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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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Costa Rican Police Arrest 8 in International Money Lundering, Drug-Running Investigation

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Costa Rica’s Drug Control Police (PCD) on Wednesday morning raided 11 locations across the Central Valley and arrested eight suspects believed to belong to an international drug trafficking and money laundering ring, according to Public Security Vice Minister María Fullmen.English
Country(s): 
Costa Rica
Author(s): 
Zach Dyer
Publisher / Source: 
The Tico Times
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

In Post-Mubarak Egypt, Police Still Kill With Impunity

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Deadly clashes this week at a Cairo stadium between soccer fans and riot police point once again to the malignancy of police violence in Egypt, which helped spark the protests that toppled longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak exactly four years ago today.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Michael Wahid Hanna
Publisher / Source: 
World Politics Review
Tag(s): 
Violence

Red Cross Ebola Teams in Guinea Attacked 10 Times a Month

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Red Cross teams in Ebola-hit Guinea have been attacked on average 10 times a month over the past year, the charity said on Thursday, warning that the violence was hampering efforts to contain the disease.English
Country(s): 
Guinea
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Violence

Sudan, Uganda Agree to Form Joint Security Mechanism

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Sudan and Uganda agreed to form a joint mechanism to implement a security agreement on the presence of rebel groups in both countries, a Sudanese official announced in Khartoum Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Uganda
Publisher / Source: 
Sudan Tribune
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Colombia's FARC Extend Unilateral Cease-Fire

Thursday, February 12, 2015
The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, announced Tuesday that in accord with a request from the Broad Front for Peace coalition, Latin America's largest guerrilla organization will maintain the unilateral cease-fire it declared in December.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Fox News Latino
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Obama Seeks an Expansive War Authorization to Combat ISIS

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Nearly five months after launching a war against the Islamic State, in Iraq and Syria, the Obama administration has gotten around to requesting formal authorization from Congress to conduct that war.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
The Editorial Board
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Logistics Combat Element Returns from Africa Deployment

Thursday, February 12, 2015
After conducting missions in Africa and remaining alert to respond to crises, the Marines and Sailors of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, also known as Detachment A (Det A), safely returned home to Camp Lejeune, N.C.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
1st Lt.MaidaKalic
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com

Kyrgyzstan Educates Muslims to Resist 'Jihadist' Message

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Kyrgyz authorities wary of militant recruitment in the south are holding seminars there to educate citizens.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): 
Bakyt Ibraimov
Publisher / Source: 
Central Asia Online
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Mexico's Armed Forces Must Explain

Thursday, February 12, 2015
Yesterday, during the commemoration of the March of Loyalty--when Heroic Military College cadets escorted President Francisco I. Madero at the beginning of the 'tragic decade'--Secretary of Defense, General Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda endorsed the subordination of military authorities to civil institutions. Referring to the military, he stated, "There are those who want to distance us from the people." English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Americas MexicoBlog
Wire Service: 
La Jornada
Tag(s): 
Military

Refurbishment of Facilities Continues at Naval Station Durban

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Work continues to ensure the smooth transition of Naval Station Durban to Naval Base Durban, the future home of the SA Navy’s in- and offshore patrol vessels. The project team responsible for ensuring the final step in returning the facility to its base status – a Ministerial signature – is now in its fifth year of work and will soon be headed by a new leader.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Security

Bahrain Puts Off Rights Activist's Appeal Hearing to March 4

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Bahrain has postponed until March 4 a hearing by Nabeel Rajab, one of the Arab world's most prominent democracy campaigners, on his appeal against a conviction for publicly insulting two state institutions, according to his Twitter account.
Country(s): 
Bahrain
Author(s): 
Farishta Saeed
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Baku, Bishkek Focus on Cooperation in Defense Field

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Baku and Bishkek have discussed the prospects of cooperation between the two countries in the fields of defense, military education, as well as regional security issues. English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Sara Rajabova
Publisher / Source: 
Azernews
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.S. Army Africa Continental Engagements for 2015 Underway

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
US Army Africa is currently hosting an African Land Forces Summit in Senegal - the second engagement of the year with African militaries. The first was the medical readiness training exercise (Medrete 15-1) in partnership with the Burundian National Defence Force from January 19 to 30. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Web
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Official: French-Egyptian Arms Talks Continue

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
France is still in talks with Egypt on the sale of Rafale fighter jets, a multimission frigate and missiles, a French Defense Ministry spokesman said, denying a press report that the Egyptian political leader has approved the arms deal.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Pierre Tran
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

The Shrinking Space for Media in the Arab World

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
The unexplained closure of Alarab TV, 24 hours after its launch, has reignited concerns over press freedom.
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Ismaeel Naar
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

NATO Representatives to Visit Kazakhstan This Year

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
The future NATO-Kazakhstan joint activities will be held in the framework of the Partnership for Peace program, which centers on the development and exchange of experience for peacekeeping forces.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Author(s): 
Nataliya Bulanova
Publisher / Source: 
The Astana Times (Kazakhstan)
Tag(s): 
Militarization

Niger Declares State of Emergency in Region Attacked by Boko Haram

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Niger's government on Tuesday declared a state of emergency in the Diffa region along the border with Nigeria, which has been attacked repeatedly by Boko Haram in recent days.English
Country(s): 
Niger
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

The Amnesty Tightrope

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
The Colombian government and the FARC have planted the seeds of peace, but there are still real hurdles to be surmounted. The FARC must reach its own internal agreement about accountability that will affect its members differently before hammering out an accord with the government.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Lauren Carasik
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Obama to Recall Military Personnel From Ebola Zone, Officials Say

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
President Obama will announce Wednesday that he is withdrawing almost all the American troops who were sent to West Africa to help contain the spread of the Ebola virus, administration officials said Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Julie Hirschfeld Davis
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times

The Latest Border Control: Iraq War Blimps

Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Moored on the U.S. side of the international boundary, the balloon is an unmanned, high-altitude sentinel carrying cameras that let U.S. Customs and Border Protection peer deep into Mexico and spot a human from 12 miles (20 kilometers) away in the dark. “This is putting long-range eyeballs at 500 to 5,000 feet that did not exist before,” said Tobin Ruff, who runs the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s program for tactical aerostats, as the blimps are formally known.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg
Tag(s): 
Border Control

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