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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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Central Asia Has 99 Problems, but Extremism in Tajikistan Isn't the Worst

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Rashid’s op-ed was clearly sparked by the defection of Tajikistan’s special police commander Gulmurod Halimov to ISIS and falls into a popular trope: hyping the jihadist threat in Central Asia.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Catherine Putz
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Security
Terrorism

Sudan – African Arms Supplier

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Sudan has been supplying weapons to South Sudanese rebels, according to a report by Conflict Armament Research (CAR). Meanwhile, in northern Kenya, Sudanese guns have been found among pastoralists.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Author(s): 
Melissa Chemam
Publisher / Source: 
African Defense
Tag(s): 
Arms Control
Violence

Central Asia: A Bad Rights Reputation That's Getting Worse

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The human rights situation in Central Asia has actually grown noticeably worse, and even Kyrgyzstan has recently been the subject of a number of appeals and reports from rights groups.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Bruce Pannier
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Cluster Bombs Hit Homes In May

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The Sudanese government dropped cluster bombs on Kauda last month. Sudan is one of 22 countries, including Syria and Yemen, that has used cluster bombs since the end of World War II.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Nuba Reports
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Human Rights

Why Everybody Opposing a Bilateral Ceasefire in Colombia is Wrong

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The vast majority of Colombians are against the government agreeing to a bilateral ceasefire with the FARC. While this position is respectable and understandable, it is also very erroneous and even harmful. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Adriaan Alsema
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations
Drug Policy

Al Qaeda’s Yemen Branch Confirms U.S. Missile Strike Killed Leader

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Yemen released a video statement on Tuesday confirming the death of its leader, Nasser al-Wuhayshi, in an American missile strike.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Kareem Fahim
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Bahrain Opposition Leader Sheikh Ali Salman Jailed

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The main Shia opposition leader in Bahrain, Sheikh Ali Salman, has been jailed for four years for inciting violence, state media say.English
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Governance

Why 1,800 U.S. Airmen are Still in Afghanistan

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The combat mission in Afghanistan may technically be over, but the Air Force still flies missions every day in support of the roughly 9,800 U.S. troops who remain in the country.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Jeff Schogol
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Security

Crime and Punishment: Mexico Suffers the Costs of Lawlessness

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Security, or rather the lack of it, is the number one issue for Mexican voters. They consistently rank it higher than economic growth, unemployment or the state of public services that generally concern their peers in other middle-income nations. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Dan Bogler
Publisher / Source: 
Financial Times
Tag(s): 
Governance
Security

How Info Ops Could Be Used To Improve Military Engagement With Mexico

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
An improved doctrine on the use of information operations in North America could greatly improve efforts to curtail the drug cartels in Mexico. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Brad Hardy
Publisher / Source: 
Task & Purpose
Tag(s): 
Military
Drug Policy

Dempsey Doubts Need for Deep U.S. Role in Iraq, Urges Patience

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Gen. Martin Dempsey sounds unconvinced that Iraq has found its path to lasting victory over the Islamic State group. But neither does the top military adviser to President Barack Obama say the threats to Iraq today justify sending American ground troops back into combat. He counsels patience, for now.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Robert Burns
Publisher / Source: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Azerbaijan Media Print Falsified Version Of Jailed Journalist's Appeal

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Ismayilova published a letter in The New York Times on June 11 to mark the opening of the first-ever European Games. Two days later, state news media were distributing what purported to be the same letter, but differs wildly from Ismayilova's original.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Robert Coalson
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Civil Society

Arrest of Police Wanted for US Extradition Shows Failings of Honduras Reforms

Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The arrest of a special investigations agent wanted for extradition by the United States over alleged connections to Honduran drug kingpins the Valles casts a new light on the ongoing failures of attempts to weed out police corruption in Honduras. English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Sam Tabory
James Bargent
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy
Corruption

Mexico: U.S. ignores violence, protests and endorses vote

Monday, June 15, 2015
The US government issued a congratulatory statement on June 9, praising the Mexican people after June 7 elections, despite large protests and boycotts held by activists and teacher unions across the nation. The elections were marked by violence, but the US Department of State considered the process democratic, saying: “We congratulate the people of Mexico for exercising its democratic right to vote and choosing its leaders.”English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Green Left Weekly
Tag(s): 
Violence

U.S. Moves to Lift Bahrain Arms Ban

Monday, June 15, 2015
During a meeting in Paris last month, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry promised the foreign minister of Bahrain that the U.S. would work to lift its four-year ban on delivering weapons to the Gulf kingdom, imposed because of Bahrain’s brutal crackdown on protesters, activists and political opponents that began during the Arab Spring of 2011 and continues to this day. English
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Author(s): 
Josh Rogin
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg View
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

Madagascar Constitutional Court Throws Out Impeachment

Monday, June 15, 2015
Madagascar's constitutional court has thrown out parliament's bid to dismiss President Hery Rajaonarimampianina.English
Country(s): 
Madagascar
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Violence

A Strongman’s Empty Promise

Monday, June 15, 2015
The principal pitch of Egyptian strongman Abdel Fatah al-Sissi to his sponsors in the Obama administration is that only he and his military-backed regime can end the threat from Islamic extremists and prevent his country of 90 million people from becoming a failed state. But as the second anniversary of the former general’s bloody coup against a democratically elected government approaches, the facts are undeniable: Egypt is becoming steadily more violent and unstable. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Editorial Board
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Violence
Terrorism

UN Chief Warns Central Asia Over Crackdowns On Human Rights

Monday, June 15, 2015
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said crackdowns on human rights in Central Asia could backfire by encouraging extremism.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Security
Terrorism

Wave of Protests Spreads to Scandal-Weary Honduras and Guatemala

Monday, June 15, 2015
In Guatemala, angry citizens marched under pelting rain, undeterred. In Honduras, they carried torches at dusk. A wave of protests against corruption scandals that is sweeping across Latin America has reached Central America.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Elisabeth Malkin
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Conflict
Governance

Afghanistan Aid Donors Face Quandary Over Future of Police Fund

Monday, June 15, 2015
Afghanistan is locked in a wrangle with the United Nations over control of a fund for police salaries, highlighting a quandary for aid donors keen to disengage from the country but reluctant to do so until sustainable, graft-free systems are in place.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Jessica Donati
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Corruption
Security

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