Hours after the United States and European Union imposed sanctions on several officials in Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega was sworn in on January 10 for a fourth consecutive term, following fraudulent national elections orchestrated by his regime in November 2021. First lady Rosario Murillo was sworn in alongside him for a [ … ]
The Electronic Warfare Training Center (CIGE, in Portuguese) of the Brazilian Army (EB, in Portuguese) held the fifth International Cyber Defense Workshop for officers of partner nations in Brasília, November 29–December 10, 2021. The activity, promoted by EB’s Cyber Defense Command, was attended by service members from nine countries: Argentina, [ … ]
The Brazilian Army (EB, in Portuguese) is hosting the 35th cycle of the Conference of American Armies (CAA), an international military organization made up and led by armies of the Americas. The theme for this 2022/2023 biennium will be the CAA’s contribution to the process of transformation and preparation of [ … ]
“The concentration of power in the executive branch has facilitated Nicaragua’s transformation into a de facto police state in which the government has installed a regime of suppression of all freedoms,” Fiorella Melzi, Special Monitoring Mechanism for Nicaragua (MESENI, in Spanish) coordinator of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), [ … ]
During her first official visit to Brazil, November 22-24, 2021, since assuming duties as commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) on October 29, U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, the first woman to lead the institution, met with government officials and military commanders at the Ministry of Defense in Brasilia [ … ]
Enhancing U.S. security through partnerships and alliances with other nations was the topic discussed by U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), and U.S. Navy Admiral John Aquilino, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and other panelists at the Reagan National Defense Forum on December 4, [ … ]
Less than three weeks after her appointment as commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson made her first official visit to Colombia, November 16-18, where she met with military leaders to strengthen the strategic relationship in security and defense matters between both countries. On November [ … ]
U.S. President Joe Biden assailed the Cuban government July 22 for its crackdown on freedom protesters on the island nation and imposed sanctions on the head of the Cuban military and the internal security division that led to the attacks on demonstrators. “I unequivocally condemn the mass detentions and sham [ … ]
“The Caribbean is a vital region for [U.S.] Southern Command [SOUTHCOM], for the U.S. government, and for the American people. We want to remain your trusted partner,” said U.S. Navy Admiral Craig S. Faller, SOUTHCOM commander, as he welcomed participants to the 2021 Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC), held in [ … ]
U.S. Navy Admiral Craig S. Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), and Argentine Minister of Defense Agustín Rossi met April 8, 2021, to strengthen bilateral cooperation between both countries and help in the fight against the novel coronavirus. The meeting took place behind closed doors in the Libertador Building, [ … ]
Brazil will preside over the 15th Conference of the Defense Minister of the Americas (CDMA), represented by 34 countries from the Americas and the Caribbean, for the 2021/2022 biennium. Brazilian Army General César Augusto Nardi de Souza, head of Strategic Affairs of the Brazilian Ministry of Defense (MD, in Portuguese), [ … ]
The United States has worked together with different Ecuadorian state institutions to jointly confront transnational organized crime. This problem is the largest threat facing both societies, posing a risk to the rule of law, peace, and security in the region. On March 3, the U.S. Embassy’s Bureau of International Narcotics [ … ]
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