PANAMAX 2022: Exercise to Test Interoperability Among Partner Nations
Major General Ricardo Stangher Quivira is the commander of the Chilean Army Logistics Division and currently serves as deputy commanding general of U.S. Army South, in San Antonio, Texas. During multinational exercise PANAMAX 2022, which was carried out, among other places, at Fort Sam Houston, headquarters of U.S. Army South, [ … ]
Nicaraguan Regime Hands Out Mining Concessions in Indigenous Territories
In its report, Nicaragua and its Perverse Gold, the River Foundation (Fundación del Río), a Nicaraguan nongovernmental organization that promotes environmental conservation, found a disproportionate increase in mining concessions under the Daniel Ortega-Rosario Murillo regime. This gold rush, the report indicates, undermines indigenous and Afro-descendant territories, as well as the [ … ]
China’s Use of Soft Power in Support of its Strategic Engagement in Latin America
Introduction The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) expanding engagement and presence in Latin America and the Caribbean has captured the attention of political and business leaders and the people of the region, as well as the United States. Although the PRC’s engagement and use of “soft power” has political, cultural, [ … ]
US Government Launches Virtual Platform to Document and Protect Ecuador’s Cultural Legacy
The U.S. government presented on August 8 for the first time the virtual tours Traveling the Qhapaq Ñan – the Andean Road System (Recorriendo el Qhapaq Ñan – el sistema vial andino), a regional project that encourages greater protection of cultural heritage along the Andean road system by showcasing the [ … ]
Brazil and the United States to Develop Joint Defense Technology
Three Brazilian cutting-edge defense technology projects have caught the attention of the U.S. military and are vying for funding under the Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) agreement between both nations. The projects, which involve technologies such as mind mapping, bioprinting, and artificial intelligence, are being developed by the Center [ … ]
Brazilian Federal Police Launches Cybercrime Unit
The Brazilian Federal Police (PF) launched an initiative designed to bolster cybersecurity and curb cyberattacks against public institutions and private companies, while promoting information exchange. “The establishment [of the unit] follows strategic guidelines of the Ministry of Justice and Public Security in the fight against cybercrime, with a focus on [ … ]
China’s Worrying Engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean
China is now a preferred lender across Latin America and the Caribbean. It hosts two international development banks — the Beijing-led Asian Infrastructure Development Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB) in Shanghai —that are both expanding their footprint across the region, TIME Magazine reported. “Infrastructure development has shrunk [ … ]
Uruguay Seeks to Strengthen Fight Against IUU Fishing
A Uruguayan prosecutor closed the case of the Chinese-flagged fishing vessel that the Uruguayan Navy had captured, following a chase, for evading arrest and engaging in alleged illegal fishing activities. The Communications Division of the Attorney General’s Office said July 27 that the case was closed due to lack of [ … ]
PANAMAX 2022, Countries Coming Together for a Common Cause
PANAMAX 2022 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, multinational annual exercise with the aim of strengthening partnerships, enhancing readiness, and improving interoperability between the United States and partner nations’ armed forces. U.S. Army South hosted a big partion of PANAMAX, carried out August 1-12. Diálogo spoke with U.S. Army Major General [ … ]
Brazilian Military Strengthen Chemical Emergency Preparedness in Portuguese-Speaking Countries
Troops of the Brazilian Army’s 1st Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense Battalion (1st Btl DQBRN) participated as instructors in the Basic Course on Emergency Response to Chemical Incidents for Portuguese-speaking Countries in Angola, June 27-July 1. The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) organized the course with [ … ]
Nicaragua, a Terrorist State
The Daniel Ortega-Rosario Murillo regimehas established a terrorist state in Nicaragua, where impunity is official policy, Costa Rica-based nongovernmental organization Human Rights CollectiveNicaragua Nunca Más and Nicaraguan Urnas Abiertas Citizen Observatory denounced in a new report. The investigations highlight the destruction of the rule of law, leaving citizens defenseless,and reducing [ … ]
PANAMAX 2022 Concludes: ‘Alone We Are Strong, Together, We Are Invincible’
“Alone we are strong, together, we are Invincible.” Every senior military leader who spoke during the closing ceremony of PANAMAX 2022, held August 11 at the Hyatt Regency Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, uttered this phrase, including host U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command [ … ]
