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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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Yucatan weathers Dean's fury

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Despite 165-mph winds and widespread damage, no deaths are reported. Officials cite education and their preparationsEnglish
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Hector Tobar
Publisher / Source: 
The Los Angeles Times

Ofrecio Castro avion para trasladar a Cuba a jefe maximo de las FARC

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
El jefe insurgente colombiano rechazo la invitacion para viajar a Cuba porque tenia temor de que "en el aire lo interceptaran los gringos y se lo llevaran para Estados Unidos"Spanish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
El Universal (Mexico)
Wire Service: 
Notimex
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Pacto militar con China

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
La ministra Nilda Garre fue recibida ayer por el poderoso ministro de Defensa chino con honores militaresSpanish
Country(s): 
Argentina
Publisher / Source: 
Clarin (Argentina)
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Bush dismisses talk of an EU-like bloc

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
The president and the leaders of Canada and Mexico deny plans for a North American entity that would erode U.S. sovereigntyEnglish
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
James Gerstenzang
Publisher / Source: 
The Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Rattled by Dean, island may delay elections

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Jamaica's parliamentary elections may be postponed as the island cleans up the mess left behind by Hurricane DeanEnglish
Country(s): 
Jamaica
Author(s): 
Jacqueline Charles
Publisher / Source: 
The Miami Herald

Defensa sin presentar documentos sobre destruccion de armas

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
El Ministerio de la Defensa sigue sin presentar los documentos que acrediten que las armas entregadas a la industria estadounidense Century Internacional Arms, eran inserviblesSpanish
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Rodrigo Estrada
Publisher / Source: 
ElPeriodico (Guatemala)
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

Bush Vows Anti-Drug Aid for Mexico

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
He said it would not be like Plan ColombiaEnglish
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Michael A. Fletcher
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
U.S. Policy

Candidates bring Cuba into race

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
One day after Democrat Barack Obama called for lifting limits on family travel to Cuba, rival Hillary Clinton expressed support for current restrictionsEnglish
Country(s): 
Cuba
Author(s): 
Beth Reinhard
Lesley Clark
Publisher / Source: 
The Miami Herald
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Fujimori ordeno espiar llamadas de militares y politicos chilenos

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Jueces supremos escucharon informe sobre expedientes de extradicion, lo que postergo los alegatos de los abogadosSpanish
Country(s): 
Chile
Peru
Author(s): 
Cesar Romero
Publisher / Source: 
La Republica (Peru)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Editorial: Mr. Chavez’s Power Grab

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Mr. Chavez’s plan to allow himself to run for re-election as many times as he wants — to achieve his stated goal of governing until the 200th anniversary of Venezuelan independence in 2021 — could lock Venezuela in the grip of an all-powerful stronEnglish
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Governance

Venezuela Congress OKs Chavez's reforms

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Venezuela's National Assembly, dominated by allies of President Hugo Chavez, gave unanimous initial approval Tuesday to constitutional reforms that would allow him to run for re-election and possibly govern for decadesEnglish
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Christopher Toothaker
Publisher / Source: 
The Miami Herald
Wire Service: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Governance

Editorial: Caso AFF, fase final

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Luego de dos postergaciones a pedido de las partes, finalmente el proceso de extradicion contra el ex dictador Alberto Fujimori ha comenzado a ser visto por la Segunda Sala Penal de la Corte Suprema de ChileSpanish
Country(s): 
Chile
Peru
Publisher / Source: 
La Republica (Peru)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Our main goal: Freedom in Cuba

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Cuban-American connections to family in Cuba are not only a basic right in humanitarian terms, but also our best tool for helping to foster the beginnings of grass-roots democracyEnglish
Country(s): 
Cuba
Author(s): 
Barack Obama
Publisher / Source: 
The Miami Herald
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Chavez, una figura que podria generar confianza suficiente entre las partes

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Analistas coinciden en a eso contribuye el discurso "bolivariano y revolucionario" del presidente venezolanoSpanish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Venezuela
Publisher / Source: 
El Tiempo (Colombia)
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Conflict

Hurricane threatens heart of Maya land

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
The heart of Maya culture was in Dean's path on Monday — dozens of historical sites including the stunning seaside ruins of TulumEnglish
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Mark Stevenson
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo!
Wire Service: 
Associated Press

Leaders of N. America hold talks

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Bush discusses trade and border security with Canada's Harper and Mexico's Calderon at a summit outside OttawaEnglish
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
James Gerstenzang
Publisher / Source: 
The Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Cambio de mando en la Tercera Division del Ejercito

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Hoy asume como nuevo comandante de la Tercera Division del Ejercito, con sede en Cali, el general Justo Eliceo Pena quien viene de Santa Marta donde comando la Primera DivisionSpanish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
El Tiempo (Colombia)
Tag(s): 
Military

Virginia Firefighters Respond to Peruvian Earthquake Crisis

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Task Force 1 part of U.S. contribution to international disaster responseEnglish
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
David McKeeby
Publisher / Source: 
State Department Washington File
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Familiares de secuestrados habian pedido hace tiempo cita con Chavez

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Asi que su viaje a Caracas para tocar la puerta del presidente venezolano en busca de ayuda para el acuerdo humanitario no comenzo ayer en la mananaSpanish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Edulfo Pena
Publisher / Source: 
El Tiempo (Colombia)
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Conflict

Hurricane Dean races to Mexico's Gulf

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Hurricane Dean slammed into the Caribbean coast of Mexico on Tuesday as a roaring Category 5 hurricane, the most intense Atlantic storm to make landfall in two decadesEnglish
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Mark Stevenson
Publisher / Source: 
Yahoo!
Wire Service: 
Associated Press

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