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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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U.S. Defense Secretary Carter Unengaged with Russia's Defense Ministry

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
The U.S. Defense secretary Ashton Carter has not engaged with Russia’s Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, U.S. Defense Department Press Secretary Peter Cook said in a briefing on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Russia
Publisher / Source: 
Sputnik News
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Latin America: Outcry Over Corruption

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Dirty business is getting more difficult to do. Following success in Guatemala, resistance against corrupt leaders is growing in countries across Latin America. Calls for external legal help are also getting louder.English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Publisher / Source: 
DW
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Civil Society

Russians ‘Closed The Gap’ For A2/AD: Air Force Gen. Gorenc

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
AFA CONFERENCE: “The alarming thing,” said the commander of US Air Forces in Europe, is that the Russians are catching up. “They’ve closed the gap.”English
Country(s): 
Russia
Author(s): 
Sydney J. Freedberg Jr
Publisher / Source: 
Breaking Defense
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Buhari in France: French President Promises Military Assistance

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
During a meeting with Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari, French president François Hollande expressed concern of the increase in violence and insecurity in West Africa, and promised to provide military support to fight terrorism.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Clement Ejiofor
Publisher / Source: 
NAIJ
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Kazakhstan, Tajikistan Sign Agreement on Strategic Partnership

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev paid an official visit to Dushanbe, Tajikistan on Sept. 14, during which several cooperation agreements between the two countries were signed.
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Nurbek Almashov
Malika Orazgaliyeva
Publisher / Source: 
The Astana Times (Kazakhstan)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Counterterrorism

U.S. Training Helped Mold Top Islamic State Military Commander

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
The 15 Chechens looking to cross the border from Turkey to Syria didn’t strike Abdullah as particularly important or unusual.
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Mitchell Prothero
Publisher / Source: 
McClatchy DC
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

President Nazarbayev Calls for Concerted Efforts to Fight Terrorism

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
President Nursultan Nazarbayev has urged the CSTO member states to step up their joint effort to combat international terrorism.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Publisher / Source: 
Kazinform (Kazakhstan)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Security

Peruvian Armed Forces to Deploy Military Engineers to the Central African Republic

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
The Peruvian Armed Forces will deploy 205 service members in November to construct and repair important airfields in the Central African Republic as part of the United Nations (UN) Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSCA).English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Ximena Moretti
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo Americas
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
U.N. Peacekeeping

U.S. to Begin Training Ukraine’s Active-Duty Military

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
U.S. paratroops will soon begin training members of Ukraine’s active-duty military, expanding a program in western Ukraine that began by providing support for the country’s newly formed national guard.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
John Vandiver
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

In New Airstrike Plan, U.S. Scales Back Ambitions for Syrian Rebels

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
After a disastrous start to a program aimed at building a moderate Syrian rebel force, the United States is drawing up a new plan to send teams of American-trained fighters into Syria to help direct U.S. air raids against the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Dan De Luce
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Military and Police Aid

More Than 40 000 Dead Under Chad's Habre

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
The number of Chadians killed under the brutal regime of ex-dictator Hissene Habre far exceeded the frequently-quoted estimate of 40 000, his trial in Senegal for atrocities heard on Tuesday.
Country(s): 
Chad
Publisher / Source: 
News 24
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Next Test for Guatemala’s Protest Movement: Improving Citizens’ Lives

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
The real test now is whether that new boldness and optimism will result in a tangible difference in Guatemalans’ lives. Will it give doctors at Roosevelt Hospital the resources to do the simple things they cannot do now — like sending a patient downstairs for an X-ray or giving out medicine?English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Elisabeth Malkin
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Corruption

Burkina Faso Reform Body Says Army Unit Should be Disbanded

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Burkina Faso’s national reconciliation commission on Monday called for the dismantling of an elite military unit accused of killing demonstrators during last year’s uprising that toppled the president of nearly three decades.English
Country(s): 
Burkina Faso
Publisher / Source: 
Africa Times
Tag(s): 
Militarization
Civil-Military Relations

UK Invites ‘Countries of Concern’ To Shop for Weapons in London

Wednesday, September 16, 2015
More than a dozen countries on Britain’s list of repressive regimes have descended on DSEI, one of the world’s largest arms fairs.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Aamna Mohdin
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

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

Bolivia Partners with Argentina to Boost Military Equipment

Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Bolivia is beefing up its armed forces, as an agreement to purchase military equipment from Argentina has already been outlined.English
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Argentina
Author(s): 
Eana Maniebo
Publisher / Source: 
Latin Correspondent
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Putin: Russia Will Help Ensure Tajikistan's Stability Following Recent Violence

Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will help Tajikistan ensure stability after recent violence there left more than 20 dead, stoking fresh fears of unrest in the former Soviet state.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Violence
Military and Police Aid

Egyptian Military Likely Used U.S. Weapons To Kill Tourists, Strengthening Case For More Oversight

Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Press reports have come in of a number of tourists, including several Mexicans, killed mistakenly by Egyptian forces. This occurred in the western desert, a region where insurgents have started operating. It seems likely that the Egyptian forces used U.S. weapons, namely, Apache APA +0.00% helicopters, provided to the country through U.S. military aid. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Charles Tiefer
Publisher / Source: 
Forbes
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Summit Focuses on Central Asia's Islamic State Anxieties

Tuesday, September 15, 2015
As expected, anxieties about the claimed threat posed to Central Asia by the Islamic State group and other extremist outfits dominated talk at the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) summit in Dushanbe on September 15.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

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