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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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Ukraine’s Finance Minister Urges Donors to Double Commitment

Friday, October 9, 2015
Ukraine’s finance minister has called for the US, EU and other donors to double their financial commitment to the conflict-torn country next year, warning that a $40bn rescue led by the International Monetary Fund would do too little to guarantee long-term economic stability.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Shawn Donnan
Publisher / Source: 
Financial Times (UK)

Yemen Doesn’t Need the Obama Administration’s ‘Deep Concern’

Friday, October 9, 2015
The United States has professed its deep concern for the civilians who are dying and struggling to survive amid the fighting, but at the same time the Obama administration has provided military support to a coalition that has been decimating Yemeni cities and choking off the country’s shipping lanes since late March.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Paul O'brien
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy

Tajikistan: Security Assistance and the Political Crackdown

Friday, October 9, 2015
US diplomats in Central Asia’s most despotic countries have typically argued that when it comes to promoting democratization, it is more useful to pursue quiet diplomacy and avoid embarrassing host governments with public criticism. But observers with deep knowledge of the situation say that the “quiet” approach has generally yielded only marginal and one-off breakthroughs.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Human Rights

Germany Sets €100M Security Fund for Africa, Mideast Partners

Friday, October 9, 2015
The German government has set up a €100 million (US $112.5 million) fund to help partner countries in Africa and the Middle East stabilize their security situation.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Lars Hoffman
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

U.S. ‘Expresses Concerns to Georgian Govt’ Over Rustavi 2 TV Case

Friday, October 9, 2015
The United States has expressed concerns to the Georgian government over actions that give the appearance of constricting media freedom, Ian Kelly, the U.S. ambassador in Tbilisi, said in a statement on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil.ge (Georgia)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S. Cancels Meeting with South Sudan Officials

Thursday, October 8, 2015
The White House said Wednesday it cancelled a meeting with three senior South Sudanese officials because President Salva Kiir's government and Riek Machar's opposition have failed to commit to the weeks'-old IGAD-Plus peace deal. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Karin Zeitvogel
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Peace Negotiations

Iraqi Forces Recapture Areas from ISIL around Ramadi

Thursday, October 8, 2015
Iraqi forces have retaken several areas north and west of Ramadi as efforts to close in on the Anbar provincial capital, which was seized by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in May, intensified.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Conflict

U.S. Senate Passes Bill Allowing Supply of Weapons to Ukraine

Thursday, October 8, 2015
A bill on defense expenditures in 2016 fiscal year which started October 1 was amended with provisions regarding military assistance to Ukraine.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Ukraine Today (Ukraine)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

UN Says Shiite Rebels in Yemen Have Agreed to Stop Fighting

Thursday, October 8, 2015
Shiite rebels in conflict-torn Yemen have agreed to stop fighting, the United Nations said Wednesday. English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Edith Lederer
Publisher / Source: 
ABC
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press

U.S. Indicts Members of Powerful Honduran Family

Thursday, October 8, 2015
Adding to the tempest of anti-corruption cases making their way through Honduras, the United States authorities indicted members of one of the nation’s most elite families Wednesday, charging a former vice president and his son with laundering drug money.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Azam Ahmed
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times

Yemen Airstrike Said to Kill 23 at a Wedding

Thursday, October 8, 2015
Airstrikes by a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia hit a house south of the capital on Wednesday, killing at least 23 people who were attending a wedding party, said witnesses and a local medical worker.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Yemen
Author(s): 
Kareem Fahim
Shuaib Almosawa
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times

Policeman Dies, 31 Injured in Nicaragua Miners' Strike

Thursday, October 8, 2015
One policeman has died and 23 were injured in clashes with protesting workers demanding the reinstatement of fired employees at a Nicaraguan gold mine.English
Country(s): 
Nicaragua
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Conflict

UN Urges Uzbekistan to Investigate Torture and Ill-Treatment of Human Rights Defender Forcibly Sterilized in Detention

Thursday, October 8, 2015
One of the main UN bodies that monitor States’ compliance with their human rights obligations has found the Uzbek Government responsible for the torture and ill-treatment of Mutabar Tadjibayeva, a well-known human rights defender. English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Publisher / Source: 
FIDH
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

UN Rights Official: Mexico Must Withdraw Army From Streets

Thursday, October 8, 2015
The United Nations’ top human rights official is calling on the Mexican government to set a timetable for withdrawing military personnel from law enforcement duties and replacing them with well-trained police. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Mark Stevenson
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Militarization

U.S.: Coalition Aircraft Re-Routed To Avoid Russians In Syria

Thursday, October 8, 2015
Coalition aircraft have been re-routed on at least one occasion to avoid a close encounter with Russian warplanes over Syria, a Pentagon spokesman said Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Brazil Watchdog Rules Against Rousseff, Fueling Impeachment Talk

Thursday, October 8, 2015
Brazil’s government-accounting watchdog decided on Wednesday that President Dilma Rousseff’s administration manipulated the country’s 2014 revenue and spending figures, deepening Brazil’s political and economic crisis and fueling impeachment talk.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Paulo Trevisani
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Is the World Ready to Walk the Talk on Terrorism?

Thursday, October 8, 2015
The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday passed a ground breaking resolution in the global war against terror, but can eastern Africa benefit from it? English
Country(s): 
East Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

U.S. Provides Specialized Vehicles to Tajikistan to Transport Radiological Materials

Thursday, October 8, 2015
The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), the United States Embassy of Tajikistan, and the Government of the Tajikistan announced on October 7 the commissioning of two secure vehicles that will be used to transport radiological materials as part of a broader cooperative effort to help combat nuclear and radiological terrorism in Tajikistan and around the world.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

Tunisia: 20 Mil Euro in Aid from France Against Terrorism

Thursday, October 8, 2015
Tunisia and France signed a protocol relating to a financial aid accord worth 20 million Euros to be destined to the support of special military forces and cooperation between the two countries in the realms of intelligence and the fight against terrorism.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
France
Publisher / Source: 
ANSA Med (Italy)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Russia Announces Helicopter Reinforcements for Tajik Base Amid Afghan Unrest

Thursday, October 8, 2015
Russia has announced that it will deploy attack and military-transport helicopters to beef up its military presence in Tajikistan amid rising insecurity in northern Afghanistan.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

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