WASHINGTON, March 17 (UPI) — The United States needs a network of international partners to help counter threats from weapons of mass destruction, according new a Rand Corp. monograph.

VIENNA, March 17 (UPI) — Estonia’s defense minister said Tuesday that countering the evolving security threat from cyberattacks will require strengthening international cooperation.

KINGSTON, Ontario, March 17 (UPI) — Canada’s Department of National Defense has released two new doctrines that establish updated techniques and procedures for the land operations.

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, March 17 (UPI) — A joint Congolese-Ugandan military operation targeting rebels has provided some relief, but more needs to be done, a U.N. official said.

BRUSSELS, March 17 (UPI) — The head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is calling for a high-level and wide-ranging dialogue on the future of security in Europe.

LYON, France, March 16 (UPI) — Authorities from Interpol and the Organization of American States recently met to discuss ways the two organizations could strengthen cooperation.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands, March 16 (UPI) — Europol and the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction have signed a cooperation deal to continue combating the flow and use of illicit drugs.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, March 16 (UPI) — Mounting civilian casualties caused by a conflict between the Sri Lankan army and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam could violate international laws.

MAXWELL-GUNTER AIR FORCE BASE, Ala., March 16 (UPI) — U.S. Africa Command is partnering with Air University on a conference to bring together top defense experts to establish priorities for the new command.

ABECHE, Chad, March 16 (UPI) — European troops operating in Chad and the Central African Republic since March 2008 have been replaced by U.N. peacekeepers operating under a new mandate.