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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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Burkina Faso Talks Agree on Plan for Return to Civilian Rule

Monday, November 10, 2014
Opposition parties, civil society groups and religious leaders adopted a plan on Sunday for a transitional authority to guide Burkina Faso to elections, after a popular uprising forced longtime president Blaise Compaore from power.English
Country(s): 
Burkina Faso
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

Brazil Military Drills to Defend Amazon

Monday, November 10, 2014
Brazil’s army is deploying troops this month to the far reaches of the Amazon in a military exercise simulating a foreign invasion of the rain forest, focusing attention on sensitivity over sovereignty in a region rising in importance as a strategic pillar of Latin America’s largest economy.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Simon Romero
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Brasil admite por primera vez nexos entre las mayores bandas de narcotraficantes locales con Hezbollah y otros grupos extremistas de Cercano Oriente

Monday, November 10, 2014
Los servicios de inteligencia de Brasil reunieron, finalmente, una serie de indicios que confirmarían que traficantes vinculados al Hezbollah libanés, el "Partido de Dios", apoyado por Irán, actúan en asociación con criminales brasileños. Spanish
Country(s): 
Brazil
Publisher / Source: 
Defensa.com
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Angola Set to Sign Deal with Brazil for Seven Patrol Ships

Monday, November 10, 2014
Angola is to sign an agreement with Brazil on 11 November for the delivery of seven 500-tonne patrol ships, to be built to meet the specifications of the Angolan Navy.English
Country(s): 
Angola
Brazil
Author(s): 
Victor Barreira
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's 360
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Budget Battle Begins as Obama Requests Additional War Funds

Monday, November 10, 2014
The Obama administration and the lame duck Congress will be testing the waters of compromise as the president seeks rapid approval of additional war funds and a new authorization to continue the U.S.-led military campaign against the Islamic State. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Sandra I. Erwin
Publisher / Source: 
National Defense Magazine
Tag(s): 
Military

As Colombia Pursues Peace, Victims of the Conflict Struggle with Forgiveness

Monday, November 10, 2014
Gloria was 10 years old when armed rebels burst into her home at night, forced her father to his knees and shot him twice in the back of the head as the family watched. The guerrillas never said why. When she was 14, the men returned. Four of them raped her.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Jim Wyss
Publisher / Source: 
Stars and Stripes
Tag(s): 
Peace Negotiations

France to Canada: Buy Weapons From Us, Not From Americans

Monday, November 10, 2014
France, concerned that US firms have the inside track on billions of dollars worth of future naval contracts, is lobbying the Canadian government to consider all options for its new surface fleet.English
Country(s): 
Canada
France
Author(s): 
David Pugliese
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

With Exercises in Asia, U.S. Army Searches for Relevance

Monday, November 10, 2014
It’s not war, or even a very close resemblance to war. But in a region of the world where there are enough territorial disputes on the islands surrounding Japan that battle sometimes feels possible, this is an exercise that reveals two military forces looking to redefine their mission. One is American, the other Japanese. English
Country(s): 
Japan
Author(s): 
Anna Fifield
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Military

Factbox: Everything You Need to Know About Egypt's UPR

Monday, November 10, 2014
Egypt underwent its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in four years on November 5. Egypt’s three-hour UPR witnessed statements from Egypt and other member states, with over a hundred member states offering recommendations. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
EGYPTSOURCE
Publisher / Source: 
Atlantic Council
Tag(s): 
United Nations
Human Rights

White House Seeks New Legal Framework for Strikes on Islamic State

Monday, November 10, 2014
The White House is pursuing a two-stage plan for revamping the legal architecture used by the government to conduct aerial warfare against Islamic extremists in Syria, Iraq and around the world, according to officials.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Julian E. Barnes
Carol E. Lee
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Counterterrorism
U.S. Policy
U.S. Congress
Terrorism

Georgian PM Lashes Out At Former Ministers

Monday, November 10, 2014
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has accused two ministers who left the cabinet last week of "anti-state activities," saying they "misrepresented Georgia" to the West.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

South Sudan Rivals to Command Separate Armies During Transition Period

Monday, November 10, 2014
Rival factional leaders in South Sudan have agreed to command separate forces in the would-be government of national unity during a transitional period in a bid to end the 11-month old civil war in the young country.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Sudan Tribune
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Here’s What Has Been Done To Improve Military Relations With China

Monday, November 10, 2014
Military-to-Military engagement is just one mechanism we have to help establish or maintain closer relationships with other nations. With regard to the People’s Republic of China and within my swim lane as the 7th Fleet Commander, this translates to cultivating a professional relationship with both the People’s Liberation Army-Navy, or PLA(N), and the People’s Liberation Army-Air Force, or PLAAF. English
Country(s): 
China
Author(s): 
Vice Admiral Robert Thomas
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Blogger Not Allowed To Leave Azerbaijan, Questioned

Monday, November 10, 2014
A well-known Azerbaijani blogger has been questioned by police after being prohibited from leaving the country.English
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Suicide Bomber Kills 48 High School Students at Nigeria School

Monday, November 10, 2014
Dozens of schoolboys were killed Monday in a suicide bomb attack on a high school in the town of Potiskum in Nigeria’s Yobe state, Nigerian police confirmed Monday.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Author(s): 
Robyn Dixon
Publisher / Source: 
Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Straight Talk on the South China Sea

Monday, November 10, 2014
President Obama’s second daylong summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping will be the best chance this year to clarify some fuzzy lines on Asia’s biggest potential flash point: the South China Sea. This is the time to further clarify U.S. interests, including whether the United States cares about possible outcomes to the region’s many territorial disputes.English
Country(s): 
China
Vietnam
Japan
Author(s): 
Vikram Singh
Ely Ratner
Publisher / Source: 
Defense One
Tag(s): 
Military
Border Control

Georgia's Western Partners Watching Government Shakeup With Concern

Monday, November 10, 2014
The firing of Georgia's defense minister and ongoing shakeup of the Georgian government is the biggest political crisis the country has faced since the coalition led by former President Mikheil Saakashvili left office two years ago. But does it threaten the country's ties with the West?English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

U.S. State Dept. Issues Language To Allow Defense Exports to Vietnam

Monday, November 10, 2014
On President Barack Obama’s first day in Beijing at the start of a weeklong swing through Asia, the US State Department published new language in the Federal Register to reflect a change in its policy to allow exports of lethal defense items to Vietnam.English
Country(s): 
Vietnam
Author(s): 
Paul McLeary
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Sahel Neighbors Rethink Security Strategy

Monday, November 10, 2014
With terror attacks against peacekeepers in Mali on the rise, contributors to the UN force just met in neighbouring Niger to hash out a response. The two-day Niamey conference that wrapped up on Wednesday (November 5th) also addressed the issue of the border triangle between Mali, Libya and Niger. English
Country(s): 
Mali
Niger
Mauritania
Libya
Publisher / Source: 
Magharebia
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Outrage as Mexico's Attorney General Says Missing Ayotzinapa Students Are Dead

Monday, November 10, 2014
Shot, burned in a garbage dump and thrown into a muddy river in black plastic bags. That was the fate of the 43 missing student teachers, known as normalistas in Spanish, who vanished on September 26, 2014, according to Mexico's federal attorney general on November 7.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Global Voices
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

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