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With U.S. and Russian Support, Tajikistan’s Iron-Fisted Dictator Crushes Religious Expression and Democratic Protest

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Since the end of the Tajik civil war in the 1990s, Emomali Rahmon has ruled his country with an iron fist. The U.S. has mostly ignored the rising repression in Tajikistan. Rahmon's commitment to the West’s so-called war on terror has all but guaranteed Washington’s silence about his tyrannical practices. When the United States invaded Afghanistan, Rahmon opened his country's airspace to the U.S.-led coalition and provided it with logistic collaboration. In return, Washington secured Rahmon's power by making him stronger than ever before.English
Country(s): 
Tajikistan
Author(s): 
Emran Feroz
Publisher / Source: 
AlterNet
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Key House Panel Set to Consider FY 2017 Foreign Aid Priorities on Thursday

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Armenian American foreign aid priorities will be among the broad range of issues considered this Thursday by members of the influential U.S. House subcommittee tasked with drafting the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 foreign assistance bill, setting the stage for full House and Senate consideration in upcoming months, reported the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA).English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Author(s): 
Siranush Ghazanchyan
Publisher / Source: 
Public Radio of Armenia
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Foreign Aid
Security Assistance

Zapatistas Condemn 'Cowardly Police Attack' on Mexican Teachers

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
The National Indigenous Congress, CNI, and the Zapatista National Liberation Army, EZLN, condemned Monday the “cowardly police attack” against teachers affiliated with the CNTE union, and against the Indigenous community of Nochixtlan in Oaxaca, violence that left at least a dozen dead and dozens more injured.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Policing
Human Rights

Berta Cáceres's Name Was on Honduran Military Hitlist, Says Former Soldier

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Berta Cáceres, the murdered environmental campaigner, appeared on a hitlist distributed to U.S.-trained special forces units of the Honduran military months before her death, a former soldier has claimed.English
Country(s): 
Honduras
Author(s): 
Nina Lakhani
Publisher / Source: 
The Guardian
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Human Rights

U.S. Army Africa's Largest Exercise Ever is Now Underway

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
After a week in the classroom, the American soldiers and their Central African partners are ready to put into practice what they’ve learned as part of the largest, most complex exercise U.S. Army Africa has ever conducted on the African continent.English
Country(s): 
Gabon
Central Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Michelle Tan
Publisher / Source: 
Army Times
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Military Exercises

Caribbean-US Strategic Partnership taking shape, Eliot Engel at the Wicket

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Strategic cooperation between the United States and the Caribbean on issues such as energy security and counternarcotics is taking shape thanks to the efforts of members of Congress.
Country(s): 
Caribbean Regional
Publisher / Source: 
CaribNews
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Counternarcotics

AFRICOM Nominee Details Priorities at Confirmation Hearing

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
U.S. Africa Command will concentrate on building the capacity of nations to handle their own security and will continue to guard U.S. interests on the continent, President Barack Obama’s choice to lead Africom told the Senate Armed Services Committee today.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Jim Garamone
Publisher / Source: 
Department Of Defense
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Military Operations

One Year After Mali Peace Agreement, Challenges Remain

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
The U.N. will send more troops and continued support against terrorists in Mali it announced this week, on the one-year anniversary of the U.N.'s intervention in the West African country.English
Country(s): 
Mali
Author(s): 
Esha Sarai
Jacques Aristide
Publisher / Source: 
Voice of America
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Counterinsurgency

U.S.-Israel Sign Cyber Defense Declaration

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Israel and the United States signed a cyber defense declaration Tuesday calling for real-time operational connectivity through respective Computer Emergency Response Teams (CERTS) of both nations.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Security

U.S. Commanders Now Openly Challenging ISIS Strategy of Outgoing Obama

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Rifts have emerged between U.S. military leaders and the Obama White House on Washington's future role in Libya, with the generals questioning the White House's argument that the recent success against Islamic State shows Libya can go it alone in the fight against terrorism, without direct U.S. assistance.English
Country(s): 
Libya
Author(s): 
Carlo Munoz
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Times
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism
Terrorism
Terrorism
Security Assistance

Examining The West’s Misguided Approach To The Horn Of Africa – OpEd

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
The histories and patterns of U.S.-coordinated Western support for Ethiopia through military and economic aid have ultimately destabilized the region has given rise to heightened tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea.English
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Eritrea
Author(s): 
Dr. Fikrejesus Amahazion
Publisher / Source: 
Eurasia Review
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance
Governance

Obama’s Generals Want More U.S. Troops in Iraq

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
As the war against the Islamic State in Iraq shows signs of fragile progress, U.S. military leaders there are preparing to ask President Obama for the one thing he is resisting above all else in his final months — the deployment of hundreds more U.S. troops.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Author(s): 
Josh Rogin
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military Operations
Counterterrorism
Terrorism

Former Ambassador Oren Advises Netanyahu to Hold Off From Signing Defense Agreement with U.S.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
The former Israeli ambassador to the United States advised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off from quickly signing a new memorandum of understanding on American defense aid to Israel, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Publisher / Source: 
The Tower
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Security Assistance
Military

Pakistan Uses 1.5 million Afghan Refugees as Pawns in Dispute With U.S.

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
For decades, Afghans fleeing conflict have found a tenuous haven in next-door Pakistan, which has allowed millions to settle there but periodically threatened to send them back. Now, amid new tensions with Washington over drone strikes and fighter jet subsidies, Pakistan says it plans to deport at least 1.5 million refugees within the next two weeks.English
Country(s): 
Pakistan
Author(s): 
Pamela Constable
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Refugees

India-US Military Relationship Closer Than Ever

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Indo-US military ties are closer than ever as America’s re-balance policy in the strategic Asia Pacific region is complimenting India’s Act East policy, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said today as he praised India for helping strengthen Vietnam’s military capabilities.English
Country(s): 
India
Publisher / Source: 
The Indian Express
Tag(s): 
Military
Security Assistance

In Push for Equal NATO Status, Poland Asks for Flashpoint Troops

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Weeks before a key summit in Warsaw, Poland is pushing its allies to use some of NATO's planned new multinational forces to secure the Fulda Gap, a move experts say is aimed at rebalancing what Warsaw sees as a 'second class' status within the alliance.English
Country(s): 
Poland
Author(s): 
Wiktor Szary
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
NATO
Military Cooperation

Mexico Teacher Protests Buffet Ruling Party, Eight Killed in Clashes

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
At least eight people were killed in clashes in southern Mexico over the weekend when police and members of a teachers' union faced off in violent confrontations, a senior state official said, piling fresh pressure on the country's embattled ruling party.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Lizbeth Diaz
Natalie Schachar
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Policing
Conflict
Security

Harris Awarded $1.7B Radio Contract for Afghanistan

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Harris Corp. has been awarded a $1.7 billion foreign military sales contract to provide radios for Afghanistan. English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Michael Peck
Publisher / Source: 
C4ISR & Networks
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military

Olympic Host Rio Gets Emergency Funding Lifeline From Temer

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Brazil’s federal government has agreed to provide emergency funding to Rio de Janeiro state after the host of this year’s summer Olympics declared an emergency as it runs short of cash weeks before the start of the games, O Globo reported.English
Country(s): 
Brazil
Author(s): 
Randy Woods
Publisher / Source: 
Bloomberg
Tag(s): 
Security
Security

Colombia President Santos: 'Farc Peace Deal by 20 July'

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos says he expects a peace deal to end more than 50 years of conflict with the country's largest rebel group, Farc, to be reached within a month. English
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
BBC
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Peace Negotiations

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