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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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Hundreds Of Thousands March To Protest Brazil's President

Monday, March 16, 2015
Close to a million demonstrators marched in cities and towns across Brazil on Sunday to protest a sluggish economy, rising prices and corruption - and to call for the impeachment of left-wing President Dilma Rousseff.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Paulo Prada
Publisher / Source: 
Huffington Post
Wire Service: 
AFP, EFE, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Governance

Venezuela Conducts Military Exercises, Claiming U.S. Threat

Monday, March 16, 2015
Soldiers rolled out shoulder-fired missiles, fighter planes and armored trucks Saturday for the first of 10 days of military exercises that the president of socialist-governed Venezuela says are needed to protect against a looming threat from the U.S.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Hannah Dreier
Jorge Rueda
Publisher / Source: 
Huffington Post
Tag(s): 
Military

Putin Proves He’s Alive in Meeting with Kyrgyzstan President

Monday, March 16, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin ended a mysterious 11-day disappearance by materializing for a meeting with his Kyrgyz counterpart in St. Petersburg on March 16English
Country(s): 
Russia
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
David Trilling
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet

Atrocities Committed By U.S.-Trained Iraqi Forces — Again

Monday, March 16, 2015
Investigative reporter James Gordon Meek broke an important story this week: He revealed that U.S.-backed forces in Iraq are committing the same type of horrific war crimes — wanton killings of prisoners, beheadings, torture — as the Islamic State fighters on the other side of the front line.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Peter Maass
Publisher / Source: 
The Intercept
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

In Mexico, A Hard-Hitting Journalist Is Getting Her Wings Clipped, Again

Monday, March 16, 2015
Carmen Aristegui has clashed with the corporate bosses who own her radio station and for at least the third time in recent years has faced being off the air at least temporarily. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Tracy Wilkinson
Publisher / Source: 
Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Iraq Needs More Air Strikes to Dislodge IS in Tikrit: Officials

Monday, March 16, 2015
Iraq said on Monday it had put its Tikrit offensive on hold and senior officials called for more air strikes to dislodge Islamic State militants who have laid explosives across Saddam Hussein's home city and still hold its central districts.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Maggie Fick
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Tajik President Appoints Son To Head Anticorruption Agency

Monday, March 16, 2015
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon has appointed his eldest son, Rustam Emomali, to head the Central Asian nation's anticorruption agency.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Cuba: U.S. Diplomat To Return For Third Round Of Talks

Monday, March 16, 2015
The United States and Cuba will hold a third round of talks next week about restoring diplomatic ties and reopening embassies as they seek to work through sticking points that have emerged since President Obama and President Raúl Castro of Cuba announced a push toward normal relations in DecemberEnglish
Country(s): 
Cuba
Author(s): 
Randal C. Archibold
Publisher / Source: 
New York Times
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Humanitarian Law Violations In Colombia Up 41% Last Year: Red Cross

Monday, March 16, 2015
Violations of international humanitarian law in Colombia increased by an alarming 41% in 2014, according to a Red Cross report.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Alice Bradshaw-Smith
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Peace Negotiations

Nigeria Acknowledges Presence of Foreign Mercenaries

Monday, March 16, 2015
The Nigerian government has acknowledged it is getting technical and logistical support from what it calls foreign contractors in the fight against Boko Haram.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid
Security

CSTO Says Troops 'Could Be In Tajikistan In Three Days'

Monday, March 16, 2015
The head of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) says its military forces could be at the Tajik-Afghan border within three days if a conflict broke out there. The CSTO, comprised of Tajikistan, Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, has been helping Tajikistan strengthen its defenses along the Afghan border.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Conflict

European Troops Pull Out of Central African Republic

Monday, March 16, 2015
After less than 12 months, the European Union's military mission in Central African Republic is coming to an end. It has helped to restore peace to the country - an immense task that is far from over.English
Country(s): 
Central African Republic
Author(s): 
Philipp Sandner
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Foreign Aid
Conflict

Pakistan Declines to Join Saudi Arabia's Anti-Iran Alliance

Monday, March 16, 2015
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has rejected, at least for now, Saudi Arabia's entreaties for Pakistani troops to help guard the Saudi border with northern Yemen, controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi Shiite forces. English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Bruce Riedel
Publisher / Source: 
Al-Monitor
Tag(s): 
Sectarianism
Military

Sudan: The Prospects for “National Dialogue”

Friday, March 13, 2015
Prospects for an inclusive national dialogue President Omar al-Bashir promised in January 2014 are fading, making a soft-landing end to Sudan’s crises more doubtful. Sceptics who warned that the ruling party was unwilling and unable to make needed concessions have been vindicated.Unless both sides give ground, a continuation of intense war and humanitarian crises is inevitable.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
International Crisis Group
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Conflict Resolution

Three Pakistan Militant Groups Ally to Resist Government’s Military Campaign

Friday, March 13, 2015
Three militant groups in Pakistan say they have joined forces, potentially giving that country’s Taliban insurgents more heft to resist a military campaign by the government and stepping up the general threat from extremist organizations.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Saeed Shah
Safdar Dawar
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Top U.S. Military Official Repeatedly Warned Iraq About Troops’ Conduct

Friday, March 13, 2015
America’s top military official, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey, repeatedly warned Iraqi leaders about the conduct of both the Iraqi military and the militias that fight alongside them, a senior U.S. official told ABC News.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
James Gordon Meek
Brian Ross
Rym Momtaz
Alex Hosenball
Publisher / Source: 
ABC
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Syria: How Far Will Barack Obama Go?

Friday, March 13, 2015
For much of the past four years, United States policy on Syria has been defined by reluctance. Neither the deaths of an estimated 200,000 people nor Barack Obama’s unswerving belief in the illegitimacy of the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad, roused a sense of urgency at home.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Tom McCarthy
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

West Africa: A Huge Step Forward in Tackling Piracy in the Gulf of Guinea

Friday, March 13, 2015
On 13 March, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission will inaugurate the multinational maritime coordination centre (MMCC) for a maritime zone known as Pilot Zone E.Pilot Zone E is considered the most dangerous maritime zone in West Africa, and stronger protection efforts are needed in this area, which encompasses Benin, Niger, Nigeria and Togo.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Barthelemy B.E.E.
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Security

50,000 Tajiks toParticipate in Border-Zone Military Training

Friday, March 13, 2015
About 50,000 Tajik troops and civilians are participating in military preparedness exercises along the border with Afghanistan, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)'s Tajik service reported March 11, quoting the Defence Ministry.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Publisher / Source: 
Central Asia Online
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Conflict

At Last, A Western Country Stands Up to Saudi Arabia on Human Rights

Friday, March 13, 2015
The Swedish government this week decided to scrap an arms deal with Saudi Arabia, effectively bringing to an end a decade-old defense agreement with the kingdom. The move followed complaints made by the Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom that she was blocked by the Saudis from speaking about democracy and women's rights at a gathering of the Arab League in Cairo.
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Ishaan Tharoor
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

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