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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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Grassley Pushes Probe of Pentagon Task Force

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) is demanding answers from the Pentagon about a task force accused of wasting millions of taxpayer dollars in its efforts to rebuild Afghanistan's economy.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Rebecca Kheel
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill

African Union Official Defends Burundi Force Decision

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
The deputy chairman of the African Union (AU) Commission said the commission, contrary to Burundi opposition claims, did not abandon the people of Burundi at last week's AU summit by its failure to send peacekeepers to the country.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
James Butty
Publisher / Source: 
VOA News
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Nazarbaev, Putin Discuss Ukrainian Crisis, Moscow-Ankara Standoff

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbaev, spoke on the phone on February 8. The Kazakh presidential press service said the talks were focused on the “further implementation of the Minsk agreements" aimed at putting an end to the conflict in eastern Ukraine and "on the deterioration in Russian-Turkish relations." English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL

Tajikistan: Autocracy Bolstered as Opposition Trial Opens

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Developments put into motion this week are setting the stage for Tajikistan’s irreversible transformation into an autocracy where all power is concentrated in the hands of the president.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet

Human Rights Watch Praises Tunisia on Judicial Reforms

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Human Rights Watch has praised Tunisia on judicial reforms which it said amounted to a “significant breakthrough” in protecting the rights of detainees.
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
Al Arabiya News
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Colombia Says Rebels Must Free Hostages Before Any Peace Talks

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
The National Liberation Army, Colombia's second-largest leftist rebel group, must release a civilian and a soldier held hostage before the government will agree to begin a peace process, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Monday.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Russia Announces Surprise Military Drills in South

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Russia’s Defense Ministry announced a surprise military exercise on Monday that ordered troops garrisoned throughout the nation’s southern region to full combat readiness, a move that appeared intended to unnerve neighbors.English
Country(s): 
Russia
Author(s): 
Andrew E. Kramer
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times

Black Hawk Acquisitions Boost U.S.-Mexico Military Ties

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
The Peña Nieto administration is buying 26 Black Hawks from the U.S. government, costing at least $25 million dollars apiece. By setting up the helicopter purchase as a government-to-government deal, intermediaries are eliminated and with them the possibility of kickbacks. It also strengthens the relationship between the two countries’ militaries.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Inigo Guevara
Publisher / Source: 
Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

North African Country Orders 50 MiG-29s

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
A North African country is set to receive its first two MiG-29 fighter jets from Russia this year, after a contract for 50 MiG-29M/M2s was signed with Rosoboronexport in April 2015.English
Country(s): 
West and North Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Michoacan in Mexico Gets Yet Another New Cartel

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
A dozen people who were transporting banners proclaiming that a new crime gang was taking control in the western state of Michoacan have been detained, officials in western Mexico said Monday.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
CBS News
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

Canada to Pull Fighter Jets, Triple Training in Mission Against Islamic State

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Canada’s fighter jets will be coming home from the Islamic State fight on Feb. 22, as the military ramps up its training mission in Iraq and Syria.English
Country(s): 
Canada
Syria
Iraq
Author(s): 
Michelle Zilio
Publisher / Source: 
The Globe And Mail (Canada)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Obama to Request $1.8bn to Fight Zika

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
The Obama administration has said it will ask the US Congress for $1.8bn (£1.25bn) in emergency funding to combat the Zika virus. The virus, which is transmitted primarily through mosquitoes, has spread rapidly through the Americas. English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

Obama to Lay Out 2017 Spending Priorities in Final White House Budget

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama unveils his final White House budget on Tuesday with a blueprint for fiscal year 2017 that will lay out his spending proposals for priorities from fighting Islamic State to providing for the poor.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Jeff Mason
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters

Argentina Follows the Money in Human Trafficking Investigations

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Argentine prosecutors are pursuing money laundering investigations into alleged human trafficking organizations suspected of hiding millions of dollars in illicit profits. English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Author(s): 
Sam Tabory
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Human Trafficking

Yemen Revolution: 'Our Dream was Sold'

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
This is the season for nostalgia for a time when we once stood together, different people with one cause, armed with nothing but our sheer numbers. If I close my eyes I can still see people clapping to the tune of 'The people want an end to the regime'. There are as many reasons as there are players that led us astray. Yet, the role of regional and international powers is often missing from the discussion.If you thought regional and international interventions began in March 2014, you haven't been paying attention.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Atiaf Alwazir
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera

The Dictators Who Love America

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Authoritarian leaders like the Gambia's Yahya Jammeh seem to relish the West's wealth. Why doesn’t the United States use that against them?English
Country(s): 
The Gambia
Author(s): 
Stuart A. Reid
Publisher / Source: 
The Atlantic
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Saudi Offer to Send Troops to Syria Comes With Uncertainty

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Saudi Arabia's offer to send troops to fight Islamic State in Syria is as much about the kingdom's growing determination to flex its military might as it is about answering U.S. calls for more help from its allies in the Middle East.
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Author(s): 
Adam Schreck
Zeina Karam
Publisher / Source: 
The Big Story AP
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

U.S. Donates High-Tech Equipment to Help Fight Rhino Poaching

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
South Africa’s stock of high-tech equipment to track down and apprehend poachers has been boosted to the tune of more than R12 million by US President Barack Obama’s national strategy to combat wildlife trafficking.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement

15 Years and $10 Billion Later, U.S. Efforts to Curb Colombia’s Cocaine Trade Have Failed

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Last week, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos came to Washington to tout the dual-barreled successes of peace talks with the rebel group FARC and Plan Colombia, an aid program that began in 2000 when the government had control of only a third of its country. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Megan Alpert
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy

West Africa's Terror Poblem Needs a Regional Solution

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Terrorism in West Africa is evolving into a more regional phenomenon. In order to hold back wider destabilization, international partners would be wise to emphasize regional cooperation in response.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Michael D. Rettig
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

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