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.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
One of my amendments will authorize the Secretary of Defense to deploy assets, personnel and resources, in coordination with SOUTHCOM, to combat increasing threats in our region.English
Country(s):
Cuba
Western Hemisphere Regional
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
. I am pleased that the Obama Administration has prioritized our partnership with Mexico from the very start, and I’m happy to see that Secretary Kerry is continuing our high level engagement with his trip there tomorrow.English
Country(s):
Mexico
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
As you can see, we have a great, dedicated team here of Mexicans and Americans who work together on all sorts of issues to make our relationship better and to promote our interestsEnglish
Country(s):
Mexico
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
"It's real important that we get comfortable with each other and that we understand where there are challenges and work them out in a training environment so that when the call does come everybody is prepared to go," said McHugh.English
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Georgia
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
U.S. Army Europe and the Georgian Armed Forces are wrapping up a three-day conference for senior enlisted leaders from the military forces of more than 30 allied and partner nations and the U.S. English
Country(s):
Georgia
Europe Regional
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
One of the major points discussed was a proposal by the Brazilian is to develop foreign liaison officer positions at most of the U.S. Army’s eight Centers of Excellence starting in 2015.
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Brazil
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
“While I recognize the importance of the improvements that we have made jointly in the judicial sector, I believe it’s only prudent for the U.S. to continue to seek and push extradition of high value criminals who could provide us insight into the drug trade in our region."English
Country(s):
Mexico
Cuba
Venezuela
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
The training evolution was a welcomed break from the company’s bilateral training exercise with the Dutch Marines, taking place during the month of May, and focuses on visit, board, search and seizure, maritime interdiction operations, live-fire weapons training, aerial sniping, diver propulsion device and amphibious operations.English
Country(s):
Aruba
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
The first team of four flew in via an UH-60 Black Hawk to the U.S. Embassy from Joint Task Force-Bravo, Honduras a little more than an hour’s flight away. The other SSAT, consisting of eight personnel, arrived two days later by commercial air from Army South headquarters in San Antonio.English
Country(s):
El Salvador
Honduras
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Thursday, May 22, 2014
In order to provide better care to patients, the Western Regional Hospital in Belmopan, Belize, is receiving an addition to the facility as part of New Horizons Belize 2014. The work at the hospital is nearing completion and should be ready to hand over to hospital administrators by June 20.English
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Belize
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
While the Merida Initiative does not directly fund law enforcement operations, it does build capacity. We know that when Mexicans benefit from more effective law enforcement and judicial institutions, in areas near or far from our border, the United States, as Mexico’s neighbor and friend, benefits as well.English
Country(s):
Mexico
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
There’s going to be a lot more going on in police and corrections training, especially at the state level, where we haven’t begun to work yet. So they’ll be talking about that. So there’s a lot more happening on the security side. English
Country(s):
Mexico
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Well, as an Administration, we continue to consider all available options to foster a peaceful solution to the unrest in Venezuela. We possess a range of diplomatic tools, including sanctions, to address human rights violations. But in our view, sanctions are a tool. They’re not an objective.English
Country(s):
Venezuela
Mexico
Cuba
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Wednesday, May 21, 2014
But we want to have a more structured dialogue so we can talk about migration, security in a framework of the right of migrants. That’s something that Mexico has always fostered, and we agree with President Obama. Security is a shared responsibility.English
Country(s):
Mexico
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
“Chile has been a phenomenal partner in our region and their army has truly emerged as one of the world leaders within our area of responsibility,” said Salinas. “This ceremony is indicative of the bond between our armies.”English
Country(s):
Chile
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Mr. Fogh Rasmussen commended Armenia for the start of a new cycle of the Individual Partnership Action Plan agreed with NATO and welcomed the efforts towards more transparency and accountability in the defence and security sector. English
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Armenia
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today called on the United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a new assessment on the effectiveness of efforts by the U.S. government to curb the trafficking of firearms to Mexico. English
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Mexico
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014
About 6,000 U.S. troops are expected to participate in the exercise, along with 3,000 from Jordan and some 3,200 from more than 20 partner-nations, totaling more than 12,000 troops.English
Country(s):
Jordan
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Monday, May 19, 2014
Resolving the question of narcotics production and trafficking is central to achieving that peace. We congratulate president Santos and the Colombian government for this advance.English
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Colombia
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Monday, May 19, 2014
This amendment is a setback for freedom of speech in the Kyrgyz Republic, and tarnishes Kyrgyzstan’s image as an emerging democracy in the region. English
Country(s):
Kyrgyzstan
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