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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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El Salvador Chips Away at Very High Homicide Rate

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
The homicide rate in El Salvador showed improvement in the first half of September, continuing a steady decline in violent deaths seen over the past six months, though the country still has a long way to go to achieve murder rates in line with international norms.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Sofia Liemann
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Violence
Criminal Organizations

Lithuania, Latvia Sign Deal to Synchronize Defense Procurements

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
As part of increased efforts by the Baltic States to enhance their military cooperation and merge defense capacities, Lithuania’s Defense Minister Juozas Olekas and his Latvian counterpart Raimonds Bergmans have signed a deal to synchronize military procurements for the two countries’ armed forces, the Lithuanian ministry of defense said in a statement. English
Country(s): 
Central and Eastern Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Jaroslaw Adamowski
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military Equipment

China Positions Y-9 Transport Aircraft to Meet Thai Air Force Requirement

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
China is positioning its Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation (SAC) Y-9 medium-lift aircraft to meet a requirement in the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) to replace its ageing fleets of Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules transports, China's official Xinhua news agency reported on 16 September.English
Country(s): 
Thailand
Author(s): 
Jon Grevatt
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

The Latest: U.S., China Vow to Cooperate on NKorea Nuke Threat

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
The White House says the two countries agreed to cooperate more aggressively in the U.N. Security Council and “in law enforcement channels” on the North Korea issue. They also discussed economic ties between the U.S. and China.English
Country(s): 
North Korea
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Wire Service: 
AFP, Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Arms Control
Security
United Nations

Philippine Senate Removes Duterte Critic as Justice Committee Head

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Monday’s move to sideline Sen. Leila De Lima, who has emerged as one of the president’s most vocal critics, came as Mr. Duterte said his antidrug campaign may have to run as long as a year, rather than the three to six months he initially promised.English
Country(s): 
Philippines
Author(s): 
Trefor Moss
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics
Extrajudicial Killings

U.S. Aid Deal 'Significant Reward' for Israeli Right

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
The new military aid deal formalised by the United States and Israel on September 14 could serve to boost an intransigent, right-wing Israeli government that has already shown little appetite for substantial concessions to the Palestinians, analysts say.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Ben White
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Turkish Opposition Says Tens of Thousands Suffer Injustice in Purge

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
The comments from Kemal Kilicdaroglu could anger President Tayyip Erdogan and threaten the fragile unity that has existed between the government and much of the opposition since the failed July putsch in which about 240 people were killed.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Tuvan Gumrukcu
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Human Rights

Iraq's Regional Decentralisation Debate is Heating Up

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
The decentralisation of security, spending and administrative power is regularly cited as a means of reducing tension in a post-Islamic State Iraq. Easy to say, harder to do. In decentralisation, the devil is in the detail. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Michael Knights
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

New Turkey-Russia Hotline Still Subject to Static

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Russia and Turkey are effusive about the positive gains in their relationship, but ties remain tenuous where Syria is concerned. A visit by the Russian chief of staff after an 11-year hiatus is itself an important development, made even more so because it came soon after Turkey’s intervention in the Syrian war and coincides with the ongoing debate over Black Sea domination.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Fehim Tastekin
Publisher / Source: 
Al Monitor
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

The Pitfalls of the Pentagon Taking the Lead on U.S. Security Assistance

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Experts now estimate the Pentagon alone spends $8 billion to $10 billion a year on assistance to more than 180 countries—compared to approximately $8 billion a year by the State Department to 147 countries—which has led many to question the apparent militarization of U.S. security assistance and the impact that has on short- and long-term security and foreign policy objectives.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Rachel Stohl
Publisher / Source: 
World Politics Review
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

U.S. and France Threaten DRC with Sanctions After Deadly Protest

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
The US and France have threatened to impose targeted sanctions on senior officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo after at least 17 people were killed in demonstrations organised by the opposition to protest against President Joseph Kabila’s apparent bid to cling to power after his term ends. English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
John Aglionby
Publisher / Source: 
The Financial Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Sanctions

President Kiir’s Government in Talks with Opposition Military Leader

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
South Sudanese government under the leadership of President Salva Kiir on Monday revealed that it was in talks with General Peter Gatdet Yak, former Deputy Chief of General Staff in the opposition group led by Riek Machar. He defected from Machar in 2015.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Sudan Tribune
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Some Israelis See $38 billion U.S. Military Aid Offer as a Failure

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Leaders in the Israeli defense establishment said the deal should have ushered in a new era of cooperation, but did not. They said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his mutual antagonism with Obama, blew it.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
William Booth
Ruth Eglash
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

South Sudan Dismisses U.S. Group’s Corruption Allegations

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
South Sudan's government said it was deeply concerned by the release of a report by US group Sentry alleging corruption among top officials, saying such allegations would damage peace efforts in a nation which has been riven by war.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Wire Service: 
AFP, EFE, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Senate to Debate Selling Arms to Saudis, War in Yemen

Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Senators will face a vote this week on a resolution disapproving the sale of more than a billion dollars worth of arms to Saudi Arabia. Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said Monday afternoon that it looked likely that the measure he's drafted with a bipartisan group also led by Connecticut Democrat Christopher S. Murphy will get a vote on Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Niels Lesniewski
Publisher / Source: 
Roll Call
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to Extend Drug War as 'Cannot Kill Them All'

Monday, September 19, 2016
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has asked for a six-month extension for his war on drugs, saying there are too many people involved in the narcotics trade and he “cannot kill them all”.English
Country(s): 
Philippines
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Counternarcotics

Philippine President’s Shift on U.S. Alliance Worries Military

Monday, September 19, 2016
President Rodrigo Duterte’s drive to upend the Philippines’ decades-old security alliance with the U.S. is prompting concerns within the military, the one institution he most needs to keep on his side.English
Country(s): 
Philippines
Author(s): 
Trefor Moss
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

NATO’s Baltic Deterrent Force to be in Place by May 2017

Monday, September 19, 2016
The new allied deterrent force for the Baltic region will be in place by May 2017, with some units arriving earlier, the head of the Western alliance’s military committee said Sunday.English
Country(s): 
Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Julian E. Barnes
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
NATO
Military Cooperation

Russian Army can Outgun British, Leaked Report Warns

Monday, September 19, 2016
The assessment by the British army’s warfare branch, seen by the Times, warned that Russian weapons, including rocket launchers and air defence systems, were more powerful than their British equivalents.English
Country(s): 
United Kingdom
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Wire Service: 
Press Association
Tag(s): 
Military

Indian Army Suffers Worst Loss in Years to Militants, As 17 Soldiers Die in Kashmir

Monday, September 19, 2016
Heavily armed militants attacked a mountainous Indian army base near the de facto border with Pakistan on Sunday and killed 17 soldiers in the deadliest attack in Kashmir in more than a decade.English
Country(s): 
India
Author(s): 
Rama Lakshmi
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Conflict

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