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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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Brazil Plans Naval Mission in Africa

Thursday, December 4, 2014
The Brazilian Navy has said that it will establish a naval mission in São Tomé and Príncipe, the small African island nation in the Gulf of Guinea. English
Country(s): 
Sao Tome and Principe
Brazil
Author(s): 
Simon Romero
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

The War Over U.S. War Crimes in Afghanistan Is Heating Up

Thursday, December 4, 2014
The Hague’s International Criminal Court has long avoided pointing the finger at U.S. misdeeds in Afghanistan. That truce is about to end.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
David Bosco
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
International Criminal Court

Does Uhuru Kenyatta Know Kenya is Burning?

Thursday, December 4, 2014
The fact is, it is not that Kenyatta's government was disinterested in security. It is that its understanding of what constitutes a national security threat is radically different from what most Kenyans would expect.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism

Turkey Frustrated at European Reluctance for Deeper Defence Co-operation

Thursday, December 4, 2014
Turkey's desire to foster stronger links with the European defence establishment is being frustrated by an apparent reluctance from the European Union (EU) to fully engage with the country, a senior government official said on 2 December.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Gareth Jennings
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
Military

Most U.S. Troops in Liberia Could Soon Be Home

Thursday, December 4, 2014
Around the end of the year, most of the almost 3,000 American troops deployed in Liberia to fight an Ebola epidemic will finish their work and be ready to either start returning home, or to go assist another country the top U.S. general for Africa operations said Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Liberia
Author(s): 
Chris Carroll
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes

Al-Shabab Regrouping Along Kenya-Somali Border

Thursday, December 4, 2014
Pushed out of its former strongholds, militant group al-Shabab has been moving lots of men and equipment into southern Somalia, especially Lower Juba and Gedo, the two regions that border Kenya. Analysts say this is one area where the Islamist group can still project its power and put pressure on authoritiesEnglish
Country(s): 
Kenya
Somalia
Author(s): 
Harun Maruf
Publisher / Source: 
The Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Western Ministers Urge NATO to Rebuild Military Contacts With Russia

Thursday, December 4, 2014
Western governments urged the North Atlantic Treaty Organization this week to rebuild military contacts with Moscow as fears in Europe mount that exercises by Russia’s armed forces could spark a broader confrontation.English
Country(s): 
Europe and Eurasia Regional
Author(s): 
Anton Troianovski
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Boko Haram Crisis: Among the Vigilantes of North-East Nigeria

Thursday, December 4, 2014
"Nigeria is my country. I will fight for my country. I would lose my life for my country," says Umar Dawaki, as his eyes fill with tears.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Kazakhstan Must Halt Assault on Press Freedom

Thursday, December 4, 2014
The injunction banning distribution and publication of ADAMbol, a popular opposition magazine in Kazakhstan, is a clear violation of freedom of press and free expression.English
Country(s): 
Kazakhstan
Publisher / Source: 
Index on Censorship
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Faced with Boko Haram, Cameroon Weighs Death Penalty for Terrorism

Thursday, December 4, 2014
Lawmakers in Cameroon, which is battling to stop the advance of Nigerian Boko Haram militants on its territory, will vote in the coming days on whether to impose the death penalty on those found guilty of involvement in acts of terrorism.English
Country(s): 
Cameroon
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Amnesty Report Condemns Police Torture in Philippines

Thursday, December 4, 2014
The Philippine police continue to torture and degrade suspects despite a national effort to stem the practice, according to a new report from the human rights group Amnesty International.English
Country(s): 
Philippines
Author(s): 
Floyd Whaley
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Policing

Insecurity, Corruption Threaten LatAm Democracies

Thursday, December 4, 2014
Two reports published yesterday have focused attention on widespread perceptions of insecurity and corruption in Latin America, a trend with harmful consequences for democratic governance in the region.English
Country(s): 
Western Hemisphere Regional
Author(s): 
Geoffrey Ramsey
Publisher / Source: 
The Pan-American Post
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Civil Society

House passes bill to provide aid to Israel

Thursday, December 4, 2014
The House on Wednesday cleared legislation to extend the Pentagon's ability to transfer surplus military stockpiles to Israel for another year.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Cristina Marcos
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
U.S. Congress

Yemen Exposes Difficulties in U.S. Strategy to Combat Extremist Militants

Thursday, December 4, 2014
The steady weakening of Yemen’s pro-U.S. government over the past two months has exposed some of the same difficulties Washington faces in its efforts to battle extremist group Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Maria Abi-Habib
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Terrorism
Sectarianism
Counterterrorism

NATO Envoy, Georgian Officials Discuss Implementation of ‘Substantial Package’

Thursday, December 4, 2014
NATO Secretary General’s Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, James Appathurai, said implementation of a substantial package, endorsed by the Alliance at the Wales summit for Georgia, “is going well.”English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil Georgia
Tag(s): 
Military

Mexico Sends Federal Forces to Violence-Ridden Region

Thursday, December 4, 2014
Federal security forces have been sent to dozens of towns in the Mexican states of Guerrero, Mexico, Michoacan and Morelos.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Policing

Lawmakers Seek to Strip Defense Bill of Syria Plan, Ban US Ground Troops

Thursday, December 4, 2014
Democratic lawmakers plan to introduce two bipartisan amendments to the 2015 defense policy bill on Wednesday that would strip provisions authorizing a program to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels to fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
U.S. Congress
Military
Terrorism
Military and Police Aid

Mexico Approves Constitutional Change Banning Street Protests

Thursday, December 4, 2014
For observers of the ongoing protests in Mexico, which were sparked by the September 26 disappearance of 43 students in the state of Guerrero, the question that loomed as the sun went down on December 1 — the last day in a series of planned strikes and protests that began on November 20 — was “What next?”English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Julie Schwietert Collazo
Publisher / Source: 
Latin Correspondent

Iraq to Ask NATO for Military Training Mission

Thursday, December 4, 2014
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Wednesday said he would ask the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to provide a mission to improve his country’s defense capacity, the alliance said in a statement.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Laurence Norman
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Caspian Sea Navies To Compete In First-Ever Naval Biathlon

Thursday, December 4, 2014
The Caspian Sea will see its first -- and probably the world's first -- naval biathlon next summer, with all five littoral states taking part, the Russian Defense Ministry has announced.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Kazakhstan
Turkmenistan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Military

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