Argentina, US, United for Regional Security
Argentina and the United States have reaffirmed their common strategic vision for a safer region: to confront the negative influence of China, Iran, Russia, and narcotrafficking that impact the region and threatens the stability of democracy in Latin America, Argentine news site Infobae reported. “These communist countries are working together [ … ]
Tradewinds 24 Begins
The flags of 26 nations were ceremoniously unfurled at Paragon Army Base, in Barbados, marking the official commencement of Tradewinds 24, May 4. As they fluttered in the breeze, they created a vibrant presentation of diversity and unity. From the rich hues representing the Caribbean nations to the bold stripes [ … ]
Warning Risks of Chinese Technology in Colombia
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Nicaragua and Russia: Strategic Alliance or Spy Nest?
Nicaragua’s National Assembly approved an agreement to establish a Russia-funded and administered police training center. This measure, which the Daniel Ortega regime pushed through in mid-March, raises concerns about the real intentions behind the Russia-Nicaragua cooperation. “In the post-pandemic, Ortega renewed the authorization for Russian military operations, which together with [ … ]
China’s Stake in Peru’s Ports, Increased Cause for Concern
In late March, the Peruvian government, through the Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProInversión), awarded the New San Juan de Marcona Port Terminal project, in the Ica region, to Chinese firm Jinzhao Peru Port Terminal for its design, financing, construction, operation, and maintenance. Work on the mega-port is expected to begin [ … ]
SOUTHCOM-Sponsored Friendship 2024 Operation Successfully Concludes in the Dominican Republic
U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) together with the ministries of Defense and Public Health of the Dominican Republic formally closed the medical operation “Friendship 2024,” which took place April 10-19 at the Dr. Francisco Vicente Castro Sandoval Hospital, also known as the Boca Chica Municipal Hospital. For nine days, some 31 [ … ]
Colombian Military Forces, Partner Nations Put Interoperability to the Test to Fight Forest Fires
Colombia faced an unparalleled wave of forest fires during the first quarter of 2024. The situation derived from the decrease in rainfall, as well as the increase in temperatures that characterize the climatic phenomenon known as El Niño, affected 94,956 hectares, distributed in 29 of the country’s 32 departments, according [ … ]
CENTAM Guardian 24, Preparing Against Threats in Central America
Multinational military exercise CENTAM Guardian 2024 concluded in Honduras at the Soto Cano Air Base in Comayagua. Phase one of the U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored exercise, carried out April 1-12, saw the participation of 284 military personnel from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, as well as 212 U.S. troops. [ … ]
Brazil to Inaugurate International Amazon Security Center
Brazil is moving forward with the creation of an international Amazon security center, which will coordinate the region’s security forces in the fight against environmental crimes and drug trafficking. Based in Manaus, the Center for International Police Cooperation in the Amazon (CCPI-Amazon) will bring together officers from the eight countries [ … ]
Paraguayan Navy Marines Hosts US Counterparts to Plan Future Training, Build Security Cooperation
In a move to increase collaboration and partnership the Marine Infantry Command (COMIM) of the Paraguayan Navy hosted members of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South (MARFORSOUTH), for collaborative planning between militaries, April 8-11. The staff planning working group, held in the city of Asunción, Paraguay, marks an important step [ … ]
Ecuador, Peru, Combat Transborder Illegal Gold Trafficking
Each day, some 100 tons of raw material, use to process gold, extracted from Peru is smuggled into Ecuador along a route in the Amazon that illegal miners control in cahoots with transnational criminal organizations, Peruvian daily El Comercio reported in a recent investigation. The route starts in the province [ … ]
China Erodes Latin America’s Democracies
China’s economic, diplomatic, political, and security activities in the region are contributing to democratic backsliding in Latin America and the Caribbean. Such is one of the conclusions of the report Exporting Autocracy, China’s Role in Democratic Backsliding in Latin America and the Caribbean, of U.S. think tank Center for Strategic [ … ]