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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 Wants to Sign U.S. Aid Deal before Obama Departs

Monday, June 13, 2016
Key voices insides the government are arguing it is in Israel’s interests to sign a Memorandum of Understanding to govern US military aid for the next decade while President Barack Obama is in office, as a way of locking in support for the deal from wider swaths of the American public.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Publisher / Source: 
The Jerusalem Post
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid

U.S. May Not Make Afghanistan Troop Decision by Warsaw Summit

Monday, June 13, 2016
U.S. President Barack Obama may not decide before a NATO summit next month whether to alter plans to nearly halve America's forces in Afghanistan, a diplomat and a U.S. official said. A decision had been expected at or before the summit in Warsaw on July 8-9 on whether to stick to plans to slash the 9,800 troops to 5,500 before Obama leaves office next year.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Arshad Mohammed
Phil Stewart
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Wire Service: 
AFP, EFE, Reuters
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Defense Market Expands at Record Pace to be Worth $65 Billion

Monday, June 13, 2016
The global defense trade increased at a record pace last year, with the value of the market expanding by $6.6 billion to be worth $65 billion in 2015, according to a new report by IHS Jane's. The U.S. held the top spot as the world's largest exporter, supplying $22.9 billion worth of defense equipment up from $12.9 billion in 2009. English
Country(s): 
Global
Author(s): 
Kalyeena Makortoff
Publisher / Source: 
CNBC
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military

U.S., Armenia Deepen Cooperation to Combat Nuclear Smuggling

Monday, June 13, 2016
On June 13 representatives of the Government of the United States and of the Republic of Armenia conducted a scheduled review of the 2008 U.S.-Armenia Joint Action Plan on Combating Smuggling of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials, press services of the US Embassy in Armenia informed "Armenpress".English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Publisher / Source: 
ArmenPress (Armenia)
Tag(s): 
Security Assistance

Israel Touts Tech Transfer As Edge for Global Exports

Monday, June 13, 2016
Given Europe’s intensified needs for intelligence, homeland security and coalition defense capabilities, Israel’s Ministry of Defense anticipates high interest in locally developed, operationally proven technologies on display at the biannual Eurosatory exhibition opening Monday in Paris.English
Country(s): 
Israel
Author(s): 
Barbara Opall-Rome
Publisher / Source: 
Defense News
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military Equipment
Military

Mexico, U.S., Canada to Launch Heroin Fight at Three Amigos Summit

Monday, June 13, 2016
Mexico, the United States and Canada will unveil a plan to combat increased opium poppy cultivation and heroin use across North America at a summit later this month, a senior Mexican official said on Thursday.English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Author(s): 
Dave Graham
Ana Isabel Martinez
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Counternarcotics

Lebanon PM Says Bank Bombing Harms National Security

Monday, June 13, 2016
Lebanon's prime minister said on Monday a bomb attack at a major bank had harmed national security after an incident seen as a dangerous escalation of a crisis over a US law targeting the finances of Shiite group Hezbollah.English
Country(s): 
Lebanon
Author(s): 
Tom Perry
Publisher / Source: 
Reuters
Tag(s): 
Terrorism
Security

U.S.-Romanian Naval Drills Alarms Russia

Monday, June 13, 2016
US and Romanian naval vessels begin joint exercises on Monday to enhance NATO’s maritime interoperability on the Black Sea, manoeuvres met with suspicion by Russia. The destroyer USS Porter will drill with the Romanian frigate Queen Maria, and other ships, through Friday, according to the Romanian Navy. The US ship entered the Black Sea last week. English
Country(s): 
Romania
Author(s): 
Marian Chiriac
Publisher / Source: 
Balkan Insight
Tag(s): 
Military Exercises

Air Force F-16s, MQ-1 Predators Likely to Step Up Airstrikes in Afghanistan

Monday, June 13, 2016
U.S. generals, who for months have been arguing in favor of employing more air power in Afghanistan to counter the Taliban’s advances, are finally getting their wish. Defense officials on Friday announced that the White House has approved an expansion of U.S. airstrikes against the fundamentalist group, giving more authority to U.S. commanders to call in aerial backup for Afghan and U.S. forces on the ground.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Oriana Pawlyk
Publisher / Source: 
Military Times
Tag(s): 
Conflict

Ban Ki-Moon Lauds Uganda On AMISOM

Monday, June 13, 2016
The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has hailed Uganda for its commitment and sacrifices to ensure that peace and stability prevails in Somalia and the region.English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Publisher / Source: 
AllAfrica
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Security

