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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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Peru Organized Crime Reforms May Be Missing the Mark

Friday, November 4, 2016
Peru has reformed its laws pertaining to organized crime in a context of growing public concern about the issue, but it's unclear whether the changes will have a substantial impact on crime groups operating in the country.English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Tristan Caval
Mike LaSusa
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Counternarcotics

Analysis: U.S. Military Assessment of Taliban Control of Afghan Districts Is Flawed

Friday, November 4, 2016
The U.S. military says that the Taliban “influences” at least 25 of Afghanistan’s 407 districts and controls only 8 more. The numbers are at odds with an assessment by The Long War Journal of Taliban control in Afghanistan.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Bill Roggio
Publisher / Source: 
Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Afghanistan's Corruption Epidemic Is Wasting Billions in Aid

Friday, November 4, 2016
Afghanistan was ranked 166 out of 168 countries on Transparency International’s corruption perception 2015 index and its government has often become a self-serving means of enriching the political class.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Jamil Danish
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Turkish Academics, Students Protest Against Post-Coup Purges

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Several hundred academics, students and union members staged a protest under the watchful gaze of Turkish riot police on Thursday against a purge of thousands of educational staff since an attempted military coup in July.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Humeyra Pamuk
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Human Rights

Kenya Pulling UN Peacekeepers from South Sudan in Protest

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Kenya is pulling out its 1,000 troops deployed to South Sudan as part of the U.N. peacekeeping mission and stopping future deployments after the U.N. secretary-general fired the force’s Kenyan commander, the foreign affairs ministry said Wednesday. English
Country(s): 
Kenya
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Tom Odula
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Turkey Fires Over 1,000 Soldiers, Detains University Staff

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Turkey's Interior Ministry has dismissed 1,218 military personnel from the gendarmerie as part of the investigation into the movement allegedly behind the failed coup in July. Authorities have arrested close to 37,000 people and dismissed or suspended more than 100,000 personnel from government jobs in a purge to eradicate the network.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Politics and Security

2 American Troops Dead After Afghan Raid That Killed 26 Civilians

Thursday, November 3, 2016
U.S. and Afghan forces came under fire on Thursday while targeting senior Taliban commanders during a joint operation in northern Kunduz province, calling in airstrikes during an assault that killed 26 civilians, three local troops and two American service members, NATO and local officials said.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
Chicago Tribune
Wire Service: 
Tribune News Services
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

U.S. Defense Department High-Ranking Official Visits Armenia

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Michael Carpenter, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense, paid a working visit to Armenia on November 2, 2016, meeting with top Armenian officials and touring a number of programs highlighting U.S.-Armenian military partnership.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
ArmenPress
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Ukraine: Parliament Should Reject Intrusive NGO Measure

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Freedom House has issued a statement urging Ukraine's parliament to reject a draft law that would require anti-corruption organizations in Ukraine and their staff members to make detailed financial disclosures to authorities.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Freedom House
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights

2 U.S. Soldiers and 30 Afghans Killed in Kunduz Battle

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Two American soldiers and more than 30 Afghans were killed on Thursday in the midst of heavy fighting around the northern provincial capital of Kunduz, officials and local residents said. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Najim Rahim
Rod Nordland
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Terrorism

India Changing Policy on Blacklisting of Foreign Defense Companies

Thursday, November 3, 2016
India will not implement blanket blacklisting of foreign defense companies charged with corruption under a newly finalized policy that likely will be made public this month, said an Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) official. English
Country(s): 
India
Author(s): 
Vivek Raghuvanshi
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Remember the Panama Papers? Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to Face Corruption Probe over Leaked Documents

Thursday, November 3, 2016
The day before a major protest was planned against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday said a commission would investigate corruption allegations against the premier, whose children’s offshore financial holdings were listed in the leaked documents known as the Panama Papers.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Shashank Bengali
Aoun Sahi
Publisher / Source: 
The Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Corruption

How Decentralizing Political Power Strengthened Colombia Crime Groups

Thursday, November 3, 2016
A pair of recent reports highlights how Colombia's government decentralization process over the past 30 years has facilitated the incursion of organized crime into local politics, and how this development has generated ongoing problems.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Mimi Yagoub
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security
Criminal Organizations

Are More Than 5 Mn Colombians Involved in Illegal Activities?

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Official estimates suggest that 11 percent of Colombia's population is allegedly involved in illegal activities, a questionable assertion that nonetheless evidences how deeply crime has infiltrated the country's population.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Mimi Yagoub
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

Colombia Making 'Substantial Progress' with Peace Deal: President

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Colombia is making "substantial progress" in getting its stalled peace deal with Marxist rebels back on track and hopes to have a deal very soon, the country's President Juan Manuel Santos said on Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Helen Reid
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
Conflict

Kenyan Police Fire Tear Gas on Anti-Corruption Protesters

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Police dispersed the 200 or so protesters to avoid a potential clash with a separate group that supports President Uhuru Kenyatta, central Nairobi's police chief Paul Wanjama said. Wanjama could not explain why the pro-Kenyatta group was not tear-gassed. He said there were no arrests.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Law Enforcement

Santos State Visit to UK Highlights Britain's Involvement in the Colombian Conflict and Peace Process

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Unknown to most people, the UK has been deeply involved in helping successive Colombian governments in several areas. The relationship runs far deeper than just the annual £1bn ($1.22bn) of bilateral trade.English
Country(s): 
United Kingdom
Publisher / Source: 
MercoPress
Wire Service: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Iraq Threatens War Over Turkey's Troop Presence, Buildup

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Iraq warned Wednesday that Turkey risks war over its threats to intervene militarily in northern Iraq even as Iraqi forces worked to secure a first foothold within Mosul against the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Turkey
Author(s): 
Richard Sisk
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Politics and Security

South Africa's Jacob Zuma May Finally Have to Step down After a Report Confirms Corruption Allegations

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Not since the negotiated settlement to end apartheid have such a diverse group of South Africans rallied together behind a cause. Several thousand people gathered in Pretoria on Nov. 2, to demand that president Jacob Zuma step down, and cede control of the state institutions he has used for his own political gain.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Author(s): 
Lynsey Chutel
Publisher / Source: 
Quartz Africa
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Iraq Blames the Islamic State’s Victims

Thursday, November 3, 2016
Thousands of men and boys have already been detained indefinitely by Iraqi security forces under vague allegations of being affiliated with the Islamic State. I have met with families of a small number of men being held; none of them had heard from their loved ones who, in most cases, had no idea where they were being held.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Belkis Wille
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement
Terrorism

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