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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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Joint Interagency Task Force South CBP P-3 Aircrew Detects Vessel Packed with 1,200 Pounds of Cocaine

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations (AMO) aircrews detected a vessel carrying more than 1,200 pounds of cocaine in the Caribbean Sea as part of a targeted anti-drug effort in the region. The drugs have an estimated wholesale value of more than $16 million.English
Country(s): 
Panama
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Customs And Border Protection
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Nigeria's Government May Have Just Caught the State-Owned Oil Company Hiding $16 Billion

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
When Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari came to power a year ago, the former military leader vowed to rid the West African country of corruption that costs the economy billions of dollars annually. Now, his administration may have uncovered the biggest case of graft to date, with a report out this week revealing missing revenues from the state's nationalized oil company totaling $16 billion. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Kayla Ruble
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Wire Service: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Can U.S. Engagement with Cuba Encourage Improvements in Human Rights and Political Freedoms?

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
President Obama’s trip to Cuba emphasizes the determination on the part of the United States and Cuba to enter a new era. The decision to normalize relations with Cuba, to increase trade, travel and cultural exchange, and to urge Congress to end the U.S. embargo is clearly in our national interest.English
Country(s): 
Cuba
Author(s): 
Geoff Thale
Marc Hanson
Publisher / Source: 
WOLA
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea to Sign Maritime Security Agreement

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea will work together to secure waters in the Gulf of Guinea, a region plagued by piracy and militant unrest, according to the office of Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari.
Country(s): 
Equatorial Guinea
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Dulue Mbachu
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg Business
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Waging Peace in Colombia

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Colombians are close to bringing to an end the oldest and only remaining armed conflict in the Western Hemisphere. After more than five years of negotiations with the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia), we can say that we have reached an irreversible phase that will put an end to more than 50 years of a cruel and costly war.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Juan Manuel Santos
Publisher / Source: 
Project Syndicate
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Syria Conflict: Kerry Plans Key Talks in Russia

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Russia next week to discuss Syria, after Moscow began withdrawing most of its forces from the country. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC (UK)
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Delegates from U.S. Army South travel to Central America

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Delegates from U.S. Army South traveled to Central America Feb. 16-20 for a series of key leader engagements.English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Author(s): 
Maj. Jamelle A. Garner
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Army South
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Kazakhstan: Ex-PM’s Graft Sentence Cut on Appeal

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
A former prime minister of Kazakhstan who was jailed last year in a high-profile corruption case has had his jail sentence reduced on appeal.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Joanna Lillis
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Why the Congo Matters

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
With a population of almost 80 million people and unparalleled natural resources, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the DRC or the Congo) is a country of tremendous potential—but only that. One of the most violent places on earth, its people suffer from the brutality of armed groups and political instability.English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
Gerard Prunier
Publisher / Source: 
The Atlantic Council
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Russia Flies Out Almost Half of Syria Strike Force: Analysis

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Just under half of Russia's fixed-wing strike force based in Syria has flown out of the country in the past two days, according to a Reuters calculation based upon state TV footage.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Andrew Osborn
Maria Vasilyeva
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Militarization

West Africa Violence: France to Deploy Reaction Force in Burkina Faso

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
France has said it will deploy a paramilitary police force in the capital of Burkina Faso to react quickly in the event of new attacks by Islamist militants in West Africa.English
Country(s): 
Burkina Faso
Publisher / Source: 
BBC (UK)
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

U.S. Bombing of Islamic State Fell to 8-Month Low in February

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
The U.S. and its allies last month dropped the fewest bombs on Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since June, even though defense officials say the campaign to defeat the terrorist group has been accelerating.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Anthony Capaccio
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg Business
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Military Cooperation
Terrorism

U.S. Strategy to Dominate Horn of Africa: Attacks in Somalia Expose “Failure” of Decade-long War

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
On March 7 the Pentagon announced that it had killed 150 members of the Al-Shabaab guerrilla movement in a bombing operation in Somalia.These military actions are part and parcel of a broader United States foreign policy strategy to dominate the Horn of Africa. English
Country(s): 
Horn of Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Abayomi Azikiwe
Publisher / Source: 
Global Research
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Al Qaeda’s Branch in Africa Makes a Lethal Comeback

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Only a few years after French troops broke up its desert stronghold and scattered its fighters into the dunes, Al Qaeda’s branch in West Africa has regrouped and extended its reach, storming into new territory across three nations.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Dionne Searcey
Eric Schmitt
Rukmini Callimachi
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

More Transparency Is Needed on the Pentagon’s Military Aid Programs

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Providing military and police aid to the security forces of other nations — also referred to as security assistance — has become a centerpiece of the Obama administration’s foreign policy. The programs administered by the Department of Defense are of particular concern, since they are the least transparent and therefore the most likely to be abused.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Colby Goodman
William D. Hartung
Publisher / Source: 
Sunshine Week
Tag(s): 
Military
Transparency
Security Assistance

Senior U.S. General Wants to Start Striking the Taliban Again

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
A senior American general has proposed resuming offensive strikes against the Taliban, exposing a rift between the military and senior administration officials over the U.S. role in the war in Afghanistan, according to military officials.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Greg Jaffe
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Is the U.S. Now at War With the Shabab? Not Exactly

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Is the United States now at war with the Shabab, too? The short answer, several officials said, is no. But there turned out to be a twist that illustrates how the fight against terrorism keeps eroding limits on presidential war-making powers. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Charlie Savage
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Policy Leaders Heeded Advice on Afghanistan

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Congress and the U.S. president listened and acted on advice from the commander of U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan over the last 18 months, said Gen. John F. Campbell. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
David Vergun
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Israeli Defense Minister Wants Aid Package 'Very Soon'

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon hopes to finalize details on an American ten-year military aid package to Israel “very soon,” he said while on a visit here to meet with top US officials.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Aaron Mehta
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Turkey and Ukraine Forge an Unlikely Alliance

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Last week Ukraine and Turkey signed a number of political, economic and military deals during Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko's visit to Ankara on March 8-9. Poroshenko noted that the key achievement of his visit was the strengthening of security and defense ties between the two countries, and he thanked his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for his commitment to supporting Ukraine's territorial integrity. English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Strafor
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

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