Peruvian law enforcement agencies are working to monitor, act, and dismantle dissident groups of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), present along the Peruvian border area, Peruvian Navy Admiral Jorge Moscoso Flores, former head of the Peruvian Armed Forces’ Joint Command, told Diálogo on December 18, 2022. In November, [ … ]
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Honduras Declares State of Emergency to Combat Gangs
The Honduran government has launched the National Integral Plan against Extortion and Related Crimes, declaring a state of emergency and announcing the deployment of security forces to combat crime, extortion, and narcotrafficking carried out by gangs and other criminal organizations. “This measure is necessary and timely to detain crime perpetrators [ … ]
Women, Peace, Security: More Than Just Words on Paper
Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) is a policy that recognizes women as a critical component to achieve sustainable international peace and security. “This policy directly empowers women to impact their organizations and make a difference in the world,” said U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Ana Mendiola, 571st Mobility Support Advisory [ … ]
Nicaragua and Russia Sign Nuclear Energy Use Agreement
The Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom) signed a roadmap for the peaceful use of nuclear energy during the 12th International Atomexpo Forum, an event of the world nuclear industry held in the Russian city of Sochi, Nicaraguan daily La Prensa reported. "Nicaragua [ … ]
More Protection Measures for New Endangered Species
The 184 member countries of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) that participated in the 19th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP19), held in November in Panama, agreed to tighten protection standards for new species of wild fauna and flora [ … ]
Cuba and Russia Strengthen Strategic Partnership
Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Cuban counterpart Miguel Díaz-Canel met on November 22, 2022 in Moscow to strengthen their political and commercial relations, Colombian daily El Tiempo reported. “Cuba is Russia’s main operator in the Americas,” Carlos Sánchez Berzaín, director of the Miami think tank Inter-American Institute for Democracy [ … ]
Chile’s Exponaval Brings Together 35 countries
The Latin American international maritime defense exhibition and congress ExpoNaval 2022 was held in the Port of Valparaíso, Chile, November 29-December 2, 2022. The event, one of the largest gatherings of the naval and defense industry in Latin America, featured a program focused on naval and maritime innovation and development. [ … ]
US and Chile Resume Airmen-to-Airmen Talks
U.S. Air Forces Southern/12th Air Force (AFSOUTH), the air force component of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), held a new edition of the Airmen-to-Airmen Talks at the Chilean Air Force (FACh) headquarters in Santiago. During the talks, service members discussed the events held during fiscal year 2022 and made progress on [ … ]
ALCOPAZ Member Countries Address Environment in Peacekeeping Operations
Members of the Latin American Association of Training Centers for Peacekeeping Operations (ALCOPAZ) gathered in Buenos Aires, Argentina, for the 14th Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly. ALCOPAZ was founded in 2008, with more than 20 countries representing regional training centers for peacekeeping missions, under the coordination of the United [ … ]
US-UK Conduct Combined Ballistic Missile Submarine Operations and Training to Enhance Strategic Partnership
Several United States ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) conducted at-sea operations, training, and port visits around the globe with one of its closest allies, the United Kingdom, during the months of October and November 2022. The combined U.S.-U.K. operations consisted of three key events occurring in the Indo-Pacific, Mediterranean Sea, and [ … ]
US Sanctions Russian Corruption in Guatemala’s Mining Sector
The U.S. Treasury Department imposed economic sanctions on Russian citizen Dmitry Kudryakov and Belarusian citizen Iryna Litviniuk, who financed and directed three mining companies in Guatemala. “The sanctions are very important because the political or judicial sanctions for these companies are not enough,” Guadalupe García Prado, director of the Guatemalan [ … ]
China Pressures Argentina to Build Naval Base
China is once again pressuring Argentina to build a naval base in Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego province, which would mean opening the door to Antarctica for Beijing. The military base would allow China to control the passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and monitor communications throughout the hemisphere, amounting [ … ]