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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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Armenian Police Forcefully Disperse Yerevan Protesters, 18 Injured

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Armenian police used force and water cannons to clear a demonstration in central Yerevan overnight after a standoff with activists protesting against rising electricity prices. English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Violence
Conflict
Policing

Russia Is Biggest Force Against Democracy In Eurasia, Report Finds

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Russia saw its biggest loss of democracy in a decade last year, while it and other authoritarian states took aggressive action to block efforts to form new democracies elsewhere in Europe and Eurasia, a new report by Freedom House finds.English
Country(s): 
Europe and Eurasia Regional
Author(s): 
Patricia Hill
Ron Synovitz
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Governance
Civil Society
Human Rights

Rwanda Angry Over London Arrest of Spy Chief Karenzi Karake

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
The Rwandan government has branded the arrest of its intelligence chief Karenzi Karake as "an outrage".English
Country(s): 
Rwanda
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Conflict

Mexico Steps Up 'Hunt' for U.S.-Bound Migrants

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Mexican authorities have captured nearly 58,000 migrants -- most from Central America -- in the first four months of this year, an 83 percent increase from the same period last year, according to government figures. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Carola Sole
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo!
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Migration
Border Control

U.S. Says Drone Killed an ISIS Operative

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
An American drone strike last week killed a midlevel operative with the Islamic State who had been a conduit for the militant group’s outreach to extremists in North Africa, Defense Department officials said on Monday. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Helen Cooper
Eric Schmitt
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Nigeria: Buhari Orders Removal of Military Checkpoints Nationwide

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
President Buhari has ordered the removal of all military checkpoints nationwide, with the intent of having the internal police contribute further to security. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Isiaka Wakili
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Military
Terrorism

Nigeria's Buhari Says Government is Short of Money

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Nigeria's treasury is "virtually empty", President Muhammadu Buhari has said.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Security

The Dominican Republic's Mass Haitian Deportation Reflects its Racist History

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Not only is the Dominican Republic taking racist action – even if that isn’t the government’s intention – it is doing so in a way liable to open the flood gates to corruption, bribery and extortion.English
Country(s): 
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Author(s): 
Jason Nichols
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Migration
Border Control

Venezuela’s Maduro Faces His Biggest Test in December 6 Vote

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Venezuela’s opposition is set to gain control of congress for the first time in 16 years in a Dec. 6 vote seen as the biggest test yet for the Socialist government of President Nicolas Maduro. English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Anatoly Kurmanaev
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg
Tag(s): 
Governance

U.S. Sends Tanks, Military Equipment to Deter Russian Aggression

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
The U.S. is sending tanks, heavy artillery and other equipment to six eastern European nations in an effort to bolster their security and deter Russia from any sort of attack, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Gordon Lubold
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Military Equipment

U.N. Report on Gaza Finds Evidence of War Crimes by Israel and by Palestinian Militants

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
A United Nations Commission of Inquiry on last summer’s war in the Gaza Strip — taking pains to be evenhanded — found that both Israel and Palestinian militants were responsible for violations of international law that could amount to war crimes. But each side interpreted the commission’s long-awaited report according to its own version of the Middle East conflict.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Palestinian Territories
Author(s): 
Jodi Rudoren
Somini Sengupta
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Violence
Conflict

America’s Second Chance in Guatemala

Monday, June 22, 2015
Guatemala is in political turmoil. And yet the United States has fallen short of applying pressure on President Otto Pérez Molina directly. In doing so, Washington has turned its back on the protesters, just when outside pressure is most needed.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Anita Isaacs
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Governance

Ghana Buys Five Super Tucanos

Monday, June 22, 2015
Embraer has announced that Ghana has signed a contract for five A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training turboprops. English
Country(s): 
Ghana
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Web
Tag(s): 
Military
Counterinsurgency

Key Army Commander Accused of Steering a Contract to Ex-Classmates

Monday, June 22, 2015
A key Army commander in the U.S. war against the Islamic State has been reprimanded by the Pentagon for steering a defense contract to a firm run by two of his former classmates at West Point, becoming the latest high-ranking officer to land in trouble for personal misconduct.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Craig Whitlock
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Stateless and Now Homeless: Despair on Haiti Border

Monday, June 22, 2015
Under pressure from the international community to resolve the issue, President Danilo Medina launched the "National Plan for the Regularization of Foreigners (PNRE)."
Country(s): 
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Author(s): 
Amelie Baron
Publisher / Source: 
Business Insider
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Immigration

Falklands CAN Defend: UK Troops in Anti-Aircraft Test Amid More Argentine Aggression

Monday, June 22, 2015
British troops are to test shoulder mounted anti-aircraft missiles as part of a special exercise to show that the Falklands can defend itself against air attack.English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Author(s): 
Marco Giannangeli
Publisher / Source: 
Express
Tag(s): 
Military
Security

Azerbaijan: UNICEF and the European Games

Monday, June 22, 2015
Among the sponsors of the Azerbaijan-hosted European Games, one is not like the others – the United Nations’ Children Fund, or UNICEF.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Justin Burke
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Civil Society

Sunni Tribes, Abandoned by Iraq, Key to Islamic State Fight

Monday, June 22, 2015
Money and weapons alone won't be enough to repair the mistrust between Baghdad and the Sunni tribes it now needs to battle the Islamic State group, which holds about a third of the country and neighboring Syria in its self-declared "caliphate." After Iraqi forces abandoned Ramadi and then turned to Shiite militias for help, both sides remain suspicious of each other, threatening any effort to work together.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Vivian Salama
Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

Websites Blocked After New Video Shows Tajik Commander Who Defected To IS

Monday, June 22, 2015
Social networks including Facebook, YouTube, and Odnoklassniki are inaccessible in Tajikistan following the release of a second video showing a former commander of Tajik special police forces who has defected to the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Frarangis Najibullah
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Human Rights

Colombia vs. Venezuela: Fight for the Maritime Borders

Monday, June 22, 2015
Both countries have claimed an area in the Gulf of Venezuela near the Guajira Peninsula since they gained independence from Spain in the 19th century. The main factor that gives strategic importance to these waters is the fact that it connects the Caribbean Sea and Lake Maracaibo, an important source of crude petroleum for Venezuela.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Sputnik
Tag(s): 
Border Control

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