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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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U.S. Increases Airdrops of Supplies to Forces Battling ISIS in Syria

Wednesday, January 18, 2017
The U.S. Air Force is increasing airdrops of weapons, ammunition and other equipment to a growing number of opposition forces closing in on Raqqa, the Islamic State’s de facto capital in Syria.
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Jim Michaels
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Counterterrorism

Estonia, Lithuania Sign Deals With U.S. To Allow Troop Deployments

Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Estonia and Lithuania moved on January 17 to shore up military relations with the United States ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. The two Baltic states signed bilateral defense agreements with the United States to formalize the presence of U.S. troops in their countries, their defense ministries said.English
Country(s): 
Estonia
Lithuania
Publisher / Source: 
Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation

Cold War Jitters Resurface as U.S. Marines Arrive in Norway

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
A United States military plane on Monday delivered most of the 330 Marines to a garrison in Vaernes, in central Norway, a deployment that Norwegian officials said had been carried out by the United States as part of a bilateral agreement. It was the latest effort by the United States and its European allies to buttress their defenses against a resurgent Russia, which condemned the move.English
Country(s): 
Norway
Author(s): 
Ben Bilefsky
Henrik Pryser Libell
Publisher / Source: 
New York Times
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

More Zetas Accusations Do Little to Slow Mexico Politician’s Roll

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
The testimony of an alleged former Zetas' plaza boss illustrates how deep the criminal syndicate's networks penetrated Coahuila's government in Mexico, a fact that has done little to impede the political ambitions of the former governor and the party boss implicated in the case.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Steven Dudley
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

InSight Crime's 2016 Homicide Round-up

Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Politicians often make lofty promises about reducing homicides and improving citizen security, but which Latin American and Caribbean countries actually achieved this over the past year? Find out in our annual homicide report. English
Country(s): 
Central America Regional
South America Regional
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Violence
Criminal Organizations

John McCain Has a Big-League Defense Buildup, Too. New White-Paper Released

Monday, January 16, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump says he wants a military buildup, and Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain has a plan to do it — one that would cost $430 billion more than current plans over five years. English
Author(s): 
Joe Gould
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Security Sector Reform
Legislation

Trump's Policies and Middle East Arms Sales to Fuel Increase in Defence Spending

Monday, January 16, 2017
The global aerospace and defence industry should return to growth in 2017, after several years of decline, thanks to high spending in the Middle East and a revival in the defence budget under incoming US president Donald Trump, according to consultancy firm DeloitteEnglish
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Dominic Dudley
Publisher / Source: 
Forbes
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Foreign Aid

FARC Unity Shatters in Colombia

Friday, January 13, 2017
Amid increasing desertion, two rival groups of FARCrebels clashed leaving two dead, a clear violation of the ceasefire and evidence that the rebel movement is breaking apart even as the peace process enters its implementation phase.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Jeremy McDermott
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
FARC
Criminal Organizations

New Allegations Highlight Continuing Corruption in Honduras Police

Friday, January 13, 2017
Authorities in Honduras have dismantled several networks of allegedly corrupt law enforcement officers, a positive sign for the country's efforts to purge its police institution but also a reminder of the depth and breadth of corruption in the force.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Tristan Clavel
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement
Corruption

Violence In Brazil: Police Killed Nearly 3,500 People In 2015, Report Says

Friday, January 13, 2017
Brazil police, including officers who were off duty, killed nearly 3,500 people in 2015, and some of those incidents were extrajudicial killings, a report said. The report by Human Rights Watch (HRW), published Thursday, said the extrajudicial executions contributed to “a cycle of violence in Brazil.”English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Mary Pascaline
Publisher / Source: 
International Business Times
Tag(s): 
Law Enforcement
Extrajudicial Killings

Additional Reaper Drones to Arrive in France in 2019

Friday, January 13, 2017
France ordered a fourth batch of Reaper medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) drones on Dec. 5, with delivery due in 2019, the arms procurement office has revealed. English
Country(s): 
France
Author(s): 
Pierre Tran
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales

How Can Donald Trump Reassure Nervous U.S. Allies? By Giving Them Weapons

Friday, January 13, 2017
So Trump faces this dilemma: how can he reassure allies while engaging adversaries? Our research suggests one possibility: arms transfers.English
Author(s): 
Keren Yarhi-Milo
Alexander Lanoszka
Zack Cooper
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Security Assistance

In Mosul Areas Retaken from Islamic State, Loss and Fear Linger

Thursday, January 12, 2017
Residents welcome Iraqi soldiers as they liberate Mosul, but the trauma of life under the Islamic State still lingers. English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Stephen Kalin
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations
Violence

Erdogan Spokesman Slams U.S. Military for Backing Syrian Kurdish Militia

Thursday, January 12, 2017
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan's spokesman lashed out at the U.S. military on Thursday after it re-tweeted a statement by a Kurdish-dominated alliance that Washington backs in Syria saying it had no links to Kurdish militants fighting the Turkish state.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Nick Tattersall
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
NATO

U.S. Military aid is Fueling Big Ambitions for Syria’s Leftist Kurdish Militia

Thursday, January 12, 2017
In a former high school classroom in this northeastern Syrian town, about 250 Arab recruits for the U.S.-backed war against the Islamic State were being prepped by Kurdish instructors to receive military training from American troops. English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Author(s): 
Liz Sly
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Arms Seized Off Coast of Yemen Appear to Have Been Made in Iran

Thursday, January 12, 2017
Photographs recently released by the Australian government show that light anti-armor weapons seized from a smuggling vessel near Yemen’s coast appear to have been manufactured in Iran, further suggesting that Tehran has had a hand in a high-seas gunrunning operation to the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Iran
Author(s): 
C. J. Chivers
Eric Schmitt
Publisher / Source: 
, The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Afghanistan's 'Ghost Soldiers' Take Scary Toll on US Taxpayers, Says Watchdog

Thursday, January 12, 2017
The U.S. government is paying the salaries of “tens of thousands” of non-existent Afghan soldiers, police, teachers and civil servants, a top Pentagon official said Wednesday in reporting on the scale and variety of misspent U.S. money.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Perry Chiaramonte
Publisher / Source: 
FOX News
Tag(s): 
Corruption
Security Assistance

Intl Court Condemns Colombia for Bloody 2002 Military Operation

Thursday, January 12, 2017
An international court's condemnation of the Colombian state's role in an infamous military operation in the city of Medellín speaks to the failings of militarizing the fight against illegal armed groups, particularly in heavily populated urban areas.English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Mimi Yagoub
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Human Rights

MS13 Seeks Dialogue with El Salvador Government

Thursday, January 12, 2017
The MS13 has called for negotiations with the government, which could include the dismantling of the gang, implying a drastic change in posture since four years ago when the gang's national leadership refused to enter a dialogue about its possible dissolution.English
Country(s): 
El Salvador
Author(s): 
Carlos Martinez
Robert Valencia
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Criminal Organizations

Canada Sending Police to Colombia to Help With Peacekeeping

Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Canada will contribute up to 10 police officers to the international effort to demobilize guerilla groups and monitor the ceasefire in Colombia, CBC News has learned.Some of the officers are expected to be under the United Nations flag, while others would be part of a bilateral deployment, working directly with the South American country's national police force. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Murray Brewster
Publisher / Source: 
CBC News
Tag(s): 
FARC
U.N. Peacekeeping

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