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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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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

South Sudan to Unveil Own Plan to End Conflict

Friday, August 7, 2015
South Sudan's government is due to unveil its own peace plan in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, just days after it refused to sign a regional plan to end the country's ongoing conflict.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
News24
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

Why the United States Should Act Quickly to Help Tunisia

Friday, August 7, 2015
We need Tunisia as the example of the profound success that women and men working together in a democratic society and in a private, open, inclusive economy can create in the region. We aren’t going to get such an example anywhere else. English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Frank G. Wisner
W. Bowman Cutter
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Security

Could a Long-Term Solution to Boko Haram Come from the World Bank?

Friday, August 7, 2015
The outcome was unexpected, but extraordinary: the World Bank agreed to extend a US$2.1 billion low-interest loan to Nigeria, for the specific purpose of rebuilding the areas in the north-east that have been worst affected by Boko Haram.Arabic
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Simon Allison
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for Security Studies
Tag(s): 
Security
Terrorism
Counterinsurgency

Sisi’s Regime Is a Gift to the Islamic State

Friday, August 7, 2015
The Egyptian regime is not — and, more importantly, cannot be — a reliable counterterrorism partner. This is no accident of circumstance. Hoping and claiming to fight terrorism, Egypt, however unwittingly, is fueling an insurgency.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Shadi Hamid
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

Prosecutors Alarmed Over Argentina's Growing Drug Trade

Friday, August 7, 2015
Judicial officials in Argentina are sounding the alarm over the spread of drug trafficking and organized crime in the country, a rare admission from authorities of the country's growing role in nearly every aspect of the drug trade. English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Author(s): 
Michael Lohmuller
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Security

New F-16s, Rafales, FREMM Frigate Take Part in Opening of New Suez Canal

Friday, August 7, 2015
Egypt’s newly delivered F-16s and Rafale fighter jets and its FREMM frigate took part in the opening of the new Suez Canal yesterday in a ceremony attended by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and other heads of state. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Security

El Chapo Probably Hiding in Sinaloa, Mexico: DEA

Friday, August 7, 2015
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) believes Mexico's fugitive drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman is likely hiding out in his home state of Sinaloa, as it offers him the best chance to avoid detection -- and return to power atop the Sinaloa Cartel. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Arron Daugherty
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Security

Dashcams For Freedom

Friday, August 7, 2015
How Central Asians are fighting for their rights, one YouTube clip at a time. English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Sarah Kendzior
Noah Tucker
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Security

Emails Reveal Collaboration Between Urabeños and FARC

Friday, August 7, 2015
Emails released by authorities on Wednesday reportededly revealed that neo-paramilitary group Los Urabeños and FARC rebels have been partnering to traffic drugs and stockpile weapons. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Fletcher Berryman
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Conflict

Wyden, Rubio Bill Would Block Arms to Bahrain

Friday, August 7, 2015
Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced legislation this week that would block the sale or transfer of certain arms to Bahrain until the State Department certifies that Bahrain has fully implemented all of the recommendations by an independent oversight commission. English
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Publisher / Source: 
U.S Senate
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Security Assistance

Bolivia: Restrictions Interfere With Human Rights Work

Friday, August 7, 2015
Bolivia’s restrictions on the work of nongovernmental organizations violate human rights defenders’ right to freedom of association, Human Rights Watch said today.English
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Peru Admits Shining Path Rebels Have Not Been 'Exterminated'

Friday, August 7, 2015
The Peruvian government has admitted that the Shining Path Maoist rebel group is still in existence. "We cannot say this terrorist group has been exterminated," said Defence Minister Jakke Valakivi. "It is much weakened, of course, but it continues to operate." English
Country(s): 
Peru
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

More Brazil Lawmakers View Impeachment as Possible Solution

Friday, August 7, 2015
A growing number of legislators in Brazil’s largest party see an impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff as an option to pull the country out of its deepening economic and political crisis. English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Raymond Colitt
Mario Sergio Lima
Anna Edgerton
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomerg
Tag(s): 
Governance

IMU Declares It Is Now Part Of The Islamic State

Friday, August 7, 2015
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) is not only allied to the Islamic State (IS) group, it now considers itself part of it.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Kenya's Rampant Corruption Is Eating Away at the Very Fabric of Democracy

Friday, August 7, 2015
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s regime has allowed graft to flourish in Kenya, leaving key governance institutions such as the judiciary and civil service hollowed out.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
John Githongo
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Governance
Governance

Azerbaijan Seeks Long Prison Terms For Ailing Leyla, Arif Yunus

Friday, August 7, 2015
Azerbaijan's state prosecutor has asked a court in Baku to sentence human rights defender Leyla Yunus to 11 years in prison.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights
Governance

Kenya Gets U.S. 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: 
DefenseNews
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Security Assistance

Armenia: Eurasian Union Malaise Puts Government in Budget Hole

Friday, August 7, 2015
The expected economic benefits of membership in the Eurasian Economic Union are not materializing for Armenia.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Marianna Grigoryan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Security
Politics and Security

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