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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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Foreign Journalists Face Increasing Hostility in Egypt: NGO Report

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Since the January 2011 revolution it has been harder for foreign reporters in work in EgyptEnglish
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
Lobna Moneib
Publisher / Source: 
AhramOnline (Egypt)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Brazil police kill six people a day - NGO

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Brazilian police have killed more than 11,000 people over the past five years, averaging about six killings a day, a group that monitors violence says.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Policing

Report: Egypt Naval Patrol Attacked at Sea

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Egypt's state news agency is reporting that a naval patrol near one of the country's Mediterranean ports has come under attack from three boats, prompting an exchange of fire that wounded no sailors.English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Publisher / Source: 
ABC News
Wire Service: 
The Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Human Trafficking

Brazil Police Kill Six People a Day - NGO

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Brazilian police have killed more than 11,000 people over the past five years, averaging about six killings a day, a group that monitors violence says.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Tag(s): 
Policing

Ebola Outbreak Deaths Pass 5,000

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
The number of people killed by the worst outbreak of Ebola has risen to 5,160, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. The frequency of new cases no longer appears to be increasing in Guinea and Liberia but remains high in Sierra Leone, the health agency added.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
BBC News

Arms Trade Treaty: Ratification and implementation guide for African States

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
The recommendations contained in this document represent the minimum requirements that should be put in place for effective arms control. Achievement of this objective will enhance the ability of States to regulate the flow of arms within and through their sovereign territories, which in turn will assist the international process of working toward sustainable peace and security across all regions.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Ben Coatzee
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for Security Studies
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

El Salvador Security Challenges: Shaky Response So Far

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
After five and a half months in office, Salvadoran President Sánchez Cerén is still groping for ways to address the country’s pressing security concerns.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Hector Silva Avalos
Publisher / Source: 
AULA Blog
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Is Nigeria's Boko Haram Moving Towards Governing?

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Boko Haram appears to be focusing on the acquisition of territory, and it's moving in the direction of providing services, especially security, for residents in the territories it controls. But will residents who fled the extremist group really return? English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
John Campbell
Publisher / Source: 
The Christian Science Monitor
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Cali, Colombia: Caught in the Criminal Crossfire

Wednesday, November 12, 2014
The massacre of eight people on a ranch in the outskirts of Cali -- Colombia's third-largest city and the second-most violent in the country -- has raised alarm over the presence of organized crime in the city, even as the city's authorities appear to disagree over the presence of armed groups there.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations
Violence

5 Ideas for a Post-Midterms Africa Agenda

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
If the president is serious about acting on what he described last Wednesday as his "unique responsibility to try and make this town work" and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the likely Senate majority leader when the new Congress convenes in January, continues to be of the mind that, as he expressed on election night, "we ought to start with the view that maybe there are some things we can agree on to make progress for the country," then the risk of continued government dysfunction latent in the institutional dynamics resulting from the voters' choices can be greatly mitigated. That's why it is important to identify policy areas where genuine bipartisan consensus can be found, to deliver some early successes for any renewed cooperation across the aisles and down both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue. Africa stands out as one such area.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Dr. J. Peter Pham
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Foreign Policy

U.S. Ambassador: Georgia-U.S. Relations Continue to be Strong

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Richard Norland says there is no doubt that the Georgian-U.S. partnership will continue and it will become even stronger. English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Ana Robakidze
Publisher / Source: 
The Messenger Online (Georgia)
Tag(s): 
Military

Sudan Military Role During Mass Rape Investigation Raises Doubts

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
The heavy presence of Sudan's military during an investigation by international peacekeepers of an alleged mass rape incident in Sudan's western Darfur region has raised serious concerns at the Security Council, Australia's U.N. envoy said on Monday.English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Author(s): 
Louis Charbonneau
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Inside the CIA's Syrian Rebels Vetting Machine

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Behind the jokes, however, is the deadly serious responsibility of the CIA and Defense Department to vet Syrians before they receive covert American training, aid and arms. But according to U.S. counterterrorism veterans, a system that worked pretty well during four decades of the Cold War has been no match for the linguistic, cultural, tribal and political complexities of the Middle East, especially now in Syria. English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Jeff Stein
Publisher / Source: 
Newsweek
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Terrorism

U.S. Opens New Ebola Treatment Unit in Liberia

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
The United States Monday opened the first of 17 Ebola treatment units it is building in Liberia.English
Country(s): 
Liberia
Author(s): 
Jonathan Paye-Layleh
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times

Silent Partner: How Oman Became the Middle East's Indispensable Nation

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
To many Omanis, it is offensive to openly contemplate life after Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, the widely admired albeit absolute monarch who has been receiving medical treatment in Germany since July. But policymakers elsewhere in the world have no choice but to do just that. The 73-year-old Qaboos is said to have colon cancer and rumors suggest he may not be around for too long. The Omani royal court has said he is recovering from successful surgery, and some say that he will return to Oman in time to attend the annual National Day military parade on November 18. But dark clouds of uncertainty nevertheless hover over the country’s future. And given Qaboos’ importance as a strategic partner for the West—and for Washington in particular—it’s only natural to wonder what will transpire after he is no longer in charge in Muscat.English
Country(s): 
Oman
Author(s): 
Bilal Y. Saab
Publisher / Source: 
Foreign Affairs
Tag(s): 
Military

Shouting Match, Whistles Halt Debate on Sacking Somali PM

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
A debate on whether to sack Somalia's Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed descended into chaos on Tuesday as his supporters blew whistles and shouted out slogans, forcing the parliamentary speaker to halt the session.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Feisal Omar
Abdi Sheikh
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters

Costa Rica cocaine seizures top 23 metric tons in 2014

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Costa Rica has seized nearly 23 metric tons of cocaine so far in 2014, more than any other country in Central America, Public Security Minister Celso Gamboa said on Monday.English
Country(s): 
Costa Rica
Author(s): 
Zack Dyer
Publisher / Source: 
The Tico Times (Costa Rica)
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Gabon Orders Nexter Turrets for its Patrol Boats

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Gabon has ordered four 15A naval mounts and a 20 mm Narwhal remote controlled gun turret from Nexter Systems to equip its Raidco RPB20 patrol boats and new 58 metre offshore patrol vessel. English
Country(s): 
Gabon
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Honduras Overhauls Prison System

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Honduras is taking aggressive steps to reform its prison system, building two modern mega-prisons and pardoning petty criminals who have already served half their sentence. But with no accompanying judicial reforms, will there be any impact in Latin America's most violent nation?English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement

Afghan Police Turn to Opium as $6-a-Day Salaries Delayed

Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Nazar Mohammad gave up opium farming two years ago in a Taliban-dominant river valley in southern Afghanistan to make 10 times less working as a local policeman. Now he regrets the move.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Eltaf Najafizada
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg
Tag(s): 
Policing
Counternarcotics

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