Security Assistance
Friday, July 31, 2015 - 07:14
The upcoming strategic dialogue will seek to expand the relationship beyond security issues—or maybe just get things back on track.
Friday, July 31, 2015 - 07:00
A Pentagon program to train moderate Syrian insurgents to fight the Islamic State has been vexed by problems of recruitment, screening, dismissals and desertions that have left only a tiny band of fighters ready to do battle.
Friday, July 31, 2015 - 06:48
Regional powers sign pact to boost economic and military ties, and pledge to work together to create joint Arab force.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 06:51
Al Qaeda’s Syrian affiliate Al-Nusra Front has kidnapped eight rebels who participated in a US training programme to fight the Islamic State group, a monitor said Thursday.
Thursday, July 30, 2015 - 06:31
The Kingdom’s request for additional interceptors could be the first of many new Mideast arms purchases aimed at warding off Iranian missiles.
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 - 07:13
That’s an odd situation to be in as the U.S. puts the first of its trained-and-equipped opposition fighters into Syria and finalizes an agreement with Turkey to back a “safe zone” on the Syrian border.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 06:43
The scope of the war against the Islamic State is expanding. As outlined by the Washington Post on Sunday night, Turkey and the United States have reached an agreement that calls for a de facto “safe zone” along the Turkey-Syria border after militants are driven out of 40-mile wide, 68-mile-long area west of the Euphrates River.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 06:33
The United States has spent more than $3 billion on the military campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Pentagon said in an update Monday.
Tuesday, July 28, 2015 - 06:23
The U.S. Navy has ordered 555 AGM-154 Joint Stand-Off Weapons (JSOW) from Raytheon for $180 million for itself and Saudi Arabia, according to a recent contract announcement.
Monday, July 27, 2015 - 13:37
This two-part series describes shortcomings in the current U.S. approach to security assistance in the context of broader governance. Part two of the series will examine weaknesses in the U.S. government’s current security assistance policies and programs and recommend measures the U.S. government should take to develop more coherent strategies and effective tools for addressing the interrelated challenges of improving governance and security.