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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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Re-examining the Threat of Central Asian Militancy

Monday, February 2, 2015
Following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the rise of the Islamic State in the Middle East, concerns are growing about a rise in Islamist militant attacks in Central Asia this year.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
The Times of Central Asia (TCA)
Wire Service: 
STRATFOR
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism

Egypt Seeking Military Equipment From France

Monday, February 2, 2015
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said he has asked France for modern military equipment, noting that he had set three conditions on any deal, according to Al masry al youm.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Al Arabiya News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Russia To Replace Ukrainian Weaponry With Help From CSTO Allies

Monday, February 2, 2015
Russia's post-Soviet security bloc will work to build up the capacity of other member states to produce substitutes for Ukrainian weaponry. The Collective Security Treaty Organization will strengthen its commission on defense industry cooperation and focus its efforts on "import substitution."English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Venezuela: Military Says It Downed Plane Near Aruba

Monday, February 2, 2015
The Venezuelan defense minister, Vladimir Padrino, said that the plane had taken off from the southern state of Apure, which is a regular loading point for drug flights. “Our aircraft intercepted and it did not follow orders and, well, it was disabled,” he said, adding that the encounter took place over Venezuela’s territorial waters. English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
William Neuman
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military

US Gives Offensive on FDLR Rebels Thumbs Up

Monday, February 2, 2015
The United States has welcomed the offensive launched by the DR Congo government forces against the Rwandan rebels based in the eastern part of the country.English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Rwanda
Author(s): 
Edmund Kagire
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Military Operations

Commission: Mexico Has 'Serious Problem' With Disappearances

Monday, February 2, 2015
According to the latest official figures, there are 23,271 people missing or not located in Mexico, of which 621 are being sought by the federal Attorney General's Office's Search Unit. The numbers were provided by the office's general prosecutor for human rights, Eliana Garcia, on Jan. 19 to a forum in the Chamber of Deputies. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Maria Verza
Publisher / Source: 
ABC
Wire Service: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Azerbaijan: Are Rumors Replacing News in Azerbaijan?

Monday, February 2, 2015
A government crackdown over the past year, carried out in the wake of the Euromaidan revolution that toppled the government in Ukraine, has muzzled independent voices and public critics of President Ilham Aliyev’s administration in Azerbaijan.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Author(s): 
Nargiz Rashid
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights

The Last Lap in Colombia

Monday, February 2, 2015
It has been an auspicious start to the year in Colombia. Fewer people have died in the country’s armed conflict than in any other month in the past 30 years. That is a result of the declaration of an indefinite ceasefire by the FARC guerrillas. After more than two years of talks in Havana between the government and the FARC, officials are optimistic about reaching an agreement in the coming months. “I hope this is the year of peace,” said Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia’s president.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
The Economist
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Armed Forces Relief Fund’s Assets Jump

Monday, February 2, 2015
The assets of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces Assistance Fund have reached 60,904,961 manats.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Azernews

Colombian Ex-Spy Chief Maria Hurtado Appears in Court

Monday, February 2, 2015
Ms. Hurtado is facing charges of illegally spying on political opponents of the former Colombian President, Alvaro Uribe. She fled Colombia in 2010 after the allegations were made public and was granted asylum in neighboring Panama.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement

Marine Corps Merges Units that Operate in Africa

Monday, February 2, 2015
Two European-based units that operate in Africa have merged in an effort to streamline Marine Corps missions on the vast continent.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
James K. Sanborn
Publisher / Source: 
Marine Corps Times
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military and Police Aid

Somalia - Limited Progress in Protecting Civilians - Opportunities Lost to Rein in Abusive Armed Groups

Monday, February 2, 2015
The Somali government made limited progress in 2014 in protecting civilians from abusive armed forces in the country's long conflict, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2015. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Pakistan Test-Fires New Cruise Missile Ra'ad

Monday, February 2, 2015
With a range of 350 kilometres, the Ra’ad missile enables Pakistan to achieve strategic standoff capability both on land and at sea. The low altitude missile has high maneuverability capabilities and can deliver nuclear and conventional warheads with pin-point accuracy.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Publisher / Source: 
The Express Tribune

Ebola Crisis: First Major Vaccine Trials in Liberia

Monday, February 2, 2015
The first large-scale trials of two experimental vaccines against Ebola have begun in Liberia. The potentially preventative medicines were taken under strict security to a secret location in the West African country.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
BBC

Turkey's Defense Exports Up 17.7% in 2014

Monday, February 2, 2015
Turkey's defense and aerospace exports rose by 17.7 percent to $1.648 billion in 2014 from $1.4 billion the year before, an umbrella organization for Turkish manufacturers announced.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Burak Ege Bekdil
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military

The Case for Security Cooperation Abroad

Monday, February 2, 2015
The United States pursues security cooperation in 148 countries around the world to develop partner nations’ capabilities, build relationships and interoperability and secure peacetime and contingency access to critical air, land and sea nodes to protect U.S. national-security interests. With its questionable record in Iraq and Afghanistan, the author asks why should the United States continue to invest in security cooperation with foreign militaries?English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Melissa G. Dalton
Publisher / Source: 
National Interest
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Foreign Policy

Pentagon: ISIS Forced Out of Kobani, A Key Town

Monday, February 2, 2015
The Pentagon announced Saturday that the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been officially "pushed out" of the Syrian border town of Kobani. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Why is More Data on Afghanistan War Being Classified, Former U.S. Commanders Ask

Monday, February 2, 2015
“The decision leaves SIGAR unable to publicly report on most of the $65 billion US taxpayer-funded efforts to build, train, equip, and sustain the ANSF,” the report notes. “This includes Afghan troop numbers, salaries, training, equipment (including planes and helicopters), and infrastructure projects.”English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Anna Mulrine
Publisher / Source: 
The Christian Science Monitor

Egypt Court Sentences 183 Muslim Brotherhood Supporters to Death

Monday, February 2, 2015
An Egyptian court sentenced 183 supporters of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood to death on Monday on charges of killing police officers, part of a sustained crackdown by authorities on Islamists.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Omar Fahmy
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Nigeria Receiving T-72s and Other Weapons from Czech Republic

Monday, February 2, 2015
The Nigerian military is receiving 16 armoured vehicles, including T-72 tanks, from the Czech Republic in order to help it in the battle against Boko Haram militants. English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
Defense Web
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Terrorism

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