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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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Why the Sudden Concern for Central Asia Rights Abuses?

Monday, June 22, 2015
In post-Ukraine mode, the European Union and United States are sharpening their efforts to address the human rights situation in Central Asia.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Massoumeh Torfeh
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security
Foreign Policy
Human Rights

Bahrain Frees Sunni Opposition Leader after Four Years

Monday, June 22, 2015
Bahrain released at dawn on Saturday a Sunni opposition leader who was jailed more than four years for involvement in Shiite-led anti-government protests, his party announced.English
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Anti-Gay Legislation in Kyrgyzstan Prompts Fear of Russian Influence

Monday, June 22, 2015
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, tiny impoverished Kyrgyzstan became, somewhat improbably, a beacon of democratic progress in Central Asia.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Politics and Security

The Roots of Colombia’s Peace Talk Crisis

Monday, June 22, 2015
The ongoing peace talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, could end more than 50 years of internal armed conflict. But they have not gone without a hitch. Despite some progress, tensions have been escalating in the last several months, threatening to bring negotiations to a halt. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Daniela Castro
Publisher / Source: 
Latin America News Dispatch
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

Central Asia: Springboard for Hybrid War?

Monday, June 22, 2015
Frequent provocations on the border with Turkmenistan and Tajikistan cause major concern in the expert community. According to some political scientists, we can't exclude the possibility of using the Central Asian region as a staging area of ​​so-called hybrid wars.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Tatyana Kudryavtseva
Publisher / Source: 
24 News Agency (Kyrgyzstan)
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Politics and Security

Erdogan Sees Threat from Kurdish Gains in Syria

Monday, June 22, 2015
President Obama expects “deeper cooperation” with Turkey as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is reportedly angered by the victory June 15 of Syrian Kurdish and rebel fighters over Islamic State (IS) forces in Tell Abyad, a Syrian town close to the Turkish border. English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Al Monitor
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

U.N. Appoints Senegalese Diplomat to Mediate Peace Talks in Burundi

Monday, June 22, 2015
The United Nations on Sunday appointed a Senegalese diplomat to facilitate talks between rival factions in Burundi's political crisis after the opposition accused the previous mediator of bias.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
United Nations

Bloodshed in El Salvador Reaching Levels of 1980s Civil War

Monday, June 22, 2015
El Salvador has just experienced one of its most violent months since the end of the civil war in 1992, with 635 homicides reported in May for the country of just over 6 million people. June is on track to break that mark, with the latest bloodshed coming Sunday when suspected gang members killed two soldiers guarding a bus terminal in the capital. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Violence

What a Yemeni Missile Teaches Us About the Iran Deal

Monday, June 22, 2015
The U.S. and its regional partners are going to have to work a lot harder because missiles are missing from the P5+1 nuclear negotiations.English
Country(s): 
Iran
Author(s): 
Thomas Karako
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

In Mexico, 99% of Missing Persons Stay Missing

Monday, June 22, 2015
Two years ago, the Special Unit for the Search for Disappeared Persons was created. It may search, but it doesn’t find. In that period, only 112 of the nearly 27,000 missing persons have been located. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
El Daily Post
Tag(s): 
Violence

Somalia Jihadists al-Shabab Launch Mogadishu attack

Monday, June 22, 2015
The Somali jihadist group al-Shabab has carried out an attack in the country's capital Mogadishu.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism

Lebanon To Buy Super Tucanos With Saudi Funds

Monday, June 22, 2015
The US State Department this month has approved two possible foreign military sales (FMS) to Lebanon, but if the sale of six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft is approved, US military aid will not pay for them.English
Country(s): 
Lebanon
Program(s): 
Foreign Military Sales
Author(s): 
Awad Mustafa
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

Insight – Kenya Wages War on Smugglers Who Dund Somali Militants

Monday, June 22, 2015
When Kenyan police arrested six men in the vast Dadaab refugee camp near the Somali border last April, their ultimate aim was to dismantle a decades-old sugar smuggling trade that is funding Somali militants waging war on Kenya.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
Bar Kulan
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Mali's Tuareg-Led Rebels Sign Landmark Peace Deal

Monday, June 22, 2015
Mali's Tuareg-led rebel alliance signed a landmark deal on Saturday to end years of unrest in a nation riven by ethnic divisions and in the grip of a jihadist insurgency.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Agence France Presse
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
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

Russia Trying To Maintain "Parity" In Arms Sales To Armenia, Azerbaijan

Friday, June 19, 2015
Moscow is driven by the principle of "parity" in its arms supplies to rivals Armenia and Azerbaijan, a senior Russian defense official has said, in comments that are likely to further erode Armenia's confidence in its ostenible military ally, Russia.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Security
Conflict
Military Equipment

More Accusations Flow Over Guatemala's Perez Molina: When Will It End?

Friday, June 19, 2015
Recent events have caused some politicians and top officials decisions’ to switch parties or resign, but the scandal has not affected Guatemala’s relationship with the United States. The Obama Administration has upheld its pattern of “see no evil” in continuing the process of granting $1 billion USD in aid to Guatemala, raising the question of the U.S. commitment to fighting corruption and human rights violations. English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Eliza Davis
Publisher / Source: 
Council On Hemispheric Affairs
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Governance

Central African Republic Says to Hold Elections on Oct. 18

Friday, June 19, 2015
Central African Republic will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Oct. 18, a spokesman for the interim government said on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

USNS Spearhead Begins Mission in Latin America, Caribbean

Friday, June 19, 2015
The U.S. Navy is deploying joint high speed vessel USNS Spearhead (JHSV 1) to Central and South America and the Caribbean to conduct subject-matter expert exchanges and orientations in support of a regional exercise, June 15 to Oct. 10. English
Country(s): 
South America Regional
Central African Republic
Caribbean Regional
Author(s): 
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command
Publisher / Source: 
U.S Southern Command
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Security

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