Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously approved a national referendum that would seek support for Venezuela’s “defense” of the disputed Essequibo, a resource-rich strip of land controlled and administered by Guyana, “against the American empire,” Reuters reported on September 23, citing Venezuela’s Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil Pinto. Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali [ … ]
Europe is suffering a flood of cocaine shipments from Latin America into its ports, while seizures by security authorities are reaching record levels, reported InSight Crime, an organization dedicated to the study of organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean. “In Europe there is a market that demands cocaine [ … ]
China’s dreams of expanding its influence and participation in Latin America and the Caribbean through commercial and infrastructure projects are tainted by corruption problems, financial difficulties, and criticism of the quality of their constructions. China’s fantasies have become nightmares and horror stories for many countries. “China has shown an ability [ … ]
On September 20, the Argentine and U.S. governments signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen law enforcement collaboration between the two countries. U.S. Ambassador to Argentina Marc R. Stanley participated in the ceremony at the Kirchner Cultural Center in Buenos Aires, alongside Argentine Minister of Security Aníbal Fernández, Minister of [ … ]
Ecuador is engaged in a relentless fight against drug trafficking. However, in recent times this challenge has reached worrying levels, with a growing insecurity crisis and a significant increase in violence, affecting the quality of life of millions of Ecuadorians, The New York Times reported. Until three years ago, Ecuador [ … ]
Project 141 is believed to be the code name for China’s plan to install military bases worldwide. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) carefully designed this initiative to capitalize from increasing logistics support of regimes in its favor, various news sites reported. Beijing’s most recent attempt is a base in Cuba. [ … ]
The Argentine and Brazilian navies strengthened interoperability with combined exercises Passex and Fraterno XXXVI. Service members carried out various maneuvers on the high seas, including navigation in low visibility, transit under air, and surface threat and submarine operations. Participants also visited strategic logistics ports, such as Mar del Plata in [ … ]
A 3,700-kilometer area of operations, covering almost all of Chile’s territory, from the Atacama Desert to the southern pampas, was the backdrop for joint-combined exercise Southern Star 2023. The training brought together the Chilean Army, Navy, and Air Force (FACH); U.S. Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH), a component of U.S. [ … ]
The Iranian regime seeks to expand its Islamic revolution globally and continues its push in Latin America. As part of that strategy, it is promoting the memoirs of its leaders to engage local actors, Washington-based nongovernmental organization Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) indicated in a report. So far in [ … ]
In the village of Plan de Encima, Santa Bárbara department, Honduras, students who wanted to go to high school had to travel about 25 km daily. They had to get up before 4 a.m., walk, then ride in the back of a pickup truck to arrive at 7 a.m. for [ … ]
Thanks to the Export Control and Related Border Security Program (EXBS), whose objective is to support port and customs control of partner nations, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Panama donated four Rapiscan Eagle M60 mobile container scanners to the Panamanian National Customs Authority (ANA). U.S. [ … ]
Unconventional alliances are emerging in the Latin American and Caribbean region. Among them is the partnership between Russian state media outlet Russia Today (RT) and the Daniel Ortega-Rosario Murillo regime in Nicaragua. This link raises concerns about disinformation and the role of Russian propaganda in the region. “The union reflects [ … ]
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