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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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Bolivia Opens New 'Anti-Imperialist' Military Academy

Thursday, August 18, 2016
The academy is a kind of anti-School of the Americas—the opposite of the U.S. training ground responsible for Latin America's worst human rights abuses.English
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

Ukraine Detains Separatist Fighter From Uzbekistan

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Ukraine’s security service has said it has detained a citizen of Uzbekistan engaged in fighting alongside separatist forces with the self-declared Donetsk People’s Republic.English
Country(s): 
Uzbekistan
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Report: Contractors Outnumber U.S. Troops in Afghanistan 3-to-1

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Defense Department contractors in Afghanistan still outnumber U.S. troops by a 3-to-1 margin according to new research released this week, raising questions again about the role those workers play in the ongoing wars overseas and the oversight they receive.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Leo Shane III
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Moldova Opposes Russian Troop Exercises in Separatist Area

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Moldova's foreign ministry has summoned Russian diplomats to protest recent military exercises involving Russian troops in a separatist region of Moldova.English
Country(s): 
Moldova
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. News & World Report
Wire Service: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

NATO Is America’s Greatest Strategic Advantage

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Debates about NATO’s role and burden-sharing have been around since its founding. GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump’s sharp criticisms of the Western Alliance are just the latest flare-up. But NATO endures because it is more than a simple coalition. It is a marriage built on the strongest of foundations: common values, a shared world-view, and solidarity. English
Country(s): 
Central and Eastern Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Hannes Hanso
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
NATO

Morocco Getting More TOW Missiles

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Morocco is one of the beneficiaries of a $129 million contract for TOW anti-tank missiles for various foreign countries.English
Country(s): 
Morocco
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

A Former CIA Asset Has Become a U.S. Headache in Libya

Thursday, August 18, 2016
He’s a grandfather and longtime Washington suburbanite who now commands a powerful fighting force in northern Africa. He’s also a former CIA asset and anti-Islamist warrior who stands in the way of peace in Libya.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Missy Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military
Security Assistance

U.S. Airstrikes Hit ISIS in Libya, Marking 48 Strikes in August

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Airstrikes launched by the United States have hit an Islamic State group vehicle and four militant positions in Libya, raising to 48 the number of U.S. airstrikes against the extremist group since Washington launched its anti-IS campaign in Libya on Aug. 1. English
Country(s): 
Libya
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Violent Protests in Mali's Capital Kill 3, Injure Several

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Protests in Mali's capital against the arrest of a popular activist radio host have turned violent, leaving at least three people dead and several injured.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Publisher / Source: 
FOX News
Wire Service: 
Associated Press
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

AMISOM is to Secure Somali Elections

Thursday, August 18, 2016
The new commander of African Union Mission in Somalia Gen Subagle confirm that the AU forces are ready to take all responsibilities on securing the Somali general elections.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
Mareeg Media
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

Burundi: Tutsi Army Officers on Missions Abroad Choose to Defect Instead of Returning Home

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Young Burundian soldiers are increasingly choosing to defect at the end of their missions abroad amid fears of the Burundian authorities' crackdown on military officers suspected of being close to the opposition that has particularly targeted young Tutsi officers. English
Country(s): 
Burundi
Author(s): 
Elsa Buchanan
Publisher / Source: 
International Business Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict
United Nations

400 Arrests This Year as Honduras Cracks Down on Extortion

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Data released by a special Honduras police unit formed to combat extortion indicates the country is making progress against an illegal industry responsible for many deaths and massive economic losses.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Luis Fernando Alonso
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Corruption

ELN Kidnapping on Venezuela Border Could Impact Peace Talks

Thursday, August 18, 2016
A Colombian guerrilla group has reportedly kidnapped nearly a dozen rice farmers and is holding them hostage in Venezuela, a sign of increasing militant activity along the border that could have implications for an ongoing peace process. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Mike LaSusa
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Gunmen Raid Home of Leading Human Rights Lawyer in Guatemala

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Gunmen broke into the home of one of Guatemala's most prominent human rights lawyers Monday morning, trashing the house as part of an intimidation campaign against officials investigating former military officials over alleged war crimes.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

UN to Investigate Peacekeepers’ Response to South Sudan Hotel Attack

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has launched an investigation into accusations peacekeepers in South Sudan failed to respond properly to an attack on a Juba hotel by uniformed men who killed a journalist and raped several civilians.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Publisher / Source: 
Defence Web
Wire Service: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Civil Society
United Nations

U.S. Embassy Says It Responded to Brutal Attack on Foreigners in South Sudan

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
The U.S. ambassador to the U.N. is disputing accounts that the U.S. Embassy remained idle while South Sudanese forces last month allegedly raped, beat and robbed people in a residential complex home to foreign aid workers, including Americans.English
Country(s): 
South Sudan
Author(s): 
Erik Ortiz
Publisher / Source: 
NBC News
Tag(s): 
Civil Society
United Nations

Mauritania Anti-Slavery Activists 'Tortured in Custody'

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Thirteen anti-slavery activists in Mauritania on trial for "rebellion and use of violence" told a court on Monday that they had been tortured during their detention, their lawyer said.English
Country(s): 
Mauritania
Publisher / Source: 
Al Jazeera
Wire Service: 
AFP
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

African Union Soldiers Jailed Over Somali Fuel Racket

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Nine Ugandan soldiers serving as peacekeepers in Somalia have been jailed for running a fuel racket. The African Union (AU) said they had been sentenced to between one year and three years by a Ugandan military court, which sat in Somalia.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Corruption

NATO Moves From Reassurance to Actual Deterrence Against Russia

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Defense, deterrence, dialogue. This motto sums up the NATO Summit in Warsaw rather well. On July 8 and 9, NATO members gathered in Poland to confirm and flesh out the plans unveiled during the 2014 Wales Summit in terms of reassurance to the Allies and increase in the Alliance’s defenses on its Eastern flank.English
Country(s): 
Central and Eastern Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Mathieu Boulegue
Publisher / Source: 
Registan
Tag(s): 
NATO

A Proxy War Between India And Pakistan Is Under Way In Afghanistan

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Important but overlooked news this week: the U.S. command in Afghanistan has asked India to step up military aid to Afghan forces. India provided four attack helicopters to the Afghan military in Dec. 2015; the U.S. and the Afghans want more, as well as spare parts for Russian-made military equipment, to be used in part against the Islamist network built up by Pakistan called the Haqqanis.English
Country(s): 
India
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Charles Tiefer
Publisher / Source: 
Forbes
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security Assistance

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