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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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US Donates Two Cessna 208B Caravans to Uganda

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
The US government has donated two Cessna 208B Caravan light aircraft to the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) Air Wing to support the Ugandan contingent battling Al Shabaab militants in Somalia. English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Arms Control
Militarization

US-Ukraine Training Program Could Begin in April

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
A U.S. training effort for Ukrainian 'National Guard' troops could restart in April, depending on wider strategic and political decisions, after being placed on hold during the recent ceasefire agreement.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Daniel Wasserbly
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military and Police Aid

For the US, Funding the Chadian Military to Fight Boko Haram Could Backfire

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Among its Sahelian partners, American military strategists are confronted with partners that frequently “misfire” by enacting brutal tactics against their own citizens, which galvanize insurgencies and regional terrorist threats that they are poorly suited to respond to quickly.English
Country(s): 
Chad
Sahel Regional
Author(s): 
Hilary Matfess
Publisher / Source: 
Quartz
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Foreign Policy
Militarization

Afghan Militia Leaders, Empowered by U.S. to Fight Taliban, Inspire Fear in Villages

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
From the start, some Afghan officials, including former President Hamid Karzai, objected to the Americans’ practice of forming militias that did not answer directly to the Afghan government. They saw the militias as destabilizing forces that undermined the government’s authority and competed with efforts to build up large and professional military and police forces.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Joseph Goldstein
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Another Regional Zeta Leader Killed

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Elements of the Marina took down Luis Eduardo Monsivais Gloria, regional Boss of Los Zetas in Monclova, and three of his accomplices, informed the State Security.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Otis B Fly-Wheel
Publisher / Source: 
Borderland Beat
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

The Sting: an American Drugs Bust in West Africa

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Using undercover agents, the DEA spent four years trying to bring down a cocaine trafficking gang in Liberia. Was the operation a triumph in the global war on drugs or a case of American overreach? English
Country(s): 
Liberia
Author(s): 
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Foreign Policy

U.S.-Cuba Talks On Restoring Diplomatic Ties End Abruptly

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
The United States and Cuba have ended their third round of talks on re-establishing diplomatic relations as abruptly as the meeting was announced, with no breakthrough on sticking points and in an atmosphere of rising tension over Venezuela.English
Country(s): 
Cuba
Author(s): 
Randal C Archibold
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Ghana: Security Experts Fret Over Ill-Defined Maritime Borders

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Maritime security experts meeting in Ghana's capital, Accra have expressed worry over vaguely defined maritime borders in the West African region, which they say have encouraged pirates to launch more attacks along coastal areas. English
Country(s): 
Ghana
Author(s): 
Dasmani Laary
Publisher / Source: 
The Africa Report (France)
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Security

Colombia Asks Venezuela To Allow Red Cross To Visit Jailed Opposition Leader

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Colombia’s foreign minister, together with her counterparts from Brazil and Ecuador, on Tuesday asked Venezuela to permit the Red Cross to visit an imprisoned opposition leader.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Venezuela
Brazil
Ecuador
Author(s): 
Rush Dorsett
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Human Rights

Nicaraguan Indigenous Group Fears Chinese Canal Will Be A Death Sentence

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Nicaragua’s plans to build an interoceanic waterway that rivals the Panama Canal could drive a final nail in the coffin of Central America’s most vulnerable indigenous group, rights leaders warn.English
Country(s): 
Nicaragua
China
Author(s): 
Tim Rogers
Publisher / Source: 
Fusion
Tag(s): 
Environment
Human Rights

US-Mexico Border Not secure, Locals Tell Committee

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
People living and working in Arizona and other border states told Senate lawmakers Tuesday the U.S.-Mexico boundary isn't secure.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Bill Theobald
Publisher / Source: 
AZ Central
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Nigeria Turns the Tide Against Boko Haram

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Less than two weeks before Nigerians vote, the military says it has captured at least 40 towns previously occupied by Boko Haram Islamists. The sudden victories are a sharp contrast to the defeats of the past six years.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Chrispin Mwakideu
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Azerbaijan Gets 85 Percent of its Weapons From Russia

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Azerbaijan was the second-largest arms importer in Europe over the past five years, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, an arms trade research group.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Report Says Iraq Forces Turned on Nearby Villages After Military Victory

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Shiite militias and Iraqi government forces burned and looted dozens of villages, abducting at least 11 local residents, in the wake of a U.S.-supported operation against the Islamic State last year, a human rights group has charged in a new report.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Pentagon Loses Track of $500 Million in Weapons, Equipment Given to Yemen

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
The Pentagon is unable to account for more than $500 million in U.S. military aid given to Yemen, amid fears that the weaponry, aircraft and equipment is at risk of being seized by Iranian-backed rebels or al-Qaeda, according to U.S. officials.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Craig Whitlock
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Pakistan in Central Asia

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
The futures of Turkmenistan and Pakistan are linked in terms of energy security, for diversification on their part and demand on ours; and supporting stability in Afghanistan to enable gas and oil pipelines, electricity transmission, and trade.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Tariq Osman Hyder
Publisher / Source: 
The Nation
Tag(s): 
Security

Kuwait Detains Political Activist Over Tweets Against Saudi Arabia

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Kuwait arrested an opposition activist on suspicion of insulting Saudi Arabia on his Twitter account, the state news agency KUNA reported, extending a crackdown on social media.
Country(s): 
Kuwait
Author(s): 
Sami Aboudi
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Egypt Prosecutor: Activist Shaimaa Sabbagh Was Killed by Police

Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Egypt’s public prosecutor said on Tuesday that Egyptian activist Shaimaa Sabbagh, whose death in a protest last January sparked outrage, was killed by a police officer.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Al Arabiya News
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Egypt: Militants Claim Ambush

Tuesday, March 17, 2015
Militants identifying themselves as the Sinai Province of the Islamic State said Monday that they had captured the engine of an American-made M60 tank from the Egyptian military in an ambush.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
David D. Kirkpatrick
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Brazil Ruling Party Treasurer Vaccari Charged With Corruption

Tuesday, March 17, 2015
The public prosecutor in Brazil has formally charged the treasurer of the governing Worker's Party, Joao Vaccari, with corruption.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Corruption

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