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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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Pakistani Army Chief’s Trip to U.S. Likely to be Marked by Greater Optimism, Trust

Friday, November 14, 2014
The last time a Pakistani army chief visited Washington, he got an earful from U.S. leaders worried that he was not a reliable partner in efforts to combat militant groups responsible for devastating attacks in Afghanistan.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Tim Craig
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military

Nigerian Army, Hunters and Vigilantes Retake Towns from Boko Haram

Friday, November 14, 2014
The Nigerian army, aided by local hunters and civilian vigilantes, has recaptured two northeastern towns that had been overrun by Islamist insurgents, a state governor and residents told Reuters on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

New Commander in Afghanistan Reviews Drawdown Plans

Friday, November 14, 2014
Many things have changed since President Obama announced in May that the U.S. would leave no more than 9,800 troops in Afghanistan next year.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Andrew Tilghman
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times

After Azerbaijan Shoots Down Helicopter, How Will Armenia Respond?

Friday, November 14, 2014
After Azerbaijani armed forces shot down an Armenian helicopter, probably the most significant military incident between the two sides in two decades, Armenian military and political figures have promised to retaliate. English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Armenia
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Excerpts from Congressional Briefing on the Impact of U.S. Security Assistance on Human Rights in Mexico, Central America and Colombia

Friday, November 14, 2014
During a visit to Washington in late July, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández and Guatemalan President Otto Pérez Molina jointly called for a regional security initiative modeled on Plan Colombia in response to the rampant violence sweeping their countries. In an October 29th Congressional briefing, human rights advocates from Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico and Colombia made a distinctly different appeal.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Colombia
Mexico
Author(s): 
Alex Main
Publisher / Source: 
Center For Economic And Policy Research
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

US Forces Carry Out Most Strikes Against Islamic State

Friday, November 14, 2014
US forces have carried out the overwhelming majority of airstrikes against Islamic State jihadists since August, with American warplanes conducting about 85 percent of the raids, the Pentagon said Wednesday.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Jordan
Bahrain
Australia
Belgium
United Kingdom
Canada
Denmark
France
Netherlands
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Wire Service: 
Agence France-Presse
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism

Why the US Is Losing Yemen

Friday, November 14, 2014
But events in Yemen—the real Yemen, a place with a rich and complex political culture whose fluctuations are far more important to the day-to-day life of the average person than al-Qaeda—told a rather different story. A long-gestating political crisis deepened before turning violent until, finally, on Sept. 21, after 4 days of intense fighting, Zaidi Shi’a Houthi rebels signed a peace agreement with the country’s main political factions after taking control of Sana’a, Yemen’s capital.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Adam Baron
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
U.S. Policy
Terrorism
Sectarianism

Georgian President Urges Lawmakers To 'Unite' On European Path

Friday, November 14, 2014
Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili has warned lawmakers that the country is in political crisis and called on parliament to "unite on the path toward Europe."English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Colombian Police Arrest Peru’s Most Wanted Fugitive

Friday, November 14, 2014
Police in Colombia have arrested Peru’s No. 1 fugitive, a businessman accused of amassing a fortune through money laundering of over $200 million.English
Country(s): 
Peru
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Latin Correspondent
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press

US Citizen Heads Zetas Faction in South Mexico: US Govt

Friday, November 14, 2014
The US State Department has offered a reward for information on Jose Maria Guizar Valencia, a US citizen who allegedly leads a Zetas faction in southern Mexico.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Kyra Gurney
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime

Guatemalan Military Police Arrive in Haiti to Participate in MINUSTAH

Friday, November 14, 2014
Guatemala recently sent a fresh group of military police agents to Haiti to help the United Nations Stabilization Mission’s (MINUSTAH) efforts.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Haiti
Author(s): 
Hólger Álava
Publisher / Source: 
Dialogo Americas
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping

Obama Seeks Human Rights Waiver on War Funds

Friday, November 14, 2014
The Obama administration has asked Congress repeatedly to exempt its military effort against the Islamic State from a longstanding ban on U.S. assistance to torturers and war criminals, highlighting doubts about finding "clean" American allies in a region wracked by ethnic animosity and religious extremism.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Ken Dilanian
Publisher / Source: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Military and Police Aid

Yemen’s a Model All Right—For Disaster

Friday, November 14, 2014
Guns, drones, and special forces were not enough to stabilize Yemen, and they won’t be enough to stop ISIS. Remember the so-called “Yemen model,” the seeming success story for a U.S. policy targeting terrorists that President Barack Obama pointed to a few months ago? Well, it’s not a model anyone would want to point to anymore.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Michael Shank
Publisher / Source: 
The Daily Beast
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Terrorism
U.S. Policy
Counterterrorism

Egypt Officially Receives Russian Missile Systems

Friday, November 14, 2014
Egypt has officially received Antey-2500 anti-ballistic missiles from Russia, according to Russia Today website.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Russia
Author(s): 
Al-Masry Al-Youm
Publisher / Source: 
Egypt Independent (Egypt)
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Top U.S. General Says He’s Open to Using Ground Troops to Retake Mosul

Friday, November 14, 2014
President Obama’s top military adviser said Thursday that he would consider deploying a limited number of United States forces to accompany Iraqi troops on complex offensive operations to retake Mosul and other areas under control of Sunni militants.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Helene Cooper
David D. Kirkpatrick
Rick Gladstone
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
U.S. Policy

France Mulls Military Deployment in Jordan for Islamic State Fight

Friday, November 14, 2014
France will decide in the coming weeks whether to send fighter jets to Jordan to strike Islamic State militants in Iraq in an effort to increase the number of missions and reduce the cost, the army spokesman and officials said on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
France
Jordan
Iraq
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Conflict

Chorus of Criticism Accompanies Azerbaijan’s Exit from Council of Europe Stage

Friday, November 14, 2014
Azerbaijan wrapped up its chairmanship on November 13 of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, one of the continent’s leading human rights organizations. Civil society activists used the occasion to lob verbal brickbats at Baku, assailing the Azerbaijani government for accelerating a domestic crackdown on dissent during its tenure at the helm in Strasbourg.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Ayotzinapa Rage: More Fires as Protests for Missing 43 Escalate

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Protests demanding the federal government provide more information on the disappearance of 43 students of the Ayotzinapa Teacher Training College, continue to escalate.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

U.S. Central Command Hosts Coalition Planning Conference In Support of Counter-ISIL Operations

Thursday, November 13, 2014
U.S. Central Command will host military planners from more than 30 nations for an operational planning conference Nov. 12-21 at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. The conference provides an opportunity for coalition partners to strengthen relationships and further develop and refine military campaign plans to degrade and defeat ISIL. The event is another milestone in U.S. and Coalition military efforts to work together with Iraq and other partners from around the world to eliminate the terrorist group ISIL and the threat they pose to Iraq, the region and the wider international community.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Central Command
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Foreign Policy

Honduras Seeks Billions from U.S. to Curb Child Migration

Thursday, November 13, 2014
Honduras President Juan Hernandez wants the United States to invest billions of dollars to help curb the flow of illegal migrants from Central America, and said it will take much longer to stem the crisis without Washington's help.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Patricia Zengerle
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Immigration

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