Operation HARPY SUR, a space exercise nested under Exercise Resolute Sentinel 2023 (RS23), has opened a new chapter in international space collaboration at the Satellite Imagery Operations National Center (CNOIS), in southern Peru. The space exercise aimed to bolster the region’s emerging space programs. The U. S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) [ … ]
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China Refuses to Back Down in Port Plan in Argentina
In early June, Argentine Governor of Tierra del Fuego Gustavo Melella revived an old controversy concerning a deal with a Chinese company to build a multipurpose port in Rio Grande. The controversy was reignited when Melella presented the memorandum of understanding he had signed with Shaanxi Chemical Industry Group to [ … ]
USNS Burlington Kicks Off Continuing Promise 2023 in Panama
The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in Almirante, Panama, August 11, marking the first of many stops throughout the course of the Continuing Promise 2023 mission. During Burlington’s time in Panama, U.S. Navy and partner nation medical personnel will work together to provide care in [ … ]
Peru on War Footing Against Illegal Mining
The Amazon, which occupies a large part of Peru’s territory, is home to the country’s greatest diversity of flora and fauna, but its intricate geography also makes it the ideal setting for illegal mining carried out by transnational criminal organizations, and destroying hundreds of hectares of virgin land every day. [ … ]
USS Wasp Celebrates 50 Years of Independence, Friendship in the Bahamas
The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp sailed into Nassau for a three-day visit on June 28, 2023, to help the Bahamas commemorate both a half-century of independence and regional partnership with the United States. The highlight of the Wasp’s port call was a June 30 reception onboard the U.S. Navy [ … ]
China Wants to Control the Latin American Electricity Sector
Beijing is seeking to position itself as a leader in the electricity sector in Latin America through strategic investments and acquisitions, taking advantage of gaps left by other companies, Uruguayan news site Latinoamérica 21 reported. “This could generate technological and economic dependency on China, which would allow Beijing to become [ … ]
Continuing Promise Mission to Deploy to the Region
The U.S. Navy expeditionary fast transport USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) will deploy to Latin America and the Caribbean over the next two months as part of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/U.S. 4th Fleet’s Continuing Promise 2023 mission. Detailed planning has wrapped up for the USNS Burlington to visit Panama, Colombia, [ … ]
China and Cuba Agree on Establishing Espionage Center
China and Cuba have reached a secret agreement whereby Beijing will install a new electronic espionage base in Cuban territory that will intercept communications of all kinds. As compensation for the “permission” Beijing will pay billions of dollars to the Cuban regime, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). “The [ … ]
Security Forces Combat Escalating Violence in Honduras
Multiple murders, prison riots, extortion, killings, and clashes among criminal groups have driven up violence rates in Honduras. Collective homicides marked June as the country’s most brutal month of the year, with a total of 151 violent deaths, including 46 women murdered at the end of the month at the [ … ]
Corruption, China’s Weapon of Choice to Snatch Lithium in Latin America
Chinese companies seeking to gain control of Latin America’s lithium reserves have an advantage against which U.S. and European companies cannot compete: A general willingness to ignore international anti-corruption rules, experts say. This willingness is systematic and aimed at gaining a dominant role in key electronics industries, including the manufacture [ … ]
Brazil and New York National Guard Win 2022 State Partnership Award
With a focus on space and cyber capabilities, the NYNG and, more specifically, the New York Air National Guard (NYANG) and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) have been conducting technical and operational cooperation exchanges in the space area, at times monitoring space objects with radars from the Barreira do Inferno [ … ]
Panama Deploys 1,200 Security Officers in Darién
The Panamanian government has deployed 1,200 members of its security forces in the Darién jungle, on the border with Colombia, to combat transnational criminal groups that plague this inhospitable area in the middle of the South American drug and arms trafficking route. Crimes in recent weeks in the region clearly [ … ]