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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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OSCE Concludes Community Security Initiative Project in Kyrgyzstan

Monday, December 14, 2015
The closing ceremony of the OSCE’s Community Security Initiative (CSI) project took place in Bishkek today with the participation of Kyrgyz officials, donor countries and international organizations.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Senate Committee Downplays FMS Complaints

Monday, December 14, 2015
As operations in Yemen and Syria continue to deplete military arsenals from Gulf Cooperation Council nations, those countries have publicly campaigned to speed up the US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) system.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Joe Gould
Aaron Mehta
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
U.S. Congress

In Talks Over Seized U.S. Property, Havana Counters With Own Claim

Monday, December 14, 2015
Some of the thorniest conversations in the long road toward full relations between Cuba and the United States have only just begun in recent days: The two sides are sitting down for the first time to discuss the American properties Cuba confiscated decades ago.English
Country(s): 
Cuba
Author(s): 
Frances Robles
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Sanctions

U.N. Proposes Measures to Prevent Mass Atrocities

Monday, December 14, 2015
The United Nations Security Council this weekend adopted a three-option resolution contained in a letter UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addressed to the council. English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Emmanuel Kendemeh
Publisher / Source: 
Cameroon Tribune
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Conflict Resolution
Conflict

Not Much Room for Criticism in Central Asia

Monday, December 14, 2015
A report released by the International Partnership for Human Rights (IPHR), a Brussels-based organization, says that increased efforts to crackdown on dissent and pluralism in Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are “part of a region-wide trend of shrinking space for independent voices.”English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Catherine Putz
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Azerbaijan: UN Criticizes Torture Record

Friday, December 11, 2015
A new United Nations report says that the government of Azerbaijan has failed to prosecute a single torture case despite hundreds of allegations of torture in its detention facilities in the past few years, Human Rights Watch said today.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Highlights of Decisions of the PSC in November 2015

Friday, December 11, 2015
In November the Peace and Security Council (PSC) once again discussed the crisis in Burundi and asked the African Union Commission (AUC) to increase the number of military experts and human rights observers in the country. Burundi, however, still has not signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that regulates the activities of these observers. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for Security Studies
Tag(s): 
Conflict Resolution
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

South Sudan President Warns of Inevitable Split of Ruling SPLM Party

Friday, December 11, 2015
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir has warned of further inevitable split of his faction of the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM), saying there are those “behaving like dogs” who want to take over leadership from him in Juba.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Sudan Tribune
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
U.N. Peacekeeping
Conflict Resolution
Conflict

Georgia’s Public Defender Outlines Problems on Human Rights Day

Friday, December 11, 2015
On December 10, the International Human Rights Day, the Public Defender as usual published a brief report about the situation in Georgia in terms of human rights.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Dominik K. Cagara
Publisher / Source: 
Democracy and Freedom Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Three Reasons Why the West Should Not Forget About Ukraine

Friday, December 11, 2015
Even if the West now has other priorities, Ukraine is still part of the bigger picture. It cannot be pushed into the background or left on the back-burner. Here are three reasons why.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Andrew Wilson
Publisher / Source: 
European Council on Foreign Relations

Flexing New Powers, Congress to Review Arms Shipments to Saudi Arabia

Friday, December 11, 2015
For the first time, and against a rising death toll in Yemen, the U.S. Senate is using new oversight powers to track American weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, Foreign Policy has learned. The move signals a growing unease on Capitol Hill with the Saudi-led war effort against Houthi rebels in Yemen, a conflict the United Nations says has killed more than 5,700 people and has forced another 2.3 million from their homes.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
John Hudson
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
U.S. Congress

Fighting Breaks Out in Burundi Capital after Gunmen Attack Military Sites

Friday, December 11, 2015
Gunmen have launched an attack on military sites in the capital of Burundi, killing several. The assault comes amid growing turmoil surrounding the president's successful but contested bid for another term in office.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle (Germany)
Wire Service: 
AP-AFP
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Conflict

Combat Advisers in Ramadi Would Face Harrowing Urban Fight

Friday, December 11, 2015
The Pentagon’s plans to potentially send American forces into the battle for Ramadi would pose far more risks to those individual troops than the combat support missions that have become routine in northern Iraq, a defense official said.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Andrew Tilghman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military

Mujica: A Solution for Paraguay’s Corruption Problem?

Friday, December 11, 2015
The Republic of Paraguay ranked 150th with a score of 24 on the 2014 Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index, which grades corruption on a scale of 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean). The Republic of Uruguay ranked 21st with a score of 79. English
Country(s): 
Paraguay
Uruguay
Author(s): 
Ramon Collado
Publisher / Source: 
Geopolitical Monitor (Canada)
Tag(s): 
Corruption

The Deported

Friday, December 11, 2015
Honduras is among the poorest and most violent countries in Latin America, and Villanueva’s hometown, San Pedro Sula, has ranked as the city with the highest homicide rate in the world for the last four years. (In 2014, 1,319 of its 769,025 residents were murdered.) Much of the bloodshed is gang-­related.
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Luke Mogelson
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Migration
Border Control

Dying for a Story: Brazil's Journalists are Being Killed at Record Rates

Friday, December 11, 2015
The country now ranks among the most deadly nonwar zones for reporters, yet these abuses are difficult to prove.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Matt Sandy
Publisher / Source: 
Aljazeera
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights

Like Kurds, Sunnis in Iraq Want Direct U.S. Arms Shipments to Fight ISIS

Friday, December 11, 2015
Three former Iraqi government officials said Sunni forces in the campaign against Islamic State are asking Congress for direct delivery of U.S. arms needed for the fight.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Bryant Jordan
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

Boko Haram - More U.S. Defence Assistance Received

Friday, December 11, 2015
Vehicles and other logistics equipment were handed over by the US Ambassador to the Defence Minister yesterday at the Military Headquarters Brigade in Yaounde.English
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Author(s): 
George Mbella
Publisher / Source: 
Cameroon Tribune
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Military Equipment
Military
Counterinsurgency
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

U.S.-Led Coalition Says it Killed ISIS Finance Minister in Iraq

Friday, December 11, 2015
The U.S.-led coalition against ISIS says it has dealt a fresh blow to the Islamic extremist group's money machine by killing its finance minister. Abu Saleh was killed in late November in a strike in Iraq, said Col. Steve Warren, a spokesman for the military coalition.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Jethro Mullen
Publisher / Source: 
CNN
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism

El Salvador Security Forces Behind 90% of Reported Abuses: Official

Friday, December 11, 2015
El Salvador's human rights ombudsman has presented findings on abuses reportedly committed by state security forces, noting an increase in police misconduct while at the same time appearing to downplay their actions.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Michael Lohmuller
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Extrajudicial Killings

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