Counterterrorism
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 - 05:38
Kerrow has noticed that Kenya's neighbor to the north, Ethiopia, has had much more success preventing terrorism on its own soil – despite having a much longer border with Somalia and a longer history of military involvement in the country.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 06:50
A spate of horrifying attacks by Al-Shabaab extremists have eroded Kenyans confidence in the ability of their government to protect them, and created a national security crisis the solutions to which promise to reshape the modern Kenyan nation.
Monday, December 8, 2014 - 06:43
Legislators in Cameroon have voted in a draft law proposing the death sentence for all those guilty of carrying out, abetting or sponsoring acts of terrorism. The draft law, which is now being examined by the Cameroon Senate, call for punishment acts of terrorism committed by citizens, either individually or in complicity, with death.
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 13:56
Yesterday, the House of Representatives approved the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. The bill is identical to the recently agreed NDAA by both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees.
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 09:30
The U.S. House of Representatives passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Nigeria demanded that the U.S. halt training a battalion of Nigerian soldiers. The Latin American Public Opinion Project’s (LAPOP) bi-annual survey of Latin American citizen’s attitudes released this week showed increasing concern over security in the region. After Azerbaijani police detained foreign journalists, the country has come under increased scrutiny for its treatment of civil society.
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 06:23
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) issued a statement Wednesday criticising a new anti-terrorism bill and urging the president not to ratify it, describing it as "unconstitutional."
Friday, December 5, 2014 - 06:02
Terrorism suspects may be held by police for longer periods before being taken to court, held incommunicado and denied bail once charged if tough new security laws are passed to aid the war against terrorism.
Thursday, December 4, 2014 - 06:33
The steady weakening of Yemen’s pro-U.S. government over the past two months has exposed some of the same difficulties Washington faces in its efforts to battle extremist group Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 - 07:34
China hopes to boost law-enforcement and security cooperation with Uzbekistan in the fight against terrorism and narcotics so as to jointly safeguard regional peace and stability, a visiting Chinese security official has said.
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 - 06:14
SAS Makhanda (P1569) will complete her tour of counter-piracy duty in the Mozambique channel on December 12 and one of her sister craft, SAS Isaac Dyobha (P1565), will take up station for the next six weeks.