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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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Azerbaijani Lawyer May Be Disbarred For Defending Rights Activists

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
A well-known Azerbaijani lawyer says he could be disbarred for defending prominent human rights activists and oppositionists.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

How Harambee House Gang Stole Sh2.8bn from Taxpayers

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Senior Internal Security ministry officials used a secret account at National Bank of Kenya to siphon billions in taxpayers’ money from public coffers in the run-up to last year’s General Election, we can reveal.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Herbling David
Publisher / Source: 
Business Daily
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Nigeria Security Agencies Accused of Killings

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Nigeria's human rights commission (NHRC) on Tuesday accused the country's security agencies of systematic extra-judicial killings, describing the lack of due process as the most frequently violated human right.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
News 24
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Gulf Arab States Close Ranks with Navy, Police

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
The six-member Gulf Cooperation Council, which is concerned about Shiite Iran's regional influence and the rise of Sunni extremist groups, agreed on Tuesday to create a joint naval force based out of Bahrain and announced a police force based out of the United Arab Emirates' capital of Abu Dhabi.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Bahrain
Qatar
Kuwait
United Arab Emirates
Oman
Author(s): 
Abdullah Rebhy
Aya Batrawy
Publisher / Source: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Policing
Military
Military

Could Kenya Learn From Ethiopia’s Anti-Terror Strategy?

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Kerrow has noticed that Kenya's neighbor to the north, Ethiopia, has had much more success preventing terrorism on its own soil – despite having a much longer border with Somalia and a longer history of military involvement in the country.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Ethiopia
Author(s): 
Gabe Joselow
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

U.S., Pakistan Increase Cooperation in Faint Hope of Afghan Peace

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Recent battlefield successes point to renewed willingness by the United States to work with Pakistan on curbing Islamist militancy, but a promise Islamabad made in return – to bring insurgents to the negotiating table – looks a distant prospect.
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Mehreen Zahra-Malik
Katharine Houreld
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

U.N. Sanctions Push for South Sudan Could Stall on Arms Embargo

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
A push at the UN Security Council to impose sanctions on South Sudan's warring parties has reached an impasse due to a dispute over whether to include an arms embargo, diplomats said.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

Taiwan Says to Buy Two U.S. Frigates Despite China Anger

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that it plans to buy two frigates from the United States, and that it hopes Washington will not be influenced by China's opposition to the sale.English
Country(s): 
China
Author(s): 
Ben Blanchard
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Stolen Firearms Far Outweigh Lost Ones

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
South African security forces in the form of the national defence force and the police service had almost nine times as many firearms stolen as lost in the 2013/14 financial year.English
Country(s): 
South Africa
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

Peru Continues to Rejuvenate its Naval Capability

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
With vast inland, regional, and wider maritime interests to address, as noted in 2013 by IHS Jane's , Peru's government must contend with a huge range of diverse maritime responsibilities, and consequently requires a broad spectrum of capabilities as an asset designed for operating in one environment may not be so suited to operating in another.English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Guy Toremans
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

E.U. Seeks to Train 1,200 Somali National Army Officers in 2015

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
The European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM Somalia) says it aims to train 1 200 Somali National Army (SNA) non-commissioned Officers (NCOs), junior Officers, specialists and military instructors in 2015.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Three Congressmen Linked to Drug Traffickers in Paraguay

Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Three Congressmen in Paraguay have been accused of links to Brazilian drug trafficking groups, as more politicians get drawn into what the local media is calling the "narcopolitics scandal."English
Country(s): 
Paraguay
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Corruption

U.S. Ambassador: Diplomats, Not the Military, Will Solve Ukraine Crisis

Tuesday, December 9, 2014
The U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Monday refused to rule out sending weapons to the Ukrainian army, but insisted that the crisis in Ukraine would be solved with diplomacy, not armies.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
David Francis
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Military
Arms Control

Sporting Events Leave Rio's Favela Residents Terrified

Tuesday, December 9, 2014
On a recent visit to the future site of Olympic Park, President Dilma Rousseff promised the 2016 Summer Games in Rio would be “the Olympics of all Olympics,” echoing a refrain she used during the chaotic lead-up to the World Cup.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Vinod Sreeharsha
Publisher / Source: 
The Miami Herald
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement

Canada Signs Deal to Train Parts of Ukraine Military

Tuesday, December 9, 2014
The Canadian government signed an agreement with Kiev that could see Canada training parts of the Ukrainian military, in a move that was struck outside of NATO and broadens Ottawa’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Canada
Author(s): 
Alistair Macdonald
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

New Pilot Coca Substitution Program to Test Fumigation Promises in Colombia

Tuesday, December 9, 2014
President Juan Manuel Santos recently announced the creation of a new pilot program for illicit crop substitution to begin in southern Colombia in April of next year.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Joel Gillin
Publisher / Source: 
Latin Correspondent
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

In Honduran Schools, Gangs Are in Control

Tuesday, December 9, 2014
In primary and secondary schools of this Central American capital, "hallway" is not just another word for corridor but slang for a gantlet of gangsters who hit up instructors for money on the way to the classroom.Teachers who don't pay, don't teach.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Alberto Arce
Publisher / Source: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Allies to Bolster U.S. Troops Advising Iraqis

Tuesday, December 9, 2014
American allies in the campaign against the Sunni extremist group that calls itself the Islamic State have agreed to send 1,500 troops to join American soldiers and military personnel who are advising and training Iraqi and Kurdish troops, American military officials said on Monday. When combined with the 3,000 troops the United States has committed to send to Iraq so far, that would bring the number of military advisers helping Iraq's beleaguered armed forces to 4,500.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
United Kingdom
France
United Arab Emirates
Author(s): 
Helene Cooper
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

Saudi Activists Call for the Release of Women Detained for Driving

Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Saudi activists appealed to their country’s ruler on Monday to free two women who were detained last week after taking part in an ongoing campaign to challenge the conservative kingdom’s ban on “driving while female.”English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Author(s): 
Robert Mackey
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Human Rights

Facing Threats From ISIS And Iran, Gulf States Set To Join Forces

Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Alarmed over rising threats in the Middle East and North Africa, the Gulf Cooperation Council is set to launch an unprecedented joint military command, according to regional officials and military analysts.English
Country(s): 
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Bahrain
Kuwait
Oman
Author(s): 
Deborah Amos
Publisher / Source: 
NPR
Tag(s): 
Military
Military

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