Resources - News

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. 

Date Range
***To filter by region, select a region from the View Site by Region menu at the top of the page

Military Exchange in El Salvador Highlights Importance of Non-Commissioned Officers

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
From May 10th-12th, senior-level non-commissioned officers (NCO) from all three branches of the Salvadoran Military and the New Hampshire National Guard met with representatives from U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) in San Salvador to exchange ideas on how to support the role of NCOs in the Salvadoran Armed Forces. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Richard Araujo
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

AFRICOM Must Adapt to New Challenges, Outgoing Commander Says

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
The outgoing U.S. commander of AFRICOM warns that the force must adapt to effectively meet the shifting challenges and complexities of 21st century security issues in Africa.English
Author(s): 
John Vandiver
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military Operations

India and Oman to Upgrade Defense Ties

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
India and Oman signed pacts to upgrade their defense ties during Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's May 20-22 visit to the gulf nation, which was the first country India established defense ties with in the 1970s.English
Country(s): 
Oman
Author(s): 
Vivek Raghuvanshi
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military

What a True Afghan Peace Requires

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
THE OBAMA administration says the killing of Taliban leader Akhtar Mohammad Mansour in a U.S. drone strike “eliminates one roadblock to peace in Afghanistan,” as Defense Secretary Ash Carter put it in a statement. While that may be true — Mansour was said to have resisted negotiations with the Afghan government — the Taliban chief was not the only nor even the most important block to an Afghan settlement. Unless and until President Obama addresses some of the others, including his own reluctance to provide adequate support to the Afghan military, Saturday’s strike can’t be expected to much improve a deteriorating situation. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Editorial Board
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Major British Defence Deal with Oman Comes Under Fire

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Human rights campaigners have condemned the British government after it announced it would significantly boost its military support to Oman, a country that has been criticised for suppressing freedom of speech.English
Country(s): 
Oman
Author(s): 
Jamie Merrill
Publisher / Source: 
Middle East Eye
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Military

U.S.-Georgia Noble Partner Drills Wrap Up Near Tbilisi

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
TBILISI (Sputnik) — The US-Georgian military exercises Noble Partner 2016 concluded at the Vaziani airport near the capital city of Tbilisi on Tuesday. English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Sputnik
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

El Salvador Throws Out Gang Truce and Officials Who Put It in Place

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
El Salvador’s attorney general has begun arresting law enforcement officials who helped carry out a truce between gangs that, until just a few years ago, was central to the nation’s strategy for taming its infamous violence.
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Alberto Arce
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Military
Security

Kazakhstan Takes Autocratic Turn With Mass Arrests

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Authorities in Kazakhstan reacted with startling severity to attempts to hold rallies against land reforms on May 21 by detaining possibly hundreds of journalists, activists and demonstrators. Police had been laying the ground for their hardline approach in the days ahead of the demonstrations by arbitrarily detaining and jailing people suspected of organizing the protests.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Conflict

Colombian Police Make One of the Largest Cocaine Seizures in Nation's History

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
In one of the largest and most significant drug seizures in Colombia's history, the National Police confiscated 9.3 tons of cocaine, valued at around $250 million, as part of Operation Agamemnon on May 15th. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Santiago Wills
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

The Pentagon’s War on Accountability

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
The United States is on track to spend more than $600 billion on the military this year -- more, that is, than was spent at the height of President Ronald Reagan’s Cold War military buildup, and more than the military budgets of at least the next seven nations in the world combined. English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
William Hartung
Publisher / Source: 
TomDispatch.com
Tag(s): 
Military
Transparency
Arms Sales

Egypt's Military Cooperation with U.S. Continues to Move Forward

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
On 12 May Egypt received the first shipment of armoured vehicles from the US. Thursday’s delivery was “the first batch of a total of 762 MRAP vehicles that the United States is transferring to Egypt,” the U.S. Embassy in Cairo reported.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Ahmed Eleiba
Publisher / Source: 
Ahram Online
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

Botswana Seeking Raft of New Military Hardware

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Following on reports of Botswana in discussions with Sweden over the purchase of eight Gripen C/D fighter jets, it has emerged that the southern African country is seeking to acquire armoured vehicles and air defence systems as well. English
Country(s): 
Botswana
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

No U.S. Combat Advisers for Fallujah Invasion

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Pentagon officials say the U.S. is unlikely to deploy ground-level American combat advisers to support the Iraqi Army’s new operation to oust Islamic State militants from Fallujah. Yet the U.S. military will continue to provide airstrikes for the Iraqi troops moving into Fallujah. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Andrew Tilghman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Counterterrorism

Police Brutality a Case of Training Challenges and Wrong Attitude

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Last Monday's incident where anti-IEBC protests turned into running battles rekindled memories of the 1980s where cases of police brutality were rampant, as well as elicited debate on police reforms and the general conduct of the police.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Ramadhan Rajab
Publisher / Source: 
The Star
Tag(s): 
Policing
Human Rights

Human Rights Groups Say Saudi Arabia Misused U.S.-Made Cluster Bombs

Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Human rights groups say Saudi-led coalition warplanes improperly used U.S.-made cluster bombs in Yemen, posing a danger to civilians two months after a cease-fire was reached in the country's civil war.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
W.J. Hennigan
Publisher / Source: 
The Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Human Rights
Human Rights

Tajikistan: Indefinite Autocracy Takes Hold

Monday, May 23, 2016
Tajikistan - the poorest ex-Soviet nation with a long and porous border with Afghanistan - announced on Monday the results of a constitutional referendum that makes the heavy-handed rule of President Emomali Rakhmon virtually unlimited, paves the way for his son's presidency, and outlaws "faith-based" parties.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Mansur Mirovalev
Publisher / Source: 
Aljazeera
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Terrorism

Monitor: 60,000 Have Died in Syrian Government Jails During War

Monday, May 23, 2016
A monitoring group has said that at least 60,000 people have died in Syrian government jails during the five-year conflict. Syrian government officials could not be reached for comment on the report by the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which cited sources in the security apparatus for the toll. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S. Takes War Back to Pakistan With Drone Strike Aimed at Taliban Leader

Monday, May 23, 2016
The U.S. drone strike that killed Taliban chief Akhtar ­Mo­hammad Mansour represents another escalation in U.S. involvement in the war in Afghanistan by trying to cripple an insurgent group that has for years found refuge on Pakistani soil.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Tim Craig
Antonio Olivo
Missy Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Tunisia Enters Into a Security Deal with Canada

Monday, May 23, 2016
Tunisia has entered into a security partnership with Canada to aid in the fight against terrorism. The pact was announced on Saturday during a visit by Canadian Foreign Minister Stephane Dion, to the north African country.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
Africa News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

NATO Foreign Ministers Agree to Extend Afghan Mission

Monday, May 23, 2016
NATO foreign ministers and alliance partners have agreed to extend the Resolute Support mission that trains, advises and assists Afghanistan's security forces and institutions beyond 2016.
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Wire Service: 
AFP, Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Pages