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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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El Salvador Violence Soars As Government Prepares Battalions Against Gangs

Wednesday, April 22, 2015
El Salvador’s year is already looking to be a particularly violent one. After emerging from one of its deadliest months in a decade and a fatal shootout this weekend, the government announced it would set up a police battalion to “clean up” the gang problem. English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Brianna Lee
Publisher / Source: 
International Business Times
Tag(s): 
Policing
Violence
Criminal Organizations

Army Chief, PM Nawaz to Depart for Riyadh Tomorrow

Wednesday, April 22, 2015
PM Nawaz chaired a high-level consultative meeting on the latest situation in Yemen on Wednesday, during which it was decided that the premier will visit Saudi Arabia on a day-long visit along with Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Mateen Haider
Publisher / Source: 
DAWN (Pakistan)
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Day of Solidarity with Venezuela Blasts U.S. Threats

Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Shouting, “Venezuela is not a threat! Repeal the decree now!” activists rallied in Times Square on April 15 to demand that President Barack Obama keep U.S. hands off the Bolivarian revolution.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Brenda Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
Workers World
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Syrian Fighters to Begin Training in Turkey Despite Divide over Mission

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
About 200 Syrian opposition fighters will begin military training next month in Turkey, despite ongoing Turkish disagreement with the Obama administration over the enemy they will combat when they finish the six-week course.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Karen DeYoung
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Conflict
Foreign Policy

EU to Launch Military Operations Against Migrant-Smugglers in Libya

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The European Union is to launch military operations against the networks of smugglers in Libya deemed culpable of sending thousands of people to their deaths in the Mediterranean.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Ian Traynor
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Security
Foreign Policy

Raytheon Awarded More than $2 Billion for an International Patriot Air and Missile Defense System

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) announced today it has been awarded a contract worth over $2.0 billion to deliver the combat-proven Patriot Air and Missile Defense System to an undisclosed international customer.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Mike Nachsen
Publisher / Source: 
Raytheon
Tag(s): 
Arms Control
Militarization
Militarization

Why Are the U.S. and Iran Sending Warships to the Yemeni Coast?

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier and guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy are arriving just as two Iranian warships have taken up position in the Gulf of Aden, heightening tensions between the two rivals just as fighting between Iranian-backed Houthi rebels and Yemeni forces supported by Saudi Arabia and other American allies intensifies.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Paul McLeary
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Military
Conflict Resolution
Foreign Policy

How the Petrobras Scandal Buried Brazil's Dream for Offshore Oil

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Buried off the coast of Brazil, beneath miles of seawater, rock and salt, lie vast oil reserves -- at least 50 billion barrels -- that were supposed to yield untold riches for this nation. But, as so often happens in Brazil, the early promise of this sprawling prehistoric geological formation known as the pre-salt is giving way to gloom. English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Juan Pablo Spinetto
Anna Edgerton
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg Business Week
Tag(s): 
Corruption

The Word Is Out: The U.S. Once Again Leads the World in Arms Sales

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The United States has dramatically increased arms transfers to Mexico in support of the Mexican government’s ill-fated and counterproductive war on the drug cartels. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
William Hartung
Publisher / Source: 
Americas Program
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

Anti-Government Protesters Clash with Police in Guinea

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Fighting breaks out between demonstrators and police in the capital Conakry over demands of fresh local elections. Demonstrators burnt tyres and barricaded roads across Conakry on Monday as police responded with tear gas, leading to a number of violent confrontations.English
Country(s): 
Guinea
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Violence
Policing

Burundi Warns Army Could be Called out Over Protests

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Burundi's government warned Monday it could call out the army if protests escalate over controversial plans by President Pierre Nkurunziza to defy a two-term limit and seek re-election.English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Violence

Crushing Repression of Eritrea's Citizens is Driving Them into Migrant Boats

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Hundreds of Eritrean asylum seekers are landing on the shores of Italy. Eritreans are second only to Syrians in the number of boat arrivals, though the country is a fraction of Syria’s size and there’s no live civil war there.English
Country(s): 
Eritrea
Author(s): 
Dan Connell
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Security
Refugees

Georgia, Ukraine Agree to Mutually Address “Joint Challenges”

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
"The Georgian people stand by the Ukrainian people” – this was the main message from Georgia’s Parliament Speaker to his Ukrainian counterpart during their meeting in Kiev on Monday. Georgia’s David Usupashvili, who is leading the Georgian Parliamentary delegation to Kiev, met Ukraine’s Volodymyr Groysman yesterday before the two officials spoke for media.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Ukraine
Publisher / Source: 
Agenda.ge
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Why Are We Sending This Attack Helicopter to Pakistan?

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The Obama administration’s decision this month to sell almost $1 billion in U.S.-made attack helicopters, missiles and other equipment to Pakistan will fuel conflict in South Asia without fulfilling the objective of helping the country fight Islamist extremists.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Husain Haqqani
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Foreign Policy

Big Exercise Underway, with Russians on the Sidelines

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Exercise Joint Warrior hit its halfway point over the weekend, and shows no sign of letting up.Plenty of challenges, from mine countermeasures to subhunting and amphibious assault, still lay ahead for the NATO and allied ships in one of Europe’s largest military exercises, led by the United Kingdom.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Lance Bacon
Publisher / Source: 
Navy Times
Wire Service: 
Scoop Deck
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

What Happens in Latin America Should be Reported

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
In a globalized society, Latin America cannot continue to be a blind spot for Americans. A shocking news story about American soldiers and contractors based in Colombia having sexually assaulted dozens of young girls was not covered in any of the major newspapers. English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Author(s): 
Carlsbad Current-Argus
Publisher / Source: 
Current Argus Opinion
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights

Report: Latin America most Dangerous Region for Land Rights Activists

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Latin America remained the most dangerous place for environmental and land rights activists last year — accounting for three-quarters of killings related to opposition to hydropower projects, mining, agribusiness and logging — according to a report released Monday by U.K.-based rights group Global Witness.English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Policing
Conflict

Warning Iran, U.S. Sends Two More Ships to Yemen

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt and a guided missile cruiser were headed to the waters off Yemen on Monday to join 10 other American warships as a warning to Iran about its shipments of weapons to rebels there, American officials said.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Matthew Rosenberg
Michael D. Shear
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Conflict
Foreign Policy
Military

U.S. Spending $1 Billion To Reassure European Allies

Monday, April 20, 2015
From Army rotations to bunkered weapons, American military spending in Europe has risen in the past year in an effort to reassure allies nervous over Russian actions in Ukraine. More is coming in the months ahead. U.S. commanders in Europe continue to draw from roughly $1 billion in contingency funding approved by Congress in December, much of it earmarked for projects still in their earliest stages, including airfield improvements and funding for forces in the Baltics and UkraineEnglish
Country(s): 
Eurasia Regional
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Steven Beardsley
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Iran: Next Battleground for Arms Deals?

Monday, April 20, 2015
Arabian Gulf countries are closely watching Iran's anticipated re-integration into the international community as it may develop into a Russian-Chinese-Western battleground for arms sales, regional experts said.English
Country(s): 
Iran
Author(s): 
Awad Mustafa
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Foreign Policy

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