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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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Uzbek Rights Activist Alleges Police Abuse, Forced Cavity Search

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
A prominent Uzbek rights activist says she was detained by police and subjected to violence and sexual humiliation after she gathered evidence of forced labor in the Central Asian nation’s cotton sector.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Carl Schreck
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Civil Society
Corruption

President Buhari’s To-Do List: Boko Haram, Democracy and the 'Petrocalypse'

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Amidst a fuel crisis and an ongoing Islamist insurgency, Nigeria’s new administration faces many pressing concerns.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Simon Allison
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism
Security

Is Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament Stalling on ‘Foreign Agents,’ ‘Gay Propaganda’ Bills?

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Two illiberal, Russian-style bills passing through Kyrgyzstan’s legislature are moving at such a snail’s pace that civil society activists are beginning to hope they are destined to fail.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Anna Lelik
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Civil Society

Rebels Call for U.S. Airstrikes as Islamic State Advances Near Aleppo

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
With Islamic State militants pressing a dramatic new military offensive north of Aleppo, moderate rebels pleaded Monday for U.S. intervention to preserve rebel supply routes and prevent Syria’s biggest city from falling to the extremists. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Roy Gutman
Mousab Alhamadee
Publisher / Source: 
Miami Herald
Wire Service: 
McClatchy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Russia & Kazakhstan: Using EU Ruling to Press for More Web Censorship

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Officials in Kazakhstan and Russia contend a European court ruling sets a precedent that allows them to exercise even greater control over the Internet. Both are already notorious for press censorship and blocking critical websites.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Jacopo Dettoni
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Civil Society
Governance

4 Lessons for Reducing Homicides in Brazil

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Brazil has a terrifying record when it comes to violence. It features more homicides than any other country on earth: one in ten people killed around the world each year is a Brazilian. This translates into 56,000 people dying violently a year, most of them young black boys killed in a hail of gunfire.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Ilona Szabó de Carvalho
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Violence
Counternarcotics
Foreign Policy

Afghanistan’s Illusion of a New Pakistan

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
The new National Unity Government (NUG) in Afghanistan led by President Ashraf Ghani has been taking a new approach towards Pakistan, making significant concessions, albeit with uncertain results. English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Tamim Asey
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Politics and Security

Kenya: Unite for the Ideals of Our Freedom Fighters - Uhuru

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged Kenyans to forge a united front against problems facing the country.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
East Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Security

War In Afghanistan Has Killed Nearly 100,000 People Since 2001: Report

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Militants attacked a remote guesthouse and killed nine Afghans working for a Czech charity on Tuesday, as a new report by Brown University warned that almost 100,000 people have been killed in Afghanistan since 2001.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Lynne O'Donnell
Publisher / Source: 
The Huffington Post
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Violence
Civil Society

Somalia, AU Forces Seize Al Shabab Held Areas

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Somalia army, along with African union forces have taken over Al Shabab held areas in lower Shabelle region after the militants withdrew from the town.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Abdirazak Mohamud Tuuryare
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Security

Iraq PM Says Allies Not Doing Enough to Counter Islamic State

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Iraq's prime minister on Tuesday accused the international coalition fighting Islamic State of not doing enough to tackle the group, and said important members such as Saudi Arabia are not curbing the flow of foreign fighters to his country.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
John Irish
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Climate of Fear Engulfs Burundi as Journalists and Opposition are Attacked Ahead of Polls

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
"The life of anyone who opposes Pierre Nkurunziza is in danger. People are being assassinated here and there," leading opposition figure Agathon Rwasa told The Associated Press.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Gerard Nzohabona
Tom Odula
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. News
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Violence

Obama Administration Turns a Blind Eye to Cuba’s Transgressions

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
As Gen. Raúl Castro celebrates his removal from the U.S. State Department’s list of State Sponsors of Terrorism, President Obama’s finding that Havana “no longer supports international terrorism” is not one to be taken seriously in Washington.English
Country(s): 
Cuba
Author(s): 
Frank Calzon
Publisher / Source: 
Miami Herald
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Arms Sales

U.S. Accuses Syria of Backing Islamic State's Aleppo Advance

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
The United States has accused the Syrian military of carrying out air strikes to help Islamic State fighters advance around the northern city of Aleppo, messages posted on the U.S. Embassy Syria official Twitter feed said.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

First Colombian Soldiers Ready to Join U.N. Peacekeeping Forces

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Thirty-four Colombian soldiers officially joined the ranks of the the United Nations peace keeping force, also known as the blue helmets, for the first time, continuing a trend of Colombian involvement in international operations. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Talor Gruenwald
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

U.S. Met Secretly With Yemen Rebels

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Top-level Obama administration envoys met secretly last week for the first time with Yemen’s Houthi rebels and pressed for a cease-fire in their country and the release of Americans detained by the group, according to U.S. and Arab officials.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Jay Solomon
Asa Fitch
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

Scandals in Guatemala, Honduras Threaten to Further Destabilize Region

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Two Central American presidents, both favored allies of the U.S., are facing corruption scandals threatening to undermine their governments and further erode stability in the volatile region that is a principal source for illegal immigration to the United States.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Honduras
Author(s): 
Tracy Wilkinson
Publisher / Source: 
Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Violence

South Sudan Conflict: UN Condemns Expulsion of Toby Lanzer

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
The United Nations has condemned the expulsion of the UN humanitarian coordinator in South Sudan, Toby Lanzer.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Conflict
United Nations

Iran’s Nuclear Stockpile Grows, Complicating Negotiations

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
With only one month left before a deadline to complete a nuclear deal with Iran, international inspectors have reported that Tehran’s stockpile of nuclear fuel increased about 20 percent over the last 18 months of negotiations, partially undercutting the Obama administration’s contention that the Iranian program had been “frozen” during that period. English
Country(s): 
Iran
Author(s): 
David E. Sanger
William J. Broad
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
International Community

U.S. Designates Peru's Shining Path 'Drug Traffickers'

Tuesday, June 2, 2015
The United States treasury department has designated Peruvian Maoist rebel group Shining Path a "significant foreign narcotics trafficker". English
Country(s): 
Peru
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy
Foreign Policy

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