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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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‘We Caved’: What Happened when Barack Obama’s Idealistic Rhetoric Collided with the Cold Realities of War and Dictatorship in the Middle East and Beyond

Friday, January 8, 2016
Despite earlier promises to hold allies accountable for human rights abuses, Obama has given aid to several repressive regimes, including in Egypt and Bahrain, and has not reacted strongly to abuses in China, Uzbekistan, and Myanmar.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Michael Crowley
Publisher / Source: 
Politico
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Foreign Aid
Human Rights

Uzbekistan: What to Do With a Problem Called Internet

Friday, January 8, 2016
Internet users in Uzbekistan look set to suffer an indefinite continuation to the poor service they have been enduring for the past half year or so. The lingering suspicion is that security services are trying, but struggling, to install cast-iron monitoring mechanisms to keep tabs on users of popular communication software like Skype, WhatsApp and Viber. English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet

DoD, Congress Fight over Syria Funds

Friday, January 8, 2016
The congressional defense panels have released some — but not all — of the remaining funds for the $500 million Syria train-and-equip program that Defense Secretary Ash Carter says is crucial to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Jeremy Herb
Publisher / Source: 
Politico
Tag(s): 
Military
U.S. Congress
Military and Police Aid
Security Assistance

Kazakhstan Passes Polemic Labor Code

Friday, January 8, 2016
Almaty recently announced the implementation of a revised labor code. The controversial code is rife with regulations that harm ordinary workers, leading many analysts to dub it a “bill against the people.”English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Kseniya Bondal
Publisher / Source: 
Silk Road Reporters

U.S. Approves Small Arms Sales to Morocco, Egypt

Friday, January 8, 2016
Boeing has received a $357.8 million contract to produce precision laser guided sets for the US military and foreign military sales clients.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Morocco
Author(s): 
Defence Web Staff
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Oman Requests 400 TOW 2 Missiles

Friday, January 8, 2016
The Sultanate of Oman has requested more than 400 TOW 2 missiles as part of its ground defense integration program, according to the US State Department. English
Country(s): 
Oman
Author(s): 
Awad Mustafa
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

U.S. to Help Guyana Crack Down on International Gold Smuggling Operation

Friday, January 8, 2016
Authorities in Guyana say the U.S. government is helping the South American country crack down on a massive international gold smuggling operation.English
Country(s): 
Guyana
Author(s): 
Associated Press
Publisher / Source: 
Latin Correspondent
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

Kazakhstan’s $64 Billion Question: Will Oil Fund Run Out?

Friday, January 8, 2016
Kazakhstan’s $64 billion oil fund could run out within six or seven years as slumping oil prices cut revenue and the government spends its savings, a central bank official said.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Simon Clark
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal

America May Have Unlocked a Key to Fighting Terrorism — And it Doesn’t Involve Drones

Friday, January 8, 2016
Last month Congress appropriated $175 million in CTPF funds for the State Department, a dramatic increase in the department’s discretionary resources for civilian counterterrorism capacity-building programs.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Matthew Levitt
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Security Assistance

Ethiopian Forces 'Kill 140 Oromo Protesters'

Friday, January 8, 2016
Ethiopian security forces have killed at least 140 people taking part in mass anti-government demonstrations since November, activists say, according to U.S.-based Human Rights Watch (HRW). The protests have been sparked by fears that a plan to expand the capital's administrative control into the Oromia region will displace Oromo farmers.English
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Pentagon: U.S. Troops in 'Combat Situation' in Afghanistan

Friday, January 8, 2016
The Pentagon said Thursday that U.S. troops were in a combat "situation" — but not a combat role — in Afghanistan, despite a team of Green Berets getting pinned down in a firefight this week that resulted in one being killed and two injured. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Cartel Continent:How Narcotics are Flooding Africa

Friday, January 8, 2016
Since the the early 2000s, crime syndicates have increasingly exploited the sub-Saharan region’s weak state institutions, relative poverty, and porous borders to funnel large quantities of cocaine and heroin into Europe and, to a lesser degree, North America. Narcotics trafficking has distorted the economies and politics of a number of African states while enriching violent nonstate actors, including groups linked to terrorism in the region. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Tom Woods
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Affairs
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Deloitte: Defence Sector to Grow 2.7% in 2016, Ending Decline

Thursday, January 7, 2016
A two-year budget deal in the USA coupled with growing global instability could see defence revenues jump by 2.7% in 2016, breaking a five-year decline, according to forecasters at Deloitte.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
James Drew
Publisher / Source: 
Flightglobal
Tag(s): 
Military

Nigeria acquiring JF-17 fighters

Thursday, January 7, 2016
The Nigerian Air Force aims to acquire three JF-17 Thunder fighter jets this year, and has budgeted $25 million towards this. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Web
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Peacekeepers Can Still be Deployed to Burundi: Dlamini-Zuma

Thursday, January 7, 2016
The African Union Commission (AU) chairperson, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, says the continental bloc can still deploy peacekeepers to Burundi, if the violence in the country persists. English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
SABC

Peru Surpasses 2015 Goal for Eradicating Illegal Coca Crops

Thursday, January 7, 2016
The mark was achieved through logistical and technological support provided by the United States and a comprehensive initiative that provided farmers the option of cultivating alternative crops. English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Marina Shulamith
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo Americas
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Somalia Joins Saudi Backlash Against Iran

Thursday, January 7, 2016
Somalia has joined Saudi Arabia in the backlash against Iran over the attack on the Saudi embassy in Tehran and its consulate in Mashad. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Abdulkadir Khalif
Publisher / Source: 
Africa Review

German Cabinet Approves More Soldiers for Mali, Iraq

Thursday, January 7, 2016
The German cabinet has approved plans to send up to 650 soldiers to Mali, boosting its presence in the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the West African country which is beset by Islamist militant violence.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Germany
Iraq
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters Africa

Arizona, Mexico Public Safety Officers Hold Rare Meeting

Thursday, January 7, 2016
In a rare meeting this week, the head of the Arizona Department of Public Safety met with his Mexican counterpart to discuss ways to combat the drug cartels.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Cooper Rummell
Publisher / Source: 
Ktar News
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

The questions no one is asking about Eritrea

Thursday, January 7, 2016
In the ‘Exodus from Eritrea’ radio discussion, the BBC World Service began by asking why so many Eritreans are leaving the country.English
Country(s): 
Eritrea
Author(s): 
Valerie Frank
Publisher / Source: 
African Arguments

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