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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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Kenya to Build a Wall on Somali Border to Keep Out Al-Shabaab

Monday, March 2, 2015
Kenya is going to build a wall. Not just any wall, but a “separation barrier”, to employ the euphemism coined by Israel to describe the towering, snaking structure that now separates it from Palestine’s West Bank.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Simon Allison
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Military
Terrorism

Cuba’s Designation as a Sponsor of Terrorism Snarls Negotiations With U.S.

Monday, March 2, 2015
Cuba’s spot on the American list of states that sponsor terrorism is emerging as a major sticking point in the effort to restore diplomatic ties with the United States and reopen embassies that have been closed for nearly five decades.English
Country(s): 
Cuba
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

U.S. Envoy Meets FARC Peace Talks Delegates Behind Closed Doors

Monday, March 2, 2015
The Special Envoy of United States President Barack Obama reportedly met with Colombia’s largest rebel group FARC over the weekend, presumably to discuss pending extradition requests of guerrillas and the fate of rebel commanders in US prisons.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Adriaan Alsema
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Venezuela Imposes Limits on U.S. Diplomats

Monday, March 2, 2015
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has announced measures to limit the number of U.S. diplomats working in the country. Earlier this month the United States imposed visa restrictions on unnamed Venezuelan officials it accused of human rights violations and corruption. English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Army Strengthening Azerbaijan's Top Priority

Monday, March 2, 2015
Azerbaijan attaches greater attention and importance to the improvement and modernization of its army's capabilities, including combat readiness level both in terms of defense and attack operations. Both national and international reports on Azerbaijan's military have confirmed that Baku has increased its military focus, looking to further strengthen the role of its armed forces.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Mushvig Mehdiyev
Publisher / Source: 
Azernews
Tag(s): 
Military

Brazil’s Justice Minister Under Fire for Meeting Amid Corruption Scandal

Monday, March 2, 2015
Brazil’s justice minister is under fire for granting a private meeting to lawyers of a construction firm implicated in a corruption scandal at Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. , an unusual move that has drawn public condemnation and raised concerns about the influence of powerful companies in Brazil.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Luciana Magalhaes
Will Connors
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Corruption

NATO Ready to Advise Libya on Security, Eyes More Drones

Friday, February 27, 2015
NATO's chief said Thursday the alliance was ready to advise Libya's government on defense and security issues, saying the deteriorating situation in the country is posing new security threats for Europe that require a more robust defense.
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Nicole Winfield
Publisher / Source: 
Marine Corps Times
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Militarization

Nigeria-Rwanda: A Big Brother, Little Brother Affair

Friday, February 27, 2015
Closer ties deliver benefits for both countries. For Rwandans, Nigeria offers access to Africa's largest economy, a market bigger than the entire East African region. For Nigerians, Rwanda – its modest population of just more than 12 million notwithstanding – offers a foothold from which to explore the region. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Rwanda
Author(s): 
Tolu Ogunlesi
Publisher / Source: 
The Africa Report (France)
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

How’s the Fight Against the Islamic State Going? Depends Which Official You Ask

Friday, February 27, 2015
Members of the Obama administration were on Capitol Hill this week to push for a new authorization to use military force against the Islamic State, but hours of confusing and often conflicting testimony about the dangers posed by the group and the status of the U.S.-led campaign wound up muddying the waters and making it even more difficult for the White House to win over skeptical lawmakers.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
David Francis
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Venezuela's Military Can Now Legally Use Firearms Against Demonstrators

Friday, February 27, 2015
Venezuela's Ministry of Defense has authorized the military to use firearms against demonstrators as a last resort in the demonstrations taking place in the country.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Belinda Milazzo
Diana Navarrete
Publisher / Source: 
Global Voices Online
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations
Human Rights

Kurds Blocking Return of Arabs to Disputed Iraq Areas

Friday, February 27, 2015
Kurdish forces have prevented displaced Arabs from returning to disputed areas of Iraq that Kurdish leaders want to incorporate in their autonomous region over Baghdad’s objections, a report said Thursday.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Al Arabiya News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Refugees

They knew! More Details On The Ayotzinapa “Disappearances”

Friday, February 27, 2015
Milenio — a generally pro-government newpaper — has unearthed military records that indicate the Army was aware of the events in Iguala the night of 26 September, but either failed to act, or… though negligence or design, released students to be taken by the police and gangsters.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Mexfiles
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Civil-Military Relations

Senate Democrats Balk At $1-billion Aid Plan For Central America

Friday, February 27, 2015
Senate Democrats on Tuesday unexpectedly challenged the Obama administration's plan to pour $1 billion into Central America to try to slow the flow of unaccompanied minors and others who enter the United States illegally.English
Country(s): 
Global
Central America Regional
Author(s): 
Paul Richter
Publisher / Source: 
LA Times
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid

Inside the Glitz of a Middle East Arms Show

Friday, February 27, 2015
IDEX has become a must-attend event for defense firms and consultants alike as conversation with a powerful decision maker could translate into billions of dollars in weapon sales.
Country(s): 
United Arab Emirates
Author(s): 
Marcus Weisgerber
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Militants of Various Stripes Assemble Under ISIL Flag in Northern Afghanistan

Friday, February 27, 2015
Although ISIL has not yet committed any attacks in Afghanistan, its attempt to expand its sphere of influence to Central and South Asia is alarming, analysts say.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Dzhumaguly Annayev
Publisher / Source: 
Central Asia Online
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

U.S. Confirms Ethiopian C-130E Hercules Donation

Friday, February 27, 2015
United States embassy officials in Addis Ababa have confirmed that the Ethiopian government has received a single Lockheed C-130E Hercules transport aircraft from the United States for tactical airlift of troops and equipment to support Ethiopian participation in AU and UN peacekeeping operations.English
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Militarization

Mexico: Active Civil Society Key to Ending Culture of Impunity

Friday, February 27, 2015
A renewal of democracy should be the means to cleanse Latin America of its history of corruption and abuses of power. But as the Mexican case shows, unless democracy is extended by enhancing civil society, its promise will not be realised.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Alejandro Garcia De La Garza
Publisher / Source: 
Open Democracy
Tag(s): 
Governance

America is the Ally That Egypt Needs

Friday, February 27, 2015
The Obama administration’s decision to engage Egypt is “a case of realpolitik over idealism,” concedes one official. But it’s also the right policy choice.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
David Ignatius
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Did the F.B.I. Encourage Would-Be ISIS Recruits in Brooklyn?

Friday, February 27, 2015
The F.B.I.-related informant spoke frequently with Juraboev and Saidakhmetov, watched ISIS videos with them, discussed their plans to join ISIS in Syria, and even agreed to go there with them. Many of his conversations with Juraboev and Saidakhmetov were secretly recorded.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
John Cassidy
Publisher / Source: 
The New Yorker
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

U.S. Push for Abstinence in Africa Is Seen as Failure Against H.I.V.

Friday, February 27, 2015
The $1.3 billion that the United States government has spent since 2005 encouraging Africans to avoid AIDS by practicing abstinence and fidelity did not measurably change sexual behavior and was largely wasted, according to a study presented on the last day of an AIDS conference here.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Conflict

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