“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 [ … ]
International Relations
Honduras, Military Culture Based on Human Rights
Honduras is keeping up its human rights and international humanitarian law training. The Honduran Ministry of National Defense’s (SEDENA) Human Rights Directorate, with the support of the Human Rights Initiative (HRI) of U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Human Rights Office, held the Honduran Human Rights Initiative Seminar, August 9-11, 2022, in [ … ]
Dominican Vice President Greets Canadian Personnel and Special Excavation Equipment for the Rescue of Miners
Vice President of the Dominican Republic Raquel Peña greeted August 6 the trained personnel sent by the Canadian government, who arrived with the equipment for the rescue of the two miners trapped for a week in the underground mine of Corporación Minera Dominicana (CORMIDOM), in the Cerro de Maimón. “A [ … ]
China Using Sri Lanka’s Indebtedness to Show Military Muscle
China has dispatched a military ship to Sri Lanka’s port city of Hambantota in the midst of the rapidly changing political situation in the island nation. The move has raised questions about whether China is trying to establish a strong military presence on Sri Lanka’s Indian Ocean coast. China’s People’s [ … ]
China: A Threat to the Environment and Human Rights in Latin America
The Collective on Chinese Financing and Investments, Human Rights and Environment (CICDHA), a nongovernmental organization (NGO) that promotes social, environmental, political, and cultural rights in Latin America, examined some of China’s largest backed projects in Latin America and presented some conclusions on their environmental and human rights impact. “Things aren’t [ … ]
Iran Seeks to Increase Its Influence in Latin America, Experts Warn
Experts warn that Iran is seeking to expand its influence in Latin America with illicit activities, disinformation, hate speech, and even maybe new terrorist attacks. A warning sign occurred in June, when a 747 cargo plane registered to the Venezuelan airline Emtrasur was detained at Ezeiza Airport in Buenos Aires. [ … ]
The Threats of China and Russia’s Influence in Latin America
U.S. companies are hitting speed bumps in the race to win contracts to extract lithium in the Americas, particularly as the Chinese and Russian governments throw their weight around to land such agreements, U.S. digital media The Hill reported on July 19. “The ‘lithium triangle’ is in this region. There [ … ]
The Strategic Significance of Africa to Brazil
Marines and sailors from 27 African nations, eight European allies and Brazil, totaling 36 nations, gathered at the Naval Infantry Leaders Symposium-Africa (NILS-A) 2022, co-hosted by the Senegalese Navy and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa in Dakar, Senegal, July 6-7, 2022. NILS-A is an Africa-focused, multinational forum, designed [ … ]
US, EU Join Forces to Provide Foreign Aid in Cybersecurity
The United States and the European Union (EU) plan to work together to fund and help protect the digital infrastructure of countries vulnerable to cyberattacks, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported June 15. Africa and Latin America are likely to be the first regions to receive funding. The partnership could [ … ]
US Concerned Over China and Russia’s Influence in Latin America
Washington is keeping the growing influence of China and Russia in Latin America in its sights due to the worrying consequences that this expansion could have in terms of instability, insecurity, and weakening of democratic institutions. Such is what U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command, [ … ]
Colombia-US, 200 Years of Unbreakable Ties
Colombia and the United States are celebrating 200 years of diplomatic relations. The two countries established relations on June 19, 1822, when U.S. President James Monroe officially received Manuel de Trujillo y Torres as Colombia’s first chargé d’affaires in the United States. Since then, both countries have become strategic allies [ … ]
Chilean Service Members Deploy to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Five Chilean Army officers deployed June 7 to Bosnia and Herzegovina to fulfill the mission of the Chilean Peace Force CHILFOR 36 and replace personnel who represented Chile for more than seven months under Operation ALTHEA, the Chilean Joint Chiefs of Staff (EMCO) said. The objective of the mission is [ … ]