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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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We Need an Immediate Suspension of British Military Sales to Saudi Arabia

Thursday, May 26, 2016
For over a year now, the British government has flatly rejected claims that the Saudi Arabian-led coalition has violated the laws of war during its conflict in Yemen, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary. English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
David Mepham
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Human Rights

GPS Provision of Torture Law Unlikely to Limit Mexico Police Abuses

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Mexico's proposal to use GPS tracking to prevent torture by security officials is another example of unnecessarily elaborate fixes to simple but intractable problems. If it becomes law, arresting officers will be required to activate a GPS device the moment a subject is apprehended. The device would send real-time updates on the suspect's location to a National Public Security System information center. English
Author(s): 
Patrick Corcoran
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Security
Policing

Body Count Points to a Mexican Military Out of Control

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Experts who study the issue say Mexico’s kill rate is practically unheard-of, arguing that the numbers reveal something more ominous. “They are summary executions,” said Paul Chevigny, a retired New York University professor who pioneered the study of lethality among armed forces.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Azam Ahmed
Eric Schmitt
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military

In Mexico, the Deadliest Killers Wear a Uniform

Thursday, May 26, 2016
In the history of modern war, fighters are much more likely to injure their enemies than kill them.But in Mexico, the opposite is true. According to the government’s own figures, Mexico’s armed forces are exceptionally efficient killers — stacking up bodies at extraordinary rates.English
Author(s): 
Azam Ahmed
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Policing

Djiboutian Armed Forces Soldiers Finish a Five Month Training Course

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Djiboutian Armed Forces, also known as the Force Aérienne du Djibouti (FAD), soldiers completed their final test and graduated from Area Logistics Training, May 19, 2016.English
Country(s): 
Djibouti
Publisher / Source: 
Geeska Afrika
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Colombian and Honduran Navies Reinforce Intelligence in Fight against Narco-trafficking

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Colombia's National Navy (ARC) recently trained 14 members of the Honduran Navy (FNH) on the best ways to conduct searches and gather intelligence to fight narco-trafficking and organized crime. The three-week training session at the headquarters of the Naval Chief of Staff in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, focused on counter-intelligence and investigative tacticsEnglish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Honduras
Author(s): 
Julieta Pelcastre
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Counternarcotics

Has Iran Finally Found a Security Partner in Central Asia?

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Warming security ties between Iran and Turkmenistan could have long-lasting implications. After their bilateral meeting, Rouhani declared that Iran and Turkmenistan needed to expand their security partnership, because both countries have common interests in counter-terrorism, containing Islamic extremism, and curbing drug trafficking.English
Country(s): 
Turkmenistan
Author(s): 
Samuel Ramani
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Counterterrorism

Student Who Escaped the Night 43 Classmates Disappeared in Mexico Seeks Asylum in the U.S.

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Carmelo Ramírez Morales never imagined a life without obstacles when he enrolled in the Ayotzinapa college for rural teachers in Mexico's beleaguered southern state of Guerrero. But he did not expect that two years later he would be seeking political asylum in the United States after surviving a police attack that killed three fellow students and disappeared another 43. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Andalusia Knoll
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Terrorism

UK Sponsors Torture, Killing and Big Business in Colombia

Thursday, May 26, 2016
The recent disappearance of two journalists from Colombia’s RCN network highlights not only the complexities of the country’s dire political situation, but the insularity of Euro-American thinking.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
T.J. Coles
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Here's Who Buys the Most Weapons From the U.S.

Thursday, May 26, 2016
The U.S. is responsible for nearly 33% of worldwide exports -- by far the top arms exporter on the planet -- but which countries does the U.S. sell the most weapons to?English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Curtis Brown
Ryan Browne
Zachary Cohen
Publisher / Source: 
CNN
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

U.N. Security Council Lifts Sanctions, Arms Embargo on Liberia

Thursday, May 26, 2016
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday voted to end sanctions and an arms embargo on Liberia, citing the West African country's successful stabilization more than a decade after a 14-year civil war that killed nearly 250,000 people.English
Country(s): 
Liberia
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Sanctions
Arms Sales

U.S. Ready to Help Nigeria Tackle Militants

Thursday, May 26, 2016
U.S. Consular General to Nigeria John Bray expressed his country’s preparedness to help Nigeria establish peace and end the ongoing violence in the South region by Niger Delta Avengers and other militant groups.‎‎English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Emma Amaize
Akpokona Omafuaire
Publisher / Source: 
Vanguard
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.S. Military Renovates Elderly Institute in Yerevan

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Since May 10, dozens of civil engineers and structural craftsmen based at the Robins Air Force Base in the U.S. state of Georgia have been working on important renovations at Yerevan Elderly Institute #1, improving the safety and conditions of 12 residential suites and the common area of the institute.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
Asbarez (Armenia)
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

UN Torture Group Suspends Ukraine Visit Over Obstructions

Thursday, May 26, 2016
United Nations torture prevention group has suspended its visit to Ukraine after being denied access to places in several parts of the country where it suspects people are being deprived of their liberty by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU).English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Egypt's Military Chief of Staff Heads to U.S. for Military Cooperation Talks

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Egypt's military chief of staff Lieutenant General Mahmoud Hegazy flew to the United States in an official visit that is set to last for a few days, Egypt's military spokesman said in an official statement. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Ahram Online
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Ending United States Wars In Africa

Thursday, May 26, 2016
The United States continues various military engagements across the African Continent, and it is up to international bodies to make good on their commitments to help end these engagements, Abayomi Azikiwe argues.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Abayomi Azikiwe
Publisher / Source: 
News Ghana
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Israeli Military Accused of Whitewashing Soldiers' Abuses

Thursday, May 26, 2016
B'Tselem, one of Israel's leading human rights groups, said on Wednesday it would no longer refer complaints of abuse carried out by Israeli soldiers to Israeli military courts because the system was biased and set up to whitewash cases. The cases involved allegations of fatal shootings, injuries, beatings, damage to property and the use of Palestinians as human shields. English
Country(s): 
Israel
Publisher / Source: 
Times of Oman (Oman)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Military

Sudan Expects a “Breakthrough” in Relations With Washington

Thursday, May 26, 2016
Sudan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ibrahim Ghandour expects a breakthrough in relations with Washington and vowed to resolve security issues with neighboring countries.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Sudan Tribune
Tag(s): 
United Nations
U.N. Peacekeeping

Saudi Air Force Take Part in Military Exercise in Turkey

Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Saudi Arabia yesterday announced the arrival of units from the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) to Turkey to participate in military exercises which started on Saturday and will end on 11 June, the Saudi Press Agency reported.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Publisher / Source: 
Middle East Monitor
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

One Dead in Chile After Protesters Set Fires During President's State-of-the-Nation Speech

Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Violent protests in Chile left one person dead on Saturday as President Michelle Bachelet delivered her annual State of the Nation report to Congress. Some demonstrators could be seen throwing rocks and other debris as police tried to use a vehicle equipped with a water cannon to extinguish the blaze. English
Country(s): 
Chile
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Wire Service: 
AFP, EFE, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Policing
Civil Society
Conflict

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