Resources - Policy Statements

This section presents links to what people are saying about U.S. security policy around the world. Select one of the four types of policy statements from the menu at the right to filter the results below. 

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U.S. State Department on Death of Peacekeepers in Darfur

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
The United States Department of State spokesperson Jen Psaki on the recent death of UN peacekeepers in Darfur, Sudan. English
Country(s): 
Sudan
Author(s): 
Jen Psaki
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
United Nations
Violence

Statement by Richard Downie, Deputy Director and Fellow of the Africa Program at CSIS to the House Foreign Affairs Committee

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
al-Shabaab: How Great a Threat?
Statement by Richard Downie, Deputy Director and Fellow of the Africa Program at CSIS to the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the threat of al-Shabaab.English
Country(s): 
Somalia
Author(s): 
Richard Downie
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Counterterrorism
Violence

Daily Press Briefing, U.S. State Department - 15 October 2013

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Daily Press Briefing for 15 October 2013 for the United States Department of State, by spokesperson Jen Psaki.English
Country(s): 
Iran
Syria
Egypt
Nigeria
Libya
Author(s): 
Jen Psaki
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Violence
Counterterrorism
Foreign Policy

Testimony of U.S. Agency for International Development Assistant Administrator Earl Gast to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Ethiopia After Meles: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights
Testimony of U.S. Agency for International Development Assistant Administrator Earl Gast to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign AffairsEnglish
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Author(s): 
Earl Gast
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
Governance
Development
U.S. Policy

Testimony of Berhanu Nega, Associate Professor of Economics, Bucknell University Before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Ethiopia After Meles: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights
Testimony by Dr. Berhanu Nega on the prospects for human rights and democratization in post-Meles Ethiopia.English
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Author(s): 
Dr. Berhanu Nega
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Governance
Development

“From al-Shabaab to al-Nusra: How Westerners Joining Terror Groups Overseas Affect The Homeland”

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
From al-Shabaab to al-Nusra: How Westerners Joining Terror Groups Overseas Affect the Homeland
Brett Lovegrove testifies in front of the House Committee on Homeland Security with respect to how the United Kingdom is currently responding to returning individuals who appear to have undergone training abroad in order to inflict harm on UK communities and also details the preparations that have been put in place that are designed to protect so called ‘softer’ targets from attack.English
Country(s): 
United Kingdom
Author(s): 
Brett Lovegrove
Publisher / Source: 
City Security and Resilience Network
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
Counterterrorism

Prepared Statement of Dr. J. Peter Pham, Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, Before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs

Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Related Hearing: 
Ethiopia After Meles: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights
Prepared Statement of Dr. J. Peter Pham, Director of the Africa Center at the Atlantic Council, before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign AffairsEnglish
Country(s): 
Ethiopia
Author(s): 
Dr. J. Peter Pham
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. House of Representatives
Video, Audio or PDF?: 
pdf
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Governance
Development

Declaracion del Presidente Juan Manuel Santos durante la reunion de seguridad en Cartagena

Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Lo que las Farc pretenden es que se incluyan puntos adicionales, y eso no va a ser posible, porque no fue lo pactado.Spanish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Juan Manuel Santos
Publisher / Source: 
Presidencia De La Republica (Colombia)

Declaracion de Humberto de la Calle, Jefe de la Delegacion del Gobierno en la Mesa de Conversaciones

Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Si desde el comienzo se ha presentado una constante en este proceso, ha sido la insistencia de las Farc en traer a las conversaciones temas que no forman parte de esa Agenda pactada.Spanish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Humberto De La Calle
Publisher / Source: 
Presidencia De La Republica (Colombia)

Equatorial Guinea National Day

Tuesday, October 15, 2013
Statement by United States Secretary of State John Kerry on the occasion of Equatorial Guinea's National Day.English
Country(s): 
Equatorial Guinea
Author(s): 
Secretary of State John Kerry
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy

Terrorist use of explosives in focus of OSCE discussion in Armenia

Tuesday, October 15, 2013
A roundtable meeting on hindering terrorists’ access to explosives through better control over the substances took place in Yerevan today with OSCE support.English
Country(s): 
Armenia
Belgium
Spain
United Kingdom
Publisher / Source: 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
Tag(s): 
Security
Politics and Security
Terrorism
Military

Readout of Secretary Hagel's Call with Egyptian Minister of Defense Gen. Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi

Monday, October 14, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel spoke on the phone with Egyptian Minister of Defense General Al-Sisi about the bilateral relationship between the United States and Egypt. English
Country(s): 
Egypt
Author(s): 
George Little
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of Defense
Secondary Publisher / Source: 
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Readout of Secretary Hagel's Call with the United Arab Emirates' Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Monday, October 14, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel spoke with UAE Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed al Nahyan on regional security issues.English
Country(s): 
United Arab Emirates
Iran
Author(s): 
George Little
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of Defense
Secondary Publisher / Source: 
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
Tag(s): 
Security
Arms Control
Foreign Policy

Background Briefing on P5+1 Negotiations

Monday, October 14, 2013
A U.S. State Department senior administration official discusses and fields questions regarding the P5+1 talks with Iran in Geneva, including the core issues to be addressed and the time frame for negotiations.
Country(s): 
Iran
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Secondary Publisher / Source: 
Office of Press Relations
Tag(s): 
Arms Control
Foreign Policy

La guerra en las coyunturas de negociacion: Tlaxcala - El Caguan - La Habana

Friday, October 11, 2013
Hoy realizan mas acciones que requieren un menor esfuerzo militar. Las que exigen un alto esfuerzo, tienden a desaparecer.Spanish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Publisher / Source: 
Fundacion Ideas Para La Paz
Tag(s): 
Conflict
Security

Venezuela: Is anyone watching?

Friday, October 11, 2013
The immediate future for Venezuela is, at best, grim.English
Country(s): 
Venezuela
Author(s): 
Carl Meacham
Publisher / Source: 
CSIS
Tag(s): 
Politics and Security

Uganda National Day Message

Friday, October 11, 2013
On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Uganda as you celebrate the 51st anniversary of your independence on October 9.English
Country(s): 
Uganda
Author(s): 
Secretary of State John Kerry
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of State
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Foreign Policy

Retrograde Process Saves Lives, Money

Friday, October 11, 2013
“So, we're mostly for October scheduling materiel like repair parts, etc., in containers to go out the NDN,” he noted.English
Country(s): 
Iraq
Kuwait
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Central Asia Regional
Author(s): 
Claudette Roulo
Publisher / Source: 
U.S. Department of Defense
Secondary Publisher / Source: 
American Forces Press Service
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Military
Foreign Policy

White House Press Briefing- October 11, 2013

Friday, October 11, 2013
Press Secretary Jay Carney discussed the nobel peace prize awarded to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for their work in Syria.English
Country(s): 
Syria
Author(s): 
Jay Carney
Publisher / Source: 
The White House
Secondary Publisher / Source: 
Office of the Press Secretary
Tag(s): 
U.S. Policy
Arms Control
United Nations

Palabras del Presidente Juan Manuel Santos durante la activacion del Comando Conjunto Sur Oriente Numero 3

Thursday, October 10, 2013
Un cese al fuego lo que hace es motivar a que se prolonguen las conversaciones indefinidamente. Porque estarian las Farc en el mejor de los mundos: conversando, pero armados.Spanish
Country(s): 
Colombia
Author(s): 
Juan Manuel Santos
Publisher / Source: 
Presidencia De La Republica

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