Venezuelan State-owned oil company PDVSA has reduced production and exports since the U.S. government-imposed sanctions. The company, however, has managed to keep some of its main clients with the help of Russian oil company Rosneft, which has become the main trader of PDVSA’s oil. Claudio Loser, former director of the [ … ]
Transnational Threats
Venezuela: Neighbors Help Each Other To Mitigate Hunger
The ongoing economic crisis in Venezuela has led some families to share their food with neighbors to ensure access to proteins. In various parts of Caracas, the Venezuelan capital, people who live in the same community gather occasionally to prepare a full meal they cannot afford individually. Evelyn Salazar, who [ … ]
Venezuelans Unable To Prevent Diseases
The regular water supply in Venezuela has declined notably, following a spike in power outages, creating more hardship for Venezuelan citizens. According to a study from the Venezuelan Observatory of Public Works, 72 percent of people store water. Not all, however, have the means to do it following international health [ … ]
Iran Shuts Down Internet Access To Hide Protests
If you’re in Iran, you probably can’t read this. That’s because the Iranian regime imposed a nearly complete internet blackout on its citizens since November 17. Why? You’d have to ask the Iranian regime, although it may have something to do with citizen protests over gasoline price hikes. Supreme Leader [ … ]
The Ortega Government Made Democracy “Impossible” In Nicaragua, Says OAS Commission
The Daniel Ortega government has made democracy “impossible” in Nicaragua, said on November 19 the Organization of American States’ (OAS) commission created to seek a peaceful solution to the crisis in the Central American country. Nicaragua is engulfed in a political and social crisis since the massive protests that started [ … ]
Brazil Supports Demining Actions In Colombian Territory
Colombia is one of the most contaminated country with antipersonnel mines, resulting in more than 11,000 victims since 1990, according to the Colombian government’s Office of the High Commissioner for Peace. As of September 30, 2019, 356 Colombian municipalities were declared cleared of antipersonnel mines with the destruction or neutralization [ … ]
Colombian Military Combats Unprecedented Deforestation
The Colombian Military Forces have mobilized to protect the nation’s vast green spaces from the ravages of illegal deforestation. Colombia is home to a large swath of the Amazon; an area roughly the size of Germany and England combined, and its unique ecosystem is under threat. The explosion in recent [ … ]
Giammattei Calls Venezuela a ‘Narco-state’
Guatemalan President-elect Alejandro Giammattei said that some of the main insecurity problems the Central American nation face are due to narcotrafficking, and Venezuela is a “narco-state” that contributes to drug shipments into Guatemalan territory. Giammattei spoke at a press conference upon arriving in Guatemala from Venezuela, after being expelled from [ … ]
New Narcotrafficking Method In Guatemala
A Guatemalan Army patrol drove to El Estor, Izabal department, in the first week of September in pursuit of an aircraft loaded with drugs. Upon arriving at the landing site with information provided by the defense radar, the service members were intercepted by drug traffickers who took them to a [ … ]
Daniel Ortega Smothers The Press
Aggressions against the Nicaraguan media increase. On October 6, El Azote, the political satire supplement of La Prensa, Nicaragua’s oldest newspaper, announced its closure after 25 years in operation. Only 10 days earlier, El Nuevo Diario, the country’s second largest daily, ended its digital and print editions. Since 2018, both [ … ]
Pompeo Accuses Maduro Of Using Food As A ‘Political Weapon’ In Venezuela
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo accused the Nicolás Maduro regime of using food as a “political weapon.” According to Pompeo, more than 90 percent of Venezuelans cannot meet basic food needs. The Secretary of State has been a key voice in the U.S. government to help make the Venezuelan crisis [ … ]
US Applauds Resignation of Bolivian President
The United States government is applauding the resignation of Bolivian President Evo Morales and rejecting assertions by several countries, including Mexico that he was forced out by a coup. U.S. President Donald Trump, in a statement, calls Morales' departure "a significant moment for democracy in the Western Hemisphere. After nearly [ … ]