Resources - News

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. 

Date Range
***To filter by region, select a region from the View Site by Region menu at the top of the page

Emirates Secretly Sends Colombian Mercenaries to Fight in Yemen

Wednesday, November 25, 2015
The United Arab Emirates has secretly dispatched hundreds of Colombian mercenaries to Yemen to fight in that country’s raging conflict, adding a volatile new element in a complex proxy war that has drawn in the United States and Iran.English
Country(s): 
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Author(s): 
Emily B. Hager
Mark Mazzetti
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times

Leaked Intelligence Points to Top Level Corruption in El Chapo Escape

Wednesday, November 25, 2015
New revelations about the jailbreak of Mexico's most notorious drug lord, "El Chapo" Guzman suggest that his escape was facilitated by failings on the part of authorities that can only be explained by either incompetence or corruption at the highest levels.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Elijah Stevens
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Corruption

U.N. Urges Deployment of More Peacekeepers to South Sudan

Wednesday, November 25, 2015
South Sudan is at risk of sinking into a cycle of revenge killings on a large scale, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said as he recommended an extra 1,100 peacekeepers be deployed to the world's youngest nation. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Michelle Nichols
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (US)
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Conflict
Conflict Resolution

Russia to Keep Sending Free Weapons, Ammunition to Afghan Military

Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Moscow will continue supplying free weapons to the Afghan military to help fight the Islamic State (ISIL) jihadist group, Russia's upper house speaker Valentina Matvienko said on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Russia
Publisher / Source: 
The Nation
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

In Yemen, a Saudi War Fought With U.S. Help

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
The unexploded cluster bombs are an increasingly common sight in Yemen’s farms and small villages, a visible reminder of Saudi Arabia’s continuing air war there – and of Washington’s large but little-known role in arming and fueling Riyadh’s warplanes.
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Paul McLeary
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Conflict

Mali Attack Highlights Underlying Connection Between Terror Groups in Africa

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to retired Gen. Carter Ham, former head of U.S. Africa Command, about U.S. military efforts to counter jihadist groups in Africa. English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Ari Shapiro
Publisher / Source: 
NPR
Tag(s): 
Counterinsurgency
Counterterrorism
Military and Police Aid
Military

Pentagon: Four 'Likely' Civilian Deaths in March Airstrikes

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
A U.S. Air Force investigation has concluded that four civilians, potentially including a child, were likely killed in a March 13, 2015, airstrike near al-Hatra, Iraq.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Aaron Mehta
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Conflict

Mexico’s Bloodbath That Won’t Stop

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Guerrero is infamous for gang wars and the disappearance of 43 students. Not only have efforts to bring law and order failed, they may have made matters worse.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Jason McGahan
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Violence
Policing
Criminal Organizations

Egypt's Sisi Talks Counter-Terrorism Efforts, Military Relations With U.S. Congressional Delegation

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi met on Saturday with a US delegation in Cairo to discuss counter-terrorism efforts and continued military relations between the two countries, the Egyptian presidency announced in a statement.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Ahram Online
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Foreign Policy

Kenyatta Declares Corruption National Security Threat

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
President Uhuru Kenyatta announced on Monday a raft of measures to bolster the fight against corruption that is endemic in East Africa's largest economy. English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
News24
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Governance
Governance
Civil Society

U.S. Investigating Honduras Supreme Court Candidates: Report

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
The U.S. has reportedly linked a number of candidates for Supreme Court nominations in Honduras to organized crime, another example of the degree of US involvement in aiding the country's security and justice sectors.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Michael Lohmuller
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
El Heraldo (Honduras)
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Analysts Accuse CENTCOM of Covering Up Cooked ISIS Intelligence

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
In July, a group of intelligence analysts at the U.S. military’s Central Command accused their bosses of distorting and selectively editing intelligence reports about the fight against ISIS in order to portray that campaign as more successful than it really was. As a result of those complaints, the Pentagon’s inspector general opened an investigation. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Shane Harris
Nancy A. Youssef
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Intelligence
Terrorism

How an Ugly, Brutally Effective Warplane Won the Battle For its Future

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
U.S.-backed Syrian rebels launched an attack late last month on Islamic State militants near the town of Hawl in northern Syria. They regained control of roughly 100 square miles of territory, according to the U.S. Defense Department. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
David Axe
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Militarization

U.S. Steps Up Ukrainian Combat Training

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Training Ukraine's army may be more important than providing weapons to fight Russian-backed separatists, some U.S. officials say.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Michael Crowley
Publisher / Source: 
Politico
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Conflict

Salvadoran and Colombian Armed Forces Share Post-Conflict Experiences

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
The Salvadoran Armed Forces (FAES, for its Spanish acronym) recently shared their post-conflict experiences with instructors and officials from the Superior War School of Colombia during a special meeting at the headquarters of the FAES' College for High Strategic Studies in San Salvador.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Colombia
Author(s): 
Lorena Baires
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo Americas
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

A Pentagon Whistleblower Says He’s Being Punished for Calling Out Waste in Afghanistan

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Colonel John C. Hope is a decorated West Point graduate with a sterling 32-year service record. On Monday, he went public and accused the Pentagon of punishing him for speaking out against waste and inefficiency he saw in Afghanistan.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Avi Asher-Schapiro
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Burundi Violence: U.S. to Place Sanctions on Officials

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
The United States is to put sanctions on four current and former officials in Burundi in connection with the continuing violence there. English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Governance
Governance

Azerbaijan Interested in Developing Cooperation With U.S.

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Baku and Washington have highlighted the successful cooperation in the fields of energy, fight against the terrorism and regional security.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Sara Rajabova
Publisher / Source: 
Azernews (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Regionally-Aligned Soldiers Find African Forces Motivated

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Soldiers who serve in the militaries of African nations are not interested in having Americans provide security for them or their countries - they want to get better at doing it for themselves, said U.S. Army Soldiers who recently returned from there.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
C. Todd Lopez
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Army
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Security Assistance

Central Asian Media Conference Focuses on Media Freedom

Tuesday, November 24, 2015
The 17th Central Asian Media Conference, which took place last week in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, focussed on the impact of digitalisation on media freedom.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Elise Morton
Publisher / Source: 
The Calvert Journal
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights

Pages