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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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Dispute Intensifies over Gabon Presidential Election

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
The dispute over Gabon's presidential election intensified Thursday as opposition candidate Jean Ping mounted a legal challenge, accusing the incumbent leader of fraud.English
Country(s): 
Gabon
Publisher / Source: 
News 24
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Governance

In Northern Mali, Youth Feel Left Out of Progress

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
The West African nation of Mali has undergone an extraordinary transformation since 2012. Events have included a military coup, a foreign military operation to battle Islamist insurgents in the north and a presidential election; but, many young people in Mali who have lived through the turmoil are now asking, “What about us?” English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Salem Solomon
Publisher / Source: 
VOA News
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security
Conflict

The Death of One of Washington’s Favorite Tyrants

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Uzbekistan is ranked among the half dozen worst countries in the world for human-rights abuses. What U.S. government officials and our media mostly ignore, however, is that American taxpayers subsidized Islam Karimov's regime and its brutal security apparatus for most of his thirty-five years in power. English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Stephen Zunes
Publisher / Source: 
The Progressive
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security
Human Rights
Foreign Policy

Turkey Formally Requests U.S. Arrest Fethullah Gulen

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Turkey’s state-run news agency says the Justice Ministry has sent the U.S. its first formal request demanding the arrest of the alleged mastermind of July’s abortive coup.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Wire Service: 
AFP, Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Extraditions

Duterte Wants U.S. Special Forces out of the Southern Philippines

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
President Rodrigo Duterte has called for U.S. special forces to leave the southern Philippines, where they have advised and assisted the Armed Forces of the Philippines in missions against Islamist insurgents since 2002.English
Country(s): 
Philippines
Author(s): 
Benjamin Soloway
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Military
Military Cooperation

Middle East’s Leaders Cross the Red Sea to Woo East Africa

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
The chilly aftermath of the Arab spring, the Syrian civil war, and particularly the conflict in Yemen have all combined to push Middle Eastern states to seek advantage through alliance, trade and cultural outreach beyond their immediate neighborhood.English
Country(s): 
East Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Jason Burke
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy

Amid Strains, Qatar Urges Iran, Gulf Arabs to be Good Neighbors

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Qatar's Emir called for good neighborly relations between Gulf Arabs and Iran in a telephone call with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Qatar media reported, amid fresh strains between regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran over the haj pilgrimage.English
Country(s): 
Qatar
Author(s): 
Sami Aboudi
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

Will Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Escalate in December?

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
While rumors are floating in the media about a possible Abbas-Netanyahu summit in Moscow or Cairo, in reality, Israeli and Palestinian parties are preparing to consolidate their domestic hard-line positions in order to prepare for a period of deadlock and a possible wider outbreak of violence toward the end of 2016.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Uri Savir
Publisher / Source: 
Al Monitor
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security
Conflict

Duterte Signals Shift in U.S.-Philippine Military Alliance

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte ordered his defense secretary on Tuesday to seek gear from suppliers in China and Russia to fight drug traffickers and insurgents, signaling an abrupt departure from his nation’s longstanding military reliance on the U.S.English
Country(s): 
Philippines
Author(s): 
Trefor Moss
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military Equipment

It’s Not the Bullets Forcing Yemeni Troops Off the Battlefield. It’s the Pay.

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Many Yemeni officials have been struggling to contain the growing anger of pro-government fighters over payment delays from the Saudi-led Arab coalition that has been propping up the divided country’s president, Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi, for the past 18 months.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Saeed al-Batati
Nour Youssef
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

70 Percent of Costa Rica Murders Drug Related: Report

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
A rise in drug-related murders has contributed to Costa Rica's homicide rate almost doubling in the past 15 years, as the country's growing role in the regional narcotics trade continues to provoke anxiety among security officials.English
Country(s): 
Costa Rica
Author(s): 
Michael Lohmuller
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Drug Trade

Colombia's FARC Apologises for Past Kidnappings

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Colombia's Marxist FARC fighters have apologised for the "great pain" they caused by kidnapping thousands of people to finance half a century of conflict.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Conflict Resolution

Honduras Mayor Arrested on Suspicion of Directing a Group of Assassins

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Delvin Salgado, the mayor of El Negrito in the north of the country, is one of at least 35 mayors or deputy mayors investigated for links with organised crime in since 2015, the authorities say.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

Congress Inches Toward Spending Deal as Conservatives Fume

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Senators and aides said Monday lawmakers were still discussing the contours of a deal that would fund the government until Dec. 9 and provide money to combat the spread of the Zika virus, a plan that seemingly everyone on Capitol Hill can endorse except one critical faction: conservative House Republicans.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Seung Min Kim
Rachel Bade
Publisher / Source: 
Politico
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Record New U.S. Military Aid Deal for Israel to be Signed in Days: Sources

Tuesday, September 13, 2016
The United States and Israel have reached final agreement on a record new package of at least $38 billion in U.S. military aid and the 10-year pact is expected to be signed within days, sources close to the matter told Reuters on Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Matt Spetalnick
Luke Baker
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Israel’s Role in South Sudan Under Scrutiny Amid Violence

Monday, September 12, 2016
Escalating violence in South Sudan is casting a light on Israel’s murky involvement in that conflict and raising questions about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new strategy of strengthening ties with African countries.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Tia Goldenberg
Justin Lynch
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Foreign Policy

Zambia: Opposition Leader Arrested

Monday, September 12, 2016
The head of the opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) was taken into custody a day after he directed supporters of the opposition Union Party for National Development (UPND) to fight for their votes allegedly stolen by the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) in the Aug. 11 general and presidential elections.English
Country(s): 
Zambia
Author(s): 
Francis Maingaila
Publisher / Source: 
Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Kidnap, Rape and Looting on the Rise in South Sudan

Monday, September 12, 2016
Looting, kidnapping and sexual violence are increasing in South Sudan, refugees arriving in Uganda have told the United Nations, while hunger and disease are worsening as conflict continues. English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Wire Service: 
AFP, EFE, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Zimbabwe and Malawi Using South African UAVs to Combat Poaching

Monday, September 12, 2016
South Africa’s UAV and Drone Solutions (UDS) is providing unmanned aerial vehicles to national parks in Zimbabwe and Malawi to combat wildlife poaching.English
Country(s): 
East and Southern Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Guy Martin
Ian Nyathi
Publisher / Source: 
defenceWeb
Tag(s): 
Drones

The Unknown in Uzbekistan

Monday, September 12, 2016
Following the death of the country's first and only post-Soviet leader, speculation abounds about the future of this resource-rich Central Asian state the size of California.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Author(s): 
Steve Chabot
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. News & World Report
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

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