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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. to Transfer F-16 Fighter Jets to Egypt Ahead of Strategic Dialogue

Thursday, July 30, 2015
The US embassy in Cairo says that Washington will deliver eight top-of-the-range fighter jets to Egypt this week. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
MEE Staff
Publisher / Source: 
Middle East Eye
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military and Police Aid
Military Equipment

Mexican President’s Ties to Contractor Raise Questions

Thursday, July 30, 2015
Mr. Peña Nieto’s relationship with the contractor is one of several recent scandals that have raised tough questions for the president, tainting his legacy and further eroding the public’s already shaky faith in the country’s governing institutions.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Paulina Villegas
Frances Robles
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Governance

Shining Path Still Holds 100 Hostages in VRAEM

Thursday, July 30, 2015
After a rescue of hostages, authorities still figure about 100 remain under the watch of the terrorist organization. English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Hillary Ojeda
Publisher / Source: 
Peru This Week
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

Multiple Military Operations, Rafale Exports Strain French Air Force

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
For nearly a year, the French air force has been operating at a capacity not anticipated in the nation’s current defense strategy, and at a tempo that must be maintained even as a sudden surge in Rafale exports stresses air personnel and platforms. Deals with Egypt and Qatar, in particular, are putting a burden on the air force.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Qatar
Author(s): 
Amy Svitak
Publisher / Source: 
Aviation Week
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

Tunisia Beach Attack: What's the Security Situation?

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
A month on from the armed attack that killed 38 people, 30 of whom were British, in the resort town of Sousse, the Tunisian government is still grappling with its security responses to the threat of terrorism.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Claire Spencer
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Security
Terrorism
Violence
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

Egypt’s Timid Press Lashes Out at Harsh Measures Aimed at Media, Journalists

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Egypt’s reporters threw their support behind a 2013 coup, becoming a mouthpiece for the new, military-backed regime. But this month, Egyptian journalists didn’t roll over for authorities. In an unusual moment for this tightly controlled country, the media openly opposed a government initiative, one that would have jailed reporters who published information contradicting official statements about terrorism operations. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Erin Cunningham
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights
Governance

Pentagon Doesn’t Know If It’s Allowed to Defend Syrian Fighters or Turkish ‘Safe Zone’

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
That’s an odd situation to be in as the U.S. puts the first of its trained-and-equipped opposition fighters into Syria and finalizes an agreement with Turkey to back a “safe zone” on the Syrian border.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Molly O'Toole
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Military Operations
Conflict

Saudi-Led Coalition Plans Ground Attacks in Yemen After Taking Key City

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
After four months of setbacks, fighters backed by Saudi Arabia have seized the offensive in Yemen’s war, taking control of a major city and pressing to expand ground operations against rebel forces.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Hugh Naylor
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Military and Police Aid
Conflict
Terrorism

CENTCOM Head Visits Uzbekistan; What's On The Agenda?

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
A senior American military official has visited Uzbekistan to discuss unspecified military cooperation issues.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Security

Proven Unfit, Cops Stay on Their Job

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
To clean up Mexico’s notoriously corrupt local police departments, “confidence tests” were given across the board, and those who failed were supposed to have been dismissed. That hasn’t happened in most states. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
El Daily Post
Tag(s): 
Policing

Central Asia Crackdown on Militant Islam Risks Backlash

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Authorities in Central Asia's former Soviet "stans" are taking draconian measures to stamp out militant Islam, but their harsh methods and the absence of democratic politics risk provoking a backlash that could bring even greater instability.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Dmitry Solovyov
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Politics and Security

Venezuela's Maduro in U.S. to seek UN help with Guyana

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Tuesday to ask for support in finding a solution to a territorial dispute with neighboring Guyana.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Claudia Torrens
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Security

Armenian Activists Vow To Keep Protesting Power Rate Hikes

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Activists gathering in the central square of the Armenian capital, Yerevan, this week pledged to keep up the pressure on authorities to reverse their decision to raise electricity prices next month.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Sisak Gabrielian
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Ex-Officer: Brazil Military Police Creates 'Monsters'

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
A former military police officer in Brazil talks about the culture of violence that permeates the force, and how this can dehumanize those who initially joined in order to serve and protect the public. English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Ciro Barros
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Military
Policing
Human Rights

Message From Battlefield Ukraine

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Compared with strategic weapons, 1,240 Javelin missiles are small beer. Yet the Obama administration has thus far refused to transfer to Kiev the antitank system—or any other form of lethal aid.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Sohrab Ahmari
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Colombia Struggles to Find Its Missing as Peace Talks Progress

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
As the government wades through complex peace talks with the FARC, rights advocates and families of the disappeared hope the rebels will reveal grave locations as part of a deal for them to avoid long prison terms and be allowed to enter politics. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

Putin has Started a New Clash with the West, This Time Over the Flow of Oil Through Georgia

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Moscow has escalated its brinksmanship with the West, reopening a monumental 1990s clash over an oil pipeline that it fought and lost with the United States.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Steve LeVine
Publisher / Source: 
Quartz
Tag(s): 
Security
Conflict

Drug Flights Entering Bolivia From Paraguay, Argentina

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
According to Bolivia's top anti-drug official, criminal groups have developed new international drug trafficking routes through the country. Alongside the release of new drug seizure statistics, this all points to Bolivia's growing role as a transit hub in South America's drug trade. English
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Paraguay
Argentina
Author(s): 
Arron Daugherty
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Security

Weapons, Ammunition Regularly Taken from Sudan, South Sudan Peacekeepers

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
The nine year period from 2005 to 2014 saw peacekeepers, including those from South Africa, in Sudan and South Sudan attacked more than 100 times and suffer the loss of hundreds of weapons and ammunition.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Arms Control

Zambia Launches Special Forces Marine Unit

Wednesday, July 29, 2015
Zambian president Edgar Lungu on 26 July launched a new marine special forces unit to improve maritime security particularly regarding border control and illegal fishing.English
Country(s): 
Zambia
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Security

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