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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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PM: ‘Stronger Interior Ministry Means Strong State’

Monday, December 1, 2014
Prime Minister (PM) Irakli Garibashvili said on November 27 that “even stronger” Interior Ministry is a “prerequisite” of country’s “success and strength.” English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil Georgia
Tag(s): 
Policing

Iraq's Divisions Will Delay Counter-Offensive on Islamic State

Monday, December 1, 2014
U.S. air support and pledges of weapons and training for Iraq's army have raised expectations of a counter-offensive soon against Islamic State, but sectarian rifts will hamper efforts to forge a military strategy and may delay a full-scale assault. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Dominic Evans
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism
Sectarianism

Saakashvili Charged With Abuse Of Office In Murder Case

Monday, December 1, 2014
Georgian prosecutors have charged former President Mikheil Saakashvili with complicity in the 2006 murder of banker Sandro Girgvliani.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Judicial Reform

US in Talks over Arab Boots on the Ground

Monday, December 1, 2014
The U.S. and allies are discussing the possibility of deploying ground forces from Arab nations to combat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to a top Republican lawmaker on the House Armed Services Committee.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Jordan
Qatar
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Terrorism

West Struggles with Russia's 'Ambiguous Warfare' Tactics

Thursday, November 27, 2014
When Russians crossed the border to fight with rebels in eastern Ukraine earlier this year, Moscow said the soldiers had not been deployed but had gone on their own vacation time. When Estonia was the victim of a cyber attack in 2007 and blamed Moscow, the Kremlin responded that it could not always control patriotic Russian hackers. English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Author(s): 
Peter Apps
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters

Mexican Authorities Accused of Persecuting Peaceful Protesters

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Human rights groups have accused Mexican authorities of using arbitrary detentions, trumped-up charges and excessive force in an attempt to quell a mass protest movement unleashed by the disappearance and presumed murder of 43 students.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Jo Tuckman
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Policing

Puncturing The Myths Of Radical Islam In Central Asia

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
The notion that authoritarian governments and their enablers abroad cynically exaggerate the threat of radical Islamism in Central Asia has become widely accepted. But even well-meaning analysts of Central Asia tend to perpetuate similar myths about politics and Islam, two scholars argue in a new report.English
Country(s): 
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Peru Crackdown on Illegal Gold Leads to New Smuggling Routes

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
A crackdown on illegal gold mining in Peru has spawned new smuggling routes through its porous border with Bolivia with some gangs using human mules, armored cars and light aircraft to evade capture.English
Country(s): 
Peru
Author(s): 
Mira Taj
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters

NATO Commander Says Russian Forces are Still in East Ukraine

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
NATO's top military commander said during a visit to Kiev on Wednesday that Russian forces were still operating in eastern Ukraine, providing the "backbone" to separatist rebels fighting government forces.English
Country(s): 
Russia
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Richard Balmforth
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict

West Rejects Treaty Between Russia, Abkhazia

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
The West has criticized an agreement between Russia and Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia.English
Country(s): 
Russia
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Egypt's Sisi Piles on to Hagel's Fractured Legacy

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
One day after announcing that Chuck Hagel is being dismissed as defense secretary, his greatest foreign-policy legacy -- relations with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government -- seems to be evaporating. Egypt's interior minister warned on Tuesday, Nov. 25, that police will not hesitate to use deadly force against Islamist protesters during a planned demonstration on Friday, which represents the first serious challenge to Sisi's government since elections in June.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Reid Standish
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Policy
Tag(s): 
Policing
Civil-Military Relations

U.S.-Led Raid Rescues Eight Held in Yemen

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
In a predawn raid on Tuesday, United States Special Operations commandos and Yemeni troops rescued eight hostages being held in a cave in a remote part of eastern Yemen by Al Qaeda’s affiliate there, officials from both countries said.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Eric Schmitt
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Terrorism
Military
Military Operations
Military Cooperation

Mauritania, Mali Secure Shared Border

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Neighbour nations Mauritania and Mali are teaming up to boost security, fight Ebola and ease the passage of people and goods.English
Country(s): 
Mauritania
Mali
Author(s): 
Bakari Gueye
Publisher / Source: 
Magharebia
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Kenyans Take to Streets to Protest Lack of Government Security

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Hundreds of Kenyans are demonstrating in downtown Nairobi to demand that the government do more to increase security.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Publisher / Source: 
Times Live

Ebola Is Changing Course In Liberia. Will The U.S. Military Adapt?

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
The Ebola outbreak started in rural areas, but by June it had reached Liberia's capital, Monrovia. By August, the number of people contracting the Ebola virus in the country was doubling every week. The Liberian government and aid workers begged for help.English
Country(s): 
Liberia
Author(s): 
Kelly McEvers
Publisher / Source: 
NPR

Lake Chad Region Military Chiefs Meet

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
The fourth meeting of military and security chiefs from the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) and Benin Republic began in Nigeria capital’s Abuja with Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Lt Gen Aliyu Gusau Mohammed urging member nation to forge closer collaboration towards curbing the violence of the Boko Haram insurgents.English
Country(s): 
Niger
Nigeria
Chad
Cameroon
Publisher / Source: 
African Defense
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

U.S. Hasn’t Even Started Training Rebel Army to Fight ISIS

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
It’s been two months since Congress authorized a train-and-equip mission to help Syrian rebels fight ISIS—but recruiting has not started, and training won’t begin until spring of next year.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Tim Mak
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Security Assistance
U.S. Policy

The Syrian Conflict and the Ascendancy of the Lebanese Armed Forces

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
The most immediate danger to Lebanon is not from an ISIS incursion from Syria, but would be from a fracturing of the LAF due to sectarian tensions. By remaining a united, effective force with widespread popular support, the LAF has thus far helped Lebanon weather the sectarian storm.English
Country(s): 
Lebanon
Syria
Author(s): 
Basem Shabb
Publisher / Source: 
Middle East Institute
Tag(s): 
Border Control
Counterterrorism

Puerto Rico Police Seize $11.5M Worth of Cocaine

Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Authorities in Puerto Rico say they have seized 500 kilograms (1,102 pounds) of cocaine worth an estimated $11.5 million.English
Country(s): 
Puerto Rico
Publisher / Source: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Egypt may send forces to 'stabilize' future Palestinian state: Sisi

Tuesday, November 25, 2014
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in an interview published Sunday that he would be prepared to send troops to a future Palestinian state to help stabilize it.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Palestinian Territories
Israel
Libya
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Wire Service: 
Agence France-Presse
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

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