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US President Barack Obama is to announce a $5bn (£3bn) "terrorism partnership fund" for other countries to tackle extremists.US President Barack Obama is to announce a $5bn (£3bn) "terrorism partnership fund" for other countries to tackle extremists.
The cash will help countries in the Middle East, Africa and East Asia.The cash will help countries in the Middle East, Africa and East Asia.
He will announce the plan in a speech at the US Military Academy in West Point.He will announce the plan in a speech at the US Military Academy in West Point.
On Tuesday, he said the full withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in 2016 would free up resources to tackle emerging terror threats elsewhere.On Tuesday, he said the full withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan in 2016 would free up resources to tackle emerging terror threats elsewhere.
Describing 2014 as a "pivotal year", he said: "In addition to bringing our troops home, this new chapter in American foreign policy will allow us to redirect some of the resources saved by ending these wars to respond more nimbly to the changing threat of terrorism, while addressing a broader set of priorities around the globe." Describing 2014 as a "pivotal year", he said: "In addition to bringing our troops home, this new chapter in American foreign policy will allow us to redirect some of the resources saved by ending these wars to respond more nimbly to the changing threat of terrorism."
Secretary of State John Kerry announced the $5bn cash plan on CBS This Morning, saying US foreign policy needs to reflect a "rapidly changing, more complex world where terrorism is the principal challenge".Secretary of State John Kerry announced the $5bn cash plan on CBS This Morning, saying US foreign policy needs to reflect a "rapidly changing, more complex world where terrorism is the principal challenge".
The president, when he takes to the podium at 1000 local time (1400 GMT) at West Point in New York, will try to recast US foreign policy as one which acts on a platform of international consensus.The president, when he takes to the podium at 1000 local time (1400 GMT) at West Point in New York, will try to recast US foreign policy as one which acts on a platform of international consensus.
A White House official said: "He will lay out why the right policy is one that is both interventionist and internationalist, but not isolationist or unilateral".A White House official said: "He will lay out why the right policy is one that is both interventionist and internationalist, but not isolationist or unilateral".
The president will set out how events in Ukraine, Iran and Syria fit into his vision and how al-Qaeda and other radical groups now pose a threat "from South Asia to the Sahel", the official added.The president will set out how events in Ukraine, Iran and Syria fit into his vision and how al-Qaeda and other radical groups now pose a threat "from South Asia to the Sahel", the official added.
Last week, the US sent about 80 troops to Chad as part of a mission to help locate hundreds of school girls abducted by Islamist group Boko Haram in neighbouring Nigeria.
The address will mark the start of a series of speeches from the president about foreign policy over the next 10 days, in an attempt to respond to critics who say current US foreign policy is weak.The address will mark the start of a series of speeches from the president about foreign policy over the next 10 days, in an attempt to respond to critics who say current US foreign policy is weak.
On a trip to Europe, he will give a speech about US commitment to Europe in Warsaw, meet with the G7 leaders in Brussels, and honour US veterans in Normandy at the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.On a trip to Europe, he will give a speech about US commitment to Europe in Warsaw, meet with the G7 leaders in Brussels, and honour US veterans in Normandy at the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings.