Security Assistance
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 09:11
According to a press-release by the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers, Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland during the meeting with the Prime Minister of Ukraine Volodymyr Groysman confirmed willingness of the U.S. to provide financial guarantees to Ukraine if the latter conducts the reforms agreed upon with the IMF.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 - 08:40
A recent report suggested that if the current cessation of hostilities breaks down, as it appears to be doing, the C.I.A. plans to provide “more-powerful” weapons to “moderate” Syrian rebels. But this wasn’t the only recent announcement of a shifting policy to train and equip the Syrian rebels. This month, the Pentagon began a new program to train and equip Syrian rebels to combat Islamic State militants, but it’s still unclear if the program will be able to overcome the past problems.
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 06:26
U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt has said that the United States hopes for the development of a joint defence production with Ukraine, which will allow realizing the strategic and business objectives of both countries.
Monday, April 25, 2016 - 06:14
More than four-fifths of the U.S. Senate have signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to quickly reach an agreement on a new defense aid package for Israel worth more than the current $3 billion per year.
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 06:13
Drones are firing more weapons than conventional warplanes for the first time in Afghanistan and the ratio is rising, previously unreported US Air Force data for 2015 show, underlining how reliant the military has become on unmanned aircraft.
Thursday, April 21, 2016 - 06:11
Niger’s rising star as a bastion of regional security has gone hand in hand with the erosion of democracy there. The upward trend in security spending, coupled with the lack of progress on fighting poverty, has disappointed many Nigeriens.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 06:52
Barack Obama ended opium eradication efforts in Afghanistan in 2009, effectively green lighting Afghan opium and the heroin trade. U.S. policy has allowed Afghan opium and heroin since. And heroin deaths here tripled from 3,036 in 2010 to 10,574 in 2014; so has heroin use, from 1,500,000 in 2010 to 4,500,000 heroin users in 2014.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 06:20
Tremendous progress achieved in Afghanistan has made the US safer, but still a lot of work has to be done in the war torn country for the advancement of national security interests, the White House has said, a day after a Taliban bomb blast in Kabul killed 30 people.
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 - 06:16
The European Union has responded to a request for help from the fledgling UN-backed Libyan government by offering assistance with its security sector, managing migration, border management and police capacity building.
Monday, April 18, 2016 - 06:52
U.S. Special Operations forces have been quietly deployed around the world since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in an effort to shore up U.S. allies embroiled in their own conflicts.