Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s visit to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in early 2023 was greeted by the country’s top leader with friendly words. “You are our old friend and a good friend. It was with your attention and support that China-Brazil relations achieved a great [ … ]
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UN Adopts Historic Resolution on AI
The United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly unanimously adopted on March 21 a groundbreaking resolution to ensure the development of “safe, secure, and trustworthy” artificial intelligence (AI). More than 120 member countries supported the U.S.-proposed initiative, the U.N. indicated in a statement. This resolution seeks to reduce the digital divide between [ … ]
Experts Warn about Iran’s Increasing Threat to Latin America
A threatening scenario has been in the making in the region: Iran’s calculated expansion into Latin America. Experts have warned about Tehran’s efforts to establish a foothold in the Western Hemisphere, cozying up to like-minded regimes with the objective of threatening democracy and stability. The region is starting to take [ … ]
Brazil and Paraguay Join Forces Against Organized Crime
The armed forces of Brazil and Paraguay, with the support of police and judicial agents, joined forces in their fight against organized crime, seizing more than 6 tons of marijuana, confiscating weapons, and destroying 33 narco camps in February, authorities from both countries said in statements. These results were achieved [ … ]
Maduro Creates New State, Escalates Essequibo Dispute
The majority pro-regime Venezuelan Parliament approved the creation of a new state in Guyana’s Essequibo territory, the subject of a long-running dispute between the neighboring countries, Reuters reported on March 21. The law creates the new state of Guayana Esequiba. The state’s borders would be the Atlantic Ocean to the [ … ]
China’s Tightening Grip across Latin America
The Chinese government is increasing its foothold in Latin America through various investments, including deep-water ports, energy, and mining resources, among other key areas, Washington-based think tank Atlantic Council said in a February report. “China is driving a strategic agenda guided by its economic, geopolitical, and energy interests,” Sergio Cesarin, [ … ]
China Withholds, Manipulates, Falsifies Official Data
The Communist Party of China (CPC) exhibits a pattern of deliberate withholding, manipulation, and falsification of official government data designed to restrict information to outside observers and artificially inflate its reputation and global standing, revealed the China Transparency Report 2024 by Washington-based think tank The Heritage Foundation (THF). “While some [ … ]
Risks of PRC Security Engagement for Latin America and the Caribbean
This article was adapted from a piece published on The Diplomat on February 23, 2024. Introduction Activities by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the security and defense sector in Latin America and the Caribbean are a small, but strategically significant portion of its engagement with the region. The [ … ]
Nicaragua and Venezuela Top Freedom House’s Blacklist on Freedoms in 2023
A report released February 29 by the organization Freedom House presents Nicaragua and Venezuela at the top of its blacklist of countries by region where electoral manipulation was used, leading to a significant decline of political rights and civil liberties in the last 10 years. "Global freedom took a big [ … ]
Hezbollah, Entrenched in Latin America
The activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxy Hezbollah have increased alarmingly in the Western Hemisphere. “Iran’s main regional objective is to establish a political, military, and paramilitary network, parallel to like-minded anti-U.S. movements and regimes, to counter its influence and erode its legitimacy in the Western [ … ]
Argentina Launches Operation Against Chinese IUU Fishing
The Argentine Armed Forces have launched Operation Griffon XVII in South Atlantic waters to strengthen their fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, while hundreds of fishing vessels, mainly Chinese-flagged, prey on the region’s fish stocks, Argentine news site Infobae reported. “Considering Chinese expansionist activities in the world, it [ … ]
China’s Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Comprehensive Analysis of China’s Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part II: Influencing the Media]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report explores China’s strategy to influence Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) populations through the Chinese and local media. Both are vital in shaping local opinion in favor of the Communist Party of China’s (CCP) ideological objectives. News outlets such as the Xinhua News Agency, the People’s Daily, [ … ]