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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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How Azerbaijan and Its Lobbyists Spin Congress

Friday, June 12, 2015
The Aliyev regime is selling itself in Washington as friendly and progressive. Is your Congressman buying it?English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Ilya Lozovsky
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Governance
Foreign Policy

U.S. Spending $9M a Day in ISIS Fight

Friday, June 12, 2015
The U.S. has spent more than $2.74 billion — or roughly $9.1 million per day — in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Rebecca Shabad
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Terrorism
Conflict

Putin to Central Asia: Let Daddy Save You From the Islamic State

Friday, June 12, 2015
The Islamic State provides “an additional lever of pressure to convince regional governments to join Russia-led multilateral organizations and ensure that the region stays solidly within Russia’s sphere of influence."English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Reid Standish
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Security
Terrorism

Latin America’s War on Gender Violence

Friday, June 12, 2015
While there are more female leaders here than ever, fighting for women rights in this developing region is not complete. Rampant gender-related violence reaffirms this reality. Fourteen Latin countries rank in the top 25 for crimes against women. English
Country(s): 
South America Regional
Author(s): 
Ailana Navarez
Publisher / Source: 
International Policy Digest
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Violence

Defying Obama, Many in Congress Press to Arm Ukraine

Friday, June 12, 2015
With the peace process stalled and violence escalating in Ukraine, a bipartisan coalition in Congress is defying President Obama and European allies by pressing the administration to provide weapons to the embattled nation.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Jennifer Steinhauer
David M. Herszenhorn
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Legislation
Conflict

Kenyan Court Orders Muslim Groups Removed From "Terror List"

Friday, June 12, 2015
A court in Kenya's coastal city of Mombasa ordered on Monday the removal of two Muslim human rights groups from a government list of individuals and organizations suspected of possible links to terrorism.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Human Rights

Uzbeks, Kazakh Charged In New York With Recruiting For Islamic State

Friday, June 12, 2015
An Uzbek citizen June 11 became the fifth person in New York to be charged with plotting to recruit U.S. fighters to join the Islamic State militant group.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Pentagon Planning for Potential Iraq Expansion

Friday, June 12, 2015
The Pentagon is laying the groundwork for a greater presence in Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman confirmed, one day after announcing an increase in personnel in the al-Anbar province.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Aaron Mehta
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Politics and Security

Increasingly Frequent Call on Baltic Sea: ‘The Russian Navy Is Back’

Thursday, June 11, 2015
A theory is that the Russian Navy’s actions in the Baltic Sea are a gambit by President Vladimir V. Putin in a long, grinding campaign to unsettle and divide the European Union.English
Country(s): 
Europe and Eurasia Regional
Author(s): 
Andrew Higgins
Publisher / Source: 
New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Security

Film: Costa Rica Abolished its Military, Never Regretted it

Thursday, June 11, 2015
The forthcoming film, A Bold Peace: Costa Rica’s Path of Demilitarization, should be given every possible means of support and promotion. After all, it documents the blatant violation of laws of physics, human nature, and economics, as understood in the United States—and the violators seem positively gleeful about it. English
Country(s): 
Costa Rica
Author(s): 
David Swanson
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies
Tag(s): 
Military

IS Recruiters Target Central Asia

Thursday, June 11, 2015
Experts say some of the challenges that Central Asian governments face are of their own making: widespread corruption, lack of the rule of law and violation of human rights.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Zlatica Hoke
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Kuwait Seeking 24 H225M Caracal Helicopters

Thursday, June 11, 2015
Kuwait is lining up a purchase of 24 Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracals, with a deal to be signed "as soon as possible". English
Country(s): 
Kuwait
Author(s): 
Dominic Perry
Publisher / Source: 
Flightglobal
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

After 10 Years And 30 Deaths, Georgians Question Their NATO Ambitions

Thursday, June 11, 2015
Georgia has paid a high price for its ambition to join NATO.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Robert Coalson
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Security

Trainers Intended as Lift, but Quick Iraq Turnaround Is Unlikely

Thursday, June 11, 2015
President Obama’s decision to open a new base for an additional 450 American military trainers and other personnel in Anbar Province in Iraq is designed to give a badly needed lift to the Sunni tribes and Iraqi troops who have been struggling to hold their own against the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Michael R. Gordon
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

United Nations Calls On Mexico To End Detention Of Child Migrants

Thursday, June 11, 2015
The Obama administration is facing increasing pressure over the detention of migrant mothers and children awaiting deportation hearings – a practice condemned by immigrant rights’ groups, Catholic bishops and dozens of congressional Democrats alike. But across the border, Mexico is also feeling the heat as the United Nations urged it this week to end its growing detentions of child migrants. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Brianna Lee
Publisher / Source: 
International Business Times
Tag(s): 
Immigration
United Nations

Egypt Seeking Surveillance Equipment to Monitor Libyan Border

Thursday, June 11, 2015
Egypt is looking to buy $100 million worth of surveillance and monitoring equipment from the United States in order to monitor is volatile border with Libya, according to the US government. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Web
Tag(s): 
Border Control

UN Peacekeepers 'Barter Goods for Sex'

Thursday, June 11, 2015
UN peacekeepers regularly barter goods for sex with people in the countries the world body is meant to be helping, a draft UN report says.English
Country(s): 
Liberia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
United Nations
Human Rights

In Congress, a New Push Seeks to End Stalemate over Cuba Embargo

Thursday, June 11, 2015
With efforts to lift the Cuban embargo stalled in Congress, a pro-trade senator from Kansas will try to break the stalemate on Thursday by offering new legislation designed to win over his reluctant Republican colleagues.English
Country(s): 
Cuba
Author(s): 
Lindsay Wise
Chris Adams
Publisher / Source: 
SunHerald.com
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Free Trade

Why Are the Caucasus Hosting So Many Joint Military Exercises?

Thursday, June 11, 2015
The Caucasus, a volatile region where Russian, Iranian, Turkish and Western interests collide over hydrocarbons, is hosting yet another multinational tactical military exercise.English
Country(s): 
South Caucasus Regional
Author(s): 
John C. K. Daly
Publisher / Source: 
Silk Road Reporters
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Politics and Security

Venezuela’s Last Hope

Thursday, June 11, 2015
Leopoldo López embodies the change his country needs. And that's exactly why he's still in jail.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Jeffrey Tayler
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Governance

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