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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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Obama’s Final Arms-Export Tally More than Doubles Bush’s

Wednesday, November 9, 2016
The Obama administration has approved more than $278 billion in foreign arms sales in its eight years, more than double the total of the previous administration, according to figures released by the Pentagon on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Marcus Weisgerber
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Colombia Eradication Levels Plummet Despite Coca Boom

Wednesday, November 9, 2016
One year after Colombia's decision to halt the aerial fumigation of coca crops, eradication levels have plummeted at the same time that coca production continues to soar, a trend that is sure to strengthen the criminal groups involved in this illicit activity. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Mimi Yagoub
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy

New El Salvador Gang Strategy Targets Public Officials: Report

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
El Salvador's three main gangs have reportedly joined forces to carry out strategic assassinations against public officials, which if true would mark a troubling development in the gangs' conflict with the state.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Mimi Yagoub
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Criminal Organizations

Honduran President Ignores Constitution, Mulls Running Again

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez is considering running for re-election in next year’s presidential race, even though there’s a fierce debate over whether such a move would even be legal, stirring up old wounds of the 2009 coup and the ill-footed reasons Honduran elites and the U.S. State Department cooked up to justify it. English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Governance

Coalition In-Fighting Could Undermine Attack on ISIS Capital

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
U.S. officials are working to mitigate tensions between two U.S. allies in the nascent attempt to oust the Islamic State from its chief stronghold in Syria.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Joel Gehrke
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Examiner
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Politics and Security

Turkish Prisoners Claim Post-Coup Abuses

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Eight Turkish political prisoners were attacked by guards, some of them beaten unconscious, within hours of their transfer to a facility in Izmir on Aug. 4, the men wrote days later in a letter that rights groups say illustrates a new wave of abuse in Turkey’s crowded jails.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Thomas Grove
Margaret Coker
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Law Enforcement

Turkey Will Speak to Any Bidders, Including Russia, on Missile System: Official

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Turkey will speak with all interested parties, including Russia, over its plans to develop a long-range missile defence system, a top defence official said on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

Turkey Concerned as Syrian Kurds Press Toward IS-Held Raqqa

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Turkey said Tuesday that Washington has promised that U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish forces will only be involved in encircling the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa and will not enter the city itself.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Suzan Fraser
Sarah El Deeb
Publisher / Source: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Politics and Security

Army Plans 2018 Europe Deployment for New Stryker Prototype

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
The Army will begin fielding a more lethal version of the Stryker Infantry Carrier Vehicle to Europe in 2018, roughly three years after U.S. Army Europe issued an urgent request for more firepower for the Vilseck, Germany-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment.English
Country(s): 
Europe Regional
Author(s): 
John Vandiver
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

UK, Australia Score Big F-35 Repair Work Agreements

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
The F-35 joint program office on Monday announced the countries that will be responsible for sustaining 65 out of 774 repairable components on the F-35. The United Kingdom picked up the lion’s share of the initial work, and will provide support for 48 of those components from 2021 to 2025. English
Country(s): 
United Kingdom
Netherlands
Australia
Author(s): 
Valerie Insinna
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

German Defense Minister Wants EU Military to Match NATO

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Germany's defense minister said on Monday the European Union must modernize its military defense and security to match NATO's drive to beef up its own security forces in the wake of a major Russian build-up.English
Country(s): 
Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Andrea Shalal
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
NATO

India's Crackdown in Kashmir: Is This the World's First Mass Blinding?

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
A bloody summer of protest in Kashmir has been met with a ruthless response from Indian security forces, who fired hundreds of thousands of metal pellets into crowds of civilians, leaving hundreds blinded. English
Country(s): 
India
Author(s): 
Mirza Waheed
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Law Enforcement

Darkness in Ankara

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s efforts to undermine Turkey’s judiciary, media and other independent institutions were well under way long before July’s failed military coup gave him a pretext to quicken his pace. Now the President appears to be targeting parliamentary democracy.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Governance

India's DAC Approves Blacklisting Policy, Other Procurement Projects

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
India's Defense Acquisition Council (DAC) on Monday approved a new policy regarding the blacklisting of defense companies charged with corruption. The agency also approved $12.61 billion worth of new homemade defense projects. English
Country(s): 
India
Author(s): 
Vivek Raghuvanshi
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Corruption

Nigeria Sends Female Police to Protect Boko Haram Victims

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Police in the north-eastern Nigerian state of Borno say they have deployed 100 female officers to camps for those who have fled Boko Haram's insurgency. The female officers will ensure the protection of women, said state police commissioner Damian Chukwu. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Law Enforcement
Human Rights

India to Buy Rescue Aircraft from Japan for $1.5-$1.6 Billion

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
India's Defence Ministry will agree on Monday to purchase 12 US-2 amphibious rescue aircraft from Japanese manufacturer ShinMaywa Industries worth $1.5 billion-$1.6 billion, the Nikkei news paper reported on Sunday. English
Country(s): 
India
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Kenya Denies UN Report of Illegal Trade in Somalia

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Kenya on Sunday dismissed a United Nations report linking its troops to illicit charcoal trade from a port under their control in Somalia. The Kenyan troops are part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), which is helping the Somali government battle terror group Al-Shabaab.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
IOL News
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Military

Pakistan, China Test Counter-Terrorism Command System

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Zhang Baoming, a senior officer with the Chinese special forces, said the troops from Pakistan and China held in-depth discussions on a joint counter-terrorism command system, reported China Radio International.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
The Nation
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

DRC Government Takes Radio Stations Off Air and Arrests Journalists in Effort to Silence Press

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s crackdown on media has gone into overdrive after two radio stations were taken off air and two representatives of a third one were arrested for broadcasting an interview with a member of the oppositionEnglish
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
Elsa Buchanan
Publisher / Source: 
International Business Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Fiscal Year 2016 Sales Total $33.6B

Tuesday, November 8, 2016
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announces sales of $33.6 billion for Fiscal Year 2016. The total sales include $2.9 billion of Foreign Military Financing-funded cases; $5.0 billion in Building Partner Capacity-funded cases; and $25.7 billion funded by partner nations.English
Country(s): 
Global
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Security Cooperation Agency
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

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