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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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In Azerbaijan, EU Talks Pipelines More than Press Rights

Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Counter to civil-rights activists’ hopes, it was petroleum rather than press freedom that took the top billing during European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini’s visit to Azerbaijan.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Giorgi Lomsadze
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Foreign Policy

Colombia: ELN Rebels 'Taking Over Farc Areas' Ahead of Peace Deal

Monday, February 29, 2016
Colombia's indigenous agency (Onic) has expressed concern over the presence of fighters from the ELN, or National Liberation Army, in areas traditionally held by the Farc rebel group. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

The Lone Opposition Party In Kazakhstan’s Parliamentary Elections

Monday, February 29, 2016
Out of six parties * competing for seats in the Mazhilis, Kazakhstan's lower house of parliament, in the March 20 elections, there is one that could be considered a genuine opposition party: the Nationwide Social-Democratic Party (NSDP).English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Bruce Pannier
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Guatemala: Rape Sentences in Landmark Military Trial

Monday, February 29, 2016
A Guatemala court has sentenced two former members of the military to 360 years in jail for the murder, rape and sexual enslavement of indigenous women. English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Obama's Ukraine policy in shamble

Monday, February 29, 2016
President Barack Obama’s effort to rescue Ukraine from Russia’s military grip has stalled, and turmoil inside Ukraine's government may hand Russian President Vladimir Putin a victory in a conflict that Obama has said involves "the most basic principles of our international system.” English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Michael Crowley
Publisher / Source: 
Politico
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
U.S. Policy

Brazil Police Probe Payments to Ex-President's Lover

Monday, February 29, 2016
Brazilian police are investigating allegations that ex-President Fernando Henrique Cardoso asked a private company to pay his former lover abroad. English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Russian Military Conduct Antiterrorist Drills in Tajikistan

Monday, February 29, 2016
Antiterrorist exercises have been conducted at Russia’s Lyaur military range located on the outskirts of the Tajikistani capital Dushanbe, spokesman for the Russian Central Military District Nikolay Berkalov told TASS on Monday. English
Country(s): 
Russia
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
TASS
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Counterterrorism

Mexicans Fear Trump Rhetoric is a Poison That Will Infect U.S. Border Policy

Monday, February 29, 2016
Donald Trump’s rhetoric about migrants and his promise to wall off the US’s southern border have prompted Joe Biden to apologize on behalf of a nation and driven former Mexican President Vicente Fox to swearing.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Kyrgyzstan: Fresh Dawn Looming for Ties with U.S.

Monday, February 29, 2016
Speculation is mounting that Kyrgyzstan wants to repair relations with the United States after a dispute over human rights torpedoed ties last summer.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Peter Leonard
Publisher / Source: 
LobeLog
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

El Salvador Youths Choose Fighting Fires Over Gang Life: Report

Monday, February 29, 2016
A Wall Street Journal report documents how youths in El Salvador are choosing to become firefighters in order to avoid gang life, a unique case that may nonetheless contain important lessons about preventing violence in the world's new murder capital. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

Training Exercise Off W. Africa Becomes Real-Life Navy Drama

Monday, February 29, 2016
It was supposed to be a U.S.-led naval training maneuver off the coast of West Africa when real-life drama intervened, with pirates taking over an oil tanker and turning the exercise into a rescue mission.
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Michelle Faul
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo!
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Angola Says Proposes U.N. Arms Embargo on South Sudan

Monday, February 29, 2016
Angola said on Friday it has proposed that the United Nations Security Council impose an arms embargo on South Sudan, where more than 10,000 people have been killed in a two year civil war sparked by a political dispute between the country's leaders.
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Michelle Nichols
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

U.S.-Made Missile Goes Up Against One of Russia’s Most Advanced Tanks

Monday, February 29, 2016
In a video posted to YouTube Friday, Syrian rebels appear to have filmed themselves firing for the first time a U.S.-made TOW anti-tank missile at a Russian T-90 tank.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Tanzania, U.S. Conduct Explosive Ordnance Disposal Training

Monday, February 29, 2016
Members of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 1, assigned to Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa, recently wrapped up a 25-day Humanitarian Mine Action Level 1 training class hosted by the Tanzania People's Defense Force in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.English
Country(s): 
Tanzania
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

With U.S. Advisers and Firepower, Syrian Rebels Take Key City from ISIS

Monday, February 29, 2016
Islamic State resistance "melted" away in the strategically important Syrian city of Shaddadi, giving a rag-tag force of Syrian rebels — backed by U.S. air power and special operations troops on the ground — a key victory after only a few days of combat.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Andrew Tilghman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military Operations

Cameroon Army 'Kills 92 Militants'

Monday, February 29, 2016
Cameroon's army has killed 92 members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram and freed 850 villagers in a joint operation with Nigerian forces, the government of Cameroon says.
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Publisher / Source: 
Skynews
Wire Service: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Partner Forces Closing in on Raqqa and Mosul: Carter

Monday, February 29, 2016
U.S. airstrikes and gains on the ground by Syrian rebels and Iraqi Security Forces have made major progress in isolating Islamic State strongholds in Iraq and Syria, the top U.S. civilian and uniformed defense officials said Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Richard Sisk
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

Yemeni Civilians Killed by Airstrike on Market, Witnesses Say

Monday, February 29, 2016
A United States-backed Arab military coalition bombed a busy market north of Yemen’s capital early Saturday, killing at least 30 people, witnesses said.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Shuaib Almosawa
Kareem Fahim
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Conflict

U.S. Ready to Support Economic Reforms in Azerbaijan

Monday, February 29, 2016
"The U.S. is ready to support economic reforms carried out in Azerbaijan", said U.S. Ambassador to Azerbaijan Robert Cekuta as he met with minister of economy Shahin Mustafayev.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Azernews (Azerbaijan)
Publisher / Source: 
Azernews (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

U.S. Seeks to Roll Back Human Rights Conditions on Egypt Aid

Monday, February 29, 2016
Secretary of State John Kerry acknowledged in Congressional budget hearings this week that "there are disturbing arrests, there are disturbing sentences," but defended the administration's stance by pointing to Egypt's strategic importance to the U.S., the competition among global players for influence in Cairo and the difficult security environment there.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Nicole Gaouette
Publisher / Source: 
CNN
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Human Rights

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