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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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Saudi Arabia, U.S. Near Deal For Two Lockheed Warships: Sources

Thursday, September 3, 2015
Saudi Arabia is in advanced discussions with the U.S. government about buying two frigates based on a coastal warship that Lockheed Martin Corp is building for the U.S. Navy, and could reach agreement by the end of the year, according to sources familiar with the talks.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Andrea Shalal
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters

Why Does South Sudan Matter So Much to the US?

Thursday, September 3, 2015
It wasn't so much a collective sigh of relief when President Salva Kiir finally signed the peace deal this week. It was more a sense of "let's see" as the US issued a warning that it would "hold to account" any of the leaders who might stray from their public commitment.
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Karen Allen
Publisher / Source: 
Africa Review
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Tensions Mount over Death of Brazil Indigenous Leader

Thursday, September 3, 2015
Tensions over land ownership are soaring between Brazil's indigenous Guarani people and ranchers after the shooting of a Guarani leader, activists said Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP

U.S.-Funded Coast Guard Boat Basin Opens in Batumi

Thursday, September 3, 2015
A new boat basin for the Georgian coast guard, built with USD 14 million funding from the United States, was opened in Batumi on September 3.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil Georgia
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Tony Abbott Says Decision on Joining Air Strikes in Syria Will Be Made 'Next Week'

Thursday, September 3, 2015
A decision on whether Australian fighter jets will strike Islamic State targets in Syria will be made next week, Tony Abbott has said.
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Anti-Government Protests Resume in Burundi

Thursday, September 3, 2015
Anti-government protesters have resumed in some neighborhoods in Burundi's capital after residents accused the police of harassment.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Tag(s): 
Conflict

US Senator Backs B-1 Bombers for Israel

Thursday, September 3, 2015
Regardless of how Congress votes on the controversial Iranian nuclear deal, Sen. Tom Cotton said most members are committed to significantly strengthening Israeli security, including providing billions of dollars in additional annual aid and B-1 bunker busting bombers.
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Salvadoran Military Protects Public Transportation from Gangs

Thursday, September 3, 2015
El Salvador's Armed Forces (FAES) have deployed armed Troops throughout the mass transportation system in San Salvador to protect civilians from possible attacks by the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) and Barrio 18 (M-18) gangs.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Lorena Baires
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo Americas
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Militarization

Torture in Tunisia

Thursday, September 3, 2015
Al Jazeera investigates allegations that despite its new democratic institutions, police torture continues in TunisiaEnglish
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

El Salvador Gang Violence Pushes Murder Rate to Postwar Record

Thursday, September 3, 2015
El Salvador saw the highest number of murders last month since its bloody 12-year civil war ended in 1992 as violence between street gangs grows ever more deadly.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Violence
Criminal Organizations

New Foreign Minister Lays Out Priorities

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Making full use of Georgia’s potential in east-west transit route is “vitally” important to “fully implement” Georgia’s European and Euro-Atlantic integration goals, newly appointed Foreign Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili said on September 2.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil Georgia

Karimov Says No Foreign Military Bases in Uzbekistan

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Uzbek President Islam Karimov has ruled out the establishment of any foreign military base in his country.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Wire Service: 
RFE/RL's Uzbek Service
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

President Otto Pérez Molina Is Stripped of Immunity in Guatemala

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Guatemala’s Congress voted on Tuesday to strip President Otto Pérez Molina of his immunity from prosecution, a unanimous decision that acknowledged the outpouring of citizen demands for an end to entrenched impunity.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Elisabeth Malkin
Azam Ahmed
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Uganda Lawmakers Debate Controversial NGO Bill

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Ugandan lawmakers debated on Tuesday a bill that would give authorities sweeping powers to regulate civil society as rights groups warned it would "strangle" criticism of the government.English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Publisher / Source: 
News24
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Questions the Media Should Be Asking About DOD’s Latest Targeted Killing

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Last week, the Pentagon confirmed that an American drone strike in Raqqa, Syria, killed a hacker named Junaid Hussain, a British man also believed to be a recruiter for ISIL. Hussain allegedly helped radicalize one of the shooters who attacked a cartoon drawing contest in Texas earlier this year.
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
John Reed
Publisher / Source: 
Just Security
Tag(s): 
Drones
Conflict

Congolese Child Soldiers to Give Evidence Against ‘Warlord’ Bosco Ntaganda at The Hague

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Scores of Congolese child soldiers are due to give evidence at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the coming weeks against a man nicknamed The Terminator and held up as one of Africa's most brutal and feared warlords.English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
Aislinn Laing
Publisher / Source: 
The Telegraph
Tag(s): 
International Criminal Court

Venezuela, in Spat with Colombia, Nabs 32 Paramilitaries

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Venezuela has arrested 32 alleged paramilitaries leading smuggling rings since it closed part of its border with Colombia, a top official said Tuesday.
Country(s): 
Colombia
Venezuela
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Conflict

U.S. Warns South Sudan Warring Parties on Ceasefire

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
The United States on Tuesday warned both sides fighting in South Sudan to down arms or face sanctions that have already been authorized by the UN Security Council.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Sanctions
Peace Negotiations

Tunisia: Permanent Exchange of Information Between Tunisia and U.S.A. On Terrorism

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Prime Minister Habib Essid received, Tuesday, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Anne Patterson.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Nigeria Army to Partner Brazil on Jungle Warfare

Wednesday, September 2, 2015
The Nigerian and Brazilian armies have commenced talks on collaboration to improve Nigeria’s Defence industry and training of personnel on jungle warfare.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Brazil
Author(s): 
Ronald Mutum
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Trust (Nigeria)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

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