Qatar has sustained its global reputation for safety and security, ranking first among 118 countries, according to the 2019 report by Numbeo, the world’s largest…
In a successful demonstration of security and logistics, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) hosted the Asian Cup in early 2019. Hundreds of players and thousands…
Kuwaiti and Egyptian forces engaged in two simultaneous military drills in January 2019 called Al-Yarmouk 4 and Sabah 1. Held for the first time between…
The Lebanese Army received more than $100 million in upgrades to tanks and attack helicopters from the United States. The package includes training for pilots…
French Defense Minister Florence Parly visited Jordan in late December 2018 to discuss bilateral security cooperation. Jordanian Prime Minister Omar Razzaz, Chairman of the Joint…
Kazakhstan earned praise for its two-year stint as a nonpermanent member of the United Nations Security Council, a position from which it focused on counterterrorism,…
A Pakistani general has been appointed commander of peacekeeping forces in Western Sahara, reaffirming the country’s support for such stabilization missions around the world. Maj….
As part of a European Union focus on improving security in Central Asia, EU Special Representative to Central Asia Peter Burian visited Kyrgyzstan in November…
Photos by TOM GAGNIER/U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND Solidifying his country’s security partnership with the United States, then-Uzbek Minister of Defense Gen. Lt. Abdusalom Azizov visited U.S….
Tajikistan and the United States held their seventh annual bilateral consultations in Dushanbe in October 2018. These consultations allow both sides to discuss cooperation over…
