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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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New NGO Law Threatens Civil Society Independence in Kazakhstan — UN

Friday, October 16, 2015
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association, Maina Kiai, warned that a new bill amending the law on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Kazakhstan may compromise the independence of associations and also challenge their existence.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Publisher / Source: 
The Times of Central Asia (TCA)
Wire Service: 
TCA
Tag(s): 
Corruption

U.S. Support for Saudi Strikes in Yemen Raises War Crime Concerns

Friday, October 16, 2015
A top American lawmaker says the Obama administration’s military assistance to Riyadh may violate U.S. law. English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Author(s): 
Colum Lynch
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Human Rights
Counterinsurgency
Security Assistance

U.S. Troops, Drones’ Deployment Excites Federal Government

Friday, October 16, 2015
The Federal Government yesterday welcomed the United States’ decision to send up to 300 military personnel to Cameroon to help the regional fight against Boko Haram, despite having itself requested more direct help from Washington. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Cameroon
Publisher / Source: 
The Tide (Nigeria)
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Counterterrorism
Drones
Conflict

Army’s Annual Foreign Military Sales Top $20 Billion

Friday, October 16, 2015
The Army is doing big business abroad, raking in $20 billion in foreign military sales in fiscal 2015, according to the commander of Army Materiel Command. English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Jen Judson
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

African Governments are Stepping Up Surveillance of Their Own People

Friday, October 16, 2015
African countries are entering the world’s newest arms race, for cyber weapons and surveillance, at a rapid clip. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Lily Kuo
Publisher / Source: 
Quartz
Tag(s): 
Intelligence
Human Rights
Counterterrorism

Gulf States Set To Buy Iron Dome System

Friday, October 16, 2015
Bahrain and other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) are in negotiations to buy the Israeli-developed Iron Dome anti-missile system to defend against "a growing arsenal of Iranian missiles". English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Sam Kiley
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News (UK)
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment
Militarization

Collateral Damage Feared in Africa After Syria, Iraq Airstrikes

Friday, October 16, 2015
Western airstrikes in Syria and Iraq are likely to fuel conflicts in Africa, a conflict research seminar was told in Pretoria on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Michel Arseneault
Publisher / Source: 
Radio France Internationale
Tag(s): 
Counterinsurgency
Counterterrorism
Conflict
Drones
Military Operations

How Many ISIS Fighters Has the U.S. Actually Killed?

Friday, October 16, 2015
The U.S. Defense Department cautions against using 'body counts' as a metric of success in its campaign against the Islamic State. But it continues to advertise them anyway. English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Kathy Gilsinan
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Military Operations
Drones

Kerry Says Open to Talks on Removing Sudan from Terror List

Friday, October 16, 2015
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has hinted at willingness to remove Sudan from a list of “state sponsors of terrorism”, disclosing that he discussed this possibility with the Sudanese foreign minister recently. English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Tamazuj
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Foreign Policy

U.N. Envoy Optimistic on Yemen Peace Talks Starting Soon

Friday, October 16, 2015
A senior United Nations official said Thursday that he hoped negotiations could start by the end of October to resolve the nearly seven-month-long war in Yemen.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Kareem Fahim
Publisher / Source: 
, The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
U.N. Peacekeeping
Foreign Policy
Conflict
Conflict Resolution

The Evolving Boko Haram War Machine

Friday, October 16, 2015
Far from defeated, Boko Haram has yet again shown its flexibility and sophistication by shifting tactics and returning to the more asymmetric fighting strategy it had been using for years. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Allen Grane
Publisher / Source: 
Council on Foreign Relations
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism
Counterinsurgency
Conflict
Conflict

Annual UNITAS Pacific Naval Exercise Kicks Off In Chile

Friday, October 16, 2015
Naval forces from Chile, Colombia, Mexico and the United States kicked off UNITAS 2015, an annual multinational exercise, in Valparaiso, Chile, Oct. 13. English
Country(s): 
Western Hemisphere Regional
Publisher / Source: 
United States Southern Command
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Security Assistance
Military Cooperation

CIS Summit: Russia to Bolster Central Asia Military

Friday, October 16, 2015
Leaders of post-Soviet states are gathering in Kazakhstan to attend the summit of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), a regional organisation dominated by Russia. One of the key documents they are expected to sign is a concept of military co-operation until 2020.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Abdujalil Abdurasulov
Publisher / Source: 
BBC (UK)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military Equipment

El Chapo was 'Cornered' after U.S. Drug Agents Located His Cell Phone...but He Managed to Get Away Again

Friday, October 16, 2015
U.S. agents were able to pinpoint Guzman's phone and traced it to the Sierra Madre mountain range, where they believed he was hiding out at a ranch. Mexican soldiers then stormed the location, but reportedly found only the phone and some clothes.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Mail (UK)
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Drug Trade

Western Militaries Exit Central Asia as Germany Shuts Uzbek Base

Friday, October 16, 2015
Germany says it will close its air base in Uzbekistan, shutting the last Western military installation in former Soviet Central Asia.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Wire Service: 
RFE/RL's Uzbek Service
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.S. Thanks Georgia for Contribution to Global Security

Friday, October 16, 2015
The U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense Robert Work thanked Georgia’s Defense Minister Tinatin Khidasheli for the Georgian contingent’s contribution to global security, Sputnik reported Oct. 16 citing Georgian Defense Ministry Oct. 16.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Trend (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Security

CIS Leaders Sign Military Cooperation Pact

Friday, October 16, 2015
The leaders of the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have signed 17 agreements, including a statement on combating international terrorism and an agreement on military cooperation through 2020.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

A Murder Every Hour: How Gang Warfare Has Turned El Salvador into the World's Most Violent Nation

Friday, October 16, 2015
In the first nine months of 2015 almost 5,000 have been murdered in El Salvador in a vicious fight for territory between two gangs with a combined membership of 72,000. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Steve Myall
Publisher / Source: 
Mirror (UK)
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Criminal Organizations

The Drone Papers

Friday, October 16, 2015
The Intercept has obtained a cache of secret documents detailing the inner workings of the U.S. military’s assassination program in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Somalia. The documents, provided by a whistleblower, offer an unprecedented glimpse into Obama’s drone wars. English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Horn of Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Jeremy Scahill
Josh Begley
Cora Currier
Ryan Devereaux
Nick Turse
Ryan Gallagher
Peter Maass
Publisher / Source: 
The Intercept

Saudis, French To Discuss Satellite, Patrol Boat Sales

Thursday, October 15, 2015
Riyadh will open talks to buy French spy and communications satellites, patrol boats, and the setting up of a naval research center and a working group to study future naval projects, Saudi Arabia and France said in a joint statement Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Pierre Tran
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

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