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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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Are We Starting to See an End to the Brutal War on Drugs?

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Public and political opinion regarding the so-called “War on Drugs” is shifting on a global scale. In the United States, the originator of the term and the country responsible for investing in foreign military intervention to combat the illegal narcotics, there is a growing opinion that the War on Drugs is not only a failure, but also a negative societal influence both at home and abroad.English
Country(s): 
Western Hemisphere Regional
Author(s): 
Graham Land
Publisher / Source: 
Latin Correspondent
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy

Russian FSB Head Warns Of Growing CIS Security Threat

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Russia initiated its campaign of air strikes in Syria primarily to prevent militants fighting with Islamic State (IS) from returning to their home countries in the former Soviet Union, says the head of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Elections and Organized Crime: 4 Takeaways

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Results are mostly in for mayoral, gubernatorial and presidential elections in Argentina, Colombia and Guatemala held October 25. Violence was low, but the specter of organized crime remains central to the region's political dynamics. English
Country(s): 
Western Hemisphere Regional
Author(s): 
Arron Daugherty
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime

Azerbaijan: OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Official Raps Baku

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
A leading representative of the OSCE’s Parliamentary Assembly is voicing concern about the fairness of Azerbaijan’s upcoming parliamentary elections on November 1.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Human Rights
Human Rights

Dominican Republic Demands French Pilots' Extradition

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
The Dominican Republic says it will seek the extradition of two French pilots who fled the country after being convicted of drug trafficking.English
Country(s): 
Dominican Republic
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Extraditions

AU Report Accuses South Sudan Warring Parties of War Crimes

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
The long-awaited African Union Commission of Inquiry report on the South Sudan conflict has been released. It finds that both the South Sudan government and rebels loyal to former Vice President Riek Machar committed human rights violations, some of which the report says constitute war crimes. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
James Butty
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
U.N. Peacekeeping
Peace Negotiations

U.S. Weighs Special Forces in Syria, Helicopters in Iraq

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
The United States is considering sending a small number of special operations forces to Syria and attack helicopters to Iraq as it weighs options to build momentum in the battle against Islamic State, U.S. officials said on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Jeff Mason
Phil Stewart
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Taliban Overrun District in Quake-hit Northern Afghanistan

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Officials said fighters seized control of the district capital of Darqand in Takhar province, on the border with Tajikistan in the early hours of Wednesday, continuing a campaign that has intensified across the country this year.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
Asia Times
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

In Fight Against ISIS, Kurds Turn to Allies on K Street

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Lobbyists advocate bypassing Baghdad and shipping arms directly to Peshmerga forces.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Bill Allison
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

Budget Deal May Head Off Pay Freezes, Furloughs

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, said he was "not happy, but I'm largely satisfied" with the budget deal. "I think it's the best deal we can probably get," he said. "It's bipartisan, and it prevents a government shutdown."English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Travis J. Tritten
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Tag(s): 
Military

Amid Efforts to Fight Crime, Nigeria Drones May Be Deployed in Lagos

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
A local government in Nigeria said Monday it may deploy drones across Lagos as part of efforts to fight crime in the southwest state.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Morgan Winsor
Publisher / Source: 
International Business Times
Tag(s): 
Drones
Intelligence

Exclusive: Saudi Arabia Admits Bombing MSF Hospital in Yemen — But Faults MSF

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the UN has admitted a "mistake" was made when Riyadh-led coalition jets bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Yemen, but says the medical charity provided incorrect geographic coordinates for the facility, leading to the incident. English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Author(s): 
Samuel Oakford
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Foreign Aid

Honduras’s Aborted Mission for Political Reform

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
A deadly combination of drug wars and gang violence have turned Honduras into the most violent country in the world outside a war zone. The institutions responsible for providing public security are largely ineffective and remain mired in corruption.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Louisa Reynolds
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Nigerian Army Says it Rescues More than 300 Boko Haram Abductees

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Nigeria's armed forces on Wednesday said it had rescued 338 people held captive by Boko Haram and raided a number of the Islamist militant group's camps on the edge of its stronghold in the northeast's Sambisa forest. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Isaac Abrak
Alexis Akwagyiram
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

Turkey Says It Struck Kurdish Forces in Syria

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Turkey said it attacked Kurdish forces in Syria backed by the U.S., potentially setting the stage for a new fight with the Obama administration as it looks at increasing its ties with the Kurdish militants leading the most effective fight against Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Dion Nissenbaum
Ayla Albayrak
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Carter Pledges to Boost Israel’s Military Edge

Wednesday, October 28, 2015
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has pledged to enhance “the entire spectrum” of strategic cooperation with Israel, from cyber defense and high-end attack capabilities down to a joint program aimed at combating terror tunnels. English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Foreign Policy

Taliban: Tajikistan Supplied Us Arms in Exchange for Hostages

Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Tajikistan's government provided the Taliban in Afghanistan with weapons in exchange for the release of four soldiers who had been captured by the Taliban on the Tajikistan-Afghanistan border, a Taliban official has said.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Arms Sales

Cameroon Army Drives Boko Haram Militants Back Across Northern Border

Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Cameroonian soldiers drove Boko Haram insurgents back across the country's northern border into Nigeria on Friday, a day after the Islamist militants killed at least eight people in an attack in the remote region that aid groups say is becoming a war zone.
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Author(s): 
Josiane Kouagheu
Makini Brice
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Security Assistance
Military Cooperation

Tensions Soar Amid Protests Over Press Freedom in Georgia

Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Hundreds of protesters have rallied in Tbilisi against the Georgian government's alleged attempts to silence the country's biggest and most popular television channel, raising fears of a political crisis.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Conflict
Corruption

Surge of Illegal Children, Families Accelerates

Tuesday, October 27, 2015
The surge of children and families crossing the southwest border illegally accelerated again in September, leaving fiscal year 2015 the second-worst on record, according to numbers released Wednesday by the Border Patrol. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Stephan Dinan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Tag(s): 
Immigration

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