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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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US Travel to Cuba Surges 36% Following Thaw in Diplomatic Relations

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
The thaw in relations between the US and Cuba has led to a stunning 36% increase in visits by Americans to the island, including thousands who are flying into Cuba from third countries like Mexico in order to sidestep US restrictions on tourism. English
Country(s): 
Cuba
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

France Suspends Security Co-Operation with Burundi: Diplomat

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
France has suspended its security co-operation with the crisis-hit central African nation of Burundi, a French diplomat told AFP on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
News24
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military and Police Aid

Durbin to Visit US Military Personnel in Ukraine

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
The Senate’s No. 2 Democrat is in Ukraine to meet with a slew of government officials and U.S. service members who are helping to train the country’s military forces.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Martin Martishak
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Conflict

Pentagon: Iraqi Forces 'Chose to Withdraw'

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
The Pentagon doubled down Tuesday on Defense Secretary Ash Carter's criticism of Iraqi forces, saying that local troops "chose to withdraw" from the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Ramadi. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Venezuelans on Hunger Strike Stir Protest Calls

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
A hunger strike by two jailed opposition leaders stirred calls for a revival of the popular protests that shook this country last year.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Ezequiel Minaya
Sara Schaefer Munoz
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Civil Society
Human Rights

A Better Solution to the Kurdish Arms Issue

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Should the United States arm the Kurdish Peshmerga directly, without the consent and participation of the government in Baghdad? This is a critical question that US officials, both in the White House, the Defense Department, and the US Congress, have no doubt asked themselves ever since mechanized US troops stormed across the Iraqi border in March 2003 to overthrow Saddam Hussein’s regime.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Daniel R. Depetris
Publisher / Source: 
Atlantic Council
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

Politician's Arrest Puts Paraguay's Justice System on Trial

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
The arrest of a Paraguay politician in connection with a money laundering investigation has raised hopes the country is working towards reducing rampant impunity by holding powerful figures accountable.English
Country(s): 
Paraguay
Author(s): 
Michael Lohmuller
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Governance

Turkey Says Training of Moderate Syrian Rebels Begins with US

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Turkey and the United States have started training moderate Syrian rebels on Turkish territory to prepare them to fight ISIS militants, the Turkish foreign minister said Tuesday. English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Counterterrorism

Central Asia’s Future: Three Powers, Three Visions

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
China, Russia and the U.S. each have visions to connect Central Asia with the rest of Eurasia.English
Country(s): 
Eurasia Regional
Author(s): 
Dr. Jeffrey Mankoff
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Allegations Against French Peacekeepers Highlight Obstacles in Addressing Abuse

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
For five months, an unknown number of people in the French forces, sent to protect civilians from the violence tearing the country apart, forced boys to perform oral sex on them.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Somini Sengupta
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Human Rights
Civil Society

Latin America Rethinks Drug Policies

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
The United States has a strained relationship with several governments that have a major stake in the drug trade. In the years ahead, Washington may be able to strengthen regional cooperation if it places greater emphasis on the tools and expertise it has to offer.English
Country(s): 
South America Regional
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Drug Policy

Why the New Arab Military Pact Isn’t Worth The Ink It Was Written In

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
It sounds like plain common sense: a joint Arab military force to intervene in regional crises. Alas, the plan, drawn up yesterday by the Arab world’s military chiefs, will go no farther than the Cairo conference room where it was concocted.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Bobby Ghosh
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Colombia Peace Process: Lurching Backwards

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Colombia’s peace process faces its most serious crisis yet, after the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) suspended a five month old unilateral ceasefire. Instead of more measures to de-escalate the conflict ahead of a final peace agreement, there are now new risks that the confrontation will escalate, causing fresh humanitarian damage, crippling trust between the parties and further weakening public support for the process. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
International Crisis Group
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

Carter: The US Military Is Training an Iraqi Army That Doesn’t Want To Fight

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
The Obama Administration has run out of patience with Iraq’s Army. On Sunday, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” to discuss the recent fall of Ramadi, one of Iraq’s major cities, to ISIS. Despite possessing substantial advantages in both numbers and equipment, he said, the Iraqi military were unable to prevent ISIS forces from capturing the city. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Matt Schiavenza
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Opposition Breaks Off Burundi Peace Talks Over Killing of Opposition Leader

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Burundi’s opposition boycotted peace talks with the government on Monday in protest of the killing of an opposition leader, despite U.N.-led calls for dialogue to end a month of protests and violence in the east African country.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Conflict Resolution
Conflict
Violence

Joe Biden Tries to Buck Up Iraqis, Promises Training and Equipment

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Vice President Joe Biden called Iraq's prime minister Monday to try to smooth over a rough exchange of words between the two governments following the fall of important cities to Islamic State militants in recent days. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Christi Parsons
Publisher / Source: 
Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Kenyan Police Clash with al-Shabab in Garissa County

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Kenyan police have been involved in a fierce gun battle with militant Islamists in north-eastern Garissa County, leaving one officer wounded.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Violence
Counterinsurgency
Civil Society

Turkey, U.S. to Provide Air Protection to Syrian Rebels

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Turkey and the U.S. have agreed in "principle" to provide air protection to Syrian rebels being trained and equipped to fight Islamic State militants, once they enter Syrian territory for battle, Turkey's foreign minister said. English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Syria
Author(s): 
Susan Fraser
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Cooperation

‘The Disappeared’ of Mexico’s Drug War

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Much light has been shed on the safety issues facing America — of gang violence; of police shootings; of structural, poverty driven crime. Such issues are not unique to the U.S., however, and eyewitness accounts as well as statistics would suggest that the right to basic safety is more routinely violated south of our nation’s borders. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Kevin Gross
Publisher / Source: 
The DePaulia
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy
Violence

Israel Seeks Surge in US Security Support

Tuesday, May 26, 2015
Israel is seeking a hefty surge in annual security assistance from Washington and has begun preliminary talks with the US administration on a long-term package that would provide up to $45 billion in grant aid through 2028.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
DefenseNews
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Foreign Aid

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