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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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Boeing Gets U.S. Contract to Supply India with Harpoon Missiles

Monday, September 26, 2016
Boeing, the US aerospace and defence manufacturer has been contracted by the US department of defence for producing all-weather, anti-ship Harpoon missiles for India under the foreign military sales program.English
Country(s): 
India
Program(s): 
Foreign Military Sales
Author(s): 
Aditya Bhat
Publisher / Source: 
International Business Times
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
U.S. Policy

U.S. Troops Aren’t Joining Afghans on Combat Ops: Pentagon

Monday, September 26, 2016
Conventional U.S. ground forces are participating in counter-terrorist missions in Afghanistan, but not accompanying Afghan security forces on combat operations, the commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan said Friday.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Brendan McGarry
Publisher / Source: 
DoD Buzz
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Military and Police Aid

Congress: DIY Approach to Saudi Arabia

Monday, September 26, 2016
Diana Ohlbaum analyzes Congress' approach to U.S.- Saudi relations. English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Diana Ohlbaum
Publisher / Source: 
LobeLog
Tag(s): 
U.S. Congress

Saudi's Skeptics Gain Strength in Congress

Monday, September 26, 2016
Lawmakers in both parties are growing more skeptical of the U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia.
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Rebecca Kheel
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
U.S. Congress
Arms Sales

NATO to Deploy E-3 AWACS to Middle East as Early as October

Monday, September 26, 2016
NATO hopes to deploy AWACS aircraft to the Middle East as early as October to support the US-led coalition’s fight against the Islamic State group, a top NATO official said Monday. English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Valerie Insinna
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
NATO
Counterterrorism

Land Distribution Remains Challenge for the Post-Peace Accord in Colombia

Monday, September 26, 2016
Conflicts over land in Colombia are likely to increase following a peace deal to end half a century of war as once no-go areas in the Andean country open up for business and development projects, land rights experts said.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Merco Press
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

U.S. Role in Colombia Peace: From Fanning the War to Ensuring Peace

Monday, September 26, 2016
Last year, the Obama administration dispatched veteran U.S. diplomat Bernard Aronson to Havana, Cuba, the site of the Colombian peace talks. The negotiations had turned contentious and had dragged on for nearly three years. But Aronson was a reassuring presence and helped the two sides overcome numerous roadblocks as they moved toward a final accord.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Merco Press
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Peace Negotiations

Dunford: U.S. Air Force Should Incentivize Foreign Training Mission

Monday, September 26, 2016
Gen. Joseph Dunford, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, thinks the mission to train allied air forces needs extra emphasis from the service, potentially including building in incentives for the airmen who do that mission. English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Aaron Mehta
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Obama’s Failed Legacy on Child Soldiers

Sunday, September 25, 2016
President Obama will leave office having failed to use the tools at his disposal to make significant progress on getting child soldiers off the battlefield. That’s the consensus among human rights groups who point to the fact that for six consecutive years, the Obama administration has subverted U.S. law requiring the president to sanction foreign governments that force children to fight.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Josh Rogin
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Civil Society

U.S. Lawmakers Move Bill to Declare Pakistan 'State Sponsor of Terrorism'

Friday, September 23, 2016
The bill titled the Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act was introduced by Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism Ted Poe and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher at a time when Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is in the US to address the United Nations General Assembly.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
DAWN (Pakistan)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Foreign Policy
Legislation

Military and Police Corruption: Venezuela's Growing Evil

Friday, September 23, 2016
The people entrusted with enforcing the law in Venezuela regularly make the headlines as suspects or alleged accomplices, facilitators or perpetrators of serious crimes, a sign of the advanced deterioration and corruption of the country’s security forces.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Marco Tarre Briceno
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement
Criminal Organizations
Corruption

Crime Wave Hits City that Will Host Signing of Colombia Peace Deal

Friday, September 23, 2016
A crime wave has hit Colombia's port city of Cartagena just days before government officials and FARC rebels are scheduled to arrive there to sign a peace agreement, foreshadowing the type of security challenges the country will face once the deal is finalized. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Violence
Criminal Organizations
Conflict

Police Sex Abuse Case Is Bad News for Mexico’s Leader

Friday, September 23, 2016
International human rights officials are demanding an investigation into the brutal sexual assaults of 11 Mexican women during protests a decade ago — an inquiry that would take aim at President Enrique Peña Nieto, who was the governor in charge at the time of the attacks.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Azam Ahmed
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Law Enforcement

On the Eve of the 2nd Anniversary of the 43 Students’ Disappearance, the Mexican Government Still Holds on to Already Disproven “Historic Truth”

Friday, September 23, 2016
Two years after 43 students were disappeared by police officers in collusion with a criminal group in Mexico, there have been no convictions, progress in the investigation has stalled, and compelling evidence points to an obstruction of justice in the case.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Office On Latin America (WOLA)
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement
Extrajudicial Killings

Turkey's Erdogan Says U.S. Sent Weapons to Kurdish Fighters in Syria

Friday, September 23, 2016
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused the United States of supplying more weapons to Kurdish fighters in northern Syria this week, saying Washington had delivered two plane loads of arms to what Ankara considers a terrorist group.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Daren Butler
David Dolan
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters (UK)
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Foreign Policy

Kurds Can Take Raqqa but They Can’t Stay, Says Top U.S. General

Friday, September 23, 2016
President Barack Obama’s top military advisor told senators Thursday that the U.S-backed Syrian Democratic Forces are the only rebel group capable of taking the Islamic State bastion of Raqqa. But there’s no solid plan for holding the city once they do. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Paul McLeary
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

UK Supports Training of Egyptian Armed Forces

Friday, September 23, 2016
After training more than 80 Egyptian Armed Forces (EAF) personnel across 2015/16 in Counter-improvised explosive device (C-IED) and close protection, hosted in the UK, UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has pledged to continue working alongside the Egyptian military to enable further training.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Wire Service: 
UK Ministry of Defence
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Report: Taiwan Continues to be an Attractive Destination for U.S. Defence Exports

Friday, September 23, 2016
Taiwan receives 98% of its defense equipment imports from the US, reveals a report by Strategic Defence Intelligence (SDI).
Country(s): 
Taiwan
Publisher / Source: 
arm-technology.com
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
U.S. Policy

After ‘Brexit,’ E.U. Revives Idea of Its Own Joint Military Command

Friday, September 23, 2016
For a European Union shaken by the British exit, cooperation on security, a major concern of voters on the Continent, was an obvious focus of last week’s summit meeting in Bratislava, the Slovak capital. The meeting was the first to exclude a British leader in more than 40 years.English
Country(s): 
Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Steven Erlanger
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Seeking to Protect NATO, Britain Could Yet Thwart EU Defense Plans

Friday, September 23, 2016
Britain will resist new European Union defense proposals if it feels they undermine NATO, British officials say, in a warning to France and Germany that London will defend its military interests even as it negotiates to leave the EU bloc.English
Country(s): 
Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Robin Emmot
Andrea Shalal
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Security
NATO

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