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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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How the U.S. is Expanding its Fight against Extremism in Africa

Monday, September 28, 2015
America is taking more notice of the African continent due to the expansion of extremist organisations operating in Africa like al-Qaeda, al-Shabbab, Ansar al-Sharia, al-Murabitun, Boko Haram, Islamic State (IS) and others.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Scott Firsing
Publisher / Source: 
The Conversation
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Boko Haram - Why the World Needs to Help Nigeria and Her Neighbours Now

Monday, September 28, 2015
History has shown that unless the strategy is right, insurgencies last for a long time. There is an urgent need for a robust and concerted effort by the international community to assist Nigeria and her neighbors in their effort to crush these atrocious criminals.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Nwachukwu Okafor
Publisher / Source: 
This Day (Nigeria)
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Sectarian Clashes Kill 24 in Central African Republic Capital

Monday, September 28, 2015
The murder of a Muslim taxi driver in the capital city of the Central African Republic set off a spasm of bloody sectarian violence, leaving dozens dead or wounded in a stark reminder that the situation in the country remains extraordinarily fragile despite months of relative calm.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Anthony Fouchard
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Meet The Obscure Company Behind America’s Syria Fiasco

Monday, September 28, 2015
At the heart of the high-stakes U.S. program to train and equip Syrian rebels to fight ISIS is a multimillion-dollar arms deal that the Pentagon farmed out to a tiny, little-known private company called Purple Shovel LLC. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Aram Roston
Publisher / Source: 
Buzzfeed
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Foreign Ministries of Central Asian Countries Discuss Cooperation with U.S.

Monday, September 28, 2015
As part of participation in the 70th anniversary session of the UN General Assembly in New York, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic Erlan Abdyldaev took part in the first meeting of the foreign ministers of Central Asian countries and the United States on September 26, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Kanykei Manasova
Publisher / Source: 
24 News Agency (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

It’s Time for a Formal U.S. Alliance With Israel

Monday, September 28, 2015
Here’s a quick pop quiz: Which of the following nations do not enjoy the protection of a mutual military defense treaty — a formal alliance, if you will — with the United States.
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
James Stavridis
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Military

Tajik Foreign Minister Meets with Head of United Nations Counter Terrorism Committee

Monday, September 28, 2015
Foreign Minister of Tajikistan Sirodjidin Aslov met with the Executive Director of the Counter Terrorism Committee of the United Nations, Jean-Paul Laborde, at the UN Headquarters, reports the press service of the Foreign Ministry.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

'Drug Trafficking Down 72% in Honduras'

Monday, September 28, 2015
According to an unidentified source in the Honduran security forces, drug trafficking has dropped significantly in Honduras thanks to military and intelligence work, the latest in a series of assertions that the country is no longer a major hub for organized crime. English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Elyssa Pachico
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Kazakhstan, Turkey Hold Joint Military Drills

Monday, September 28, 2015
Joint international exercises of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan and Turkey were held on the site of the Ili training center and the Military Institute of the Army of Kazakhstan, reports the Ministry of Defense reports Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Turkey
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Military Cooperation

Pentagon Admits: U.S. Gear in Qaeda’s Hands

Monday, September 28, 2015
The U.S. military’s Central Command admitted Friday that a Syrian fighter trained by U.S. forces handed over six vehicles and ammunition to an al Qaeda intermediary, “purportedly in exchange for safe passage within [his] operating area.”English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Nancy A. Youssef
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Terrorism

Kyrgyzstan Hobbled by Corruption, but Parties Offer Little

Monday, September 28, 2015
In what will come as a surprise to nobody, a pre-election poll conducted in Kyrgyzstan by the International Republican Institute has revealed corruption to be near the top of a list of the country’s greatest perceived burdens.French
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Colombia’s President Says Peace Talks Overcame Late Surprise

Monday, September 28, 2015
When President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia met with the leader of his country’s largest guerrilla group this week to seal the outline of a deal to end more than five decades of war, he received an unsettling shock. At the last minute, he said, the rebel leader, Rodrigo Londoño, tried to back out of a crucial part of the newly negotiated framework.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
William Neuman
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
Conflict

PACE to Observe Azerbaijan Elections Amid Human Rights Concerns

Monday, September 28, 2015
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) will maintain its mission to Azerbaijan to observe the upcoming elections there, amid allegations of human rights breaches in the country, the assembly's president, Anne Brasseur, said Monday.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Sputnik News
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Helicopter Attack Kills 30 Civilians in Yemen Village: Residents, Medics

Monday, September 28, 2015
Residents and medics said air strikes by helicopters flying from Saudi Arabia killed 30 civilians in a Yemeni village on Sunday, but Saudi authorities dismissed the accounts as "totally false".English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Mohammed Ghobari
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Major U.S. Arms Deals Announced Since Iran Deal Negotiations Began

Monday, September 28, 2015
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Project on Middle East Democracy

Rise in Violent Crime Shakes Mexico City

Monday, September 28, 2015
Increase in murders in capital stokes fears that brutal drug gangs have grabbed foothold.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Juan Montes
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Violence
Drug Trade

Baghdad Official Sees No Need for Foreign Troops to Fight in His Country

Monday, September 28, 2015
Iraq needs more equipment, training and intelligence but not ground troops from the U.S. or any other country, Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said on Friday. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Laurence Norman
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Burkina Faso Disbands Unit Behind Failed Coup

Monday, September 28, 2015
Burkina Faso's cabinet has dissolved the elite presidential guard unit that took the interim president and prime minister hostage in a failed coup just weeks before elections, according to a series of decrees read on state television. English
Country(s): 
Burkina Faso
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Wire Service: 
AFP, EFE, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Governance
Civil-Military Relations

Debacle, Inc.: How Henry Kissinger Helped Create Our 'Proliferated' World

Monday, September 28, 2015
The only person Henry Kissinger flattered more than President Richard Nixon was Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran. In the early 1970s, the Shah, sitting atop an enormous reserve of increasingly expensive oil and a key figure in Nixon and Kissinger’s move into the Middle East, wanted to be dealt with as a serious person.English
Country(s): 
Iran
Author(s): 
Greg Grandin
Publisher / Source: 
The Huffington Post
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

Bolivian Lawmakers Approve Bill Allowing Evo Morales to Run for Re-Election

Monday, September 28, 2015
Bolivian lawmakers on Saturday approved a bill to change the constitution in order to allow President Evo Morales to run for re-election and potentially stay in office until 2025. English
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Author(s): 
Ryan Dube
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal

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