Emerging Threats

Wednesday Emerging Threats

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

Coast Guard opens new intelligence post
ALAMEDA, Calif., Jan. 28 (UPI) — A new intelligence unit was commissioned Tuesday by the U.S. Coast Guard to support evolving maritime intelligence and situational awareness requirements.

Official ensures U.N. commitment to Haiti
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Jan. 28 (UPI) — A top U.N. official has promised continued support to ensure the future security and stability of Haiti.

Future North Korean power change analyzed
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) — With little information known about the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, the possibility of a power transition raises concerns, a new report says.

Noble welcomes U.S. policy shift
NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (UPI) — The head of Interpol has welcomed U.S. President Barack Obama’s break from the Bush administration’s military-led counter-terrorism policy.

Japan to deploy counter-pirates mission
TOKYO, Jan. 28 (UPI) — Japan’s defense minister Wednesday called for measures to be taken to counter the ongoing piracy threat off the coast of Somalia.

Tuesday Emerging Threats

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Wayuu people under threat in Colombia
GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. 27 (UPI) — Violence in Colombia’s northeast is forcing indigenous people to flee into neighboring Venezuela, prompting calls from the United Nations to secure the region.

Violence erupts in outskirts of El Fasher
KHARTOUM, Sudan, Jan. 27 (UPI) — The head of the United Nations said clashes Monday between the Sudanese government and rebel forces in the Darfur region of the country threaten peace.

Congo-Rwanda deal comes with dangers
BRUSSELS, Jan. 27 (UPI) — A deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda could escalate a humanitarian crisis in the region, according to the International Crisis Group.

Military operation threatens ICRC aid
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Jan. 27 (UPI) — The ongoing Sri Lankan military operation targeting the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam militant group is increasingly overwhelming humanitarian capabilities.

Taliban caught off guard, weapons found
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Jan. 27 (UPI) — A British Royal Marine-led operation targeting a Taliban command post in Afghanistan’s Helmand province uncovered a major weapons cache.