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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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Europe Marches the Wrong Way on Defence

Thursday, September 29, 2016
Grand visions of a European “defence union” are hardly new. But for all the bravado on display in the Slovak capital, the EU’s plan is the wrong place to start.English
Country(s): 
Europe Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Financial Times
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military

Obama Administration Threatens to Suspend Talks With Russia on Syria, Considers Weaponry for Syrian Rebels

Thursday, September 29, 2016
The Obama administration has ruled out providing so-called man-portable air-defense systems, known as Manpads, to the rebels, but officials said they are considering arming them with antiaircraft systems that are less mobile and would pose less of a proliferation risk.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Adam Entous
Felicia Schwartz
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Military Equipment

Kashmiris Warn India Its Crackdown is Turning Some to Militancy

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Simmering anger over India's crackdown on 10 weeks of protests in Kashmir risks drawing more young people to radical rebellion, demonstrators and security officials warn, as the sense of despair and alienation from New Delhi deepens.English
Country(s): 
India
Author(s): 
Douglas Bousvine
Fayaz Bukhari
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Conflict

Lithuania Eyes Kongsberg Air Defense System in €100M Deal

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
The Lithuanian Ministry of Defence has confirmed plans to acquire the Network Centric Air Defence System (NASAMS) from Norway’s Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace with the aim to boost the country’s air defense capabilities. English
Country(s): 
Lithuania
Author(s): 
Jaroslaw Adamowski
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

Big Spending on Warplanes Spurs Aerial Arms Race

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
For more than two decades, combat aircraft flown by the U.S. and its European allies have pretty much owned the sky. Now, Russia and China are spending lavishly on new weapons that could challenge that superiority, spurring a new arms race.English
Country(s): 
Global
Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Robert Wall
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military
Militarization
NATO

EU Eyes 90 Million Euros for Defense Research 'Revolution'

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
A modest proposed investment of 90 million euros ($100 million) in EU defense research could mark a turning point after years of cuts that have put the continent's future military capabilities at risk, the head of the European Defense Agency said.English
Country(s): 
Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Robin Emmott
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military

EU Defense Ministers Discuss Deeper Military Cooperation

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
European Union defense ministers on Tuesday discussed proposals for increased military cooperation while Britain and some Eastern European governments expressed concern that such collaboration could undermine the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and duplicate the alliance’s work.English
Country(s): 
Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Julian E. Barnes
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
NATO

Angola, Egypt Receiving Refurbished Russian Helicopters

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Angola is set to this month receive a number of overhauled Mi-24P attack helicopters from Russian Helicopters, which has also repaired the first three Mi-8s for Egypt.English
Country(s): 
Angola
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

Japan Navy Steps Up War on Somalia Piracy with Base in Djibouti

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Japanese ambassador to Kenya Toshitsugu Uesawa said his government has set up a defence force base in Djibouti in a bid to maintain surveillance off Somalia Coast to contain piracy.English
Country(s): 
Djibouti
Author(s): 
Mathias Iringa
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Conflict

Egypt: Serious Abuses in Scorpion Prison

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Authorities at a maximum security prison in Cairo that holds many political prisoners routinely abuse inmates in ways that may have contributed to some of their deaths.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Human Rights Watch
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Challenges Remain for Colombia Following Signing of Historic Peace Deal

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Colombia has finally signed a peace deal with the oldest insurgency in the Western Hemisphere. But with the country's criminal economies as strong as ever, the armed conflict is far from over.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Mimi Yagoub
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Conflict Resolution

Rebels Could Become Guides, Cheesemakers in Post-War Colombia

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Veterans of Colombia's FARC guerrilla army could soon be making a living as eco-tourism guides, beef processors or cheese makers under plans by the Marxist group to invest in economic projects once a peace deal takes hold.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Julia Symmes Cobb
Nelson Bocanegra
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Conflict Resolution

Survey Shows Common Crime in Mexico Fell in 2015

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Levels of common crime in Mexico such as robbery and extortion fell in 2015 from the previous year, while Mexicans stepped up spending on measures to protect against delinquents, according to the National Statistics Institute’s annual crime survey published Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Anthony Harrup
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement

Syrian Rebels Get New Rockets from Foreign States: Commander

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Foreign states have given Syrian rebels surface-to-surface Grad rockets of a type not previously supplied to them in response to a major Russian-backed offensive in Aleppo, a rebel commander told Reuters on Wednesday. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Conflict

Tunisian Receiving 12 Maule MX-7 Aircraft for Surveillance

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
The United States has given Tunisia 12 Maule MX-7 light aircraft for border surveillance as part of its efforts to enhance the North African country’s military.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

It’s Time for a New Peace Process Between Turkey and the Kurds

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Without some sort of a Turkish-Kurdish deal, it is only a matter of time before the Turkey-backed Syrian opposition groups on the border clash with U.S.-backed Kurdish forces there.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Asli Aydintasbas
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Security
Peace Negotiations

Tajikistan: Youth Group Intimidating Opposition

Wednesday, September 28, 2016
Repression of dissenters in Tajikistan is taking a worrisome turn, with family members inside the Central Asian country facing retribution for the actions of activist relatives abroad.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Kamila Ibragimova
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Politics and Security

U.S. Forces are Using White Phosphorus Munitions in Iraq but It’s Unclear Exactly How

Tuesday, September 27, 2016
U.S. forces are using white phosphorus munitions in their fight against the Islamic State based on pictures and videos posted online by the Pentagon, but it is unclear exactly how the controversial armament is being employed.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

‘We Do Not Need America’s Support’

Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Iraq's Shiite militias are gearing up to retake Mosul from the Islamic State, with Tehran's backing — and despite Washington's opposition.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Sulome Anderson
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Denel Teams Up to Supply Saudi Arabia with Ingwe Missile

Tuesday, September 27, 2016
Missile manufacturer Denel Dynamics has taken a step closer to selling the Ingwe missile to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by teaming up with the ITEAC Group. English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Dean Wingrin
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

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