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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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Sea China’s Poly Defence Partners with Denel

Monday, September 19, 2016
Denel and Poly Technologies, part of China’s mammoth state owned Poly Defence group, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to join forces in South Africa's maritime rejuvenation.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Author(s): 
Jonathan Katzellenbogen
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

‘Plan Colombia’: How Washington Learned to Love Latin American Intervention Again

Monday, September 19, 2016
After 16 years and $10 billion, the once-controversial U.S. security aid package to Colombia is celebrated today by many Republicans and Democrats in Congress as one of the top U.S. foreign policy achievements of the 21st century.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Nick Miroff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Conflict
Counterinsurgency

Juba Shopping for Troops, Rejects UN’s

Monday, September 19, 2016
The EastAfrican has learned that Juba is seeking troops from Egypt and Tanzania, whom the leaders believe will be neutral as compared with frontline states like Ethiopia and Kenya that were supposed to provide the regional protection force.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Fred Oluoch
Publisher / Source: 
The East African
Tag(s): 
Conflict
U.N. Peacekeeping

Saudi Arabia Appears to be Using U.S.-Supplied White Phosphorus in its War in Yemen

Monday, September 19, 2016
Saudi Arabia appears to be using U.S.-supplied white phosphorous munitions in its war in Yemen, based on images and videos posted to social media, raising concerns among human rights groups that the highly incendiary material could be used against civilians.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Human Rights

Zimbabwe: Underfire Mugabe Unleashes Terror Gangs on Protesters

Monday, September 19, 2016
Since the rise of anti-government protests a few months ago, Zanu PF leaders -- including President Robert Mugabe -- have threatened to unleash violence against the protestors. For those who braved the threats, life has become unbearable. Suspected State-sponsored militia is now on the prowl, targeting active participants and coordinators of the anti-Mugabe protests.English
Country(s): 
Zimbabwe
Author(s): 
Obey Manayiti
Publisher / Source: 
AllAfrica
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Criminal Organizations
Human Rights

Brazil Files Terrorism Charges Against Eight for IS Support

Monday, September 19, 2016
Eight Brazilians arrested before the Rio Olympics for belonging to a loosely organized group that supported Islamic State and discussed attacking the games were charged on Friday under Brazil's anti-terrorism law. English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Anthony Boadle
Rodrigo Viga Gaier
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

The FARC No Longer a Criminal Power?

Monday, September 19, 2016
The contrast between the FARC’s 10th Conference and the last peace process in this same place 16 years ago could not be more marked. The FARC has changed and cannot go back to the war it once waged, funded by billions from the drug trade.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Jeremy McDermott
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Conflict

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

Saudis Accuse Iran of Supplying Weapons to Rebels in Yemen

Monday, September 19, 2016
Saudi Arabia accused Iran of supplying weapons to Houthi rebels in Yemen and urged the U.N. Security Council to impose sanctions on Tehran for violating an arms embargo.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Edith M. Lederer
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Wire Service: 
AP
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Conflict

Powell Discusses Secret Israeli Nukes in Leaked Email: Report

Monday, September 19, 2016
"Iranians can't use [a nuclear weapon] if they finally make one," Powell wrote to Democratic donor Jeffrey Leeds, according to the AP. "The boys in Tehran know Israel has 200, all targeted on Tehran, and we have thousands."English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Nikita Vladimirov
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Military
Arms Control
Arms Control

Arab Spring Star Tunisia Emerges as Islamic State’s No. 1 Source for Foreign Fighters

Friday, September 16, 2016
The head of a secretive U.S.-backed counterterrorism Fusion Center based in the capital says Tunisian government authorities are keeping at least 1,000 people under surveillance in the nation on suspicion that they are clandestine operatives of the Islamic State group.English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Guy Taylor
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism

Paramount Signs MOU with The Armoured Group (TAG)

Friday, September 16, 2016
South Africas’s Paramount Group and The Armored Group (TAG), a leader in the US protected vehicle market with a strong international reach, have signed a deal to promote each other’s vehicles in selected markets.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Author(s): 
Jonathan Katzellenbogen
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Analysts: S. Sudan Arms Embargo - Better Late Than Never

Friday, September 16, 2016
The United States says it will back an arms embargo if the country's government blocks the deployment of a regional protection force in the war-torn country and continues to hinder the movement of U.N. staffers and peacekeepers.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Jill Craig
Publisher / Source: 
VOA News
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Sanctions
U.N. Peacekeeping

Houthis Study U.S. Truce Proposal for Yemen: Negotiator

Friday, September 16, 2016
A senior U.S. diplomat has presented a proposal for a comprehensive ceasefire in Yemen to the country's dominant Houthis at a meeting in Oman, a member of the Houthi negotiating team said on Thursday.
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
William Mclean
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
Foreign Policy

Israel Gives Up Little to Get Largest Ever U.S. Arms Deal

Friday, September 16, 2016
The deal will provide Israel $38 billion over ten years starting in 2019. Although the record deal does contain some significant Israeli concessions compared to the last agreement, little is likely to change.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Seth Binder
Publisher / Source: 
LobeLog
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Foreign Policy

Central American Refugees Struggle for Protection in Southern Mexico

Friday, September 16, 2016
On September 19 and 20, world leaders will convene at the UN General Assembly for the first-ever Summit for Refugees and Migration. Although focusing primarily on the refugee crisis in Syria, the Summit provides an opportunity to reflect on a humanitarian crisis that persists much closer to our borders in southern Mexico.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Laura Weiss
Publisher / Source: 
LobeLog
Tag(s): 
Refugees
Migration
Border Control

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