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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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Niger President Says Coup Stopped

Friday, December 18, 2015
Niger's president said Thursday that his government had foiled a coup attempt, three months before elections in his country, a U.S. ally against terrorism in the Sahara. English
Country(s): 
Niger
Author(s): 
Drew Hinshaw
Publisher / Source: 
NASDAQ
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations
Governance
Counterterrorism
Counterinsurgency

UN to Deploy Experts to Monitor Violence

Friday, December 18, 2015
The Africa Union has pledged not to allow a "genocide" to take place in Burundi, while a UN human rights assembly has approved a resolution calling for the immediate deployment of experts there to investigate abuses and rein in violence. English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Conflict Resolution
Conflict
Conflict

U.S. Pulls F-15 Fighter Jets From Turkey

Friday, December 18, 2015
The U.S. is withdrawing a dozen F-15 fighters from the key Turkish air base of Incirlik, less than two months after their arrival. The fighters — six F-15Cs from the 48th Fighter Wing and six F-15Es from the 48th Fighter Wing — will be returning to Europe. The U.S. will still maintain a dozen A-10 Warthog close-air support fighters at the base, located about 100 miles from the border with Syria.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Aaron Mehta
Jeff Schogol
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News

America’s Secret African Drone War Against the Islamic State

Friday, December 18, 2015
For the uninitiated, Chabelley is the other U.S. outpost in that country — the site of America’s lone avowed “major military facility” in Africa, Camp Lemonnier — and a key node in an expanding archipelago of hush-hush American outposts that have spread across that continent since 9/11.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Nick Turse
Publisher / Source: 
LobeLog: Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Drones
Counterterrorism
Counterinsurgency
Security Assistance
Military
Military Cooperation

Joint Exercises Boost Ties Between Brazilian Armed Forces and U.S. Navy

Friday, December 18, 2015
In November, the U.S. Navy’s CVN-73-class, nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington visited Brazil for the 56th edition of the multi-national Naval exercise UNITAS.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Kaiser David Konrad
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo Americas
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Military Operations

Ukraine: Communist Party Ban Decisive Blow for Freedom of Speech in the Country

Friday, December 18, 2015
Yesterday’s banning of the Communist Party in Ukraine is a flagrant violation of freedom of expression and association and should be immediately overturned, said Amnesty International.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Amnesty International USA
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Colombia May be Letting Down its Guard to Narcoguerrillas

Friday, December 18, 2015
This has been a pivotal year for Colombia’s negotiations with the narcoguerrilla group, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).In the past year, the talks went from what the government’s chief negotiator Humberto de la Calle described in July as its “worst moment,” to President Juan Manuel Santos saying just this week that “we have never been so close to peace,” alluding to a breakthrough on the issue of reparations for the conflict’s victims.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Roger Noriega
Publisher / Source: 
American Enterprise Institute
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

The Gang Challenge in El Salvador: Worse Than You Thought

Friday, December 18, 2015
In August 2015, El Salvador registered its bloodiest month since its 1980-1992 civil war. There were 907 murders, including 52 in a single day on August 27. The country is on track to end the year with over 6,000 murders in a population of just 6.4 million, making it the most violent country not at war in the world.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
R. Evan Ellis
Publisher / Source: 
War on the Rocks
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Civil Society

U.S. Special Operations Forces Ordered to Leave Libya After Apparent Mix-Up

Friday, December 18, 2015
A group of U.S. commandos who landed in Libya on Monday were ordered to leave almost immediately because of a possible mix-up between the Libyan air force and army, U.S. and Libyan officials said Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Jim Miklaszewski
Courtney Kube
Alexander Smith
Charlene Gubash
Publisher / Source: 
NBC News
Tag(s): 
Military
Conflict

NATO Discusses Assessment Document of Azerbaijan’s IPAP

Friday, December 18, 2015
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) headquarters discussed Thursday the assessment document of the Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) of the Republic of Azerbaijan for 2015.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
APA (Azerbaijan)

What a Year for Latin America!

Friday, December 18, 2015
From an escaped kingpin to the resignation of a popular president, 16 moments to remember from 2015.English
Country(s): 
Western Hemisphere Regional
Author(s): 
Stephen Kurczy
Publisher / Source: 
Americans Quarterly
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Council of Europe Launches Azerbaijan Inquiry Over Rights Violations

Friday, December 18, 2015
CoE chief says Baku is silencing journalists and ‘critical voices,’ U.S. Congressman submits ‘Azerbaijan Democracy Act.’English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Transitions Online
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Yemen Conflict: Negotiators Agree Taiz Aid Deal

Friday, December 18, 2015
Negotiators from Yemen's warring sides have agreed to allow the resumption of aid deliveries to the besieged city of Taiz, the UN special envoy has said.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Peace Negotiations

Ukraine Asks RCMP, Liberals for More Help in Training Security Forces

Friday, December 18, 2015
Khatia Dekanoidze, who was recently appointed as head of a national policing agency, met with the RCMP and the foreign affairs minister to ask for help.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
The Star (Canada)
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

Pentagon to Send More Weapons to Kurds Fighting Islamic State

Friday, December 18, 2015
The Pentagon will send more weapons, armored Humvees and other military equipment to Kurdish fighters in northern Iraq in coming weeks to help them battle Islamic State, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said here Thursday. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
W.J. Hennigan
Publisher / Source: 
LA Times
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Peru Eradicates Record Amount of Coca in 2015

Friday, December 18, 2015
Anti-drug authorities in Peru eradicated a record amount of coca in 2015, but this achievement is unlikely to have a major impact on the regional drug trade.English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Mike LaSusa
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Drug Policy

Desertions Slow Progress of Afghan Air Force Training in U.S.

Friday, December 18, 2015
A chronic problem with desertions among airmen sent to the United States for training is adding to the woes of the Afghan Air Force, which has been stretched thin during a difficult fighting season and is struggling to build itself up to strength.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Mujib Mashal
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

How Is the Securitization of Africa Addressing Human Insecurity?

Friday, December 18, 2015
In facilitating the process of securitization, African leaders avoid the real challenge of addressing the roots of human insecurity within their countries and regions. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Agnes Wanjiru Behr
Publisher / Source: 
The International Relations and Security Network
Tag(s): 
Security
Militarization
Governance
Civil Society
Terrorism
Conflict
Security Assistance

The West’s Best Ally Against ISIS

Thursday, December 17, 2015
For those of us in Kurdistan, the Islamic State is a daily reality we must confront. The pesh merga forces numbering more than 20,000 whom I have the honor of commanding look out from their trenches at an army of extremists bent on killing or enslaving all who oppose them.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Kemal Kirkuki
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

The Urgent Need for Peace in Yemen

Thursday, December 17, 2015
There is a chance now to end the civil war in Yemen as the government of President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi and the Houthi rebels begin peace talks in Switzerland amid a cease-fire. English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
The Editorial Board
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

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