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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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Tasked With Combating Opium, Afghan Officials Profit From It

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
The United States spent more than $7 billion in the past 14 years to fight the runaway poppy production that has made Afghan opium the world’s biggest brand. Tens of billions more went to governance programs to stem corruption and train a credible police force. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Azam Ahmed
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Venezuela Faces 'Worst-Case Scenario' as Zika Outbreak Expands

Tuesday, February 16, 2016
In the crowded waiting room of the Vargas de Caracas hospital, the walls are decorated with peppy pro-government slogans: “It’s only possible with socialism.” But the Zika epidemic has struck as the socialist-ruled country is spiraling into economic chaos and the public health system has been stripped of many basic tools of modern medicine. Hospital patients get wheeled past closets overflowing with trash. Stray dogs wander the hospital grounds. Doctors perform surgery without sutures and gauze.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Joshua Portlow
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post

More U.S. Troops Heading to Helmand Province

Friday, February 12, 2016
American commanders in Afghanistan are sending more U.S. troops to Helmand province in response to a surge in violence as Taliban insurgents seize new ground at the center of the region's lucrative opium industry, defense officials said.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Andrew Tilghman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times

US to Deploy More Troops to Afghanistan as Airstrikes Target ISIS

Friday, February 12, 2016
The U.S. has increased airstrikes against the Islamic State in eastern Afghanistan while preparing to send hundreds of 10th Mountain Division troops into southwestern Helmand province on a "force protection" mission to shore up an Afghan Army Corps battered by the Taliban, a U.S. military spokesman said Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Richard Sisk
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com

The Islamic State Will Survive America’s Military Onslaught

Friday, February 12, 2016
In a new report, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon predicts the ranks of the Islamic State will swell in 2016.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Colum Lynch
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Zika Virus: Brazil Hopes to Develop Vaccine in 'One Year'

Friday, February 12, 2016
Health officials in Brazil say they expect to develop a vaccine for the Zika virus in about a year. But two more years would be needed for any large-scale rollout, the health minister said. English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Stoltenberg: Georgia Moving Closer To NATO

Friday, February 12, 2016
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Georgia is moving closer to the military alliance by making reforms and major contributions to "our shared security."English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL

'All You Can Do Is Run': Central American Children Fleeing Violence Head for Mexico

Friday, February 12, 2016
As the violence shows no signs of abating, experts warn that the US can expect to see a rising number of Central American children arriving on its doorstep.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
El Salvador
Guatemala
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Migration
Civil Society

Baku Claims Losses On Armenian Side In Latest Clash

Friday, February 12, 2016
Azerbaijan says at least five Armenian soldiers have been killed in a clash with Azerbaijani forces near the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL

Ahead of Pope Visit, Mexico Labeled Most Dangerous Country for Priests

Friday, February 12, 2016
A report has condemned Mexico for being one of the most dangerous countries in the world for Catholic priests, just as the country readies for a much-anticipated visit by Pope Francis.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Quenton King
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Grading Honduras President's Security Performance

Friday, February 12, 2016
As Juan Orlando Hernández passes the midpoint of his presidential term in Honduras, InSight Crime evaluates how well he has addressed the most pressing security issues the country faced when he first took office.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Security

U.S. Arab Allies Pledge Ground Troops to Battle Islamic State

Friday, February 12, 2016
Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter has secured renewed pledges of more airstrikes and special operations forces from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in the fight against the Islamic State, further raising the Arab profile in the U.S.-led effort.
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Author(s): 
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Operations

Obama Proposes Removing Human Rights Conditions on Aid to Egypt

Friday, February 12, 2016
The budget proposal released by the Obama administration Tuesday seeks to roll back restrictions Congress has placed on foreign aid to Egypt’s military regime and the sale of crowd control weapons to “emerging democracies.”English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Zaid Jilani
Publisher / Source: 
The Intercept
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Obama Administration Opening 2-Front Campaign on Syria

Friday, February 12, 2016
The Obama administration opened a two-front campaign on Syria on Thursday with a push to end one war there and step up another.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Matthew Lee
Publisher / Source: 
ABC
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Mauritania’s Precarious Stability and Islamist Undercurrent

Friday, February 12, 2016
Mauritania is a rare bright spot amid regional tumult. Tucked between Arab North Africa and black West Africa, the state has weathered the storms of revolt and militancy gathering around it.English
Country(s): 
Mauritania
Author(s): 
Anouar Boukhars
Publisher / Source: 
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Tag(s): 
Counterinsurgency

Burundi Feels Vindicated by U.S. Accusation of Rwanda

Friday, February 12, 2016
Burundi says it feels vindicated now that the United States has accused the Rwandan government of involvement in destabilizing activities in Burundi
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
James Butty
Publisher / Source: 
The Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

South Sudan Leader Appears to Take Major Step to End Conflict

Friday, February 12, 2016
The president of South Sudan appeared to take a major step on Thursday toward ending a disastrous civil war that began more than two years ago in the young African nation — reappointing his political rival as first vice president.
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Rick Gladstone
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict Resolution

U.S. Military Officials Visit Rwandan Peacekeepers in Juba

Friday, February 12, 2016
Senior officials from the United States defense department and military visited Rwandan troops at the U.N. Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Juba on Wednesday where they were briefed by Rwandan commanders.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Tamazuj
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

U.S. and Russia Announce Plan for Humanitarian Aid and a Cease-Fire in Syria

Friday, February 12, 2016
Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergey V. Lavrov, announced that they had agreed on the delivery over the next few days of desperately needed aid to besieged Syrian cities, to be followed by a “cessation of hostilities” within a week on the way to a more formal cease-fire.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
David E. Sanger
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Central Africa: U.S. State Department Announces Special Envoy Perriello's Tour to Africa

Friday, February 12, 2016
State Department of the United States announced that Special Envoy for the Great Lakes Region of Africa Thomas Perriello departs on Monday (January 11) for an extended trip that will include stops in Brussels, Rome, Dar es Salaam, Kigali, Bukavu, Goma, Kinshasa, Bujumbura, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

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