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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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DR Congo Senate Amends Census Law to Allow 2016 Election

Friday, January 23, 2015
The Democratic Republic of Congo senate has amended a controversial census bill following four days of violent nationwide protests.The new version, to be approved by the lower house, removes the requirement to hold a census before the next election.English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Publisher / Source: 
BBC

False Security in Kenya. When Counterterrorism is Counterproductive

Friday, January 23, 2015
Terrorism in Kenya is a real and deadly threat. The country launched an operation in Somalia to clear out the militants and secure its eastern border. Since then, al Shabaab has retaliated by brutally attacking Kenyan civilians. English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Joshua Meservey
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Affairs
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism

The US Just Lost One Of Its Top Counterterror Partners In The Middle East

Friday, January 23, 2015
Yemeni President Abd-Rabbuh Mansour Hadi resigned on Thursday. One short-term consequence is already clear enough: Hadi's resignation means the US has lost one of its most cooperative counterterrorism partners in the Middle East English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Armin Rosen
Publisher / Source: 
Business Insider
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Foreign Policy
Counterterrorism

Yemen could fracture after pro-U.S. leader resigns

Friday, January 23, 2015
Yemen's U.S.-backed president quit Thursday under pressure from rebels holding him captive in his home, severely complicating American efforts to combat al-Qaida's powerful local franchise and raising fears that the Arab world's poorest country will fracture into mini-states.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Ahmed Al-Haj
Maggie Michael
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Iraq Premier Says Ground Troops Need More Aid

Thursday, January 22, 2015
Iraq's prime minister on Wednesday appealed for more aid for the country's beleaguered ground forces, which have yet to score a decisive victory against the Islamic State group despite five months of U.S.-led coalition air raids.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Vivian Salama
Qassim Abdul-Zahra
Publisher / Source: 
ABC
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Drone Carrying Meth Crashes Near Mexico Border

Thursday, January 22, 2015
A drone packed with methamphetamine crashed into a parking lot in Mexico close to the California border, according to Tijuana Public Safety Secretariat.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Ryan Parker
Publisher / Source: 
LA Times
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Drones

Bibi’s Churchill Moment

Thursday, January 22, 2015
The invitation for what would be Netanyahu’s third address to a joint session of Congress came from House Speaker John Boehner as a rebuttal to U.S. President Barack Obama’s State of the Union promise that, to protect the “chance to negotiate a comprehensive agreement that prevents a nuclear-armed Iran,” he would veto any new sanctions on Tehran. English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Thomas Stackpole
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Cameroon: German Hostage Is Freed

Thursday, January 22, 2015
Looking haggard and with a long beard, the former hostage, Robert Nitsch Eberhard, arrived Wednesday in Yaounde, Cameroon’s capital, on a military flight. English
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Kurds say they have ejected Islamic State militants from large area in northern Iraq

Thursday, January 22, 2015
With the help of the U.S.-led coalition, Kurdish forces in northern Iraq retake villages that had been held by the Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Loveday Morris
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

New Energy Supply Security Dynamics of EU - Russia -Turkey Triad - Analysis

Thursday, January 22, 2015
Turkey and Azerbaijan need to start constructing Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP) by the spring of 2015. If this happens, TANAP, one of the most important elements of the Southern Corridor, will be completed by 2020. However, security considerations in the Caucasus and changes in the oil market must also be taken into consideration.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Publisher / Source: 
Eurasia Review
Tag(s): 
Security

Nigeria: Time for More International Community Attention and Action

Thursday, January 22, 2015
With less than a month to go before its national elections, Nigeria is awash with serious problems which are not likely to go away soon.
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Johnnie Carson
Publisher / Source: 
All Africa
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

Afghan President Discusses Energy Projects In Turkmenistan

Thursday, January 22, 2015
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was in Turkmenistan on January 22 for the second day of a two-day official visit. The two discussed construction of a proposed natural gas pipeline linking Turkmenistan with India through Afghanistan and Pakistan.English
Country(s): 
Turkmenistan
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Security

Confirmed: U.S. Will Request That Mexico Extradite Drug Lord Joaquín El Chapo Guzmán

Thursday, January 22, 2015
As head of the Sinaloa cartel, an international criminal organization with billions of dollars in revenues, El Chapo was the number one supplier to the U.S. of marijuana, cocaine, heroine and methamphetamines.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Dolia Estevez
Publisher / Source: 
Forbes
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Nigeria’s Army of Psychopaths

Thursday, January 22, 2015
For southern Nigeria, Boko Haram, the Islamist terrorist group that for more than five years has waged war in the country’s far northeast, is a distant tragedy. In reality, the insurgency’s impact ripples out across the country.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Tolu Ogunlesi
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Libyan rival parliament suspends UN talks

Thursday, January 22, 2015
A parliament set up in Libya to rival the elected assembly has suspended UN-sponsored peace talks after blaming the country's internationally recognised government for fresh violence, a spokesman has said.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

Afghanistan: No, Militants Aren't Massing At Central Asia's Borders

Thursday, January 22, 2015
Russia and Central Asian governments have long been overplaying the threat that Islamist militants present to their countries, but it's not clear what is behind the recent spate of even more dire -- and apparently unfounded -- assessments.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Houthis welcome Yemeni president's concessions but gunmen remain

Thursday, January 22, 2015
Yemen's Houthi rebels welcomed on Thursday proposed concessions by the government on power-sharing but their gunmen still held positions outside the residence of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who remains a virtual prisoner there.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Yara Bayoumy
Mohammed Ghobari
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Somalia's Shebab Urge More Jihadi Attacks in Europe

Thursday, January 22, 2015
Somalia's Shebab militants, Al-Qaeda's main affiliate in Africa, on Wednesday urged supporters in Europe to follow the example of Islamist gunmen who carried out attacks in Paris.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
, Yahoo!
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Colombia's Peace Process Also Faces Environmental Challenges

Thursday, January 22, 2015
The United Nations Office in Colombia on Wednesday released a report on the environmental challenges of Colombia’s peace process, especially of the post-conflict period once a final accord is achieved.
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations
Environment

How Saudi Arabia’s harsh legal punishments compare to the Islamic State’s

Thursday, January 22, 2015
Saudi Arabia's harsh interpretation of sharia law and its use of capital punishment have come under international scrutiny. For many, the Saudi justice system sounds not unlike that of the Islamic State, the extremist Islamist group which has struck fear in much of the Middle East.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Adam Taylor
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

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