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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 Slams Ex-Members of Cabinet for Failure to Dispel ‘Misperceptions’ on Selective Justice in Georgia

Monday, November 10, 2014
PM Irakli Garibashvili said on November 10 that former defense minister Irakli Alasania, ex-foreign minister Maia Panjikidze and ex-state minister for Euro-Atlantic integration, are responsible for a failure to dispel “misperceptions” in the West about selective justice in Georgia.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
Civil Georgia
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Democrats Call for ISIS War Vote in Lame-Duck

Monday, November 10, 2014
A senior Democratic senator said Monday that Congress should vote on whether U.S. troops should be fighting the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), calling the previous Iraq War a "terrible mistake."English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Syria
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
U.S. Congress

Al-Shabab Locks Kenya into an Endless Circle of Death

Monday, November 10, 2014
Kenya’s war with al-Shabab in neighbouring Somalia entered its fourth year this month, with successes on the battlefront, but increasingly painful and costly spin-offs back home. English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Paul Wafula
Publisher / Source: 
Mail & Guardian (South Africa)
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Tajik Prisoners’ Amnesty a Political Ploy, Say Analysts

Monday, November 10, 2014
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Tajik Constitution President Emomali Rakhmon announced amnesty for 10,000 prisoners on November 3. Analysts, however, worry that the amnesty is simply a political game ahead of February 2015 elections, and that at least 10% of those released will be back in prison within a year.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Haji Said
Publisher / Source: 
Silk Road Reporters
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

SACEUR and Armenia's Defence Minister Discuss Security and Interoperability

Monday, November 10, 2014
Armenia's Defence Minister, Seyran Ohanyan, visited Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) on 10 November 2014 for discussions on the current security situation and the interoperability of Armenian Armed Forces with NATO.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
NATO Allied Command Operations
Tag(s): 
Military

Burkina Faso Coup Puts Spotlight on U.S.-Trained Military Leaders

Monday, November 10, 2014
Last week, opponents of Blaise Compaore, the long-serving de facto dictator of Burkina Faso, launched a series of demonstrations that have quickly led to a new government headed by Lt. Col. Isaac Zida. While this was a somewhat softer military coup than old-fashioned ones where officers marched civilian leaders out and shot them, it was a coup nonetheless. Washington is now scrambling to make sense of it.English
Country(s): 
Burkina Faso
Author(s): 
Steven Metz
Publisher / Source: 
World Politics Review
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

NATO Begins Exercise Trident Juncture 14

Monday, November 10, 2014
Led by Joint Force Command Naples (JFC Naples), exercise TRIDENT JUNCTURE 14 (TRJE 14), which began on Saturday, 8 November, will test NATO's ability to coordinate and execute a NATO-led Article 5 Collective Defence operation in a multinational environment. English
Country(s): 
Italy
Norway
France
Belgium
Poland
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

The Russian Military

Monday, November 10, 2014
The Russian military suffered years of neglect after the Soviet collapse and no longer casts the shadow of a global superpower. However, the Russian armed forces are in the midst of a historic overhaul with significant consequences for Eurasian politics and security. English
Country(s): 
Russia
Author(s): 
Jonathan Masters
Publisher / Source: 
Council on Foreign Relations
Tag(s): 
Military

Ill-Equipped And Underpaid, Kurdish Fighters Hold ISIS At Bay

Sunday, November 9, 2014
Brig. Gen. Mohammad Ali Mughdeed sits in a pickup truck equipped with an anti-aircraft weapon as he and his men wind through steep roads to their base in the rocky Zartik Mountains.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Leila Fadel
Publisher / Source: 
National Public Radio
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
U.S. Policy

Israel Fortifies Iron Dome for Future War

Saturday, November 8, 2014
Israel is using generous funding from Washington and lessons from its 50-day anti-rocket war in Gaza to fortify Iron Dome against far more formidable threats looming beyond its northern border. English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News

Military Names 5 U.S. Bases for Ebola Mission Troops

Saturday, November 8, 2014
The top U.S. military officer has designated five U.S. bases where American troops would be housed and isolated for 21 days upon returning from Africa after serving in the Ebola response mission, U.S. officials said Friday.English
Country(s): 
West Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Lolita C. Baldor
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times

China, Japan set aside isle row, paving way for leaders to meet

Friday, November 7, 2014
China and Japan agreed on Friday to work on improving ties and signaled willingness to put a bitter row over disputed islands on the back burner, paving the way for their leaders to meet at an Asian-Pacific summit next week. English
Country(s): 
Japan
China
Author(s): 
Ben Blanchard
Leika Kihara
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Some New U.S. Troops in Iraq Will Be Sent to Anbar, where Islamic State Is in Control

Friday, November 7, 2014
President Barack Obama’s authorization of an additional 1,500 troops to Iraq to fight against the Islamic State more than doubles the U.S. troop presence there and will place some of those new forces in Iraq’s most restive provinces.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Nancy A. Youssef
Publisher / Source: 
McClatchy Washington Bureau
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
U.S. Policy
Military and Police Aid

The Future of Overseas Contingency Operations: Due Diligence Required

Friday, November 7, 2014
Yet, as OCO spending has declined under the Obama Administration, the passage of the Budget Control Act has created competing pressure to use the OCO account to fund other Defense Department activities.English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Emil Maine
Diem Salmon
Publisher / Source: 
http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2014/11/the-future-of-overseas-contingency-operations-due-diligence-required
Tag(s): 
Military
Military Operations

Amnesty International Denounces Treatment Of Uzbekistan Inmate

Friday, November 7, 2014
Amnesty International (AI) has raised alarm over the fate of a man who has been abducted in Russia and forcibly returned to Uzbekistan. English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Russia
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Second Lawyer Barred From Defending Azerbaijan's Yunus

Friday, November 7, 2014
A second lawyer has been barred from defending jailed Azerbaijani human rights activist Leyla Yunus.English
Country(s): 
Azerbaijan
Publisher / Source: 
RFE/RL
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

UN Report: Leader's Death Won't End al-Shabab

Friday, November 7, 2014
The killing of Ahmed Abdi Godane, the leader of Somalia's al-Shabab group - although significant - will not herald the end of East Africa's most dangerous organisation, said a confidential UN report that also warned of attacks in the region in coming months.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Malkhadir Muhumed
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

Israel, India To Conclude Anti-Tank Missile Deal

Friday, November 7, 2014
India and Israel will soon conclude a contract for an Indian government-approved anti-tank missile procurement and licensed-production deal estimated at US $500 million, sources here say.English
Country(s): 
India
Israel
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

Why Is the Obama Administration Planning Cobra Gold 2015 with Thailand?

Friday, November 7, 2014
Despite the fact that Thai junta leader–turned prime minister Prayuth Chan-ocha recently let slip that the current Thai regime might not hold elections until 2016 or later, U.S. policy toward the kingdom remains largely the same as before the coup. Some in the State Department and other parts of the administration have urged the U.S. government to take a tougher line against Thailand, noting that there should be a clear U.S. response to the overthrow of an elected government.English
Country(s): 
Thailand
Author(s): 
Joshua Kurlantzick
Publisher / Source: 
Council on Foreign Relations
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Here’s what it looks like in Afghanistan’s largest — and still incomplete — prison

Friday, November 7, 2014
Afghanistan’s Pol-i-Charkhi Prison has had a reputation for brutality virtually since it was first constructed in 1973. The Soviets are believed to have tortured Afghan detainees there, and it was the site of a wild riot in 2006 in which hundreds of prisoners, including al-Qaeda fighters, seized part of the facility.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Dan Lamothe
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military

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