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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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Israel: Cutting Edge F-35 or Conventional Missiles?

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Is there any correlation between the most expensive aircraft in the world and the strategic purpose it is supposed to serve in our region? Does the threat profile facing Israel justify buying so many F-35’s? Is there no other weapon system that provides the attack and deterrence benefits associated with the F-35?English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Shemuel Meir
Publisher / Source: 
LobeLog
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Bolivia Will Denounce U.S. Bases in Region at U.N. Security Council

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Bolivian President Evo Morales said Thursday he will raise the issue of U.S. military bases in Latin America at the United Nations Security Council after his country was recently elected to occupy one of the non-permanent seats.English
Country(s): 
Bolivia
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Militarization

Afghanistan to Seek $25 Billion Security Funding at NATO Talks

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Afghanistan’s government will seek an annual $5 billion of funding over the next five years from the U.S. and its allies at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization Summit this week to help finance its security forces.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Eltaf Najafizada
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Indian Arms Sales to Latin America

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Capitalizing on an emerging market, India has rapidly increased its military assistance and arms sales to Latin America over the last decade. English
Country(s): 
South America Regional
Author(s): 
Sanjay Badri-Maharaj
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

African Partnership Flight Kenya Comes to a Close

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
U.S. Air Force Airmen and defense force members from Kenya and Uganda concluded training for the first-ever African Partnership Flight in Kenya here June 29, 2016. English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises
Military Cooperation

Scandals Hurt Confidence in Guatemala Institutions: Poll

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
A new poll shows that recent corruption scandals in Guatemala appear to have damaged the credibility of the country's armed forces and political elites, while an internationally supported anti-corruption commission has become the country's most-trusted institution.English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Mike LaSusa
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Security

Uganda Reconsiders Pull-Out From Somali Mission

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says his country will reconsider plans to pull its troops from Somalia if the AU stabilization mission there moves in the right direction.English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Author(s): 
Abdulaziz Osman
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Military Operations

Will North American Leaders Stay the Wrong Course on Heroin?

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Mexico's heroin production was a central point in the recent summit of North American leaders, but the remedies under discussion show a remarkable unwillingness to learn from past mistakes.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Patrick Corcoran
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Drug Policy

Turkmenistan Getting More Involved In Northern Afghanistan

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Turkmenistan is getting more directly involved in affairs in northern Afghanistan, an area inhabited by ethnic Turkmens, as instability festers on the border between the two countries.English
Country(s): 
Turkmenistan
Author(s): 
Joshua Kucera
Publisher / Source: 
EurasiaNet
Tag(s): 
Border Control

Is AFRICOM All That Bad?

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Amidst criticism of AFRICOM, some scholars argue that these critiques of AFRICOM gloss over the very real and difficult challenges of formulating a coherent U.S. policy on the African continent. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Laura Seay
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military
Civil-Military Relations

Report: European Arms Dealers Profiting From Refugee Crisis

Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Major European arms dealers involved in selling arms to the Middle East are some of the same corporations now profiting from militarizing EU’s borders. English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Migration

Obama Proposes New Military Partnership with Russia in Syria

Friday, July 1, 2016
The Obama administration has proposed a new agreement on Syria to the Russian government that would deepen military cooperation between the two countries against some terrorists in exchange for Russia getting the Assad regime to stop bombing U.S.-supported rebels.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Josh Rogin
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Counterterrorism

British Arms Exports to Saudi Arabia to be Scrutinized in High Court

Friday, July 1, 2016
Anti-arms trade campaigners have won the first round of a legal attempt to prevent the government from selling weapons to Saudi Arabia because of allegations of widespread civilian deaths in Yemen.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Human Rights

U.S. Senate Committee Adopts Aid Priorities for Armenia Including Assistance to Syrian Refugees

Friday, July 1, 2016
The US Senate Appropriations Committee yesterday adopted the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) appropriations bill, which covers U.S. economic, humanitarian, and military assistance to the South Caucasus, reported the Armenian Assembly of America.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
MassisPost (Armenia)
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Ex-Honduras President's Son and Police Allegedly Conspired to Bring Drugs to U.S.

Friday, July 1, 2016
U.S. prosecutors say officers ensured the safe passage of cocaine by capitalizing on bribes along with leaked information about investigations and checkpoints
Country(s): 
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Drug Trade
Border Control

Netanyahu Hints at V-22 Orders

Friday, July 1, 2016
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated his country’s desire to acquire V-22 aircraft — a purchase that would be part of a new military aid deal he said he hopes to conclude with Washington.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Japan, Israel Eye Joint Research on UAVs, Says Report

Friday, July 1, 2016
Japan and Israel are preparing to conduct joint research on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to Kyodo news agency.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Gabriel Dominguez
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

From Russia With Hate

Friday, July 1, 2016
The news that the Istanbul attack was carried out by a Russian and citizens of Central Asian states that were once part of the Soviet Union might surprise those who have hitherto seen the group as a collection of mostly Arab fighters with a large Western European contingent.English
Country(s): 
Eurasia Regional
Author(s): 
Peter Bergen
David Sterman
Publisher / Source: 
CNN
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

America's Security Strategy in Tunisia Is Failing

Friday, July 1, 2016
As the international community narrows its focus on Islamic State’s burgeoning sanctuary in war-torn Libya, neighboring Tunisia is caught in a precarious security environment that threatens to unwind its fledgling democratic progress. English
Country(s): 
Tunisia
Author(s): 
Peter Kirechu
Publisher / Source: 
The National Interest
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security
Security

A Peace Agenda On a Military Mission

Friday, July 1, 2016
USSOUTHCOM and other international actors have been acting to further certain peace and development projects as a pathway to security in Latin America, English
Country(s): 
South America Regional
Author(s): 
Johan Bergenas
Grace Mahoney
Ariella Knight
Publisher / Source: 
Diplomatic Courier
Tag(s): 
Security
Military Cooperation

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