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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 Sixth Poorest in Africa, Report Says

Friday, February 20, 2015
Kenya is the sixth poorest country in Africa, according to a report compiled by a security think tank.The report, prepared by South Africa-based Institute for Security Studies, says 18.4 million Kenyans (40 per cent) out of 46.3 million live in extreme poverty. English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Tag(s): 
Security
Human Rights

Venezuela Police Raid Arrests Caracas Mayor Antonio Ledezma

Friday, February 20, 2015
The mayor of Venezuela's capital, Antonio Ledezma, has been arrested amid accusations of a coup attempt.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Conflict

This Map Shows What Africa's Deadliest Terror Group May Be Planning Next

Friday, February 20, 2015
Boko Haram is hardly a static organization. Its area of operation has shifted over the past few years, and it declared a caliphate in the territory it controls in August of 2014. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Armin Rosen
Publisher / Source: 
Business Insider
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

U.S. Missionary Arrested In Colombia For Ties To FARC

Friday, February 20, 2015
A U.S. missionary has been detained in Colombia for alleged collaboration with the country’s main leftist rebel group. the FARC.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Colombia Reports
Wire Service: 
AFP, Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Conflict

How ISIL Recruits 'Jihadists' from Turkmenistan

Friday, February 20, 2015
No Central Asian country, Turkmenistan included, has been spared the sight of its citizens fighting in Syria for the "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant". International Crisis Group (ICG) officials confirmed the presence of Turkmens in ISIL.
Country(s): 
Turkmenistan
Author(s): 
Dzhumaguly Annayev
Publisher / Source: 
Central Asia Online
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

U.N. Panel Presses Mexico's Government On Civilian Disappearances

Friday, February 20, 2015
A United Nations panel Friday said Mexico faced a widespread problem of disappearances of civilians at the hands of police and military, worsened by the government's failure to investigate.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Tracy Wilkinson
Publisher / Source: 
LA Times
Tag(s): 
Violence
Policing
United Nations

U.S. Conducts Hypocritical Policy Towards Azerbaijan - Jason Katz

Friday, February 20, 2015
The US has lost prestige amongst many of its allies, not just Azerbaijan, Katz said, adding that historically, the United States has been depended upon as a nation that “says what it means and means what it says.”English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Anahanum Hidayatova
Publisher / Source: 
Trend (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Former Guantanamo Prisoners' New Lives Stir Controversy In Uruguay

Friday, February 20, 2015
Controversy is flaring over the six Guantanamo detainees taken in by Uruguay for resettlement, with even the man who pushed through the plan, President Jose Mujica, seeming to criticize them for lacking a work ethic. English
Country(s): 
Uruguay
Author(s): 
Leonardo Haberkorn
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Wire Service: 
AFP, Associated Press
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Uzbekistan Nervously Watches ISIS Advance in Afghanistan

Friday, February 20, 2015
Tashkent has been nervously contemplating the consequences of the effective end of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, which officially concluded on Dec. 31. The apparent consequences on Afghan internal security include the appearance of Middle Eastern militants from Syria and Iraq, yet another potential source of unrest for the Uzbek government.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
John C. K. Daly
Publisher / Source: 
Silk Road Reporters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

Shared Prosperity In The Americas

Friday, February 20, 2015
Obama's Central American aid request can pave the way for the region's success.English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Guatemala
Honduras
El Salvador
Colombia
Author(s): 
Nancy Anderson Bolton
Publisher / Source: 
US News
Tag(s): 
Immigration
Foreign Aid

Mexican Students and Police Clash over Justice for Ayotzinapa

Friday, February 20, 2015
Students from the Ayotzinapa teachers training college clashed with military police in the Mexican state of Guerrero, demanding justice in the case of their 43 disappeared classmates.
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Policing

Peru Eyes Combat Vehicles Acquisition

Friday, February 20, 2015
The Peruvian Army is seeking 106 armoured fighting vehicles and 105 main battle tanks (MBTs) as part of its 'Harpay Nina' (Firepower in native Quechua) programme, an army source told IHS Jane's . The project is part of the army's 'Ugarte' modernisation plan.English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Victor Barreira
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

7 Incredible Narco Tanks Built by Mexican Cartels

Friday, February 20, 2015
As violence in Mexico raged with intense competition between rival drug cartels and the Mexican government, the cartels came up with a radical solution for improving their capabilities in the street.
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Jeremy Bender
Publisher / Source: 
Business Insider
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Djibouti Deploys Second Battalion to Somalia

Friday, February 20, 2015
A second Djiboutian battalion has arrived to join the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), the Djibouti Armed Forces (Forces Armées Djiboutiennes: FAD).English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Jeremy Binnie
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Peru's 7th Massive Labor Rights March Confronts Businesses

Friday, February 20, 2015
Protestors marched to the offices of the largest business association.
Country(s): 
Peru
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur

U.S., Turkey Sign Deal to Arm, Train Syria Rebels

Friday, February 20, 2015
The United States and Turkey signed an agreement Thursday to train and equip vetted Syrian opposition fighters, a deal that has been months in the planning but appears to have been held up by a divergence in priorities between Washington and its regional allies.
Country(s): 
Turkey
Program(s): 
International Military Education and Training
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

The Great Drone Contradiction

Friday, February 20, 2015
The United States has a new policy on unmanned aircraft systems. But the rest of the world may not like it -- and for good reason. The State Department has released a new policy on military drone exports, thereby settling what had been an exhaustive interagency review that was prompted primarily by drone manufacturers seeking clarity about what countries they could export to. English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Micah Zenko
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Drones
Foreign Policy
Arms Sales
Arms Control

West Rebuffs Egypt Proposals for Military Intervention in Libya

Friday, February 20, 2015
Egypt’s president made an aggressive gambit this week to win broad international support for military intervention to fight Islamic State in neighboring Libya—his first major foray onto the global stage. But Western diplomats said he was rebuffed because of his own crackdown at home on moderate Islamists.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Tamer El-Ghobashy
Benoit Faucon
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

Super Tucano Counter-Insurgency Plane Makes Inroads Into Africa

Friday, February 20, 2015
Embraer’s EMB-314 Super Tucano trainer and light attack turboprop continues to rack up global orders, solidifying its position as the globe’s pre-eminent manned counter-insurgency aircraft. The latest order set of about $180 million expands the plane’s footprint into 3 African states: Angola, Burkina Faso, and Mauritania. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Industry Daily
Tag(s): 
Militarization
Counterinsurgency

France Demands More EU Backing for Fighting Militants in Africa

Friday, February 20, 2015
France complained on Thursday that its European allies were not doing enough to help fight terrorism and instability in Africa and demanded a fairer sharing of the burden. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

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