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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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UN Envoy Seeks Unregulated Security Forces Ban Ahead of Polls

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
United Nations Secretary General's special representative has pressed on political parties in Ghana to ban unregulated security forces and seek dispute resolutions or dialogue through laid down structures, as polls draw closer.English
Country(s): 
Ghana
Author(s): 
Dasmani Laary
Publisher / Source: 
The Africa Report
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security
Security Sector Reform

New Israeli Defense Minister Meets With Carter on F-35 Buy

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter held a closed-door session at the Pentagon Monday with new hard-line Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on a range of issues including Israel’s acquisition of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Richard Sisk
Publisher / Source: 
DoD Buzz
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Security Assistance

CAE Lands $113 Million in UAE Naval, Training & Simulation Work

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Canadian firm CAE landed $113 million in contracts from the Untied Arab Emirates to design and develop a comprehensive Naval training center and to provide a suite of helicopter simulators and training devices to the UAE's Joint Aviation Command.English
Country(s): 
United Arab Emirates
Author(s): 
Awad Mustafa
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Arms Sales
Security Assistance

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

Guatemala's Government Corruption Scandals Explained

Tuesday, June 21, 2016
News out of Guatemala over the past year has been filled with details regarding various investigations into high-level corruption. InSight Crime breaks down the often overwhelming and confusing stream of information to offer a condensed briefing of the most high-profile cases. English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
Michael Lohmuller
Publisher / Source: 
InSight Crime
Tag(s): 
Corruption

U.S. Air Force in Kenya, Training with African Militaries

Monday, June 20, 2016
The Air Force on Monday begins training a variety of service members from African countries looking to boost their regional security. The militaries aren’t specifically out there to hunt down rebel leaders or run operations against extremist groups. But the training the African service members receive during the week-long program will likely aid their stability should conflicts arise.English
Country(s): 
Kenya
Author(s): 
Oriana Pawlyk
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Militarization
Military and Police Aid

Should the West Be Worried About China’s Growing Security Role in Africa?

Monday, June 20, 2016
China is becoming an important player in African security issues, but is this evidence of Beijing’s creeping bid for superpower status, as pessimistic Western observers fear, or a positive sign that it Beijing can contribute more to global stability?English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Richard Gowan
Publisher / Source: 
World Politics Review
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Security

America's 'War on Terror' Gains a New Ally: Tiny Senegal

Monday, June 20, 2016
The United States' so-called "war on terror" has reached Senegal, a small West African nation and former French colony that's being drawn increasingly close to the US in a military and intelligence alliance.English
Country(s): 
Senegal
Author(s): 
William M. Arkin
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Military Cooperation
Counterterrorism

U.N. Early Warning Report Sees Burundi Scenario in Congo

Monday, June 20, 2016
Democratic Republic of Congo could descend into a cycle of electoral violence similar to that seen in Burundi and presidential and legislative polls due in November are likely to be delayed, the United Nations warned on Friday. English
Country(s): 
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
Author(s): 
Tom Miles
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Violence

Pentagon: Afghan Casualties Increase With 'Resilient' Taliban

Monday, June 20, 2016
Civilian casualties in Afghanistan are at record highs, according to a Pentagon report released Friday that paints a bleak picture of a country where the Taliban continues its resurgence and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) continues to be uneven.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Rebecca Kheel
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Civil Society

U.S. Will Seek Billions More to Support Afghan Military Efforts

Monday, June 20, 2016
At a NATO summit in Warsaw that begins July 8, the United States and its allies will try to raise $15 billion to fund Afghan security forces through 2020. About $10.5 billion of that is expected to come from the United States, a continuation of commitments to pay and clothe Afghan security forces while supplying them with fuel, weapons and ammunition to fight Taliban insurgents.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Tim Craig
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

U.S. Special Operations Force Extends Yemen Mission Against al-Qaeda

Monday, June 20, 2016
The U.S. military now plans to keep a small force of Special Operations advisers in Yemen — deployed in April for a limited, short-term operation — for the foreseeable future, a step toward reestablishing a counterterrorism mission that was shut down last year by civil war.English
Country(s): 
Yemen
Author(s): 
Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Missy Ryan
Publisher / Source: 
The Washington Post
Tag(s): 
Military
Counterterrorism

Politicians And Experts Make Pessimistic Predictions About Moldova’s Future – Analysis

Monday, June 20, 2016
The Moldovan opposition considers the intensification of military cooperation with the United States as a gross violation of the neutrality recorded in the basic law of the state. Participating in joint exercises with NATO, Chisinau sends a signal that Moldova is a de facto member of the alliance, says German political scientist Alexander Rahr.English
Country(s): 
Moldova
Publisher / Source: 
Eurasia Review
Tag(s): 
NATO
Security Assistance

Georgia Stuck in NATO Limbo

Monday, June 20, 2016
Analysts say that Georgia can expect little progress regarding its aspirations to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) at an upcoming July 8-9 summit in Warsaw. The alliance has previously promised that Georgia would eventually join its ranks, and Tbilisi has made considerable efforts to comply with all prerequisites.English
Country(s): 
Georgia
Author(s): 
Giorgi Tskhvitava
Publisher / Source: 
Institute for War and Peace Reporting
Tag(s): 
NATO

Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Meets Heads of U.S. Military Companies

Monday, June 20, 2016
Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, deputy premier and minister of defense held meetings at his residence on Friday with several companies specializing in military equipment, Saudi Press Agency reported.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
Publisher / Source: 
Al Arabiya English (Saudi Arabia)
Tag(s): 
Military
Military Equipment

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