-Shabab and hold territory.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Alex Dick-Godfrey
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

U.S. Increases Antiterrorism Exercises With African Militaries

Friday, May 27, 2016
After a series of terrorist attacks on hotels and other tourist sites that raised concerns all across Africa, the United States has increased training exercises with militaries here, focusing on how to defend civilian targets on a continent that has become a significant battleground in the war against militant Islam.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Helene Cooper
Publisher / Source: 
New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Testimony on Drug Trade Highlights System's Complexity

Friday, May 27, 2016
US consumption of heroin has increased significantly in the last few years. The reasons for this are complex but have to do with the increase of prescription drugs in the United States, a rise in prices of these prescription drugs and their black market counterparts, and the subsequent safeguards on this prescription medicine market, specifically OxyContin.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Steven Dudley
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Photos Show U.S. Commandos Primed for Fight in Syria

Friday, May 27, 2016
Photographs of U.S. commandos with battle gear in Syria raised questions Thursday about their level of involvement in the fight against the Islamic State. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Tom Vanden Brook
Publisher / Source: 
USA Today
Tag(s): 
Military

U.S.-Senegal Defense Cooperation: A New Direction For The U.S.?

Friday, May 27, 2016
With the defence cooperation deal signed by the US and Senegal last week, the US is increasing its military foothold in Africa. It can be argued that this is a new direction in the Africa policy of the Obama administration and a response to China’s new naval base in Djibouti.English
Country(s): 
Senegal
Publisher / Source: 
AFK Insider
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Egypt’s Allies Rally Amid Fears Over Worsening Security

Friday, May 27, 2016
After two years of cool relations between the U.S. and Egypt, the October terrorist attack on a Russian passenger plane over the Sinai Peninsula triggered a flurry of visits here by U.S. officials, who called for increased military aid to shore up President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, despite human rights concerns.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Tamer El-Ghobashy
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Central American and U.S. Firefighters Conduct Joint Training in Honduras

Friday, May 27, 2016
A major training program was held at the Enrique Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras, when the Central America Sharing Mutual Operational Knowledge and Experiences Exercise brought together representatives of fire brigades from seven Central American nations from April 16th-23rd for a joint training session with U.S. Air Force Squadron 612 out of Soto Cano Air Base.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Kay Valle
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Cooperation

Amnesty, HRW Lament Egypt's 'Crackdown On Dissent', Call for Serious Measures

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Between calling for an arms embargo and demanding the release of protesters, international rights organisations Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch lament Egypt's "crackdown on dissent".English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Nourhan Fahmy
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Wire Service: 
Aswat Masriya
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Georgia’s Delicate Foreign Policy Dance

Thursday, May 26, 2016
At a summit meeting in Warsaw in early July, NATO will consider how best to deter Russia. Ukraine and the Baltics will be at center stage. But Georgia deserves a signal in Warsaw that it will not be forgotten if Russia adopts a harsher policy. For Georgia, the main security balancer is the United States. The late former Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze said that without American support, Georgia would have lost its independence and been swallowed by Russia.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Denis Corboy
William Courtney
Kenneth Yalowitz
Publisher / Source: 
National Interest
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

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