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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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Regional Interests 'Undermine' South Sudan Peace: Report

Thursday, June 11, 2015
South Sudan's floundering peace talks are being undermined by the economic interests of the regional states leading the process, an advocacy group warned Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Agence France Presse
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
Conflict

Trial in Argentina on Plan Cóndor Enters in Final Phase

Thursday, June 11, 2015
The trial for crimes against humanity in Argentina under the dark Plan Condor entered in its final phase in this capital with 18 military accused.English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Publisher / Source: 
Prensa Latina
Tag(s): 
Security

Armenians Hold Mixed Views Of Russian Base: Opinion Poll

Thursday, June 11, 2015
Armenians hold complex, at times contradictory views toward the Russian military base in their country, a new opinion poll has found.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations
Security

Tradewinds 2015: Strengthening Parternships Throughout the Caribbean

Thursday, June 11, 2015
Tradewinds, an annual Caribbean-focused exercise overseen by U.S. Southern Command, focuses on building and strengthening partnerships. The exercise helps nations better respond to natural disasters and land and maritime threats, including illicit trafficking. English
Country(s): 
Caribbean Regional
Author(s): 
Katie Braynard
Publisher / Source: 
Coast Guard Compass
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Guatemalan President to Face Corruption Probe

Thursday, June 11, 2015
Guatemala's Supreme Court has approved a request for congress to decide whether to strip President Otto Perez Molina of his immunity. The president has refused to resign amid a corruption scandal.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Conflict

World’s Newest Country Struggles to Survive

Thursday, June 11, 2015
South Sudan is running out of money, which along with a civil war and mass food shortages is putting the world’s youngest country at risk of becoming its youngest failed state.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Heidi Vogt
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Security

The Disturbing Truth behind Azerbaijan’s European Games

Thursday, June 11, 2015
As Azerbaijan’s government prepares to host the first European Games in Baku starting June 12, it is hoping once again to paper over its paranoid authoritarian rule with a lavish display of wealth and international prestige. English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Tamara Grigoryeva
Publisher / Source: 
Freedom House
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Civil Society

How Hitmen and High Living Lifted Lid on Looting of Honduran Healthcare System

Thursday, June 11, 2015
The shooting of a travel agent, prosecutors believe, links the luxury lifestyles of officials with the theft of hundreds of millions from the social security system in a scandal threatening President Juan Orlando Hernández’s hold on power.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Nina Lakhani
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Violence

House Rejects Imposing Stricter Limits on Pakistan Aid

Thursday, June 11, 2015
The House defeated a proposal late Wednesday night to prevent the Obama administration from waiving certain restrictions on aid to Pakistan deemed to be in the national security interest.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Cristina Marcos
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Politics and Security
Legislation

House Kills Push to Defund Anti-ISIS Training for Syrian Rebels

Thursday, June 11, 2015
The House rebuffed an attempt late Wednesday night to eliminate funding for the Obama administration's program to train and equip Syrian rebels to fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Cristina Marcos
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

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

U.S. Frees Hundreds of Cuban Criminals Because Havana Won’t Take Them Back

Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Hundreds of Cuban criminals are released onto the streets of the U.S. every year because that nation won’t take them back — even though the Obama administration is trying to broker a more open relationship with the communist island nation.English
Country(s): 
Cuba
Author(s): 
Stephen Dinan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Tag(s): 
Security
Legislation

U.N. Rights Chief Sounds Alarm Over Reports of Burundi Youth "Militia" Violence

Wednesday, June 10, 2015
The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday he was alarmed by accounts from refugees fleeing Burundi about violence and threats by members of the ruling party's youth wing.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Violence
Conflict

Opposition Says Bribe Scandal Tests Dominican Republic Society

Wednesday, June 10, 2015
The spokesman of Dominican Republic’s major opposition party (PRM) on Monday said a formal complaint will be filed this week at the Justice Ministry, into alleged bribes paid legislators to pass the law that allows a president to seek reelection.English
Country(s): 
Dominican Republic
Publisher / Source: 
Dominican Today
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Georgia: Tbilisi Tries to Prevent “Jihad Travel”

Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Legislators in Georgia are amending laws designed to hinder Georgian citizens from joining militant groups fighting in Syria.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Paul Rimple
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Security
Terrorism

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