Emerging Threats

Monday Emerging Threats

From my UPI Emerging Threats beat. Click on headlines to view stories.

Singaporean task force concludes exercise
SINGAPORE, Feb. 23 (UPI) — Defense officials in Singapore concluded a validation exercise Monday for a new task force established to counter evolving maritime security threats.

Meeting held on securing Tajik borders
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan, Feb. 23 (UPI) — Top leaders of Tajikistan recently met with the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to discuss strengthening border security.

Troops in Darfur begin 24-hour patrols
EL FASHER, Sudan, Feb. 23 (UPI) — The U.N.-African Union mission in the Darfur region of Sudan has increased the number of police patrols to protect civilians from the recent surge in violence.

MINUSTAH calls for regional support
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, Feb. 23 (UPI) — The United Nations is calling for an increased regional effort to help Haiti counter the transnational criminal groups basing operations in the country.

Schwartz says UAS operations to expand
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas, Feb. 23 (UPI) — The U.S. Air Force chief of staff has called for an expansion of unmanned aerial vehicle capabilities to support future ground operations.

Friday Emerging Threats

From my UPI Emerging Threats beat. Click on headlines to read stories.

NATO calls for equal civilian surge
KRAKOW, Poland, Feb. 20 (UPI) — NATO leaders applauded the recent U.S. decision to deploy 17,000 additional troops to Afghanistan but called for an equivalent surge in civilian forces.

State government critical during pandemic
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (UPI) — Managing the devastating effects of a pandemic requires effective leadership from state officials, a report from the National Governors Association said.

TSA names new airport security director
MOLINE, Ill., Feb. 20 (UPI) — The Transportation Security Administration has named a new head of federal security for nine airports in Illinois including the Quad City International Airport.

U.N. to address Congo military justice
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb. 20 (UPI) — A training workshop will be conducted in the Democratic Republic of the Congo aimed at rebuilding the country’s military justice system.

Neglected Palestinian refugees pose threat
BRUSSELS, Feb. 20 (UPI) — The ongoing neglect of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon is fostering radicalism and could spark a conflict, a report from the International Crisis Group said.