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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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U.S. Agency Freezes $473 Million Aid to Tanzania Over Zanzibar Election

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
A U.S. aid agency has cancelled nearly $500 million (350.17 million pounds) of funding for Tanzania after disputed elections in the Zanzibar archipelago of the east African country.English
Country(s): 
Tanzania
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Wire Service: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

Leahy asked State Dept. to Investigate Israeli Human Rights 'Violations'

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and 10 House members have asked the Obama administration to investigate claims that the Israeli and Egyptian security forces have committed “gross violations of human rights” — allegations that if proven truei could affect U.S. military aid to the countries. English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Nahal Toosi
Publisher / Source: 
Politico
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Kyrgyzstan: The Phantom Militants of Central Asia

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Security services in Kyrgyzstan say they have neutralized another international terrorist cell, although little to no firm information has been provided.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
EurasiaNet Staff
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Mauritius Coast Guard Service Commissions Ten Patrol Boats

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
The Mauritius Coast Guard Service (MCG) has commissioned into service ten 14.5 metre long Fast Interceptor Boats (FIBs) ordered from Indian shipbuilder Goa Shipyards Limited, the government has announced.English
Country(s): 
Mauritius
Author(s): 
Oscar Nkala
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

The Loophole That Lets the U.S. Government Fund the Use of Child Soldiers

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
The Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008 (CSPA) should be fairly straightforward: the law bans the United States from providing military assistance or arms sales to governments that use children in combat. Simply put, if a country’s government uses child soldiers, it cannot receive military support from the United States.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Charu Lata Hogg
Publisher / Source: 
Open Society Foundations
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Security

Brazil's Biggest Party Abandons Rousseff Ahead of Impeachment Vote

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Brazil’s biggest political party has left the governing coalition, delivering a major blow to President Dilma Rousseff just weeks before she faces an impeachment vote in Congress.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Anna Edgarton
Arnaldo Galvao
Randy Woods
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Growing International Movement Seeks to Place Arms Embargo on Saudi Arabia

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
A Lawsuit last week in Canada is seeking to halt a major $15 billion sale of light-armored vehicles to the government of Saudi Arabia, part of a growing international movement to stop arms sales to the Saudi government over its alleged war crimes in Yemen.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Murtaza Hussain
Publisher / Source: 
The Intercept
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

El Salvador Calls Emergency in 7 Prisons, Targets Gang Heads

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Authorities declared a state of emergency Tuesday at seven prisons and transferred 299 high-ranking gang members at the start of "extraordinary measures" that El Salvador's government has promised to take against gangs.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Publisher / Source: 
FOX News
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

Partnership With Nigeria: The U.S. View

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Our security cooperation with Nigeria focuses both on the immediate Boko Haram threat and medium-term stabilization objectives. Our security partnership also relies on a mutual understanding that respect for human rights and protection of civilians is critical to winning the battle against Boko Haram.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. State Deparment
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Anger Management and Gun Control? New Ways to Reduce Violence in Latin America

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Reducing violence is not about controlling violent neighborhoods or even about controlling violent people. It is about inducing people to control themselves. That’s it. The best policing comes when no police are required.English
Country(s): 
Western Hemisphere Regional
Author(s): 
Viridiana Rios
Publisher / Source: 
Americas Quarterly
Tag(s): 
Violence
Policing

Obangame/Saharan Express 2016 Concludes

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Exercise Obangame /Saharan Express 2016, sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), was designed to improve regional cooperation, maritime domain awareness (MDA), information-sharing practices, and tactical interdiction expertise to enhance the collective capabilities of Gulf of Guinea nations to counter sea-based illicit activity. English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Africa Command
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

El Salvador Govt Helped Strengthen Gangs: Gang Leader

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
In an interview with investigative news website El Faro, an unidentified gang leader asserts that El Salvador's political parties offered gang leaders special benefits in exchange for votes.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Roberto Valencia
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Criminal Organizations

USAF Provides Munitions for Allies in Islamic State Ops

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
The US Air Force (USAF) has been providing air-launched munitions to allies in the war against the Islamic State, a senior official said on 24 March.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Marina Malenic
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Militarization

Operation Martillo: Multinational Counter-Trafficking Mission Off Central America Enters 5th Year

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Operation Martillo (Spanish for “hammer”) a critical operation led by Joint Interagency Task Force South, in support of U.S. Southern Command, is entering its fifth year of coordinating partner nation efforts to stop illicit trafficking routes in the coastal waters along the Central American isthmus.English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Publisher / Source: 
United States Southern Command
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

U.S. to Beef Up Military Presence in Eastern Europe

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
U.S. officials say the Pentagon will be deploying an armored brigade combat team to Eastern Europe next February as part of the ongoing effort to rotate troops in and out of the region to reassure allies worried about threats from an increasingly aggressive Russia.
Country(s): 
Central and Eastern Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Lolita C. Baldor
Publisher / Source: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

U.S. Army Colonel on Challenges to Defense Reform in Ukraine

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Colonel Ted Donnelly: Lack of institutional training capacity and capability in Ukrainian Armed Forces – was number one priority, which we identified as a challenge for the Ukrainian army. While it's being tackled it has not been resolved yet.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Ukraine Today (Ukraine)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.S. Happy to Cooperate With Ukraine in Defense Sector

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
The U.S. is satisfied with the progress of reforms in the Ukrainian defense sector and its cooperation with Kyiv in this area, U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt has said.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Interfax Staff
Publisher / Source: 
Interfax - Ukraine
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Dunford: Better Intel Improving Counter-ISIS Airstrikes

Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State group have grown more effective because intelligence has improved, as has training for U.S. proxy forces in Iraq and Syria, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Joe Gould
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

Brazilian Army Incorporates New Firearms Simulator for Military Training

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The Brazilian Army (EB) now has a new Firearms Support Simulation System (SIMAF, for its Portuguese acronym), a modern training tool that creates an accurate, virtual reproduction of a battlefront. One of the simulator's units became operational in February at the Military Academy in Agulhas Negras (AMAN) in the city of Resende, Rio de Janeiro state, with another expected to go live in April at the EB Training Camp in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul. English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Nelza Oliveira
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo
Tag(s): 
Military

U.S., Saudi Arabia Seek Cooperation on Counterterrorism

Tuesday, March 29, 2016
The United States and Saudi Arabia agreed to set up a joint panel to combat the scourge of terrorism and defeat the Daesh group.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
Jordan News Agency
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

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