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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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FARC Concentration Zones May Help Prevent Recycled Violence

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
The recently announced concentration zones where FARC guerrillas will gather upon the signing of a peace agreement with Colombia's government provide the two sides an opportunity to prevent the continuation of violence and illegal activity in these areas. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
David Gagne
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

Memo to NATO: Wake Up Before Putin Turns the Black Sea into a Russian Lake

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
By invading Ukraine and annexing Crimea, Russian President Vladimir Putin has transformed the security situation in the Black Sea. Upon capturing those territories, Moscow lost no time in seizing Ukrainian energy facilities in the Black Sea and accelerating its ongoing military modernization there. As a result, Moscow has built a combined arms force of land, sea, air, and electronic forces that NATO leaders admit is fully capable of denying access to NATO forces seeking to enter the Black Sea during a conflict. It has also deployed nuclear-capable weapons to the Black Sea area and is apparently building a similar network of anti-access area denial (A2/AD) capabilities against NATO in both the eastern Mediterranean around Syria and in the Caucasus.English
Country(s): 
Central and Eastern Europe Regional
Author(s): 
Stephen Blank
Publisher / Source: 
Atlantic Council
Tag(s): 
NATO

Three Amigos Summit: Human Rights Must be at the Core of the North American Agenda

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Human rights must be a top priority during the North American Leaders’ Summit in Ottawa, said Amnesty International in an open letter to United States President Barack Obama, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Amnesty International
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Governance

German Lawsuit Accuses Turkey of 'War Crimes' in Military Operations Against Kurds

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
The accusations echo those of Turkey's Kurdish opposition and human rights groups, which have documented widespread abuses during months of counter-terror operations in southeast Turkey.English
Country(s): 
Turkey
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Military

Kabul to Investigate Child Sex Slavery Fueling Insider Attacks

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Afghanistan's president has ordered a "thorough investigation" into institutionalized sexual abuse of children by police, after AFP revealed the Taliban are using child sex slaves to launch deadly insider attacks.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Publisher / Source: 
Military.com
Wire Service: 
Agence France Presse
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Terrorism

Ethiopia Gets Non-Permanent U.N. Security Council Seat

Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Ethiopia is to be a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for two years. The country may spread peace while on blue helmet missions abroad, but critics complain that political space at home is contracting.English
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Security

AM General Gets $66 Million Boost in Foreign Military Contract

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded AM General $66.4 million to supply the Iraqi military with 356 high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicles, also known as Humvees.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Ted Booker
Publisher / Source: 
South Bend Tribune
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment

Militant Islamist Attacks in Africa Growing

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
The number of militant Islamist attacks in Africa has more than quadrupled in just the past six years, according to new research published Monday. English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Violence

African Union Troops in Somalia not Paid for Six Months

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
The allowances for African troops fighting al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia have not been paid for at least six months, the BBC has learned.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Catherine Byaruhanga
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Military

Raytheon Upgrading Kuwait's Patriot Air Defense System

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Raytheon is to modernize Kuwait's Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems under a $523 million contract issued by the U.S. Army. The Foreign Military Sales program award covers six Patriot fire units.English
Country(s): 
Kuwait
Author(s): 
Richard Tomkins
Publisher / Source: 
UPI
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment
Military

Reservist, Multinational Team Prepares African Partners for Peacekeeping Operations

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Central Accord exercises, currently based in Gabon, are preparing African troops for a variety of challenges presented by peacekeeping missions currently active in Africa. English
Country(s): 
Central Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Col. Richard A. Hough
II
Publisher / Source: 
AFRICOM
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military Exercises

Georgia Abolishes Conscription

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Georgia is abolishing conscription, becoming one of the first former Soviet republics no longer to require men to serve in the military.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Military

Moshe Patel, Director of Israel Missile Defense Organization: Iron Dome Will Also be Used to Shoot Down Enemy Drones.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Israel is seeking sped up production of of Iron Dome batteries, Moshe Patel, Director of the Israel Missile Defense Organization, revealed on Monday.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Yaakov Lappin
Publisher / Source: 
The Jerusalem Post
Tag(s): 
Military Equipment

Atlantic Council Report: Sanctions, Increased NATO Military Presence Key to Deterring Russia

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Stationing more U.S. and NATO troops in Southern and Eastern Europe and upping its naval presence in the Baltic and Black seas are important, but a new Atlantic Council report on the alliance’s purpose sees continued sanctions against Russia as an equally important tool of deterrence.English
Country(s): 
Central and Eastern Europe Regional
Author(s): 
John Grady
Publisher / Source: 
USNI News
Tag(s): 
NATO
Sanctions

Honduran Democracy Still in Crisis 7 Years After Coup

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Deep government corruption, impunity, and widespread human rights abuses are the legacy of the 2009 U.S.-backed coup in Honduras. English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

U.S. Investigates Whether Airstrikes Killed Taliban Hostages

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
American airstrikes in northern Afghanistan killed at least seven hostages being held in a Taliban prison on Saturday, according to accounts from the families of victims and local officials from the immediate area. Some accounts put the death toll as high as 16.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Najim Rahim
Rod Nordland
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Terrorism

Mexican Women Victims of Rape, Torture When Arrested

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Amnesty International says that a vast majority of incarcerated Mexican women face sexual torture during arrest and in the hours following.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
Policing
Human Rights

Police Abuse Increases in Argentine Province Under Macri Ally

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Police brutality is on the rise in Argentina’s province of Jujuy, home to the so-called first political prisoner of President Mauricio Macri’s government, as reports of violent intimidation, torture and arbitrary arrests of local activists at the hands of security forces increasingly emerge from the northwest province, the Buenos Aires Herald reported Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Policing
Human Rights

Pakistan's New Military Courts Challenged Over Abuse Claims

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Pakistan's Supreme Court is expected to rule soon on whether secret military tribunals set up in early 2015 to try civilians accused of terrorism have violated the constitutional rights of 12 people convicted by these courts.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Asad Hashim
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Civil Society
Human Rights

For Colombia’s Peace Process, Disarmament Was a Sticking point. Here’s Why.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016
The government asked FARC rebels to give up their weapons, initially without a promise of robust security guarantees. And despite ongoing negotiations, at least six left-wing activists were slain in acts of political violence in recent months. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Jamie Levin
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

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