As part of Iran and Venezuela’s recently signed 20-year cooperation road map, Iran’s car manufacturer Saipa will launch new models in Venezuela under a deal the company signed with the Venezuelan regime, Iranian broadcaster PressTV reported in early October. The deal, according to a Saipa statement, will focus on joint [ … ]
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China Ensures Its Food Security at the Expense of Other Countries
Chinese state-owned and private companies have been looking at the overseas food supply chain to ensure the country’s food security. “The way China sources its food is of global concern,” Japanese publication Nikkei Asia said in a report. “China’s food security policy has to do with [...] voracious purchases of [ … ]
US Air Force Reserve Command Wing at Travis Delivers Humanitarian Aid to Haiti
A 349th Air Mobility Wing (AMW) aircrew from Travis Air Force Base, California, opened the tail of their C-17 Globemaster III September 24 at Port Au Prince, Haiti, and delivered a non-military cargo load: three yellow school buses. The three buses will help Haitian children to school safely, which became a priority for Those [ … ]
US Air Force Delivers Equipment to Haitian National Police
On October 15, in response to a request for international assistance from the Haitian government, a U.S. Air Force C-17, based at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, transported vital security equipment, including tactical and armored vehicles, purchased by the Haitian National Police (HNP) from Canadian Forces Base Trenton in Ontario, [ … ]
Chilean and US Forces Carry out Combined Exercise Southern Star 2022
Exercise Southern Star 2022 provided Chilean Armed Forces a platform to showcase its capabilities alongside coalition forces from August 15-25. Southern Star is a joint special operations exercise that is designed to develop collaborative skills and build interoperability for counterterrorism operations. Over 1,000 international troops gathered to participate in the [ … ]
Colombian Government Seeks ‘Total Peace’
In mid-September, a Colombian government delegation met with leaders of dissident groups of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) to explore potential peace talks with members of groups who rejected the 2016 peace agreement in Havana. President Petro posted two photos on his Twitter account with the caption, “a [ … ]
Colombian Armed Forces Dismantle Narcotrafficking Organization Linked to Mexican Cartels
The Colombian Military Forces, in a Navy-led operation, dismantled a transnational narcotrafficking organization that sent large drug shipments to Central America and Mexico from the Colombian Pacific coast, the naval institution said in late August. “We were able to capture and prosecute 12 alleged members of the criminal group, who [ … ]
Russia Eyes Sudanese Gold To Fund War
Soon after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Russian cargo plane idled on a runway in Khartoum, Sudan. According to CNN, the plane’s manifest claimed it was loaded with cookies. When inspectors boarded the plane to confirm its contents, they found some cookies. But beneath the cookies, they also found one [ … ]
Nicaragua: Dictatorship and Collaboration with Extra-Hemispheric US Rivals
This piece was originally published on the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ website, August 29, 2022 On June 9, 2022, Nicaragua’s Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) government renewed the authorization of Russian military forces to operate in the country. In doing so, it reminded the United States and the [ … ]
Honduran Air Force Plans to Revamp Air Fleet
Colonel Francisco Javier Serrano Alvarado, commander of the Honduran Air Force (FAH), has taken on animportant mission since taking office in February 2022. His most pressing taskshave to do with acquisition and revamping the air fleet to combat the illicit actions of narcotrafficking and to support humanitarian and environmental missions, [ … ]
Women, Peace, and Security: Unity to Lead Change
The first Hybrid Senior Enlisted Leader Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Seminar was carried out at the Colombian Army Infantry School in Bogotá, August 23-24. The in-person and virtual seminar, hosted by U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) and the Colombian Military Forces’ General Command (CGFM), focused on the professional growth of [ … ]
US Government Donates $2 million more to Colombian Police
Six months after the announcement of a two-year, $8 million assistance package, Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs Todd Robinson, on behalf of the U.S. government, announced the delivery of $2 million more to the Colombian National Police. This represents “financial support that will help build the [ … ]