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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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Georgian FM To Meet Biden In U.S. Visit

Wednesday, January 28, 2015
The Georgian Foreign Ministry says Beruchashvili will meet with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and other congressional and government members as well as think tank researchers and journalists as part of a group meeting with Central and Eastern European foreign ministers during her weeklong visit.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Advocate For Azerbaijani Rights Activist Attacked In Baku

Wednesday, January 28, 2015
A jailed Azerbaijani human rights activist's social defender and supporter has been attacked in Baku. English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Boko Haram’s Resiliency Spells Trouble for West Africa

Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Regardless of the lack of international condemnation, the Baga attack signifies the genocidal nature of Boko Haram’s violence, and the group will undermine West Africa’s security unless Nigeria can quickly improve its counterinsurgency (COIN) operations.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Jeff Moore
Publisher / Source: 
Small Wars Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Central Asia and the India-Russia Partnership

Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Central Asia is not the sole determining factor in the development of Russia’s current and future relations with China and India. Yet the immense geopolitical value Central Asia presents for these three powers means that a competitive relationship regarding Central Asia is likely to be a thorn in the side of truly healthy relations. As such, it appears that it will be unlikely that Russia will make a full-fledged “re-orientation” or “pivot” toward Asia in the form of a definitive strategic triangle with two of Asia’s great powers, China and India. English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Anthony Rinna
Publisher / Source: 
The Diplomat
Tag(s): 
Security

The Dilemma of an African Soldier

Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Two days before the world entered 2015, a handful of former officers from the Gambian Armed Forces attacked the State House in Banjul, The Gambia. Published accounts call Lamin S. Sanneh, a former Gambian military officer, the ringleader of the aborted coup. English
Country(s): 
The Gambia
Author(s): 
Jeffrey Meiser
Publisher / Source: 
War on the Rocks
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Kazakhstan Mulls Construction of Two Nuclear Plants

Wednesday, January 28, 2015
A new draft law on the use of atomic energy in Kazakhstan was presented on 15 January to the country's lower house of parliament, the Majilis. The draft aims to update an existing law adopted 15 years ago, during which time Kazakhstan has joined a number of international conventions in the nuclear sector, accumulated significant changes to its national legislation and identified gaps in the regulation of safety in the use of nuclear energy.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Publisher / Source: 
World Nuclear News

Corruption Protest in Kenya's Maasai Mara Region Turns Deadly

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Police fired shots and teargas as thousands of people from the Maasai ethnic group, clad in traditional red cloaks, marched to the governor's office in Narok town, the administrative center of the sprawling Maasai Mara park.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Njuwa Maina
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Policing
Violence

Kyrgyzstan Detains Six Suspected Terrorists

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Kyrgyzstan's State Committee for National Security (SCNS) has announced an operation last week in the southern Osh Province led to six suspected terrorists being taken into custody and weapons and ammunition being seized.English
Country(s): 
Kyrgyzstan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Georgian Media, Rights Groups Say Bill Would Stifle Free Expression

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Twenty Georgian media freedom and human rights groups joined more than a dozen news outlets in condemning a government-proposed bill criminalizing "strife-inciting calls."English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights

US Special Ops Build Bridges in Africa

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
US Special Operations forces in Africa are preparing for one of their biggest exercises of the year, a multinational event that spans several West African countries and serves as one of the premiere partnership events for US forces in Africa.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Paul McLeary
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Military and Police Aid
Military Cooperation

NATO Says Training Center In Georgia To Open Soon

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
A top NATO official says the alliance and Georgia are working to open a joint training center in Georgia.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty

Ebola Crisis: Oxfam Calls for Recovery Marshall Plan

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Oxfam has called for a multi-million dollar Marshall Plan-type scheme to help the three West Africa countries worst affected by Ebola to recover. Financial help was needed for three areas - providing cash to families affected by Ebola, investing in jobs and also supporting services like health, education and sanitation.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
BBC

A Nigerian City, Long Under Siege, Survives an Audacious Militant Assault

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
On Sunday, in perhaps their most audacious assault yet, Boko Haram militants appeared to attempt an invasion of Maiduguri, with hundreds attacking from two directions. The Nigerian military, taken by surprise, had to call in warplanes to bomb the militants and push them back to the surrounding areas they have long controlled.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Adam Nossiter
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Covert CIA Mission to Arm Syrian Rebels Goes Awry

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
It didn’t take long for rebel commanders in Syria who lined up to join a Central Intelligence Agency weapons and training program to start scratching their heads.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Program(s): 
International Military Education and Training
Author(s): 
Adam Entous
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

Egypt confirms jail terms for leading liberal activists

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
An Egyptian court upheld three-year jail sentences on Tuesday for three prominent liberal activists, judicial sources said, after days of violence around the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Shadi Bushra
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Interior minister says 516 arrested in Egypt anniversary unrest

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Egyptian police arrested 516 supporters of the blacklisted Muslim Brotherhood during violence that erupted as the country marked the fourth anniversary of its January 25 uprising, the interior minister said Monday.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
Al Arabiya News
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Somalia: A Case For (Very) Cautious Optimism

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
A lot has changed in what was once described, by former British foreign secretary William Hague, as the world’s “most failed state”. Somalia has now slipped outside the UN Security Council’s top-five most discussed topics, although much remains to be done before Somalia has escaped the reality of being a failed state. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Greg Mills
Publisher / Source: 
Daily Maverick
Dickie Davis

Paraguay Burns More Than a Ton of Cocaine Seized Since 2013

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Paraguayan national police and the Senad drug enforcement agency burned Monday a total of 1,212 kilos (1 1/3 tons) of cocaine seized in different operations between 2013 and the first days of this year.English
Country(s): 
Paraguay
Publisher / Source: 
Latin America Herald Tribune
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Counternarcotics

U.S. Embassy in Yemen Halts All But Emergency Services Amid Unrest

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
The United States has further reduced its diplomatic profile in Yemen amid the violence and political upheaval there, the State Department said Monday.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Karen DeYoung
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Violence

Mexico Missing: Thousands March to Demand Full Investigation

Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Thousands of people have taken part in demonstrations in Mexico City to demand a full investigation into the disappearance of 43 students four months ago.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

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