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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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Officials: Pentagon Weighs Protections For US-trained Rebels

Friday, October 2, 2015
Russia's launch of airstrikes in Syria is prompting discussions within the Pentagon about whether the U.S. should use military force to protect U.S.-trained and equipped Syrian rebels if they come under fire by the Russians.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Lolita C. Baldor
Robert Burns
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press

The Massively Terrible Plan to Give Israel the Massive Ordnance Penetrator

Friday, October 2, 2015
Now that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed in Vienna between Iran and the so-called P5+1 (or E3/EU+3) has survived the period of congressional review, the pointy heads of Beltway wonkdom are turning to the next steps.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Jeffrey Lewis
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

El Salvador's Right Employs New Tactics to Oust the Government

Friday, October 2, 2015
Through organized crime, new civil society movements and the judicial system, right-wing forces in El Salvador are trying to destabilize the government of President Salvador Sanchez Ceren, Salvadoran Lawmaker Nidia Diaz told teleSUR English on Monday. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Conflict

America Finally Speaks Out About the Crushing of Tajik Opposition

Friday, October 2, 2015
Weeks after the Tajikistani government demolished its Islamic opposition, months after the crackdown against the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan began in earnest, the United States has finally offered comment.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Casey Michel
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Conflict

Special Forces Are Great, but They Require a Strong Conventional Military to Operate

Friday, October 2, 2015
Unless Obama quickly reverses the shrinking of the U.S. military, his Africa strategy will founder, with serious repercussions for U.S. national security.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Joshua Meservey
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Signal
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Uzbek Foreign Ministry, U.S. Ambassador Review Cooperation Priorities

Friday, October 2, 2015
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan held a meeting with the U.S. Ambassador, Pamela Spratlen, on October 2, reports the press service of the Ministry. English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Japan, South Korea Boost Their African Presence

Friday, October 2, 2015
The engagement of the United States, Japan, and South Korea, both with each other and with African partners, has resulted in some interesting security developments that has gone largely unnoticed by observers.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Jason Nicholson
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Militarization
Military Operations

Kyrgyzstan Set to Cling to Russia in Face of Security Threats

Friday, October 2, 2015
The mostly Muslim country of 6 million people has swung closer to Moscow and further away from the West. Faced with new challenges, Atambayev, two of whose predecessors as president were overthrown in revolts in 2005 and 2010, has snuggled closer to Russia.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Russia
Publisher / Source: 
The Moscow Times (Russia)
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Security
Security Assistance

Rio Police Arrested over Video Showing Them Altering Scene of Shooting

Friday, October 2, 2015
Five officers are accused of shooting 17-year-old Eduardo Santos, then putting a gun in his hand and firing twice to leave gunpowder residue on his handEnglish
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Jonathan Watts
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Extrajudicial Killings
Policing

Russia Plans Anti-Terrorism Drills Involving CSTO, SCO Countries

Friday, October 2, 2015
Russia plans to hold a series of military exercises together with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) states in 2016, Russian Land Forces' commander Col. Gen. Oleg Salyukov announced on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Sputnik News
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Nigerian City of Maiduguri 'Attacked by Five Girl Bombers'

Friday, October 2, 2015
Five young girls were behind a series of deadly explosions in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Thursday evening, security sources say. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Britain to Jamaica: In Lieu of Reparations, Here’s a Prison

Friday, October 2, 2015
When British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Jamaica this week, he rebuffed calls to apologize for the transatlantic slave trade and discuss reparations. Instead, he announced that Britain will contribute close to $38 million towards the building of a new prison — which he hopes will be used to house Jamaicans deported after committing crimes in Britain.English
Country(s): 
Jamaica
Author(s): 
Megan Alpert
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy Blog
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

Britain and Kenya End Diplomatic Stand-Off with Fresh Troop Training Deal

Friday, October 2, 2015
David Cameron and Uhuru Kenyatta declared a "reset" in previously tense relationship and marked friendship by agreeing to a new deal for British infantry troops to train in the east African country. English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Aislinn Laing
Publisher / Source: 
The Telegraph (UK)
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Kazakhstan Named Important U.S. Ally

Friday, October 2, 2015
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev said at the 70th session of the UN General Assembly that his country supports the measures being taken by the international community as well as the actions of the Syrian authorities and the opposition. Then he had a meeting with US President Barack Obama, after which White House spokesman Josh Ernest called Kazakhstan "a very important ally."English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Victoria Panfilova
Publisher / Source: 
Vestnik Kavkaza
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Tunisian Troops Seize Arms, Papers With IS Symbol Near Libyan Border

Thursday, October 1, 2015
Tunisian troops seized arms and documents bearing the symbol of Islamic State from two cars near the Libyan border, as authorities tighten security following two major attacks this year, officials said on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Al-Qaida or Islamic State? Issue Simmers Within Al-Shabab

Thursday, October 1, 2015
Somalia's Al-Shabab militants have moved to silence members suspected of pushing the group to switch its main alliance from al-Qaida to the Islamic State extremist group.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Harun Maruf
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Between Russian and U.S. Saber Rattling, Georgia Seeks a Middle Path

Thursday, October 1, 2015
In a United Nations summit defined by the competing world visions of the United States and Russia, the tiny South Caucasus nation of Georgia is doing all it can to stay out of the fray and avoid angering either Washington or Moscow.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
John Hudson
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy

Russia’s First Strikes in Syria Hit U.S. Ally, Not Islamic State

Thursday, October 1, 2015
Barack Obama’s administration said Wednesday that it doesn’t know whom Russia is bombing inside Syria. Rebel leaders on the ground there say they know precisely whom Moscow is targeting — and it isn’t the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
David Kenner
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Tunisia, Two More Countries Join Anti-Daesh Coalition

Thursday, October 1, 2015
President Barack Obama on Tuesday announced new partners in the anti-Daesh coalition. English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
Al Bawaba
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Top Suspect Gives Up Former Guatemala President, Vice President

Thursday, October 1, 2015
An alleged top member of the customs fraud ring in Guatemala known as "La Linea" has incriminated former President Otto Perez Molina and Vice President Roxana Baldetti, an ominous sign of what lies ahead for the fallen presidential duo.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Corruption

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