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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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For Deportees to El Salvador, Call Centers Become a Refuge

Friday, June 12, 2015
International call centers have become a lifeline for thousands of Salvadorans who’ve been booted from the United States. The call center industry may as well be called Second Chance Inc.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Tim Johnson
Publisher / Source: 
Miami Herald
Tag(s): 
Immigration

Super Tucanos Ride Sales Success on Demand for Light Attack Aircraft

Friday, June 12, 2015
Embraer has sold more than 250 Super Tucano light attack and surveillance aircraft on the back of growing demand for inexpensive, low maintenance fighter aircraft operating in a low threat environment. English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
DefenseWorld.net
Tag(s): 
Militarization
Military

A 'Mini-Pentagon' Rises in Afghanistan as Concerns About Military Deepen

Friday, June 12, 2015
They call it the "mini-Pentagon" -- a white marble building in the heart of Afghanistan's capital built with U.S. funds to serve as the headquarters of a modern military more than a decade in the making.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Rahim Faiez
Lynne O'Donnell
Tag(s): 
Security

Continuing Promise 2015 Team Departs Panama, Completes Fifth Mission Stop

Friday, June 12, 2015
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Colon, Panama, on June 9 after completing an eight-day mission stop in support of Continuing Promise 2015 (CP-15). English
Country(s): 
Panama
Author(s): 
Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amy Kirk
Publisher / Source: 
America's Navy
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Foreign Aid

Burundi Claim 'No More' Protests as UN Mediator Quits

Friday, June 12, 2015
Burundi's government said on Thursday that weeks of protests against a third term bid by the president were over, claiming that the remaining demonstrators were only being organized by journalists.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Violence

Colombia’s Peace Talks at Risk Amid Renewed Clashes, Warns UN Refugee Agency Chief

Friday, June 12, 2015
Concerned at the recent armed clashes amid the ongoing peace talks on Colombia, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, today said these incidents have the potential to “derail” a long sought peace process, increasing risks for the civilian population.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
UN News Centre
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
Civil Society

Boko Haram Gunmen Kill 43 in Northeast Nigeria

Friday, June 12, 2015
Boko Haram gunmen killed at least 43 people and burnt down three villages in northeast Nigeria, residents told AFP on Thursday, the latest in an upsurge of attacks by the Islamist militants.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
News24
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Violence

European and Latin American Countries Urge Formalization of Peace Talks with ELN

Friday, June 12, 2015
The European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean states on Thursday urged the Colombian government and rebel group ELN to formalize peace talks “as soon as possible.” English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Adriaan Alsema
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Chad, Cameroun, Others Adopt Buhari’s Proposal for Nigeria to Lead Boko Haram War

Friday, June 12, 2015
An extraordinary meeting of Heads and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin has approved that Nigeria retains the position of the force commander in the war against Boko Haram until the end of the mission.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Lake Chad Regional
Author(s): 
Talatu Usman
Publisher / Source: 
Premium Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Argentina President Attacks "Ill-Mannered' Cameron over Falklands

Friday, June 12, 2015
David Cameron has accused Argentina of “threatening” the people of the Falkland Island in a furious row at a Brussels dinner. English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Author(s): 
Matthew Holehouse
Publisher / Source: 
The Telegraph
Tag(s): 
Security

Rights Groups Denounce Arbitrary Arrests in Egypt

Friday, June 12, 2015
Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood was declared a "terrorist" organisation, and hundreds of people were killed. More than 40,000 people have been detained, according to Human Rights Watch, with hundreds sentenced to death in speedy mass trials.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Naharnet
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Governance

The Blue Amazon: Brazil Asserts Its Influence Across the Atlantic

Friday, June 12, 2015
After years of shoring up security alliances in Latin America and the Caribbean, Brazil is now looking eastward, asserting its influence across the Atlantic Ocean. English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Nathan Thompson
Robert Muggah
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Affairs
Tag(s): 
Security

Morocco Expels Amnesty Team Researching Immigration Issues

Friday, June 12, 2015
Moroccan security officials detained and expelled two members of the London-based Amnesty International human rights group researching immigration issues in the North African kingdom on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Morocco
Author(s): 
Paul Schemm
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

House Passes Defense Spending Bill

Friday, June 12, 2015
The House approved a $579 billion Pentagon spending bill for fiscal year 2016. English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Martin Matishak
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Military
Legislation
Politics and Security

Kenya Seeks to Voluntarily Repatriate 100,000 Somalis

Friday, June 12, 2015
Kenya has set a goal to get 100,000 Somali refugees to return home voluntarily by the end of the year, as money shortages have forced the U.N. to reduce food rations for the displaced.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Tom Odula
Publisher / Source: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Refugees
United Nations

Think Twice About More Military Aid to Nigeria

Friday, June 12, 2015
The administration should think twice before upping aid to the Nigerian military. Its record of corruption and systematic human rights violations suggests that any such aid will be useless at best, if not completely counterproductive. Intensive training of the Nigerian military has done little to change this pattern of behavior.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
William Hartung
Publisher / Source: 
LobeLog: Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Foreign Aid

Central American Countries To Pitch $20 Billion Fund To Curb Illegal Migration

Friday, June 12, 2015
The governments of Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras reportedly are planning to pitch a $20 billion fund to boost their economies and curb the migration flows that overwhelmed the southern U.S. border last year.
Country(s): 
Honduras
El Salvador
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Brianna Lee
Publisher / Source: 
International Business Times
Tag(s): 
Immigration
Foreign Aid

Saudi Arabia Running out of Time as Options Narrow in Yemen

Friday, June 12, 2015
After 11 weeks of airstrikes that have failed to change the balance of power in Yemen, Saudi Arabia is running out of options to restore President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi’s exiled government to Sanaa.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Publisher / Source: 
Eye Witness News
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Conflict Resolution
Military Operations

U.S. House Passes 3 Amendments By Rep. Conyers To Defense Spending Bill To Protect Civilians From Dangers Of Arming and Training Foreign Forces

Friday, June 12, 2015
During consideration of H.R. 2685, Congressman John Conyers and Ted Yoho offered bipartisan amendments to block the training of the Ukrainian neo-Nazi paramilitary militia and to prevent the transfer of MANDPADs to Iraq or Ukraine.English
Country(s): 
Global
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Tag(s): 
Legislation

Kenya’s Budget Tries to Bolster Security Against Terrorism

Friday, June 12, 2015
This East African nation unveiled its biggest budget ever on Thursday, led by a funding increase for security forces to battle Islamic militants who have staged repeated attacks on the region’s biggest economy.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Matina Stevis
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Security
Terrorism

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