The William J. Perry Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies turns 25 this year, and there’s nothing better to celebrate its silver anniversary than to bring back something cherished by all: in-person graduation ceremonies. Following two years of virtual programming due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Perry Center conducted the first 2022 [ … ]
Search Results for: Cialis Approved Pharmacy ⭐ www.HealthMeds.online ⭐ Cheap Cialis Online - Buy Cialis 10mg
A Plea Against Taking to the Sea
“If the sea could talk…” says Haitian activist and entrepreneur Ganine Avin in a video of Haitian online media platform Ayibopost, “she would have too much to say.” For decades, Haitian migrants have tempted fate, embarking on makeshift and unstable vessels, pieced together with materials that barely float, or overloaded [ … ]
CECOPAC, Preparing Men and Women for World Peace Cooperation
Strolling through hallways and listening to students discuss peacekeeping missions or wandering in a classroom during an international humanitarian law lecture are part of daily life at Chile’s Joint Peacekeeping Operations Center (CECOPAC). Its students are members of the Chilean Armed Forces, Carabineros, Investigative Police, and civilians, who are preparing [ … ]
JTF-Bravo Deploys Medical Capabilities in Central America
Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo), a task force under U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), deployed its military medical capabilities to Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras in April 2022 to strengthen health services in vulnerable or resource-poor areas. On April 27-28, JTF-Bravo surgeons and SOUTHCOM’s Civil Affairs team, as part of Global [ … ]
El Salvador Declares War on Violent Gangs
More than 27,000 people have been arrested in El Salvador since the government of Nayib Bukele decreed a state of emergency at the end of March, amid a wave of gang-related killings. “We closed Tuesday, May 10, with 27,831 terrorists captured in just 46 days,” President Bukele said via Twitter. [ … ]
SOUTHCOM Investing in Cutting Edge Renewable Energy Technology
Imagine being able to establish emergency communications and internet services for local populations immediately after a disaster or monitor criminal activities, such as illicit maritime trafficking, without any interruptions for weeks or months? For the past several years, U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Science, Technology, and Innovation Division has been assessing [ … ]
SOUTHCOM Commander Visits Argentina and Chile
U.S. General Laura J. Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), visited Argentina and Chile, April 25-29, and met with leaders of both nations to discuss security and defense cooperation. “The U.S. shares enduring defense partnerships with Argentina and Chile,” SOUTHCOM said in a statement. “[Gen.] Richardson’s visit aimed to [ … ]
El Salvador Combats Gangs During State of Emergency
El Salvador is extending its state of emergency to another month until May 27. The government announced the measure a day after the country recorded 62 homicides in 24 hours on March 26. This was the deadliest day in El Salvador in three decades when the country’s civil war came [ … ]
Seminar Analyzes Human Rights and Operational Law in Colombia
A man advances with a machete toward a Colombian service member who during a patrol finds an illegal coca leaf plantation. A member of the LGBTQ community refuses to be searched by a uniformed male soldier. An indigenous man returns from a hunt to find his wife and child surrounded [ … ]
Sandinista Regime Weakens University Autonomy in Nicaragua
Nicaragua’s National Assembly, dominated by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, approved reforms on March 31, 2022 that give the regime control over everything from administrative positions to academic programs in universities, Reuters reported. The reform to the General Law of Education and the Law of Autonomy of Higher Education Institutions [ … ]
Clan del Golfo Military Leader Captured
Colombia’s security forces continue to weaken the Clan del Golfo criminal group, striking hard at its financial structure and hunting down its top leaders. Troops from the Colombian Army’s Fourth Brigade and National Police units captured alias El Viejo, Felipe or Sebastián, who served as an alleged military leader of [ … ]
Crimes Against Humanity in Venezuela
The CASLA Institute, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) based in the Czech Republic that monitors democracy in Latin America, presented on March 11, 2022 to the Organization of American States (OAS) the report Crimes against Humanity in Venezuela 2021, which shows the chain of command within the Nicolás Maduro regime and [ … ]