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.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel testifies in front of the House Armed Services Committee to support military intervention in Syria.English
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Syria
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Thomas Joscelyn testifies in front of the House Committee on Homeland Security to discuss the threat of al-Qaeda and its affiliated groups inside of Syria.English
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
U.S. President Barack Obama reiterates arguments in support of military intervention in Syria, but acknowledges a possible diplomatic solution involving the Assad regime surrendering chemical weapons. He concludes by announcing his request that Congress postpone the vote on the authorization of military force.English
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Syria
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Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Stephen Biddle testifies in front of the House Committee on Homeland Security to weigh the pros and cons of U.S. military intervention in Syria, ultimately recommending against such action.
Monday, September 9, 2013
While at Price Barracks, the general visited the Belize Defence Force's Joint Operations Center, being completed with U.S. and Canadian assistance to help Belize oversee future coordination between law enforcement, coast guard and defense forces.English
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Belize
Monday, September 9, 2013
Louise Arbour, una de las figuras de derechos humanos mas respetadas del mundo, ve en el proceso de paz de La Habana un caso que puede ser pionero.Spanish
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Colombia
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Monday, September 9, 2013
Creemos que es un momento especial en la fase de conversaciones del Gobierno y la guerrilla en La Habana.Spanish
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Colombia
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Monday, September 9, 2013
Ambassador Daniel A. Sepulveda and Special Adviser for Global Youth Issues Zeenat Rahman will co-lead a delegation to the Global Youth Summit in Costa Rica from September 8-11.English
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Costa Rica
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Monday, September 9, 2013
U.S. National Security Adviser Susan E. Rice argues in favor of military intervention in Syria in order to deter the use of weapons of mass destruction around the world.English
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Syria
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Monday, September 9, 2013
The United States Secretary of State John Kerry's message to the people of Swaziland on their National Day. English
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Swaziland
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Monday, September 9, 2013
State Department Deputy Spokesperson Marie Harf discusses a possible diplomatic resolution to the Syrian chemical weapons crisis, elections in Cambodia and Bangladesh, Dennis Rodman's intelligence gathering in North Korea, the U.S. relationship with Brazil and Candada, the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, and aid to Mali.English
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Syria
Russia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
North Korea
Brazil
Canada
Mali
Israel
Palestinian Territories
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Monday, September 9, 2013
In an op-ed for the Huffington Post, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry argues for a necessary moral response to the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons, and suggests that a strong response will deter further usage of weapons of mass destruction around the world.English
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Syria
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Monday, September 9, 2013
Statement by Spokesperson for the Secretary General on recent developments in the Central African Republic and Sudan and South Sudan. English
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South Sudan
Sudan
Central African Republic
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Sunday, September 8, 2013
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and representatives of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and the Arab League's Secretary-General released a joint statement after a conference in Paris concerning Israeli-Palestinian negotiations as well as international support for economic development in the occupied territories.English
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Palestinian Territories
Israel
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Sunday, September 8, 2013
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Qatari Foreign Minister Khalid bin Muhammad al-Atiyah give a joint press conference following a meeting of many Arab foreign ministry officials with respect to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. They discuss the impending international response to the situation in Syria as well as economic aid to the Palestinian people.English
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Syria
Palestinian Territories
Israel
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Saturday, September 7, 2013
On September 2, the U.S. Ambassador to Armenia John A. Heffern, the U.S. Embassy Office of Defense Cooperation and the U.S. Department of Defense joined Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan, Sasnashen Mayor Andranik Shomian, and Sasnashen residents to commemorate the 56th anniversary of the crash of a U.S. C-130 airplane on Armenian soil. English
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Armenia
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Saturday, September 7, 2013
U.S. President Barack Obama reiterates his support for military action in Syria and calls on Congress to grant him the authorization to use military force.English
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Syria
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Friday, September 6, 2013
Ambassador Lisa Kubiske delivered welcoming remarks for the Third Vital Voices Honduras (VVH) Women Leaders Forum.English
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Honduras
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Friday, September 6, 2013
All four defendants are charged as members of a conspiracy that allegedly distributed more than 500 kilograms of heroin produced by a Mexico-based heroin distribution organization.English
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Mexico
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Friday, September 6, 2013
Bouterse has a history of drug and weapons trafficking, having been convicted of similar charges in his home country of Suriname in 2005.English
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Panama
Suriname
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