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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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IS Leaflets Found near Uzbekistan’s Capital

Monday, May 4, 2015
Leaflets bearing the Islamic State (IS) symbol—a black banner—were found pinned on the walls of a school and a college late in April in the village of Khisaroy not far from Uzbekistan’s capital. The leaflets contained threats to the Uzbek authorities and their supporters among the population.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Publisher / Source: 
The Times of Central Asia (TCA)
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

Has Peshawar Changed Pakistan’s Approach To Tackle Terrorism? – Analysis

Monday, May 4, 2015
For the time being, the new politico-Army arrangement seems to have engendered hope that religious extremism, sectarianism and terrorism will somehow be brought under control. However, this may prove to be a double-edged sword if civilian institutions and processes for countering terrorism fail to emerge stronger. English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Rana Banerji
Publisher / Source: 
Eurasia Review
Tag(s): 
Security
Terrorism

Costa Rica Dismantles Drug Trafficking Network

Friday, May 1, 2015
Costa Rica's authorities have arrested over a dozen alleged members of a drug trafficking network that officials say has contributed to rising violence, but the country's criminal dynamics indicate other local gangs will simply fill the underworld void.
Country(s): 
Costa Rica
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime

Colombia Soldiers Allegedly Sold Weapons to FARC's Most Brutal Unit

Friday, May 1, 2015
Authorities in Colombia have arrested a group of soldiers accused of providing arms to the FARC, raising questions over both the sources of the guerrilla group's weapons and the extent of the problem in the armed forces.
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Michael Lohmuller
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Former Journalist, Obama Adviser Nominated to Run Aid Agency

Friday, May 1, 2015
President Barack Obama tapped White House adviser Gayle Smith on Thursday to run the U.S. Agency for International Development, putting a former journalist and longtime Africa expert in charge of his global development agenda for the final years of his presidency.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Josh Lederman
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Development

U.S. to provide Uzbekistan with equipment to fight drug trafficking

Friday, May 1, 2015
The United States will deliver the equipment, patrol boats and cars worth $6.2 million to Uzbekistan, the US embassy in Uzbekistan reported. The deliveries will be carried out free of charge as part of an earlier signed supplement to the agreement of Uzbekistan and the US, dated Aug. 14, 2001, on assistance in the drug control and law enforcement.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Publisher / Source: 
Azernews
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Foreign Aid

Breedlove: Russia Intel Gaps 'Critical'

Friday, May 1, 2015
NATO's top military commander warned of gaps in US intelligence gathering in Eastern Europe and its ability to understand Moscow's intent in the wake of Russian aggression.English
Country(s): 
Eurasia Regional
Author(s): 
Joe Gould
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Intelligence

No Surprises in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan

Friday, May 1, 2015
The two most important countries in Central Asia have completed their presidential elections, both held early. Uzbekistan summoned voters just after the Nowruz festivities, on March 29. Just across the border, Kazakhstan went to the polls on April 26. Both elections featured Central Asia’s strongmen, Islam Karimov in Uzbekistan and Nursultan Nazarbayev in Kazakhstan.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Paolo Sorbello
Daniyar Kosnazarov
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

U.S. Tells Burundi's President his Country Risks Boiling Over

Friday, May 1, 2015
A senior U.S. diplomat, Tom Malinowski, warned Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Thursday that the east African country risks boiling over if it smothers political opposition, as protests against the president entered a fifth day.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
VOA News
Tag(s): 
Governance

Egypt Signs Security Cooperation Agreement With Spain

Friday, May 1, 2015
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi witnessed on Thursday the signing of a security cooperation agreement with Spain during his visit to Madrid.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
AllAfrica
Tag(s): 
Military

Billion-dollar ISIS Fight Gets Inspector General

Friday, May 1, 2015
The U.S.-led fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is getting its own inspector general to oversee government spending as costs top the $1 billion mark.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Chaos in Tower, Danger in Skies at Base in Africa

Friday, May 1, 2015
The skies above the U.S. military’s counterterrorism hub on the Horn of Africa have become chronically dangerous, with pilots forced to rely on local air-traffic controllers who fall asleep on the job, commit errors at astronomical rates and are hostile to Americans, documents show.English
Country(s): 
Djibouti
Author(s): 
Craig Whitlock
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Militarization
Foreign Policy

France Sells 24 Rafale Fighters to Qatar

Friday, May 1, 2015
Qatar will sign contracts for 24 Dassault Rafale fighter jets and MBDA missiles May 4, President François Hollande's office said Thursday.
Country(s): 
Qatar
Author(s): 
Pierre Tran
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Air Strikes Kill Civilians in Yemeni Capital

Friday, May 1, 2015
Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition struck a residential district of the Yemeni capital Sanaa overnight, killing eight to 10 civilians, residents said on Friday. The Saba state news agency, controlled by the Houthi movement in charge of Sanaa, put the death toll in the Sawan district at 20 and said more than 50 people had been wounded. It said casualties included woman and children.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Mohammed Ghobari
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Terrorism in Africa: The Imminent Threat to the United States

Friday, May 1, 2015
Both ISIS and al Qaeda pose a threat to Western interests in Africa. While ISIS gets most of the headlines these days, al Qaeda is still a major player in Africa.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Thomas Joscelyn
Publisher / Source: 
The Long War Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security
U.S. Policy

Ending Corruption in Guatemala

Friday, May 1, 2015
The work of the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) played a crucial role in Guatemala’s recent successes against corruption. Crisis Group Guatemala Analyst Arturo Matute explains what this U.N.-backed body’s investigations have revealed, and how it should fulfil its mission to promote accountability and strengthen rule of law in one of the world’s most violent countries.
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Arturo Matute
Publisher / Source: 
International Crisis Group
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Keep Your Iran Politics Out of Kazakhstan

Friday, May 1, 2015
In fact, all five of Central Asia’s post-Soviet states have ratified the Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone treaty (CANWFZ), which prohibits development and possession of nuclear weapons. On April 27, President Obama sent the protocol of the treaty to the Senate to approve. English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Joe Cirincione
Faris Alikhan
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Military
Security

Colombia May Stop Using U.S.-made Crop Killers in Drug War

Friday, May 1, 2015
This week, Colombian health officials recommended the armed forces immediately halt the spraying of glyphosate — a herbicide that is part of U.S.-backed efforts to eradicate crops of coca, the plant used to make cocaine.
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Manuel Rueda
Publisher / Source: 
Fusion
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy

Enemies of the state: Extremism in Central Asia

Friday, May 1, 2015
There is plenty of disaffection in poor, nominally Muslim but largely secular Kyrgyzstan. An unknown but considerable number of Central Asians have travelled to Syria and Iraq to wage jihad, most recently for the Islamic State (IS). Authorities say that most of those from Kyrgyzstan are ethnic Uzbeks, who officially account for 14% of the population. English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Economist
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Police Attack Protesting Teachers, 200 Injured, Police Arrested

Friday, May 1, 2015
Thousands of teachers In the Brazilian city of Curitiba protested against new measures aimed at changing their pension system. Brazilian teachers took to the streets of the southern city of Curitiba to protest state legislature in an attempt to prevent a vote on a measure to change the teachers' pension system.
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Policing
Conflict

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