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, February 27, 2014
We must be the voice for those suffering under this repression. At the same time, we must condemn the violent actions of the Maduro regime against people who are yearning for liberty.English
Country(s):
Venezuela
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
I urge the international community to aggressively express their commitment to the basic freedoms that are under assault in Venezuela; and I also, Mr. Speaker, urge our administration to--at the very least--demand that the OAS immediately convene. English
Country(s):
Venezuela
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
I hope that we will be able to say that we did not stand idly by as the Venezuelan people were brutally repressed and that we had a voice in making sure that people knew what was going on in Venezuela.English
Country(s):
Venezuela
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
“We are focused on completing ISAF, but we also need certainty and predictability to launch our new mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan forces after 2014,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said after the meeting.
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Afghanistan
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
Despite ethnic and political rivalries that have resulted in bloodshed and social upheaval in Sudan and South Sudan, peace is possible for the two countries, according to Donald Booth, the U.S. State Department’s special envoy to the two nations.
English
Country(s):
South Sudan
Sudan
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
This program was organized at the United States European Command Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) in Georgia, which plans and executes security assistance and cooperation programs with the Ministry of Defense of Georgia.English
Country(s):
Georgia
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
Spokesperson Jen Psaki addresses Georgia's territorial integrity, press freedoms in Egypt, the necessity for a peaceful solution in Nagorno Karabakh, the U.S. relationship with Venezuela, and the Israeli Palestinian peace process.English
Country(s):
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Israel
Palestinian Territories
Egypt
Venezuela
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding the Annual Country Report on Human Rights issued today by the State Department.English
Country(s):
Sudan
South Sudan
Central African Republic
Democratic Republic of Congo (Kinshasa)
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Thursday, February 27, 2014
Press Secretary Jay Carney addresses Iran's economy following the interim nuclear deal, the president's efforts on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, and the arrests of journalists in Egypt. English
Country(s):
Iran
Israel
Palestinian Territories
Egypt
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
We cannot stand idly by while democracy and due process are trampled on in our own hemisphere, Mr. Speaker. Being silent is not an option.English
Country(s):
Venezuela
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Attorney General Holder stated: "Today's apprehension of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera by Mexican authorities is a landmark achievement, and a victory for the citizens of both Mexico and the United States.English
Country(s):
Mexico
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Cocaine trafficking remains the predominant security challenge throughout the entire region, and I am growing increasingly concerned by the situation in the Caribbean.English
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
An enduring partnership with a secure and prosperous Mexico is a necessary precondition to the long-term security and prosperity of the U.S. and the Western Hemisphere.English
Country(s):
Bahamas
Mexico
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are universal human rights. They are essential to a functioning democracy. And the Venezuelan government has an obligation to protect these fundamental freedoms.English
Country(s):
Mexico
Venezuela
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
So I think the issues right now for the Venezuelan government have to do with establishing a dialogue with the Venezuelan people. This is not a U.S.-Venezuelan issue.English
Country(s):
Venezuela
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
We are building relationships, so if something should happen in the future, and we need to work together again, we facilitate a more advantageous exchange to accomplish the missionEnglish
Country(s):
Trinidad and Tobago
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
I am continuing the national emergency with respect to Cuba and the emergency authority relating to the regulation of the anchorage and movement of vessels set out in Proclamation 6867 as amended by Proclamation 7757.English
Country(s):
Cuba
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
The U.S Policy towards Sudan's five crises.English
Country(s):
Sudan
South Sudan
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Today, however, the biggest threat to the people of Sudan and South Sudan are raging civil wars within their own countries. Mass atrocities, war crimes and crimes against humanity are being committed in the context of wars in both countries.English
Country(s):
South Sudan
Sudan
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Wednesday, February 26, 2014
“Through our operations, including Libya and Afghanistan, we have identified the areas where our capabilities do not go far enough or too few countries have them,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said.English
Country(s):
Afghanistan
Libya
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