A Corruption Crusade in Guatemala

Monday, June 13, 2016
While the backing of international experts has proved to be transformational, dismantling a culture of impunity will ultimately require empowered civil society organizations and political will. English
Country(s): 
Guatemala
Author(s): 
The Editorial Board
Publisher / Source: 
The New York Times
Tag(s): 
Corruption

Regional Focus - Middle East and Africa

Monday, June 13, 2016
The Saudi-led intervention in Yemen and the rise of Iran in the wake of its nuclear deal appear to have set the stage for a further escalation in the region’s Shia- Sunni rivalry. Meanwhile, Russia has re-established itself as a major player in the Middle East with its military deployment to Syria.English
Country(s): 
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Publisher / Source: 
IHS Jane's
Tag(s): 
Arms Sales
Military

U.S. Says Friendly Fire Killed Syrian Allies

Monday, June 13, 2016
The U.S. military bombed a Syrian rebel unit it had trained and equipped in a friendly-fire incident in late May, prompting an internal investigation and raising questions about renewed Pentagon efforts to build local forces to battle Islamic State.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Adam Entous
Gordon Lubold
Publisher / Source: 
The Wall Street Journal
Tag(s): 
Military and Police Aid
Military and Police Aid

Argentina: Macri Defense Policies Move Closer to U.S. Guidelines

Monday, June 13, 2016
After the brutal dictatorship that ruled Argentina between 1976 and 1983, in which the armed forces played a crucial role and commited systematic human rights violations, one of the main consensus of the country’s democratic system was that the military could no longer have the autonomy levels that it had during the 20th century. The U.S. government is becoming the most important ally of the Macri administration. English
Country(s): 
Argentina
Author(s): 
laureano Ponce
Publisher / Source: 
TeleSur
Tag(s): 
Human Rights

Which African Country is Worst at Fighting Insurgents?

Friday, June 10, 2016
Public approval in Nigeria and Kenya for their governments’ handling of jihadist violence is low, and citizens have a poor opinion of the security forces that are supposed to protect them, according to a survey-based report released this week by Afrobarometer, a pan-African research network.English
Country(s): 
Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Obi Anyadike
Publisher / Source: 
IRIN
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

A $1-million Shortfall is Threatening Help for Human Rights Victims in the Americas

Friday, June 10, 2016
A U.S.-backed commission that helps provide justice for victims of human rights abuses in the Americas is in danger of collapse because of a severe cash crunch. Advocates say some donor governments may be happy to see the Washington-based Inter-American Commission on Human Rights falter because it has harshly criticized them. English
Country(s): 
South America Regional
Program(s): 
OAS Fund for Strengthening Democracy
Author(s): 
Tracy Wilkinson
Publisher / Source: 
Los Angeles Times
Tag(s): 
Governance
Human Rights
Civil-Military Relations

Treasury Official: Gulf Donors Remain an Important Source of Terrorist Financing

Friday, June 10, 2016
A U.S. Treasury official on Thursday said donors located in the Gulf remain an important source of revenue for Al Qaeda, but that the U.S. and regional allies were "making strides" in cutting off that financing. English
Country(s): 
Middle East and North Africa Regional
Author(s): 
Kristina Wong
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Terrorism

The Zetas Cartel Turned a Mexican Prison into a Death Camp

Friday, June 10, 2016
Members of the notorious Zetas drug cartel turned the prison where they were being held in northern Mexico into a death camp where they tortured and killed around 150 people, and then incinerated the bodies or dissolved them in acid, the authorities say. English
Country(s): 
Mexico
Publisher / Source: 
Vice News
Tag(s): 
Human Rights
Criminal Organizations
Corruption

AU in Somalia: Underfunded and Overwhelmed

Friday, June 10, 2016
The African Union Mission in Somalia continues to face an uphill battle in the face of budgetary uncertainty. English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Ludger Schadomsky
Publisher / Source: 
Deutsche Welle
Tag(s): 
U.N. Peacekeeping
Terrorism
Corruption

Boost in Afghan Visas Blocked in Senate

Friday, June 10, 2016
An agreement to increase the number of visas for Afghan interpreters fell apart in the Senate on Thursday. Lawmakers tried to include in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) a deal to increase the number of visas for Afghans who served as interpreters to U.S. officials and increase Guantánamo Bay restrictions.English
Country(s): 
Afghanistan
Author(s): 
Jordain Carney
Publisher / Source: 
The Hill
Tag(s): 
Civil-Military Relations

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