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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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Azerbaijan Inaugurates New Caspian Naval Base

Friday, June 26, 2015
Azerbaijan has inaugurated a new base for its navy on the Caspian Sea, which it calls "the largest and most modern military object in the Caspian basin."English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Phase II of Exercise Tradewinds 2015 Comes to a Close

Friday, June 26, 2015
The exercise was hosted by the Belize Defence Force to expand each nation’s ability to plan and execute multinational operations, counter transnational organized crime and provide better regional security throughout the Caribbean and Central America. English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Caribbean Regional
Author(s): 
Cpl. Joseph Karwick
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Southern Command
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Military Cooperation

Boko Haram Militants Kill 5 in Southern Niger

Thursday, June 25, 2015
Suspected Boko Haram militants riding on motorbikes and horseback attacked a village in southern Niger overnight, killing at least five people. English
Country(s): 
Niger
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

U.S. Condemns Latest Boko Haram Attacks in Nigeria

Thursday, June 25, 2015
The U.S. condemns in the strongest terms the continued and widespread violence inflicted by Boko Haram on innocent men, women, and children in Nigeria.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
John Kirby
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Violence

'Send Troops to Stop Burundi Meltdown'

Thursday, June 25, 2015
The international community should prepare for the possibility that military intervention in Burundi will become necessary, one of the country's top journalists says.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Times Live
Tag(s): 
Violence
Politics and Security

Study: Kenyan Police Shoot First, Ask Questions Later

Thursday, June 25, 2015
In Kenya, police killings are a sadly common affair.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Gabe Joselow
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Extrajudicial Killings
Policing
Violence

Egypt's Attacks on Press Freedom Unprecedented, Says Watchdog

Thursday, June 25, 2015
U.S. group details crackdown on rights, including press freedom, with detentions and threats of jail under pretext of national securityEnglish
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Governance

Uganda Police to Block Meetings for Museveni Presidential Rival

Thursday, June 25, 2015
Uganda has banned meetings to build support for former Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi’s bid to run for president next year, police chief Kale Kayihura said.English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Author(s): 
Fred Ojambo
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Six Things to Know about Brazilian President Rousseff's Washington Visit

Thursday, June 25, 2015
On June 29 and 30, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff heads to Washington for an official visit with her U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama. Here are facts to keep in mind ahead of Rousseff’s arrival in DC.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Rachel Glickhouse
Publisher / Source: 
Americas Society / Council Of The Americas
Tag(s): 
Security
Foreign Policy

Islamic State Not Yet Seeking Central Asia Expansion, Report Says

Thursday, June 25, 2015
The militant group Islamic State does not currently see Central Asia as an area of interest for expansion, a new report by the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) says.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Joanna Paraszczuk
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

France, Saudi Arabia Announce $12B in Deals

Thursday, June 25, 2015
France said it would look into building two nuclear reactors in Saudi Arabia, which is part of some $12 billion (€10.7 billion) in deals announced Wednesday with the conservative kingdom.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

Uzbekistan Burns Afghan Drugs Seized En Route To Russia, Europe

Thursday, June 25, 2015
Drug enforcement officers in Uzbekistan have burned 1.4 tons of drugs, as Central Asia's most populous nation attempts to curb the flow of narcotics from neighboring Afghanistan.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

UN Peacekeepers Face New Sex Abuse Claims in CAR

Thursday, June 25, 2015
Street children said to be among those abused in third case of alleged sex abuse involving peacekeepers deployed in CAR.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Violence
U.N. Peacekeeping

Kyrgyz 'Gay Propaganda' Bill Clears Legislative Hurdle

Thursday, June 25, 2015
Lawmakers in Kyrgyzstan have voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill that would criminalize so-called gay propaganda.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Legislation
Human Rights

Islamic State Returns to Kobane Five Months After It Was Driven Out

Thursday, June 25, 2015
The Islamic State launched a bloody assault against the Kurdish Syrian town of Kobane on Thursday, five months after the militants were driven from the area by intense U.S. airstrikes.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Liz Sly
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Violence
Conflict

Is the Yerevan Protest Risky for Russia?

Thursday, June 25, 2015
As the tense standoff between protesters and police in the Armenian capital, Yerevan, continues, Moscow is keeping a cautious eye on events. Armenia is Russia’s only sure ally in the South Caucasus, and the Kremlin wants to be sure of its friend.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Giorgi Lomsadze
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Politics and Security

Colombia Peace Talks ‘At a Critical Stage, Perhaps the Most Difficult to Date': U.S. State Department

Thursday, June 25, 2015
Peace talks between Colombia’s government and the country’s largest rebel group, the FARC, are “at a critical stage, perhaps the most difficult to date,” Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Alex Lee told US Congress on Wednesday. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Adriaan Alsema
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
Conflict

ISIS Declares Governorate in Russia’s North Caucasus Region

Thursday, June 25, 2015
ISIS’s spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani declared the creation of a new wilayat, or governorate, in the North Caucasus region of Russia on June 23, 2015.English
Country(s): 
Eurasia Regional
Author(s): 
Harleem Gambhir
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for the Study of War
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

Why Honduras’s Judiciary Is Its Most Dangerous Branch

Thursday, June 25, 2015
The Honduran Constitution — which limited presidents to a single four-year term — includes an extraordinary provision that makes the term limit unamendable by any process whatsoever and mandated harsh penalties for any politician who tried to change it. English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Brian Sheppard
David Landau
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Governance
Judicial Reform

FREMM Frigate Transferred to Egyptian Navy

Thursday, June 25, 2015
French shipbuilder DCNS has handed over a FREMM frigate to the Egyptian Navy, which will commission the vessel next month.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

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