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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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Top U.S. Officials Consider Bigger American Role in Iraq

Thursday, June 18, 2015
The nation’s top defense officials left open the possibility on Wednesday that the U.S. military may play a more active role in the fight against Islamic State extremists, by joining Iraqi forces on the front lines to help direct airstrikes.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Dion Nissenbaum
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid
Conflict

Only 2 Major Cartels Have Survived Mexico’s 8-Year-Long Drug War

Thursday, June 18, 2015
After more than eight years of widespread violence spanning two Mexican presidential administrations, the country's drug war has led to the consolidation of just two remaining major cartels and the splintering and degradation of the country's other drug trafficking organizations. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Jeremy Bender
Publisher / Source: 
Business Insider
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy
Violence
Counternarcotics

Embattled Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez Says U.S. May Still Provide Aid

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Hondurans waving torches may have taken to the streets demanding his resignation over corruption, but their president said Wednesday the US Congress may pass a huge Central American aid package anyway.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
NDTV
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Foreign Aid

Kazakhstan and US need to strengthen military cooperation: US Army Central Command Sergeant Major

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Kazakhstan and the United States need to strengthen bilateral military cooperation - this opinion was voiced by US Army Central Command Sergeant Major Ronnie Kelley.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Assel Satubaldina
Publisher / Source: 
Tengri News (Kazakhstan)
Tag(s): 
Security
Military Cooperation
Military and Police Aid

Iran, Iraq Leaders Confer on Islamic State

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Tehran’s support was essential in the war against Islamic State, according to Mr. Abadi’s official website.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Iran
Author(s): 
Matt Bradley
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Equipment

House Rejects Plan for Rapid Withdrawal from Iraq

Thursday, June 18, 2015
House lawmakers Wednesday strongly rejected a proposal to rapidly withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq, a move supporters say was designed to force public debate on America's 10 months of unauthorized military operations against Islamic militants in the region.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Leo Shane III
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Colombia, Mexico Seize More Weapons Than Iraq: UNODC

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Reported seizures of firearms in Colombia and Mexico far outstrip those of war-torn Iraq, according to a new United Nations report, a reflection of the huge demand for illicit weapons among organized crime syndicates in Latin America. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Colombia
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Arms Control
Security

American Hawks Should Stop Flattering Themselves: They're Not Playing A Great Game With Putin

Thursday, June 18, 2015
American hawks vocally supported the Ukrainian rebels who overthrew President Viktor Yanukovych. When President Vladimir Putin annexed the Crimean Peninsula a month later, hawks were apoplectic. English
Country(s): 
Europe and Eurasia Regional
Author(s): 
Tim Reuter
Publisher / Source: 
Forbes
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security
Foreign Policy

ISIS claims responsibility for deadly Yemen bombings

Thursday, June 18, 2015
ISIS has claimed responsibility for several bombings that occurred in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on Wednesday. English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Steve Almasy
Publisher / Source: 
CNN
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict
Terrorism
Violence

Pakistan Seeks To Energize Naval Modernization

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Pakistan hopes to revive its naval modernization program through a warship construction deal with China that will also expand Pakistan's shipbuilding industry.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Senate to Vote on Defense Policy Bill

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Over White House objections, the Senate is poised to pass a $612 billion defense policy bill that calls for arming Ukraine forces, prevents another round of base closures and makes it harder for President Barack Obama to close the prison for terror suspects at Guantanamo Bay.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Deb Riechmann
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Tag(s): 
Legislation
Politics and Security

UN Envoy Urges Kazakhstan To Lift Curbs on Civil Liberties

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Astana places severe restrictions on civil liberties, including freedom of expression, conscience, and assembly, a United Nations rapporteur says in a report published following a visit to Kazakhstan earlier this year.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Joanna Lillis
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Civil Society

Violence Has Cost Colombia $113.7B: Global Peace Index

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Colombia, once the world’s most violent country, climbed up the index and is now seen slightly less violent than countries like Libya and Israel, while a little more violent than for example Mexico and Venezuela. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Adriaan Alsema
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Violence
Security

Dominicans Poised to Round Up Haitian Workers as Deadline Passes

Thursday, June 18, 2015
The Dominican Republic was preparing on Wednesday to enforce a new registration deadline that has raised fears of mass deportations of undocumented workers and others of Haitian descent.
Country(s): 
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Author(s): 
Joshua Partlow
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Migration
Border Control

Why Obama’s Plan to Send Advisers to Iraq Will Fail

Thursday, June 18, 2015
LAST week President Obama approved an additional 450 troops to join the roughly 3,000 already in Iraq. Living inside secure bases nicknamed “lily pads,” they will train Iraqi soldiers for a few weeks via lecture and drill instruction. The graduates will then be sent outside the wire to fight the Islamic State. This strategy is no more resolute than a lily pad, and our generals know it. It is tokenism that reflects confusion at the top, and it will fail. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Owen West
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

NATO Implementing 'Biggest Defence Boost' in Decades

Thursday, June 18, 2015
NATO is implementing its biggest defence reinforcement since the Cold War, its chief Jens Stoltenberg has said, as the military alliance conducted its biggest ever exercises in the Baltic Sea.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Fragile States Index

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Ukraine face a crisis. Nigeria passed a test. And the Islamic State and Ebola left inedible marks. How 2014's success stories and struggles affected state - and global - stability last year and set the stage for 2015. English
Country(s): 
Global
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Security
Governance

Security Forces Halt Shabab Attack in Central Somalia

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Security forces in Somalia halted an attack Thursday by al-Shabab militants targeting a political conference in the central town of Adado.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Carter Vows Lasting Defeat of ISIL Forces

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Vowing to achieve a lasting defeat of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces, Defense Secretary Ash Carter outlined the Defense Department’s counterterrorism strategy today in testimony before the House Armed Services Committee. The secretary and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey discussed the latest developments in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and Syria, where U.S.-led coalition allies and partners are assisting and advising local forces.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Terri Moon Cronk
Publisher / Source: 
DoD News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict
Military and Police Aid
Military Equipment

Chad Bombs Boko Haram Bases in Nigeria After Suicide Attacks

Thursday, June 18, 2015
Chad's military has carried out a series of air strikes against Boko Haram bases in Nigeria in retaliation for twin suicide bombings this week in the capital N'Djamena that killed at least 34 people.English
Country(s): 
Chad
Author(s): 
Madjiasra Nako
Daniel Flynn
Dominic Evans
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism

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