China and Venezuela continue to deepen their relations, this time during a meeting between Nicolás Maduro and a delegation from the Communist Party of China (CPC) in mid-May. Maduro received the senior Chinese officials at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas with a view to deepening political relations between both countries. [ … ]
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China Refuses to Renegotiate Suriname’s Unpayable Debt
Suriname, the smallest country in South America, has been going through serious financial predicament, as it is unable to pay the onerous interest rates on its loans from the Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank). Beijing’s intransigence prevents it from renegotiating its debt. As a consequence, the South American [ … ]
Colombia: Coca Price Crash Offers Opportunities and Challenges in the Fight Against Narcotrafficking
In recent months, the price of coca, the raw plant used to make cocaine, collapsed by as much as 50 percent in Colombia, while coca buyers have seemingly all but disappeared. In the country’s most impoverished regions, where hundreds of thousands of families depend on the crop for their livelihood, [ … ]
Panama Strengthens Actions Against Narcotrafficking
So far this year, until the first half of June, Panamanian security forces have carried out 119 anti-drug operations, Panamanian Public Security Minister Juan Manuel Pino told the press. “We seized more than 27 tons of drugs, mostly cocaine, of which more than 9 tons were seized in the province [ … ]
ELN to Continue Kidnappings Despite Ceasefire
Despite the ceasefire agreement between the Colombian government and the Colombian National Army (ELN) on June 9 in Havana, Cuba, the armed group indicated that it will continue with kidnappings as they are not explicitly prohibited in the agreement. The “bilateral, national, and temporary” ceasefire, the result of several months [ … ]
Partner Nations Excel in Multinational Humanitarian Assistance Exercise in Panama
From earthquakes and volcanic activity to forest fires and tropical storms, the variety of natural disaster threats that Central America constantly faces is endless. From June 13-16, members of Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo), located out of Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras, traveled to Panama City to participate in [ … ]
China in Latin America: Investments, Loans, and Loss of Sovereignty
China’s economic activities in Latin America are changing. Its focus on gaining access to the hemisphere’s natural resources, which drove its investments during the first decade and a half of the century, has expanded to a portfolio that includes renewable energy generation, telecommunications, electricity distribution, and even ridesharing companies. “China’s [ … ]
Argentina to Combat Organized Crime with FBI Support
The government of Argentina signed an agreement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to join forces in the fight against organized crime, the Argentine Ministry of Security announced. “A healthy return to the policy of international coordination in security matters, which began in 2015, is being carried out through [ … ]
Honduras Combats Coca Cultivation
Honduran security forces are having success in their fight against organized crime to curb the advances of coca cultivation in several areas of the country. According to the National Defense Secretariat (SEDENA), between January 1 and May 25, authorities destroyed 3 million coca bushes, dismantled 16 drug laboratories, and seized [ … ]
Organized Crime Threatens Peru’s Borders
The Amazon region of Peru, which borders Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, and Ecuador is plagued by narcotrafficking, illegal mining, and environmental crime, increasing threats, fear, and loss of biodiversity, environmental journalism news site Mongabay, reported in early May. “Many structural factors such as social vulnerability, the lack of presence of the [ … ]
Iran, Nicaragua Seek Military Cooperation
Nicaragua and Iran explored the possibility of strengthening military cooperation, during a meeting led by Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian with senior officers of the Nicaraguan Army, The New York Times reported in late April, based on a leaked Pentagon document. “Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega in his agreements with Iran [ … ]
‘Fake Content Industry’ Threatens Press Freedom Worldwide
The World Press Freedom Index 2023 of French nongovernmental organization Reporters Without Borders (RSF) evaluates the environment for journalism in 180 countries and territories and highlights the effects the “fake content industry” has on press freedom in the digital ecosystem. China is among the top offenders, which according to RFS, [ … ]