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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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Uzbekistan Deepens Ties with NATO

Monday, August 10, 2015
Of all the post-Soviet Central Asian nations, Uzbekistan under its president Islam Karimov has pursued the most doggedly independent stance towards Russia.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
John C. K. Daly
Publisher / Source: 
Silk Road Reporters
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Counterinsurgency

Security, Trade Top Uhuru State Visit to Uganda

Monday, August 10, 2015
President Uhuru Kenyatta began his first state visit to Uganda on Saturday to a 21-gun salute and talks covering security, anti-terrorism, and growing trade between the two eastern African neighbours.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Uganda
Publisher / Source: 
AllAfrica
Tag(s): 
Security
Counterterrorism
Security

Georgia's DefMin Takes Aim At State Defense Industry

Monday, August 10, 2015
Georgia's defense minister has publicly criticized the country's state-owned arms manufacturer, saying it needs closer oversight and calling into question the purpose of its highest-profile product, a domestically produced armored personnel carrier.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Military
Military Equipment
Security Sector Reform

Pro-Government Fighters in Yemen Retake Southern City

Monday, August 10, 2015
Pro-government fighters recaptured a provincial capital Sunday in southern Yemen after three days of intense fighting against Shiite rebels and their allies, military officials said, the latest in a string of battlefield successes by the Saudi-backed troops. English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Ahmed Al-Haj
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Security

Kyrgyzstan Joins Eurasian Union, Takes Leap Into the Dark

Monday, August 10, 2015
After months of stops and starts, Kyrgyzstan is finally becoming a full-fledged member of the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Peter Leonard
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Development
Security

Change in Militant Tactics Puts Tunisians on Edge

Monday, August 10, 2015
The attacks have provoked a widening security crackdown, and left Tunisians wondering if their country can withstand the onslaught of terrorism without giving up the tentative freedoms they — alone in the region — earned with their revolution that set off the Arab Spring more than four years ago.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Carlotta Gall
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military
Security

Ukraine Will Receive an Additional $500 Million Dollars in Aid from US Government

Monday, August 10, 2015
The funds will be used for training programs at the Yavoriv training ground for the National Guard and the Armed Forces of Ukraine.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
ArmenPress (Armenia)
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Security Assistance: More Isn't Always Better

Monday, August 10, 2015
The United States is not always getting such a great return on its investment when it comes to security assistance and cooperation. There are strategic and structural reasons for this. The bottom line is that more is not necessarily better.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Dafna H. Rand
Stephen Tankel
Publisher / Source: 
War on the Rocks
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Murder of Brazilian Journalist Furthers Alarming Trend

Monday, August 10, 2015
At least three other journalists have been killed in Brazil this year in retaliation for their work, bringing the number of such cases before the killing of Mr. Carvalho to 16 since 2011. The circumstances surrounding six other cases remain unclear.
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Simon Romero
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Security

U.S. Approves $150 Million Deal for Bahrain F-16 Support

Monday, August 10, 2015
The U.S. government on Friday said it approved a possible sale of $150 million worth of equipment to Bahrain to maintain its fleet of Lockheed Martin Corp F-16 fighter jets, even as two U.S. senators introduced legislation to reinstate an arms sales ban that was lifted by the Obama administration in June. English
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Author(s): 
Andrea Shalal
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Human Rights

Argentines Vote in Presidential Primary

Monday, August 10, 2015
Argentines voted to select presidential nominees on Sunday in a primary election that will gauge the nation’s desire for change after 12 years of the current president’s governing party. English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Author(s): 
Jonathan Gilbert
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Governance

Syrian Training Program No Longer Seen as Only Way to Fight Islamic State

Monday, August 10, 2015
The Pentagon pushed back Friday against claims that its program to train Syrian fighters to help defeat the Islamic State is in tatters, asserting that two new classes of recruits are underway and noting that in any case, the United States is increasingly relying on other fighting groups. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
James Rosen
Publisher / Source: 
McClatchy DC
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

How to Pull Colombia Back From the Brink

Monday, August 10, 2015
With a peace process on the rocks, the United States is an indispensable resource when it comes to Colombia’s future security and prosperity.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
James Stavridis
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
Foreign Aid

Security Assistance Monitor Spotlight: “Return on Investment” for U.S. Military Aid

Monday, August 10, 2015
The Center for New American Security (CNAS) released a report titled where they produce a detailed assessment of the efficacy and implications of the growing American security assistance apparatus, offering recommendations and improvements for future strategic military cooperation. English
Country(s): 
Global
Publisher / Source: 
Project on Middle East Democracy
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Security Assistance

Kenya Gets US Funds for Counterterror War

Friday, August 7, 2015
The US has donated 9.5 billion Kenyan shillings (US $92.4 million) to the Kenyan Defence Forces (KDF) to fund soldier training and new equipment acquisitions and sustain the counterterror war against Somali militant group al-Shabab.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Oscar Nkala
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Military Reinforcements Enter Yemen from Saudi Arabia

Friday, August 7, 2015
Saudi Arabia sent new military equipment including tanks into Yemen to support loyalists fighting Iran-backed Houthi rebels, tribal and military sources said Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Publisher / Source: 
DefenseNews
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Violence in Burundi Imperils the Region: U.N. Representative

Friday, August 7, 2015
Growing violence in Burundi is a danger to the entire region and the international community must act to keep the crisis from escalating, the U.N.'s Special Representative for Central Africa said on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Violence
Conflict

UN to Host New Round of Libya Peace Talks

Friday, August 7, 2015
Libyan peace talks are to resume next week as UN envoy Bernardino Leon presses on with efforts to strike a political settlement between the country's rival factions, his office said Thursday. English
Country(s): 
Libya
Publisher / Source: 
DefenseNews
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
Security

Nigeria: Dasuki Reels Out Weapons Procured Under Jonathan

Friday, August 7, 2015
Col. Sambo Dasuki opened up on how the previous administration of President Goodluck Jonathan facilitated the acquisition of once elusive weapons in the last one-year and recovered many local governments in the North-east, which were occupied by Boko Haram terrorists.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Senator Ireogbu
Publisher / Source: 
AllAfrica
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterinsurgency

A Parallel War in Turkey Threatens Its Fight Against the Islamic State

Friday, August 7, 2015
Turkish planes have been pounding camps of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq, and the PKK has responded with attacks on security forces, leaving a two-year-old cease-fire in ruins. English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Editorial Board
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

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