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Los Black Hawk Serían Instrumentos Para la Paz

Monday, January 4, 2016
Aunque la mayoría de esos helicópteros aún se están usando para el transporte de tropas o misiones ofensivas, pueden tener otras responsabilidades, más humanitarias y de servicio a la comunidad.Spanish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Ricardo Monsalve Gaviria
Publisher / Source: 
El Colombiano (Colombia)
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Amateur Video Shows Bahraini F-16 Already in Flames Before Hitting the Ground in Saudi Arabia

Monday, January 4, 2016
The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) General Command reported that am RBAF‘s F-16 jet went down in Jizan province, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 30, 2015, while it was undertaking the national duty of defending the kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)’s southern borders as part of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition’s “Operation Decisive Storm” and “Operation Restore Hope.” English
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Dario Leone
Publisher / Source: 
Aviationist
Tag(s): 
Military

Djibouti’s First, But Will it Last?

Monday, January 4, 2016
The United States has long depended on a worldwide network of military bases to project power, reassure allies, contain enemies, and fight terrorism. Indeed, as the Islamic State has metastasized, the Pentagon is considering expanding the U.S. basing network in the developing world, particularly in Africa. Renanah Miles and Brian Blankenship of Columbia University describe how China and other countries are joining this quest for bases. They argue the resulting competition is creating a market, and a dysfunctional one, for access. To woo locals, the United States uses commercial ties – often with unforeseen results.English
Country(s): 
Djibouti
Author(s): 
Renanah Miles
Brian Blakenship
Publisher / Source: 
Lawfare
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Conflict

For Those Wounded in Yemen’s war, a Feeling of Abandonment in Saudi Capital

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
As Yemen’s warring factions struggle to negotiate, a quieter desperation plays out in the Saudi capital, where wounded fighters beg for handouts and seek the attention of Yemen’s ousted leaders hosted in five-star exile.
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Author(s): 
Brian Murphy
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Why is the U.S. Subsidizing Israeli Settlements?

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The findings are striking: Within five years, from 2009 to 2013, more than $220 million was sent across the ocean and into schools, synagogues and playgrounds dotting the hills of Judea and Samaria. Millions of tax-subsidized dollars have gone to Jewish settlements in Hebron, helping to sustain a grim reality in the segregated part of the city, where Palestinian movement is sharply restricted and their economic life has been suffocated.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Uri Blau
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Interior Ministry Organizes Human Rights Competition

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The Interior Ministry challenged police officers to find a balance between maintaining security and respecting human rights in a competition it organized, a statement on its Facebook page said Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Mada Masr
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Colombia's FARC: 'No Peace Deal by March Deadline'

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Colombia's largest rebel group, the FARC, says it will not sign a final peace agreement with the government by 23 March 2016 as both sides had previously announced.
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Human Rights Watch Analysis of Colombia-FARC Agreement

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Under the agreement announced by government and FARC negotiators in Havana on December 15, 2015, a new “Special Jurisdiction for Peace” – made up of a Peace Tribunal and Judicial Panels that determine which cases go to trial – will be established to handle “grave violations of human rights and humanitarian law” committed by FARC guerrillas.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

After Student Disappearances, Mexico Tries to Turn Page

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Fifteen months ago, when 43 rural college students disappeared at the hands of local police and cartel thugs, Iguala became the symbol of Mexico's narco-brutality. Now, federal police are in charge of security, the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party controls city hall - and Mayor Esteban Albarran Mendoza wants to move forward.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
NBC News
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Politics and Security

Does Building Foreign Military Capacity Help?

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The approach known as Building Partner Capacity (BPC) “has increased in prominence within U.S. strategy, arguably becoming a central pillar of U.S. national security and foreign policy in recent years,” based on the premise that strengthening fragile foreign security institutions abroad will have benefits for U.S. national security.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Steven Aftergood
Publisher / Source: 
Federation Of American Scientists
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

What Is “Building Partner Capacity?” Issues for Congress

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Since 2001, successive U.S. administrations have increasingly prioritized efforts to build foreign security forces—particularly in weak and failing states—arguing that doing so advances U.S. national security objectives. In turn, the Department of Defense (DOD) has invested billions of dollars in “Building Partner Capacity,” a term that refers to a broad set of missions, programs, activities, and authorities intended to improve the ability of other nations to achieve those security-oriented goals they share with the United States.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Kathleen J. McInnis
Nathan J. Lucas
Publisher / Source: 
Congressional Research Service
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Central Asia ‘Extremely Important’ to the European Union

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
With the signing of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) between the European Union and Kazakhstan on December 21 in Astana, the EU has elevated its relations with Central Asia’s largest economy. English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Catherine Putz
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

U.S.-Kyrgyzstan Ties: Mending Fences or Fresh Start?

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Although the United States’ once-close relationship with Kyrgyzstan has faded as Russia reasserts its dominance in Central Asia, the Americans still seem keen to forge a new working relationship.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Timur Toktonaliev
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Iraqi Leader: We Want More U.S. Airstrikes, But Not U.S. Ground Troops

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said his country wants the U.S. to provide more airstrikes, weapons and intelligence in their joint battle against the Islamic State. But he stressed his opposition to ground troops from the U.S. or other outside nations, fearing Iraq could be turned into a major regional war.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Greg Myre
Kelly McEvers
Publisher / Source: 
National Public Radio
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Israel Completes Final Missile Defense System Test

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Israel said Monday it had successfully completed the final test of a joint U.S.-Israeli missile defense system before it is expected to become operational next year. The Defense Ministry said the David's Sling system had successfully intercepted targets in a series of tests conducted with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency, calling it the "final milestone."English
Country(s): 
Israel
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Up to 19 Killed in Djibouti Violence

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Opposition activists in Djibouti say as many as 19 people were killed Monday when security forces opened fire on a religious gathering in the capital. Witnesses said the troops targeted a crowd in the Balbala neighborhood that was commemorating the late religious leader Sheikh Yonis Muse.English
Country(s): 
Djibouti
Author(s): 
Harun Maruf
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Violence
Human Rights

African Union Awaits Burundi’s Formal Response on Troops

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
An African Union official says the continental body and the rest of the international community will not sit by and watch the escalation of violence and human rights violations and abuses continue in Burundi. Erastus Mwencha, deputy chairman of the African Union Commission said the peacekeepers, approved Saturday by the African Union Peace and Security Council are meant to prevent further violence and protect the citizens.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
James Butty
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Burundi Security Forces Accused of Violent Repression

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The security forces in Burundi systematically killed dozens of people during violent repression that took place in the capital Bujumbura on 11 December, Amnesty International says.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

UK to Send More Armed Forces to Nigeria to Advise on Boko Haram

Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The UK is to more than double its deployment of British forces to Nigeria to help in the fight against the Islamist jihadi group Boko Haram. The British forces will be not be involved in combat roles, only training and in an advisory role, said the defence secretary, Michael Fallon, on a visit to Nigeria on Monday.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Ewen MacAskill
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Boko Haram Crisis: Reprieve for Nigeria Troops Facing Death Sentence

Monday, December 21, 2015
Nigeria's military has announced a reprieve for 66 soldiers who had been sentenced to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram. The soldiers, who were to be killed by a firing squad, will each serve 10 years in prison. They were convicted by court martial over their refusal to drive down a road at night after dozens of colleagues died in a Boko Haram ambush.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC (UK)
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

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