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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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Coast Guard Seizes Major Cocaine Loads off Latin America

Friday, November 20, 2015
The U.S. Coast Guard has seized more than 50,000 pounds of cocaine off Latin America during the past four months in what is shaping up to be a record year for seizures in the Pacific.English
Country(s): 
Western Hemisphere Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Military Operations

Peru, United States Conduct Southern Seas 2015 and Other Military Exercises

Friday, November 20, 2015
Peru's Navy is participating in the Southern Seas 2015 exercise with the crew of aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) and other U.S. forces, continuing the countries' joint training program that started in 2006. English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Julieta Pelcastre
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo Americas
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Military Cooperation

Lebanon Security Forces Make Arrests, Seize Explosives After Beirut Bombs

Friday, November 20, 2015
Lebanese security forces carried out a series of arrests overnight, security sources said on Friday, as part of a crackdown launched after twin suicide bomb attacks killed 44 people in Beirut last week.English
Country(s): 
Lebanon
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Civil Society

Cartel’s No. 2 Man Picked Up in Jalisco

Friday, November 20, 2015
The man believed to be second in command of the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel (CJNG) was arrested early yesterday morning in Tlajomulco de Zúñiga, Jalisco. - See more at: http://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/cartels-no-2-man-picked-up-in-jalisco/#sthash.tOGSKT85.dpufEnglish
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Mexico News Daily
Wire Service: 
Milenio
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

At Least 105 Nigerian Soldiers Missing after Fierce Gun Battle with Boko Haram

Friday, November 20, 2015
The terrorists also captured a T-72 tank as well as several artillery weapons from the unit. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Nicholas Ibekwe
Publisher / Source: 
Premium Times (Nigeria)
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Counterterrorism
Counterinsurgency
Terrorism

Jonathan Washes Hands Of Arms Procurement Scandal

Friday, November 20, 2015
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says his government never awarded any contract in the range of $2 billion dollars.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Ladi Olorunyomi
Publisher / Source: 
Premium Times (Nigeria)
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Corruption
Governance
Counterinsurgency
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

Nigerian Air Force Degrades Terrorists' Logistics in Sambisa Forest

Friday, November 20, 2015
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday said it had degraded Boko Haram terrorists' logistics, vehicle workshop and a weapon storage facility after successful interdiction missions on their Sambisa forest hideout.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Mu Xuequan
Publisher / Source: 
Xinhua (China)
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Counterinsurgency
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

Colombia Discovers 'Giant' ELN Cocaine Lab

Friday, November 20, 2015
A huge cocaine processing complex run by the ELN has been found in west Colombia, showcasing the guerrilla group's role in a drug trade that could soon be changing hands.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Mimi Yagoub
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Conflict
Conflict

Pakistan-U.S. Relations: What Issues Does Pakistan's Military Face?

Friday, November 20, 2015
Pakistan army chief Gen Raheel Sharif's trip to Washington is his second in less than a year.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Ilyas Khan
Publisher / Source: 
BBC (UK)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Foreign Policy
Terrorism
Military Cooperation

Dominicans of Haitian Descent Turned into ‘Ghost Citizens', says Amnesty

Thursday, November 19, 2015
Amnesty International report says authorities in the Dominican Republic have rendered generations of people stateless, in violation of their human rightsEnglish
Country(s): 
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Author(s): 
Alan Yuhas
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Migration

Burundi Insurgents Target Presidential Palace in Failed Mortar Attack

Thursday, November 19, 2015
Insurgents took responsibility Thursday for a failed mortar attack overnight on Burundi's presidential palace, in one of the first known such attempts in months of anti-government unrest. English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Global Post
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Governance
U.N. Peacekeeping

Former Army Vice Chief Pushes New Ground Strategy for Defeating ISIS

Thursday, November 19, 2015
Former U.S. Army vice chief of staff retired Gen. Jack Keane, laid out a plan to Congress today for defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria that would involve thousands of troops, vehicles, attack helicopters and large-scale commando raids.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Matthew Cox
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
U.S. Congress
Terrorism

Brazilian, U.S. Marines Perform Training Exercise "Operation Formosa"

Thursday, November 19, 2015
About 2,000 members of Brazil's Marine Force Squadron participated in its largest annual training exercise, Operation Formosa, along with seven U.S. Marines at a Brazilian Army camp 75 kilometers from Brasília between September 15 - October 13.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Andréa Barretto
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo Americas
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

National Defense University Event, Journal Focus on Western Hemisphere Challenges

Thursday, November 19, 2015
The National Defense University (NDU) in Washington, D.C., played host to government and defense leaders, as well as civil-sector security experts from across the Americas Nov. 18 to mark the release of a special Western Hemisphere edition of PRISM, a quarterly security journal published by the university’s Center for Complex Operations.English
Country(s): 
Western Hemisphere Regional
Author(s): 
Jose Ruiz
Publisher / Source: 
United States Southern Command
Tag(s): 
Military
Foreign Policy

Inspector: U.S. Reconstruction in Afghanistan Marred by Chronic Corruption

Thursday, November 19, 2015
A U.S. inspector general overseeing U.S. reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan said the effort is plagued by poor planning, wasteful spending, and chronic corruption.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Corruption

European Court Rulings Highlight Azerbaijan's Bleak Record on Human Rights

Thursday, November 19, 2015
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in Strasbourg is in principle rightly blind to external political considerations. But occasionally good timing (whether deliberate or unintentional) may serve to reinforce its efforts to defend the principles and values of the European Convention of Human Rights.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Marina Van Riel
Publisher / Source: 
Open Society Foundations
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Nigeria Has a $2B Arms Fraud Problem

Thursday, November 19, 2015
While Boko Haram swept across the country, a former national security adviser awarded 'phantom contracts' to buy 12 helicopters, four fighter jets, bombs that were never supplied. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Yomi Kazeem
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Governance
Terrorism
Counterterrorism
Counterinsurgency
Arms Sales

Security Experts Argue for Increased Military Action in Iraq, Syria

Thursday, November 19, 2015
A pair of former presidential national security advisers on Wednesday pushed lawmakers to increase airstrikes in Iraq and Syria with possible boosts in U.S. ground forces in the fight against the Islamic State group.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Leo Shane Ill
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Venezuela President Orders Review of U.S. Ties Over Spying

Thursday, November 19, 2015
President Nicolas Maduro said he'll file a formal protest and review relations with Washington following a report of U.S. spying on Venezuela's state oil company, including intercepting the calls and emails of ex-Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Intelligence

Kyrgyz Courts Come Under Scrutiny

Thursday, November 19, 2015
Recent studies carried out in Kyrgyzstan found that a majority of Kyrgyz residents do not trust the country’s judicial system, leading to discussion among analysts regarding how Bishkek should address the numerous systemic problems in the judiciary.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Asyl Osmonaliyeva
Publisher / Source: 
Silk Road Reporters
Tag(s): 
Judicial Reform
Corruption

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