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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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Mexico's Government Is Brushing Off Report of Another State Massacre of Unarmed Civilians

Friday, April 24, 2015
Word emerged this week that Mexican government forces were likely behind a mass killing of civilians in the state of Michoacán, the third extrajudicial massacre by state forces known in Mexico in less than a year. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Andrea Noel
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

US, Brazilian Navy Officials Discuss Upcoming Engagements, Cooperation

Friday, April 24, 2015
U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command (USNAVSO)/U.S. 4th Fleet delegates met with members of the Brazilian Navy to discuss upcoming interactions and cooperation efforts between their navies during the U.S. Navy and Brazilian Navy Operational Naval Committee (ONC) conference, March 30 - April 1.
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Adam Henderson
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Southern Command
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Law Will Let Some Foreign Agents Carry Weapons in Mexico

Friday, April 24, 2015
Mexico's congress approved on Thursday a reform that lets some foreign agents carry arms inside the country, a significant change in a nation that has historically said the practice would violate its sovereignty. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
The News Tribune
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Arms Control
Foreign Policy

No Surge in Kids Crossing U.S.-Mexico Border This Summer, Immigration Official Predicts

Friday, April 24, 2015
There won't be nearly as many immigrant children who cross the border on their own this summer as there were last year, top officials say.
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Fox News Latino
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Brazil’s Petrobras Reports Nearly $17 Billion in Asset and Corruption Charges

Friday, April 24, 2015
Brazil’s state oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA put a price tag on a corruption scandal that has thrown the country into political and economic turmoil, writing off $17 billion due to losses from graft and overvalued assets.
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Paul Kiernan
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Corruption

As Gang Violence Surges, El Salvador Fears Bloody War

Friday, April 24, 2015
Clad in bullet-proof vests and balaclavas, elite squads of soldiers and police are preparing to wage a guerrilla-style war on El Salvador’s gangs, trying to fight a surge in violence that experts warn may only intensify.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Times
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Violence
Criminal Organizations
Policing

Killing of Americans Deepens Debate Over Use of Drone Strikes

Friday, April 24, 2015
The Obama administration said Thursday that two American Qaeda operatives killed in Pakistan in January had not been “specifically targeted,” and officials added that the Central Intelligence Agency had no idea the two men were hiding in compounds under surveillance by armed drones when orders were given to carry out the strikes.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Mark Mazetti
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Drones
Conflict
Terrorism

Mujica to Help out in Colombian Peace Talks

Friday, April 24, 2015
Former Uruguayan president Jose Mujica offered to help out as a mediator in the Colombia peace talks in Havana on Thursday. Mujica said he will travel soon to Cuba to assist in the talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forced of Colombia (FARC). Specifically, Mujica said he wanted to talk to the FARC command.
Country(s): 
Colombia
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

U.S. Backs Idea Of Placing Time Limits On Colombia Peace Talks

Thursday, April 23, 2015
The top U.S. diplomat for Latin America, Roberta Jacobsen, said Tuesday that Washington backs Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos' idea of placing "time limits" on the peace talks with the FARC rebel group, which began in November 2012. "If the president believes that that is the best way to move the process forward, we're supporting his efforts," said Jacobson.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Agencia EFE
Publisher / Source: 
Fox News Latino
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Federal Prosecutor Drops Kirchner Conspiracy Case

Thursday, April 23, 2015
A criminal case against President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner seemed to dissolve Monday when a federal prosecutor dropped accusations that she and her foreign minister had conspired to shield Iranians suspected of planning the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center here. English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Author(s): 
Jonathan Gilbert
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Judicial Reform

U.S.-led Strikes Have Killed 2,079 People in Syria: Monitor

Thursday, April 23, 2015
Air strikes by the U.S.-led coalition in Syria have killed 2,079 people, including 66 civilians, since the start of the aerial campaign against Islamic State militants last September, a group monitoring the war said on Thursday.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Oliver Holmes
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

FARC Needs To Show They Are Serious About Peace: U.S. Envoy

Thursday, April 23, 2015
After having breached its unilateral ceasefire, rebel group FARC must demonstrate anew their commitment to Colombia’s peace process, United States Special Envoy Bernard Aronson said in an interview published Wednesday. The most recent outbreak of violence in Cauca that left 11 Colombian soldiers dead was “a big blow” that could threaten the peace talks, according to Aronson.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Talor Gruenwald
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Peace Negotiations

Arab Army Chiefs Meet to Plan Regional Force

Thursday, April 23, 2015
Army chiefs from Arab League nations met in Cairo on Wednesday to start work on the establishment of a region-wide military force aimed at combatting radical fighters, including the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militant group.
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Al Arabiya News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Pentagon Map Hides ISIS Gains

Thursday, April 23, 2015
The U.S. military presented evidence that it was beating back the so-called Islamic State but it doesn't even count coalition setbacks.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Military

Pakistan, the Saudis’ Indispensable Nuclear Partner

Thursday, April 23, 2015
The Pakistani Parliament, even while stating its commitment to protect the territory of Saudi Arabia, recently adopted a resolution not to join the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen. Many Pakistanis are worn out by the Taliban insurgency at home and oppose intervention abroad, especially to fight an enemy whose name they are hearing for the first time and risk worsening relations with its backer, Iran. English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Pervez Hoodbhoy
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Nigerian Forces Invade Last Known Stronghold of Boko Haram

Thursday, April 23, 2015
Nigerian forces backed by warplanes invaded Islamist group Boko Haram's last known stronghold, the Sambisa forest, on Wednesday, in an effort to finally defeat their six-year-old insurgency, two military sources said.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Ardo Abdallah
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Terrorism

Ethiopia’s Stellar Growth: Lessons for Kenya – and Perhaps South Africa

Thursday, April 23, 2015
Over the last decade, Ethiopia has emerged as one of the fastest-growing – perhaps THE fastest-growing – economies in Africa. Growth is driven by a determined government policy of creating the conditions for development, notably through a massive level of infrastructural investment.English
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Author(s): 
Christopher Clapham
Greg Mills
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Maverick
Tag(s): 
Security
Development

Richard C. Holbrooke’s Diary of Disagreement With Obama Administration

Thursday, April 23, 2015
In the summer of 2010, Richard C. Holbrooke, the Obama administration’s special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, began recording a secret audio diary, detailing his frustrations with a White House that he believed was too willing to listen to the military and too often mistook domestic political calculations for strategic thinking.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Matthew Rosenberg
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military

US Firms 'Fail' in Conflict Mineral Disclosures - Report

Thursday, April 23, 2015
A report by Amnesty International and Global Witness has alleged that nearly 80% of US firms are failing to adequately check their supply chains for conflict minerals.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Kim Gittleson
Publisher / Source: 
BBC

The Chaos in Darfur

Thursday, April 23, 2015
Violence in the Darfur region of Sudan’s far west continues unabated. Some 450,000 persons were displaced in 2014 and another 100,000 in January 2015 alone, adding to some two million long-term internally displaced persons (IDPs) since fighting erupted in 2003. The government remains wedded to a military approach and reluctant to pursue a negotiated national solution that would address all Sudan’s conflicts at once and put the country on the path of a democratic transition. English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
International Crisis Group
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Conflict Resolution

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