Introduction As Mexico looks to national elections in June 2024, the expanding engagement that the country is backing into with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will have profound implications for the country’s future, as well as the United States and the rest of the region. Background Mexico’s relationship with [ … ]
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Panama Deploys 1,200 Security Officers in Darién
The Panamanian government has deployed 1,200 members of its security forces in the Darién jungle, on the border with Colombia, to combat transnational criminal groups that plague this inhospitable area in the middle of the South American drug and arms trafficking route. Crimes in recent weeks in the region clearly [ … ]
Failed Chinese Dam in Guyana: Warning Call to Latin America
The unwillingness of Chinese company Guyana Manganese Inc. (GMI) to repair a dam it damaged in 2021 is sparking great controversy in Guyana. Despite receiving clear instructions from Guyanese President Irfaan Ali to repair the dam in Matthews Ridge, Northwest District Region One, which damages are severely affecting the community, [ … ]
The Darién Jungle ‘Is Not a Migratory Route’
The Darién jungle “is not a migratory route,” warns Samira Gozaine, director of Panama’s National Migration Service (SNM). As such, raising awareness about the reality of migrants who cross the dangerous jungle between Colombia and Panama, exposing themselves to transnational drug and human trafficking networks, robbery, rape, and other crimes, [ … ]
Brazil Keeps Up Fight Against Illegal Mining in Yanomami Indigenous Land
Brazil’s military and security forces have dealt successive blows to illegal mining in the Amazon. The most recent focus of the actions is the Yanomami Indigenous Land (TIY), where transnational criminal organizations extract gold and cassiterite — a mineral used in the manufacture of plastic, paints, and fungicides. “The Brazilian [ … ]
Cambodian Ream Naval Base Modernized by China Nears Completion
Cambodian officials say renovation work on a naval base in the coastal city of Sihanoukville is nearly complete, but U.S. officials have voiced suspicions the facility, being upgraded by China, will be used exclusively by its military. Suspicions about China’s intentions for the Ream naval base were raised after satellite [ … ]
Russia and Cuba Seek to Boost Relations
Russia finds itself increasingly isolated. The war in Ukraine is having a strong diplomatic impact on the Kremlin, leaving it with only a few loyal allies including China, Iran, Syria, and three Latin American countries: Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, Argentine news site Todo Noticias reported. Russia’s military industry is central [ … ]
Narcos Ravage Río Plátano Reserve in Honduras
The Río Plátano Biosphere, in the Gracias a Dios department of Honduras, is a reserve that is home to one of the tropical rainforest remnants in Central America, inhabited by more than 2,000 indigenous people who preserve their customs and traditional life, according to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. This [ … ]
SOUTHCOM Commander Visits Guyana, Honduras
U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), visited Guyana and Honduras July 25-28 and met with military and senior government leaders. Gen. Richardson also took part in the July 27 closing ceremony for the Guyana-hosted Tradewinds training exercise that included forces from the [ … ]
Peru Freezes Contracts with Chinese Companies
Peru’s Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) and the Ministry of Housing, Construction and Sanitation (MVCS) have suspended the contracts awarded to construction companies China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Peru branch (CTCEG); and China Railway Tunnel Group Co. Ltd., Peru branch (CRTG), after identifying irregularities in the administrative [ … ]
China Sells Low Quality Weapons
In recent years, China has sold and exported weapons to more than 40 countries worldwide. A growing problem has been arising, however, concerning the quality, safety, and performance of this equipment, global research organization RAND Corporation indicated in a June report. “Many countries acquiring Chinese military equipment for the first [ … ]
China Goes After South America’s New Treasure: Lithium – PART I
With its vast salt flats, Latin America is rich in a metal that has become more sought after than gold: lithium. Known as white gold or the oil of the 21st century, this metal is now essential for energy transition and the booming market for electric cars. The so-called Lithium [ … ]