Mercedes Onofa/Diálogo On December 2, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the strategic public company Electric Corporation of Ecuador (CELEC EP, in Spanish) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to articulate technical cooperation to “mitigate the effects of regressive erosion on the Coca River and protect the [ … ]
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Colombian War College: Female Officers Who Make a Difference
Colombian Air Force Major Ligia Alexandra Medina Gómez, a student in the General Staff course [CEM, in Spanish] 2021 at the General Rafael Reyes Prieto War College (ESDEG, in Spanish), told Diálogo that “the women who are in the CEM are making a difference. Our professionalism and capacity are not [ … ]
Venezuela: Understanding Political, External, and Criminal Actors in an Authoritarian State
The predictable triumph by Maduro loyalists in Venezuela’s rigged November 2021 elections was a symbolic nail in the coffin for the attempt by the de jure government of Juan Guaido to restore the more liberal type of democracy previously prevailing in the country. Venezuela now seems to ever more resemble [ … ]
National Action Plans and Peacekeeping: An Important First Step for WPS Efforts
The landmark United Nations Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security (WPS), which addresses the importance of women’s full and equal participation in conflict resolution, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, humanitarian response, and post-conflict resolution, aims to mainstream gender in U.N. institutions and peacemaking processes of all governments. Consistent with this, [ … ]
China Tests Hypersonic Vehicle that Fires Missiles and Can Carry Nuclear Warheads
China is conducting tests with a vehicle that reaches five times the speed of sound and is capable of carrying nuclear warheads and firing missiles. The Financial Times first reported the information in October 2021, although the tests were conducted on July 27 and August 13. According to the British [ … ]
Paraguayan Military Forces Face New Challenges
Air Force General Eladio Casimiro González Aguilar, commander of the Paraguayan Military Forces, met with Diálogo at his headquarters to discuss his goals and the unprecedented deployment of operational capabilities to support State institutions involved in the efforts to contain and mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Diálogo: What are your immediate [ … ]
9/11, Latin America, and the Impermanence of Strategic Concepts
On September 11, 2001, then US President George W. Bush had just completed a historic summit with his Mexican counterpart, Vicente Fox, the week prior. The interaction built on the “special friendship” between the two nations and the intertwined commercial, security, and other strategic interests binding the United States and [ … ]
Guyanese Community Affected by Possible Chinese Company Malpractice
Bosai Minerals Group Co. Ltd., founded in 1994 and based in Chongqing province, China, has several businesses, including the distribution of coal, as well as other minerals and ore. This Chinese corporation is also involved in a big controversy in Guyana with residents of the mining town of Matthews Ridge, [ … ]
Colombian Army Has New Protection Capabilities
General Eduardo Enrique Zapateiro Altamiranda, commander of the Colombian Army, is committed to the fight against the country’s organized and remnant armed groups with international cooperation to confront transnational narcotrafficking threats. Diálogo spoke with Gen. Zapateiro about these issues at the Army Command headquarters in Bogotá. Diálogo: What are the [ … ]
Whose Rights Are They, Anyway?
Modern international law came into existence at the end of the Thirty Years’ War in Europe.1 Horrified by the unprecedented destruction of a series of wars over religion, European negotiators at Westphalia coined the phrase “cuius regio, eius religio.”2 Literally translated, it means “whose realm, his religion.” It could be loosely translated [ … ]
US, Chilean Armies Complete Southern Vanguard Training Exercise
Tucked high in the frigid, snow-covered Andes Mountains, U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 10th Mountain Division completed the 13-day Southern Vanguard training exercise August 30 with the Chilean Army. In coordination with U.S. Army South, the approximately 120 10th Mountain Division soldiers found themselves at an altitude of more [ … ]
Daniel Ortega Increases Repression to Ensure Reelection
As the date approaches for Nicaragua’s presidential elections, scheduled for November 7, 2021, the Daniel Ortega regime is intensifying the persecution of opponents, the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in an August 5 statement. “Starting in early June, Nicaraguan authorities have arbitrarily detained and opened seemingly politically [ … ]