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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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Revealed: The $1BN of Weapons Flowing From Europe to Middle East

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Eastern European countries have approved the discreet sale of more than $1bn of weapons in the past four years to Middle Eastern countries that are known to ship arms to Syria, an investigation has found. Thousands of assault rifles such as AK-47s, mortar shells, rocket launchers, anti-tank weapons and heavy machine guns are being routed through a new arms pipeline from the Balkans to the Arabian peninsula and countries bordering Syria.English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Arms Control

Human Rights Not A ‘Tertiary’ Interest In U.S. Middle East Policy

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Steven Simon and Jonathan Stevenson’s op-ed in The New York Times, “Why the U.S. Military Can’t Fix Syria,” reveals many of the misguided assumptions that have guided the Obama Administration’s policy of strategic restraint in the Middle East.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Neil Hicks
Publisher / Source: 
The Huffington Post
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Pentagon: Syria Deal With Russia Not Based on ‘Trust’

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
As top Russian and US officials try to hash out a new agreement for combating the Islamic State group in Syria, the Pentagon’s two top officials are emphasizing that they can work with Russia even while not trusting them.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Aaron Mehta
Publisher / Source: 
DefenseNews
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

3-69 AR Demonstrates Capability with Polish Counterparts

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Soldiers of Company D, 3rd Combined Arms Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division joined forces with Polish soldiers assigned to the 11th Lubuska Armoured Cavalry Division, to conduct a live-fire exercise in Trzebien, Poland, July 19, 2016.English
Country(s): 
Poland
Author(s): 
Lauren Harrah
Publisher / Source: 
DVIDS
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Military Cooperation

Human Rights Groups Call on U.S. to Withhold Aid to Mexican Military

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Ahead of the Mexican president’s visit to the U.S., Amnesty International joined with six other human rights groups to call on the U.S. government to once again withhold aid to Mexico’s security forces. The groups submitted a joint memorandum to the State Department and U.S. Congress concerning the Mexican government’s failure to meet human rights requirements set out in the Merida Initiative.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Amnesty International
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Human Rights

Colombian Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 35 Years in U.S. Prison

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
A Colombian drug kingpin was sentenced on Monday to 35 years in a U.S. prison for engaging in a multi-million dollar scheme to manufacture hundreds of tons of cocaine that he trafficked throughout the world.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Nate Raymond
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade

Panamax 2016 to be led by Chile, Peru and Colombia

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Panamax, an annual U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multinational exercise focused on ensuring the security of the Panama Canal and the surrounding region, kicks off Friday at multiple U.S. military bases and in Santiago, Chile.English
Country(s): 
South America Regional
Publisher / Source: 
United States Southern Command
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Exercises

Ex-Israeli General: US Aid Harms and Corrupts

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
As Israeli and US officials head into another, possibly final round of talks over a new 10-year military aid package, a general in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reserves told Defense News his country would be far better off – and the US-Israel partnership stronger over time – if Israel found a way to wean itself off of US largess.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
DefenseNews
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

With U.S. Help, Georgian Military Boosting Combat Ability

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
The United States will devote more military aid towards arming and equipping the Georgian armed forces, direct more training towards building combat skills, and help Georgia build a local training center oriented towards helping it defend itself rather than only deploying to Afghanistan.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet.org
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Military and Police Aid

Poland Intends To Finalize Patriot Sale Agreement By Year’s End

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
The Polish government intends to finalize an agreement with the US government by the end of the year to buy the Raytheon-made Patriot air-and-missile defense system, the Polish defense minister said.English
Country(s): 
Poland
Author(s): 
Jen Judson
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment
Arms Sales

Armed Services Chairman: New Authorities in Afghanistan Helping, but Challenges Remain

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
New authorities given to U.S. troops in Afghanistan to more proactively target the Taliban have already made a difference, but troop caps continue to present problems, the Republican chairman of the House Armed Services Committee said Monday after a visit to the country.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Jordan receives final Cheetah SPAAGs

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
A final instalment of 25 Cheetah self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (SPAAGs) has now arrived in Jordan. Decommissioned by the Armed Forces of the Netherlands in 2006, the Cheetah (Gepard in German service) consists of a modified Leopard 1 tank hull armed with twin 35 mm Rheinmetall Air Defence guns and equipped with surveillance and tracking radars.English
Country(s): 
Jordan
Author(s): 
Syndhya Purushan
Bangalore and Jeremy Binnie
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

China’s Military Push In Africa is Unlikely to End Anytime Soon

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Chinese military involvement in Africa has undergone a rapid shift since 2012, a trend that is likely to continue and see China take a more active security role on the continent.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Eric Olander
Cobus van Staden
Publisher / Source: 
Huffington Post
Tag(s): 
Security
Military Cooperation

U.S. Investments in #Ukraine: A Source of Easy Money for Ukrainian Authorities

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Although the Western states are in no hurry to bring Ukraine into their circle, regular financial aid to Kiev lets the West easily manipulate Ukrainian authorities like a marionette and achieve its political ambitions in the region, writes Olga Malik.English
Country(s): 
Ukraine
Author(s): 
Olga Malik
Publisher / Source: 
EU Reporter
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Foreign Aid

MPs Call for Investigation Into War in Yemen

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
MPs have called for an investigation into the war in Yemen after the Government backtracked on its insistence that the Saudi-led coalition has not breached international humanitarian law in the conflict. The chairman of the International Development Committee has written to the new Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson urging him to push for an international probe into allegations human rights have been breached. English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Publisher / Source: 
The Belfast Telegraph (UK)
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Regional Armies Struggle in Last Push Against Boko Haram

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
While the multi-national joint task force against Boko Haram has been successful in significantly weakening Boko Haram, internal divisions are preventing the coalition from fully accomplishing its objective.English
Country(s): 
Lake Chad Regional
Author(s): 
Joe Bavier
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Military Cooperation

Turkish Military a Fractured Force After Attempted Coup

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Just weeks ago, Commander Adem Huduti was inspecting Turkish troops on the Syrian border and being praised in the media for his role in the fight against Islamic State and Kurdish militants. Now, the head of Turkey's second army is in prison in Duzce, some 216 km (134 miles) east of Istanbul, the most senior serving general arrested for suspected involvement in a failed military coup.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Humeyra Pamuk
Gareth Jones
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

Senegal, U.S. Armies Complete Joint Africa Readiness Training

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Senegalese Armed Forces and U.S. Army Africa on Tuesday completed a two-week joint training in Thies, Senegal. This was the first in a series of planned annual exercises under the program Africa Readiness Training 2016.English
Country(s): 
Senegal
Author(s): 
Victor Muisyo
Publisher / Source: 
Africa News
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Exercises

El Salvador Amnesty Law Repeal & U.S. intervention

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
By a 4 to 1 vote, the Supreme Court of El Salvador repealed an Amnesty Law that they stated was “unconstitutional.” This July 13 decision argued that repealing the law would put closure to the civil war that lasted from 1980 to 1992 and claimed 75,000 lives, including 8,000 “disappeared,” from the country’s 5 million people.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Carl Lewis
Publisher / Source: 
Workers World
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S. Trains 100 Nigerians on Cybercrime Law

Tuesday, July 26, 2016
The U.S. on Monday in Abuja commenced the training of 100 Nigerian public officials on the implementation of Nigeria’s cybercrime law.English
Country(s): 
Nigeria
Publisher / Source: 
PM News
Tag(s): 
Security
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