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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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Defence union: Pakistan, Russia to Conduct Joint Military Drills

Thursday, April 16, 2015
Pakistan and Russia have agreed to enhance defense cooperation, which includes conducting joint military exercises, in yet another show of improvement of ties between the former Cold War rivals. English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
The Express Tribune
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Al-Shabab Recruiting In Kenyan Towns

Thursday, April 16, 2015
Somalia's Islamist al-Shabab militants are recruiting heavily in north-eastern Kenya, according to evidence gathered by the BBC.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Local Staff At Russian Military Base In Tajikistan Protest Over Not Getting Paid

Thursday, April 16, 2015
Tajikistan's new aid package would go toward communications equipment, small arms and ammunition, artillery and anti-aircraft missile systems, Kommersant reported, noting that: "The type of equipment has already been agreed upon, but deliveries have, in fact, not begun." In Tajikistan, no doubt, they're not going to believe it until they see it.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Military

Malawi To Evacuate Citizens From South Africa

Thursday, April 16, 2015
Malawi says it will repatriate its nationals from South Africa, following an upsurge in xenophobic violence.English
Country(s): 
Malawi
South Africa
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

At Security Council, UN Official Says Central African Republic Transition At ‘Critical Stage’

Thursday, April 16, 2015
Amidst a tentative political transition, the situation in the Central African Republic (CAR) remains tenuous as sectarian tensions continue to simmer and the severity of the country's humanitarian crisis increases, the top United Nations official in the African country warned on Wednesday. English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
PR NewsWire
Publisher / Source: 
Star Africa
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Tensions Flare Between Iraq and Saudi Arabia in U.S. Coalition

Thursday, April 16, 2015
A remarkable clash between two key American allies in the Middle East burst into the open here on Wednesday as the Iraqi prime minister publicly criticized the Saudi air campaign in Yemen and a top Saudi official retorted that there was “no logic to those remarks.”
Country(s): 
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Michael R. Gordon
Eric Schmitt
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times

Haider al-Abadi: Unabashed and Unplugged

Thursday, April 16, 2015
The Obama administration is banking on Abadi to cut through the sectarian-tinged political miasma that for years has surrounded Baghdad, as the only way to defeat the Islamic State. But in his candid remarks Wednesday — perhaps underscoring the urgency of the threat — Abadi sounded far more focused on the battlegrounds in the hinterlands.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Lara Jakes
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Russia blames U.S. for security crises, turmoil in Ukraine

Thursday, April 16, 2015
Top Russian officials accused the United States on Thursday of seeking political and military dominance in the world and sought to put blame on the West for international security crises, including the conflict in east Ukraine.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Gabriela Baczynska
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Militarization

No Breakthrough Between Iran and U.N. Nuclear Watchdog

Thursday, April 16, 2015
The U.N. nuclear watchdog said it had a "constructive exchange" with Iran this week but there was no sign of a breakthrough on aspects of its nuclear program that the agency says Tehran has failed to fully address.English
Country(s): 
Iran
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
United Nations

'Dangerous' Radioactive Material Stolen In Mexico

Thursday, April 16, 2015
Mexican authorities have issued an alert for five states after the theft of potentially dangerous radioactive materials.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
BBC

U.S. Relations With Egypt: One Problem At A Time

Thursday, April 16, 2015
President Barack Obama’s recent decision to end the halt on sending military equipment to Egypt, resulting in the release of aircraft, missiles and tank kits, took many by surprise. The recent court decision in Egypt that led to a life sentence for Egyptian-American citizen Mohamad Soltan on charges of funding a pro-Mohammed Morsi sit-in and "spreading false information" — charges criticized by Amnesty International — reinforced doubt about the American-Egyptian funding relationship. But the military funding issue is somewhat more complicated than that — and may need to be investigated further, for both American and Egyptian interests, going forward. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
H.A. Hellyer
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Monitor
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Military

Can the United States and Russia Jointly Combat Afghan Heroin?

Thursday, April 16, 2015
The EastWest Institute has released a new report by a working group of Russian and U.S. experts on how the United States and Russia can jointly combat narcotrafficking out of Afghanistan. The current publication comes at a time of increased tensions between the United States and Russia over Ukraine, which is detrimentally affecting joint efforts elsewhere in the world. “(…) [C]ooperation between the United States and Russia may not come easily even when confronting a common threat. Fallout from the Ukraine crisis has damaged the bilateral relationship to an extent that will take years to repair,” the study notes pessimistically.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Franz-Stefan Gady
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Foreign Policy

U.S. to Iran: Stop Sending Weapons to Yemen

Thursday, April 16, 2015
A top State Department official on Tuesday said the United States is “deeply concerned” about Iran’s support for Houthi rebels in Yemen. “Iran provides financial support, weapons, training and intelligence to Houthis,” Gerald Feierstein, principal deputy assistant secretary of State for near eastern affairs, said at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing.English
Country(s): 
Iran
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Counterinsurgency
Sanctions

Colombia To Resume Bombing Of FARC Targets

Thursday, April 16, 2015
Ten soldiers killed by rebels in early morning ambush described by President Santos as a "rupture" of FARC's ceasefire.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
Human Rights

The U.S. Carried Out 674 Military Operations In Africa Last Year. Did You Hear About Any Of Them?

Thursday, April 16, 2015
The U.S. military publicly insists its presence in Africa is negligible. Is that why they call it an American “battlefield” behind closed doors? However, last year it carried out 674 military operations in the region. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Nick Turse
Publisher / Source: 
The Nation
Tag(s): 
Militarization

Did Kenya's Police Command Structure Result in Greater Loss of Life?

Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Commanders of the Kenyan Police Service and the Administration Police have no right to issue orders to each other’s officers. They also cannot engage the specialized armed officers of the General Service Unit or Rapid Deployment Unit without first getting authorization from police headquarters in Nairobi.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Allan Olingo
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Tag(s): 
Policing
Terrorism

Army Continues to Provide Rapid Engineering, Prototyping in Afghanistan

Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Despite the drawdown of American Soldiers in Afghanistan, the U.S. Army engineering community is continuing to develop rapid technological solutions.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Dan Lafontaine
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Army
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Matthew Bryza Says No Necessity for U.S. Assistance to Azerbaijan

Wednesday, April 15, 2015
“There is a limited amount of money available and there are some very big problems that threaten US security and citizens of US in a serious way,” he said. “I would not interpret it that Azerbaijan, or Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is not a priority for the US anymore. I would say there are bigger problems toward US itself and limited amount of money.”English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Azernews
Tag(s): 
Security

Fact Sheet: U.S.-Iraq Cooperation

Wednesday, April 15, 2015
The strategic partnership between the United States and the Republic of Iraq spans a wide-range of sectors, consistent with the U.S.-Iraq Strategic Framework Agreement. The fact-sheet includes a selection of key areas of cooperation that demonstrates the expansiveness of this important bilateral relationship.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Office of the Press Secretary
Publisher / Source: 
The White House
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Foreign Policy

Mr. Obama Rewards Egypt’s Repression with Military Aid

Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Just 11 days after President Obama resumed U.S. military aid to Egypt , Mohamed Soltan, a 27-year-old American, was sentenced to life in prison on trumped-up charges, in defiance of numerous public and private demands by senior U.S. officials for his release.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
The Washington Post Editorial Board
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Human Rights

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