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Afghanistan: Five Tasks for Ghani’s Crucial U.S. Visit

Monday, March 9, 2015
President Ghani and his team have a major task ahead of them reversing the damaged relationship between the two countries and rebuilding goodwill in the United States. Besides repairing the damaged relationship, the Afghan delegation should try to secure long-term economic assistance and security guarantees from the United States. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Tamim Asey
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Foreign Policy

Iraq Asks U.S.-led Coalition to Help Prevent Islamic State Destruction of Antiquities

Monday, March 9, 2015
Iraqi cultural officials called for more military help from the U.S.-led coalition battling Islamic State to halt the group’s destruction of ancient monuments—a new source of anger, shock and shame for a nation reeling from the loss of life and land.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Tamer El-Ghobashy
Ghassan Adnan
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

Alliance Against Islamic State Deepens, but U.S. Still Shoulders Bulk of Burden

Monday, March 9, 2015
The United States continues to shoulder the bulk of the military burden among members of the coalition assembled against the group, which surged out of Syria last year to capture a third of Iraq.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict
Military Cooperation

Why Picking Sides in Libya Won’t Work

Monday, March 9, 2015
Tthe United States and its allies suddenly feel an urgent impulse to do something about Libya — yet none among them seems capable of coming up with a coherent strategy. Is the international community really prepared to allow the emergence of a series of jihadist statelets right off the southern coast of Europe?English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Jason Pack
Mattia Toaldo
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict Resolution

Afghanistan’s U.S.-Funded Torturers and Murderers

Monday, March 9, 2015
Obama administration should fully implement the often-ignored Leahy Law, which prohibits military assistance to any foreign unit implicated in gross human rights violations. The Leahy Law offers the United States a powerful tool to help curb human rights violations by foreign forces bankrolled by U.S. taxpayers.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
John Sifton
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Security

Colombia Landmines: Farc To Help Army Clear Minefields

Monday, March 9, 2015
Colombia's government and Farc rebels have agreed to work together to remove landmines in rural areas of the country where they have fought since the 1960s. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

Colombia and FARC Agree to Clear Minefields; 11.000 People Killed in 15 Years

Monday, March 9, 2015
Colombian government and Marxist oriented guerrillas jointly announced an agreement to remove landmines and other explosives from the battlefield in a sign of progress in their two-year-old peace talks being held in Cuba.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Merco Press
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Boko Haram Declares Allegiance to Islamic State

Monday, March 9, 2015
Nigeria’s militant Islamist group Boko Haram has sworn allegiance to Islamic State, which rules a self-declared caliphate in parts of Iraq and Syria, according to a video posted online.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Daniel Boffey
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Boko Haram-Isis Alliance is Nothing but Superficial Propaganda

Monday, March 9, 2015
But the new alliance, unilaterally proclaimed at the weekend by Boko Haram’s leader, Abubakar Shekau, is unlikely to amount to much in terms of immediate collaboration on joint operations. It may, in fact, be more of a cry for help, given a recent string of defeats sustained by Boko Haram.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Simon Tisdall
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Oil Slump, Russian Revanchism Put the Squeeze on Kazakhstan

Monday, March 9, 2015
Astana will attempt to mitigate some of the potential domestic costs by moving up the country’s presidential election, scheduled for late 2016, to this April. But while that may help squelch potential momentum for an already meager opposition, it will do little to stay the fallout for the country’s fiscal plummet. English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Casey Michel
Publisher / Source: 
World Politics Review
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Longtime Ally Azerbaijan Counts on U.S. Reassurance

Monday, March 9, 2015
Azerbaijan is a key American partner that “can play an important role in assisting our allies like Ukraine with energy security by allowing them to depend less on Vladimir Putin and Russia for their energy supply,” said U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Hollidaysburg, co-chair of the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus. English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Salena Zito
Publisher / Source: 
Triblive
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Venezuela Sailing Away From U.S. Domination Thanks To Chinese Funds

Monday, March 9, 2015
The United States government expanded its list of sanctions against Venezuelan officials, accusing them of having violated human rights, during violent street protests, in Caracas last year. Due to the severity of these sanctions, relations between the United States and Venezuela have deteriorated further to a new level of hostility. However, at the same time, China has been generously co-signing financial transactions with the Venezuelan government including the borrowing of billions of dollars in exchange for future trade advantagesEnglish
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Coha
Publisher / Source: 
Eurasia Review
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Sanctions

Georgia's Parliamentary Chief Says Relations With Russia Deteriorating

Monday, March 9, 2015
The chairman of Georgia’s parliament says Tbilisi's relations with Russia have deteriorated since start of the war in eastern Ukraine between Ukrainian government forces and Russian-backed separatists.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Luke Johnson
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

African Training Exercise Turns Urgent as Threats Grow

Monday, March 9, 2015
An oath of allegiance from Boko Haram to the Islamic State reinforces Western fears that the terrorist group is growing beyond its base in Iraq and Syria. These worries have prompted American and allied commandos to rush to train African counterterrorism troops to fight extremists on the continent.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Eric Schmitt
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

Italy Donates Armoured Vehicles, Trucks to Somali Army

Monday, March 9, 2015
The Italian government has donated 54 vehicles to the Somali National Army as part of efforts to strengthen its ability to combat al Shabaab militants and other security challenges.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Terrorism

Colombians Across the Globe Join Anti-War ‘March for Life’

Monday, March 9, 2015
Conservative opposition party Democratic Center, under the leadership of former President Alvaro Uribe, boycotted the event, claiming the march was “forced and payed for by the government” of President Juan Manuel Santos. The march was also ignored by the Conservative Party.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Adriaan Alsema
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Yemen and the Middle East Strongman Game

Monday, March 9, 2015
The foreign ministers of the Arab League will be meeting on Monday in Cairo to go over ways to help Yemen avert political chaos. The conflict on the Arab Peninsula has reached international dimensions.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Kersten Knipp
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Security

U.N. Experts Concerned Libya Arms Could be Diverted to Militias

Monday, March 9, 2015
U.N. sanctions monitors said on Friday they are concerned that if a United Nations Security Council committee approves a request by Libya's government for weapons, tanks and jets, some of the equipment could be diverted to militias supporting them. English
Country(s): 
Libya
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Militarization
United Nations
Conflict

Mexico's Most-Wanted Drug Lord Captured

Sunday, March 8, 2015
Servando Gómez, La Tuta or El Profe (The Teacher), the alleged leader of the Mexican crime organization known as Los Caballeros Templarios (The Knights Templar), was captured on February 27 in the state of Michoacán. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
J. Tadeo
Kelley Johnson
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

We Asked a Military Expert What Would Happen if the US Stopped Giving Money to Israel

Friday, March 6, 2015
According to the Congressional Research Service, for the 2015 fiscal year the Obama administration requested $3.1 billion in aid for Israel from the United States Foreign Military Funding program. Vice invited Rob Pinfold, former researcher at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, to explain what would happen if the U.S. stopped sending money to Israel.
Country(s): 
Israel
Program(s): 
Foreign Military Financing
Author(s): 
Mike Pearl
Publisher / Source: 
Vice

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