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Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 07:05
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations released its draft Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations bill on Tuesday. The bill includes a number of notable provisions for the Middle East, particularly for Egypt. Most notably, the bill removes democracy conditions on assistance to Egypt that were included in the FY15 Appropriations Act.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 07:02
With thousands of victims and just a few convictions, the nations that make up Central America's Northern Triangle region have yet to prove that crime doesn't pay when it comes to human trafficking.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 06:58
Call for top officers to face war crimes inquiry as report based on hundreds of interviews and leaked files alleges widespread abuses in campaign against Boko Haram
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 06:56
The Nigerian military, including nine senior commanders, should be investigated for their role in shooting, starving, suffocating and torturing thousands of people to death during the fight against Boko Haram.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 06:54
Today, the ongoing violence in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen commands far more attention than events in Tunisia. Yet strategically, democratic Tunisia may be for more important for U.S. national security and the future of the Arab world. Allying with Tunisia will help the U.S. better address its problems in the Middle East and North Africa.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 06:53
Rule of Law index, a new global report that ranks countries’ adherence to the rule of law, puts Botswana in the top spot for Africa.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 06:50
When a crack unit of Kenyan narco cops raided a Mombasa villa in November, after an eight-month undercover US investigation, it marked a step change in Africa's fight against drug trafficking.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 06:48
The U.S. military is gradually expanding a new program to train and equip Syrian opposition fighters, but building a force that can effectively take on the Islamic State may take longer than expected, President Obama’s top military adviser said Wednesday.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 06:39
Honduras' president acknowledged Wednesday that his election campaign received financing from businesspeople linked to a social security embezzlement and graft scandal that has sparked large protests, but denied any personal involvement.
Thursday, June 4, 2015 - 06:30
Fernando Cevallos, leader of Control Risks’ compliance, intelligence, investigations and technology team for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, talks about a change in attitude in Mexico’s fight against corruption, and the potential impacts of a new anti-corruption bill.