The U.S. and Global Security Review - Blog by Michael Novakhov

Chilling terrorism forecast for 2016 | Fox News Video Pentagon chief: Number of U.S. troops deployed to Iraq likely to increase - The Washington Post Carter: US looking to coalition for more trainers for Iraq - The Washington Post Kerry Set to Meet Russian FM Amid Concerns Over Syria Talks - ABC News Russian airstrikes are working in Syria — enough to put peace talks in doubt - The Washington Post Americans missing in Baghdad kidnapped by Iran-backed militia: Iraqi, U.S. sources | Reuters UK under pressure to investigate possible RAF involvement in Iraq civilian deaths - Telegraph In an Era of Cheap Drones, US Can’t Afford Exquisite Weapons - Defense One The Latest: Federal Officials Investigate Fatal Bus Crash - ABC News Northern California Bus Cra

Carter seeks counter-ISIS help in Europe; Deadly days in Pakistan and Syria; What’s working, what’s not in U.S. diplomacy; McCain relents on SecArmy pick; and a bit more. - Defense One Canada excluded from anti-Islamic State coalition meeting - The Washington Post Chinese president arrives in Saudi Arabia on Mideast tour - The Washington Post How the Mafia Make Millions Out of the Plight of Migrants Shifting and Uneasy Alliances Dot the Mideast Landscape - WSJ Turkish operations against Kurdish militants near end: P.M. | Reuters FBI: Violent Crime Rose in First 6 Months of 2015 Over 2014 - ABC News Gov't Report: Budget Deficit to Rise to $544B This Year - ABC News Robert Gates criticizes Obama|White House Pentagon relations|Micromanagement of military|Robert Gates new book Ramzan Kadyrov: The Kremlin's Id Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Obama Immigration Actions - NYTimes.com Supreme Court to review Obama’s power on deportation policy - The Washington Post Supr

UN report: About 3,500 slaves held by ISIS in Iraq - The Jerusalem Post Reviews News Roundup and Notes: January 19, 2016 | Just Security Accidents Ohio police officer killed. Are police shootings on the rise? - CSMonitor.com Ohio Police Officer Found Dead, Suspect in Custody - ABC News Sheriff: Ohio Police Officer Found Dead; Suspect in Custody - ABC News Officer Thomas Cottrell shooting: Danville, Ohio, cops were warned of gunman on hunt - CBS News Prosecutor: Murder Charge Expected in Ohio Officer's Slaying - ABC News Police, FBI probe bomb threats against 4 Ohio locations | Local News - Home 2 Cops Shot, One Fatally, After Serious Car Crash in Salt Lake City Area - ABC News Utah Officer Was Paying off Cancer Bills When He Was Killed -