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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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East Africa’s Authoritarian Drift

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
At the 24th summit of the African Union discussions focused on high-profile continental crises such as the Boko Haram insurgency and the Ebola epidemic, while another important phenomenon was, unsurprisingly, left off the agenda: the deteriorating situation for political and civil liberties in much of East Africa.English
Country(s): 
East Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Jennifer Dunham
Publisher / Source: 
Freedom House
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Time to Start Thinking Seriously About Nagorno-Karabakh

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Its time to start thinking seriously about the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh, this territory could lead to some very serious fighting between Azerbaijan and Armenia – and by default involve Russia and the United States.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
Trend (Azerbaijan)
Tag(s): 
Military
Security

As U.S. Faces New Threats, Pentagon Seeks Bigger Defense Budget

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Facing new security challenges in the Middle East and Ukraine, the Obama administration on Monday proposed a $534 billion Pentagon base budget plus $51 billion in war funds as it urged Congress to end spending cuts it says erode U.S. military power.
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
David Alexander
Andrea Shalal
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Operations

ISIL Plotted Terrorist Attacks on Uzbekistan, Authorities Say

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Authorities have gathered evidence of a militant build-up on the Afghan border with Uzbekistan, analysts said. Other reasons for beefing up border security include a big opium harvest in Afghanistan and the Uzbek presidential election in March. Yet another reason is ISIL's influence in the Middle East, Khamdamov said.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Shakar Saadi
Publisher / Source: 
Central Asia Online
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Border Control

Uzbekistan: U.S. Military Propaganda Site Hypes Islamic State Threat

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The actual threat posed by Islamic State to Uzbekistan and other Central Asian states is disputed, but skeptics believe the administration of Islam Karimov has an interest in hyping the dangers—especially just after it benefited from US military largess in the form of the donation of 300 armored vehicles to counter terrorism.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Joanna Lillis
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Central Asia as a Source of ISIS Militants

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The numbers are still estimates, looser than ICSR’s attempts at some form of exactitude. And they don’t claim an apparently massive surge of fighters over the past 90 days. We may someday know just how many have uprooted to lend their services to ISIS. At the moment, though, claiming a number as specific as 360 from a nation as opaque as Turkmenistan seems something of a stretch. English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Casey Michel
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Prince Charles Unhappy With Arms Role, New Biography Claims

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The Prince of Wales no longer wants to promote UK arms sales in Gulf states, a new biography by Catherine Mayer says.
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Exercise Cutlass Express 2015 Commences

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Maritime forces from East Africa, South Africa, Europe, Indian Ocean nations, the United States and several international organizations began the fourth iteration of the multinational maritime Exercise Cutlass Express.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Web
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Victory in Kobani Will be Hard to Replicate

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The defeat of Islamic State forces in the Syrian city of Kobani may be difficult to replicate quickly in other parts of Syria and Iraq, where ground forces are too weak to repel the militants.
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Jim Michaels
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Nigeria’s Giving Muhammadu Buhari—an Ex-Military Dictator—What He’s Always Wanted: a Chance

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
This is the first time an opposition party with a diverse national support base has taken on an incumbent party: it is the end of a long period of elite pacts in national politics.
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Yinka Adegoke
Publisher / Source: 
Quartz
Tag(s): 
Military
Terrorism

United States Expands Venezuela Visa Bans

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The United States has imposed visa restrictions on unnamed Venezuelan officials it accuses of human rights violations and corruption.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Corruption

Nigeria Elections: Blast Hits Presidential Rally in Gombe

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
A female suicide bomber has blown up herself in northern Nigeria's Gombe city, minutes after President Goodluck Jonathan left a campaign rally there.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

U.S. Lawmakers Prepare Bills To Ease Cuba Restrictions

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
U.S. lawmakers are preparing a series of bills to ease U.S. restrictions on trade with Cuba, with plans to introduce them in the Senate in the next two months, senior congressional aides said on Monday.
Country(s): 
Cuba
Author(s): 
Patricia Zengerle
Publisher / Source: 
The Huffingstone Post
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

How Floating Armories Help Guard Cargo Ships From Pirates on High Seas

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The oceangoing armories are the byproduct of global trade, high-seas piracy and national arms restrictions. Shippers traversing the dangerous waters off Somalia want armed guards to protect their cargo and crews.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Sarah Kent
Cassie Werber
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Counterterrorism
Security

No Hope in Sight for Latin America’s Prison Crisis

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
In Latin America’s prisons, notorious for extreme overcrowding and violence, inmates live in constant danger of being killed – a contradiction in a region where virtually every country has abolished the death penalty.English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Inter Press Service
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Law Enforcement

Jordanian Opposition to Fight Against Islamic State Grows More Vocal

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Jordan’s effort to win the freedom of a pilot captured by Islamic State is exposing growing opposition here to the government’s involvement in the U.S.-led coalition fighting the extremist group.
Country(s): 
Jordan
Author(s): 
Maria Abi-Habib
Suha Ma'ayeh
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

State Department Budget Plan Includes $1 billion for Central America

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The Obama administration's proposed budget for 2016 includes a 6% increase for the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development. Foreign aid would increase 3%.English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
Author(s): 
Paul Richter
Publisher / Source: 
LA Times
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Development

Against Other Threats, Obama’s Security Budget Sticks to Asia-Pacific Pivot

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The State Department sought another $50.3 billion — an increase of 6 percent from last year — including $7 billion for ongoing operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, and $8.6 billion for international security assistance that pays for a range of programs including counter-narcotics, peacekeeping, and training foreign militaries.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Global
Author(s): 
Gopal Ratnam
Kate Brannen
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Foreign Aid
Military

ISIL’s Rise in Libya

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
The Islamic State announced its arrival in Libya in brutal fashion this week with the slaying of an American contractor in a suicide attack on a Tripoli hotel, an act that will make it harder for Washington to continue ignoring the conflict and chaos raging in this North African country.
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Chtistopher Stephen
Publisher / Source: 
Politico
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Three Women Killed in Clashes in Egypt's Sinai: Security Sources

Monday, February 2, 2015
Two women were killed by a rocket-propelled grenade while another died in crossfire between militants and security forces in two separate incidents in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, security and medical sources said on Sunday.
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Yusri Mohamed
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

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