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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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As Conflicts Multiply, Peacekeeping Confronts an Identity Crisis

Thursday, September 17, 2015
Not since the soul-searching that followed Rwanda and Srebrenica 20 years ago, when the United Nations was unable to prevent two successive genocides, has peacekeeping come under such scrutiny. The organization’s top leaders and donors are asking: What is peacekeeping accomplishing today, and how can it be made to work in some of the world’s worst war zones, where there is often no peace to keep?English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Somini Sengupta
Publisher / Source: 
New York Times
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

CSTO Member State Presidents Discuss Regional Security in Dushanbe

Thursday, September 17, 2015
The presidents of Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) Council member states met in Dushanbe Sept.15 to discuss regional security, organisational operations and the results of exercises of the Collective Rapid Reaction Forces.
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Nurbek Almashov
Malika Orazgaliyeva
Publisher / Source: 
The Astana Times

Paraguay: Marijuana Found in Boxes Tied to President's Company

Thursday, September 17, 2015
A shipment of over 650 kilograms of marijuana was found Tuesday hidden in cigarette boxes of a company belonging to President Horacio Cartes, the independent daily Ultima Hora reported. English
Country(s): 
Paraguay
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Corruption

Russia to Increase Military Presence in Central Asia

Thursday, September 17, 2015
The summit of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) finished in Dushanbe. President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon said that the situation in the region required urgent action to strengthen the military capacity of the Tajik border.
Country(s): 
Russia
Author(s): 
Lyuba Lulko
Publisher / Source: 
Pravda.ru
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Mexico: 2nd Missing Student Identified

Thursday, September 17, 2015
Experts have identified a bone fragment from the second of 43 missing students from a rural teachers’ college who disappeared almost a year ago in a case that has rocked Mexico. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Elisabeth Malkin
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times

Just Defense, Huh? US Mulls Permanent F-22 Raptor Base in Europe

Thursday, September 17, 2015
The commander of the US Air Force Europe called for a permanent F-22 Raptor base in the region.
Country(s): 
Europe and Eurasia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Sputnik News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Obama to Host Netanyahu in First Meeting Since Nuclear Deal With Iran

Thursday, September 17, 2015
President Obama will host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel at the White House on Nov. 9 in their first face-to-face meeting since their rupture over the international nuclear agreement with Iran, the White House said Wednesday. English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Peter Baker
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Colombia, Venezuela Leaders to Meet Monday over Border Dispute

Thursday, September 17, 2015
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday that he will meet his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, next week in Ecuador to discuss a border dispute that has soured relations between the South American neighbors.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Alexander Ulmer
Julia Symmes Cobb
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Few U.S.-Trained Syrians Still Fight ISIS, Senators Are Told

Thursday, September 17, 2015
Only four or five Syrian individuals trained by the United States military to confront the Islamic State remain in the fight.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Helene Cooper
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Kazakhstan Receives New Mine-sweeping Ship from Russia

Thursday, September 17, 2015
New mine-sweeping ship will join the arsenal of the naval forces of Kazakhstan, reports the Ministry of Defense of Kazakhstan.
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Russia
Publisher / Source: 
AKIpress
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Administration Searches for New Approach to Aiding Rebels in Syria

Thursday, September 17, 2015
The Obama administration is moving toward major changes in its military train-and-equip program for the Syrian opposition after the acknowledged failure of efforts to create a new force of rebel fighters to combat the Islamic State there.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Karen DeYoung
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

The White House Blacklisted Bolivia for Growing Coca While U.S. States Sell Legal Weed

Thursday, September 17, 2015
The US has again "decertified" Bolivia over what it calls a failure to comply with international narcotics agreements, despite recent data showing the country has achieved an unparalleled decrease in coca cultivation compared to other Andean nations in South America.English
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Author(s): 
Samuel Oakford
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy
Foreign Policy

U.S. Meth Production Falls as Mexican Imports Increase

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
A recent report from US anti-narcotics forces suggests a dramatic drop in methamphetamine production in the United States, but evidence suggests supply for the market has not fallen but instead shifted south of the border, where Mexican cartels have been developing a purer product.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Program(s): 
DEA Operations
Author(s): 
Elijah Stevens
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Spurred by IS Terror Plans in Syria, France to Strike Soon

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
The Islamic State group is training extremists in Syria to attack in Europe, France's defense minister said Wednesday, announcing that French airstrikes would begin within weeks.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism

New Nigerian President, Same Old Problems

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
A little more than three months into Buhari’s presidency, it is still too early to say for sure what direction his administration is driving Nigeria. What everyone seems to agree on, however, is that he’s driving too slowly.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Ameto Apke
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Governance

17 UN Personnel Accused of Sex Abuse in C. African Republic

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
A civilian staff member with the United Nations mission in Central African Republic is alleged to have committed sexual exploitation, bringing the total number of those accused of sexual abuse to 17 since the peacekeeping mission arrived to help stabilize the country, the U.N. said Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Hippolyte Marboua
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Wire Service: 
AFP, Associated Press
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

NRM Elections Turn Chaotic Over Mbabazi Agent

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Drama ensued last evening during a municipal National Resistance Movement (NRM) structure elections as officials temporarily suspended the exercise and removed an alleged agent of presidential aspirant Amama Mbabazi, leaving a one-man race. English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Author(s): 
Simon Peter Emwamu
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Monitor (Uganda)
Tag(s): 
Governance

Operation Naked King: U.S. Secretly Targeted Bolivia's Evo Morales In Drug Sting

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
The United States has secretly indicted top officials connected to the government of Bolivian President Evo Morales for their alleged involvement in a cocaine trafficking scheme. The indictments, secured in a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration sting called "Operation Naked King," have not been previously reported.English
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Program(s): 
DEA Operations
Author(s): 
Ryan Grim
Nick Wing
Publisher / Source: 
The Huffington Post
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy
Counternarcotics
Corruption

Armenia has No Alternative to Russia in Terms of Security, Says Analyst

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Armenia is in the zone of Russia’s influence, Yerevan-based political analyst Levon Shirinyan said on Wednesday, stressing that at this moment it is the most efficient solution in terms of ensuring the country’s security.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Sara Khojoyan
Publisher / Source: 
Armenia Now (Armenia)
Tag(s): 
Security
Military Cooperation

Saudis Said To Zero In on Lockheed LCS

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
The long-awaited deal to choose the frigates for Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Fleet modernization program could be closed before the end of the year, a knowledgeable source said, and the choice of ship will come as little surprise — a variant of Lockheed Martin’s littoral combat ship (LCS).English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Christopher P. Cavas
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

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