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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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The Murder of Mexico’s Free Press

Monday, August 17, 2015
Since 2010, at least 41 journalists have been killed in Mexico. Roughly 20 have disappeared. Mexican journalists are targeted by powerful criminal organizations and in some instances by government officials who don’t want their misdeeds exposed. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
The Editorial Board
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Criminal Organizations

Azerbaijan's Injustice

Monday, August 17, 2015
Leyla Yunus, a prominent human rights activist in Azerbaijan and director of the Institute for Peace and Democracy, was arrested July 30, 2014, and imprisoned. She was charged with treason, large-scale fraud, forgery, tax evasion and illegal business activity. Later, she was severely beaten and put into solitary confinement without explanation.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights

Moroccan CH-47 Chinooks Arrive Home

Monday, August 17, 2015
The Royal Moroccan Air Force’s three new refurbished CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters arrived in Morocco on Saturday, after being transported from the United States by sea.English
Country(s): 
Morocco
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Web
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Militarization
Security Assistance

Tajikistan Calls on Russia to Extradite Alleged Members of Banned Group

Monday, August 17, 2015
Tajikistan's Interior Ministry says it has filed extradition requests for seven alleged members of a banned Tajik political opposition group who were arrested in Russia in recent months.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Wire Service: 
RFE/RL's Tajik Service
Tag(s): 
Extraditions
Conflict

Peru's Coca Growers Complain Government Post-Eradication Relief Insufficient

Monday, August 17, 2015
A record 55,000 hectares (just over 210 square miles) of coca were destroyed in 2013-14 — dropping the Peru to No. 2 behind Colombia in land area under coca cultivation. Peru nevertheless remains the world's top cocaine-producing nation. Thousands of Peruvians who have lost their livelihoods to the government's campaign to destroy the plant used to make cocaine. English
Country(s): 
Peru
Colombia
Author(s): 
Frank Bajak
Publisher / Source: 
FOX News
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Drug Policy

What Makes The UAE's Assistance To Anti-Houthi Forces Unique?

Monday, August 17, 2015
The current military boost of the anti-Houthi forces has been used as leverage to justify the Arab coalition, mainly the strategy of airstrikes organised in Riyadh. The mistake that is being made by such analysts is that they look at the operation as a whole and using a monotone approach to the diverse tactics being used by the Arab coalition.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Diana Alghoul
Publisher / Source: 
Middle East Monitor
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Military Cooperation

Joint Statement by the United States and Turkey on Removal of Patriot Missile Units

Monday, August 17, 2015
The United States has informed the Turkish government that the U.S. deployment of Patriot air and missile defense units in Turkey which expires in October will not be renewed beyond the end of the current rotation. Other relevant Allies have also been consulted.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
US Embassy in Ankara
Publisher / Source: 
Atlantic Council
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

Egypt's al-Sisi Imposes Strict Anti-Terrorism Laws

Monday, August 17, 2015
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has approved stringent new counter-terrorism laws to fight a growing jihadist insurgency. The laws establish special courts and offer additional protection from legal consequences for military and police officers who have used force.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
BBC (UK)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

West Africa Mobilizes Against Maritime Insecurity

Monday, August 17, 2015
On 27 and 28 July in Abuja, Nigeria, 30 delegates from the 15 ECOWAS member states carried out an in-depth examination of the regional maritime strategy, identifying 20 priority activities to be implemented between 2016 and 2020.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Barthélemy Blédé
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Wire Service: 
ISS Africa
Tag(s): 
Security

US Aid Level Shrinks with Afghan Drawdown

Saturday, August 15, 2015
With the US engagement in Afghanistan reducing, an American scholar sees Washington’s aid level and pattern for Pakistan changing. Pakistan and the United States will now be more focused on trade rather than aid.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Program(s): 
Coalition Support Funds
Publisher / Source: 
The Nation
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

'Our Central American Spring': Protesters Demand an End to Decades of Corruption

Friday, August 14, 2015
Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández has vowed to root out corruption ‘no matter who falls’ while in Guatemala the promise of new elections has not sated: ‘Without reform, it will just be about choosing the next group of thieves.’English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Sibylla Brodzinsky
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Conflict

El Salvador Govt Warns of Unified Super Gang: Report

Friday, August 14, 2015
El Salvador's government has reportedly warned that the MS13 and Barrio 18 are planning to unite and create a super gang, but these fears are likely unfounded. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Sam Tabory
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Security

What Improved Relations with U.S. Would Mean for Bolivia's Anti-Drug Efforts

Friday, August 14, 2015
Bolivian officials are looking to restore diplomatic ties with the United States, a significant shift that would likely have a major impact on the Andean nation's ability to combat drug trafficking and organized crime. English
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Author(s): 
Arron Daugherty
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Security

General Strike Nearly Paralyzes Much of Ecuador

Friday, August 14, 2015
A general strike against President Rafael Correa virtually paralyzed Ecuador's capital, provincial cities and major highways Thursday and violent clashes broke out between protesters and police in several cities. English
Country(s): 
Ecuador
Author(s): 
Gonzalo Solano
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Governance

Rigged Polls, Gang Crime Plague Guatemala Presidential Race

Friday, August 14, 2015
Is Guatemala’s presidential race a blowout or headed toward a runoff? Just over three weeks before the Sept. 6 election, nobody knows. English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Michael McDonald
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Governance

U.S. Convicts Uzbek Refugee On Terrorism-Related Charges

Friday, August 14, 2015
A U.S. jury has convicted an Uzbek man on terrorism-related charges for gathering explosive materials at his Idaho apartment and seeking to support the banned Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Security

A Central American Spring?

Friday, August 14, 2015
Protests have been taking place weekly at dusk since May. Their purpose: to rail against what participants see as grotesque corruption at the highest levels of government.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
The Economist
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Conflict
Governance

Kyrgyzstan: Trial Marks Escalation in Religious Crackdown

Friday, August 14, 2015
Kamalov suggested in his letter to President Atambayev that he is being targeted for reprisal after speaking out against the security services and the police during a public assembly in Osh in mid-January that gathered to discuss religious extremism.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Peter Leonard
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Counterterrorism

Kerry’s Aid Sought in Dominican Republic Citizenship Crisis

Friday, August 14, 2015
Seven US senators, including the pair from Massachusetts, urged Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday to intercede in the citizenship crisis in the Dominican Republic, expressing concern that thousands of Dominican-born people of Haitian descent still are not recognized as citizens. English
Country(s): 
Dominican Republic
Author(s): 
Maria Sacchetti
Publisher / Source: 
The Boston Globe
Tag(s): 
Migration
Human Rights

Tajikistan: Afghan Border Anxieties Remain Intense

Friday, August 14, 2015
In a sign of how close the unrest in Afghanistan has crept to Tajikistan, two stray shells flew across the border during a recent bout of fighting, forcing Kabul to issue a blushing apology. English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Security
Counterinsurgency

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