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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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Budget Cut Hits Brazilian Military

Friday, May 29, 2015
Brazil's Ministry of Defense is to reschedule its spending for 2015 following a reduction of funds earmarked for 2015 in the annual budget law.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Richard Tomkins
Publisher / Source: 
UPI
Tag(s): 
Military
Governance

Nigeria's Buhari: From Coup Leader to 'Converted Democrat'

Thursday, May 28, 2015
Muhammadu Buhari, who will be sworn in on Friday as Nigeria's new president, is a one-time coup leader who once ruled Africa's most populous nation with an iron fist.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
News24
Tag(s): 
Governance

Nigeria Army Launches Initiative to Purge Misfits

Thursday, May 28, 2015
A spokesman for Nigeria’s army said it intends to purge soldiers it determines to be unfit to carry out their constitutional mandate.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Peter Clottey
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Military
Conflict

Washington’s “Two Track Policy” to Latin America: Marines to Central America and Diplomats to Cuba

Thursday, May 28, 2015
There is clearly a major US build-up in Latin America, with increasing reliance on ‘military platforms’, designed to launch direct military interventions in strategic countriesEnglish
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
South America Regional
Author(s): 
James Petras
Publisher / Source: 
Global Research
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Is This How Washington Focuses on Latin America?

Thursday, May 28, 2015
Just last month, President Obama was at the Summit of the Americas in Panama waxing on about how we’ve “deepened our engagement in the Americas,” citing huge trade increases and so on. But with the annual Organization of American States’ General Assembly meeting scheduled in Washington on June 15-16, it seems there’s no U.S. ambassador to that body.English
Country(s): 
South America Regional
Central America Regional
Author(s): 
Al Kamen
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy

New OAS Head: 'More Rights for More People in the Americas'

Thursday, May 28, 2015
The regional bloc’s new secretary-general, Luis Almagro, says he wants to facilitate major changes in the organization.English
Country(s): 
South America Regional
Central America Regional
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Cuba-U.S. Expect to Announce Embassy Openings Next Week

Thursday, May 28, 2015
Cuba and the United States are expected to formally announce the re-opening of embassies in Havana and D.C. next week, ABC News has been told by two sources close to negotiations. English
Country(s): 
Cuba
Author(s): 
Serena Marshall
Jim Avila
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

How Organized Crime Infiltrated Guatemala's Government

Thursday, May 28, 2015
Two expert analysts explain how Guatemala's criminal networks have penetrated the state, and shed light on the ways in which these networks can be combatted and eliminated. English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Carlos Arrazola
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Governance

Mexico's Press Freedom Crisis

Thursday, May 28, 2015
Killings and disappearances of journalists and activists have been all too common in Mexico over the past decade, but the last year seems to have marked a new low point for the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, particularly freedom of expression. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Alexander Brockwehl
Publisher / Source: 
Freedom House
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Violence

Missing Tajik Police Commander Appears On Internet, Says Has Joined IS

Thursday, May 28, 2015
A top Tajik police commander who has been missing for weeks has reappeared on the Internet, claiming that he has joined the Islamic State (IS) militant group.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

Rand Paul Blames GOP Hawks for Rise of Islamic State Group

Thursday, May 28, 2015
Republican presidential candidate Rand Paul is blaming his own party for the rise of the Islamic State group.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Iraq
Author(s): 
Steve Peoples
Publisher / Source: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Biden Opens Door to Lethal Aid for Ukraine

Thursday, May 28, 2015
Vice President Biden on Wednesday raised the possibility of providing lethal arms to Ukraine, calling the issue a "debate worth having."English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Jesse Byrnes
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Foreign Policy

Pentagon Plans to Arm Sunni Fighters vs. ISIS

Thursday, May 28, 2015
The Pentagon has plans to provide military equipment to Sunni tribal fighters, a defense spokeswoman said on Wednesday, a shift from its current policy to provide the equipment only through the central government in Baghdad. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Taliban Kills 30 in 24 Hours Across Afghanistan

Thursday, May 28, 2015
It has been a bloody 24 hours in conflict-torn Afghanistan, as at least 30 people killed in a series of Taliban-led attacks in the country.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
The Citizen
Tag(s): 
Violence
Terrorism
Conflict

Nearly 100 People Killed in Saudi-Led Aerial Assault on Yemen

Thursday, May 28, 2015
Thunderous airstrikes hit Yemen’s capital, a Red Sea naval port and a border province Wednesday, killing nearly 100 people and injuring more than 270 others, officials and residents said. It was believed to be the largest single-day death toll of the 2-month-old Saudi-led aerial offensive. English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Zaid Al-Alayaa
Laura King
Publisher / Source: 
Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Violence
Military

The Militarization of Development Aid

Thursday, May 28, 2015
The American public should be concerned about this mixing of war strategy with development aid, not least because U.S. misadventures are funded by taxpayer dollars. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Rafia Zakaria
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Militarization

Court Rejects Yemeni Family Plea over U.S. Drones Launched from German Base

Thursday, May 28, 2015
A Cologne court on Wednesday rejected a complaint by the relatives of Yemeni drone victims issued against the government in Berlin for allowing the United States to coordinate air attacks from a U.S. military base in Germany. English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Military
Foreign Policy

U.S. and Spain to Sign Deal Making Morón Main Base for Africa Operations

Thursday, May 28, 2015
Washington and Madrid are putting the finishing touches on a deal to make the Morón de la Frontera air base in Seville province the main springboard for US military operations in Africa.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
El Pais
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

How to Prevent the Fall of Baghdad

Thursday, May 28, 2015
Islamic State, also known as ISIS, has seized control of Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province just 70 highway miles from Baghdad. Fallujah, located between, is already a terror stronghold.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Kevin Carroll
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Rwanda's Parliament to Debate Kagame Third Term

Thursday, May 28, 2015
Rwanda's parliament is to debate changing the country's constitution in order to allow President Paul Kagame to stand for a third consecutive term in elections in 2017.English
Country(s): 
Rwanda
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Governance

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