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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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Venezuela Cuts Working Hours To Tackle Energy Crisis

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Venezuela says it will cut the working day for public sector workers to five-and-a-half hours to conserve energy, down from eight to nine hours.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Governance

Africa: Human Rights Watch On HR Violations in Uganda, Nigeria and South Sudan

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Human Rights Watch (HRW) presented its report before the delegates of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) last week in Banjul. The document raises concerns over the general human rights situation in Uganda, Nigeria and South Sudan. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
South Sudan
Uganda
Publisher / Source: 
AllAfrica
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S. Doesn't Know How Many Afghans Are Fighting the Taliban

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
After nearly a decade of training, equipping and paying for Afghanistan's security forces, the United States has no idea how many Afghan soldiers and police are currently serving or how effective they are at fighting the Taliban. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Jonathan Broder
Publisher / Source: 
Newsweek
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

Riga Summit Likely To Disappoint Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
The latest draft of the Eastern Partnership declaration prepared for the bloc's Riga summit next month contains little good news for EU hopefuls Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine, and highlights the shrinking ambitions of the European Union in its eastern neighborhood.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Rikard Jozwiak
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Security

Saudis Hit a Yemeni Airport, Possibly Closing Aid Route

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
A Saudi-led military coalition carried out at least seven airstrikes on the international airport here on Tuesday, possibly crippling the airport in order to prevent an Iranian airplane from landing, according to Saudi and Yemeni officials.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Mohammed Ali Kalfood
Kareem Fahim
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

No One Is Winning South Sudan’s Civil War

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
The upcoming talks in South Sudan are unlikely to result in a peace deal worth the paper its written on. Neither the government, nor the rebels want to compromise. Kiir has said previously that he will not enter into any kind of power sharing deal with Machar, and Machar’s faction won’t stop fighting without one.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Peter Dorrie
Publisher / Source: 
Medium
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations
Foreign Policy

Egypt Sentences 69 to Prison for Church Attack: Judicial Sources

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
69 suspected Muslim Brotherhood supporters were each sentenced to 25 years in prison in Egypt on Wednesday for attacking and burning a church in a village near Cairo in 2013, judicial sources said. However, "there is no proof against the defendants... even the church's priest said he didn't see any of the defendants after the incident," Hany El-Sayed, a defense lawyer for some of the defendants, told Reuters.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Mahmoud Mourad
Ahmed Tolba
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.N. Slams ‘Dire Conditions’ at Libyan Detention Centers

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
The United Nations on Tuesday deplored “dire conditions” at migrant detention centers in Libya and said it was helping some of the 1,242 people rescued from sea over the past 10 days.
Country(s): 
Libya
Publisher / Source: 
Al Arabiya News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Russian Cyberwar Advances Military Interests in Ukraine

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
A report out of Arlington, Va.-based cyber security firm Lookingglass reveals a cyber campaign, allegedly Russian, waged against Ukrainian targets, such as the government, law enforcement, and military. The purpose of the state-sponsored espionage has apparently been to gather intelligence on its adversary, bolstering Russian war efforts.English
Country(s): 
Russia
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Robert Hackett
Publisher / Source: 
Fortune
Tag(s): 
Security

U.S. Sends Ship, Planes as Iranians Seize Commercial Ship

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
The U.S. sent a Navy destroyer to the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian patrol boats seized a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship amid signs Tehran is stepping up harassment of commercial traffic in the gateway to the Persian Gulf, American officials said.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Dion Nissenbaum
Julian E. Barnes
Asa Fitch
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Uzbek, Chechen Militant Groups Fight Alongside Islamists In Major Syrian Offensive

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
An ethnic Uzbek militant group has posted a video showing its members fighting alongside Syrian Sunni Islamist factions in the northwestern Syrian town of Jisr al-Shughour in Idlib Province.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Joanna Paraszczuk
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Tajikistan Watches As Fighting Flares In Northern Afghanistan

Tuesday, April 28, 2015
While heavy fighting has broken out in northern Afghanistan, near the border of Tajikistan, officials in Dushanbe say they have the situation under control. English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

The Beginning Of The End For Putin? Real Reform Begins To Take Hold In Ukraine

Tuesday, April 28, 2015
In just over a year, Ukraine has seen a political revolution, two elections (one presidential, one parliamentary), an economic collapse and a Russian invasion resulting in a “hybrid war” that has ravaged the country. Its new western-leaning government has struggled to maintain sovereignty as well as stability.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Greg Satell
Publisher / Source: 
Forbes
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Leadership: Such A Deal From AFRICOM

Tuesday, April 28, 2015
U.S. AFRICOM (Africa Command) reported that it had carried out 679 activities (missions, programs, and exercises) in 2014. This includes training, advising, intelligence gathering (via UAV, manned aircraft or people on the ground), logistical or technical assistance and so on.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Strategy Page

A Honduran Coup Comes Full Circle

Tuesday, April 28, 2015
In 2009, a group of Honduran politicians and military officers staged a coup and removed then-President Manuel Zelaya from office and from the country. The stated motive was to prevent Zelaya from changing the constitution so that he could run for re-election and hold on to power. Now, some of the same Hondurans who backed that coup have helped do exactly what they said they opposed.
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Tracy Wilkinson
Publisher / Source: 
Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement

Burundi Violence Confounds U.S. Optimism About African Democracy

Tuesday, April 28, 2015
The Obama administration and other western observers said Nigeria’s peaceful political transition would pave the way for free and fair elections elsewhere on the continent. Less than a month later, Guinea and Burundi are already proving them wrong.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Siobhan O'Grady
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Governance

Corruption in Guatemala: Democracy to the Rescue?

Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Around 15,000 Guatemalan citizens staged a protest in Guatemala city on April 25 to demand the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina and Vice President Roxana Baldetti. On previous days, the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG), a UN-sponsored an independent investigatory agency, uncovered a tax-fraud scheme used by middle and high-ranking members of the government.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Luis Barrueto
Publisher / Source: 
The News Hub
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Afghanistan Watchdog: Poor U.S. Planning Puts $488 Million at Risk

Tuesday, April 28, 2015
oordination between American officials in Afghanistan is so rare that in one instance, according to a U.S. watchdog, a senior official from the embassy in Kabul didn’t know about a $39.6 million business project until Afghan officials thanked the ambassador for supporting it.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Siobhan O'Grady
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Yemen Struggles to Import Food as Coalition Navies Hold Up More Ships

Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Yemen is facing mounting problems bringing in food by sea as the danger from fighting between Houthis and government supporters is exacerbated by an arms blockade by Saudi-led coalition navies searching ships for weapons destined for the rebels.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Jonathan Saul
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

South Sudanese Military Spending “Highest” in the Region

Tuesday, April 28, 2015
South Sudan tops the region with military spending as civil war has been raging on for the past 15 months, hurting other key sectors such as health, education and infrastructure, an independent report has revealed.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Sudan Tribune
Tag(s): 
Militarization
Military
Conflict

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