In the aftermath of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine last year, global attitudes toward Russia’s leadership have shifted dramatically, with large majorities of the population in dozens of countries reporting disapproval of the Kremlin. Data compiled from surveys of thousands of people in 137 countries and regions showed [ … ]
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UN Issues Appeals Due to ‘Armed Violence and Terror’ in Haiti
Increasing gang violence in Haiti prompted the United Nations (U.N.) on April 24 to issue an appeal in response to the crisis in Cité Soleil, one of the most populous settlements in the Caribbean nation, located west of Port-au-Prince, the capital. “The security and humanitarian situation in many areas of [ … ]
Leaked Document Shows How Russia, China Collaborate on Censorship
Leaked documents provided to Voice of America’s (VOA) sister network RFE/RL confirm reports that Russia and China collaborate on censorship and internet control tactics. The materials detail documents and recordings said to be from closed-door meetings in 2017 and 2019 between officials from the Chinese and Russian agencies charged with [ … ]
Race to the Bottom: China and the Self-Defeating Logic of Transactional Diplomacy in the Americas
This article was originally published on The Diplomat on April 18, 2023. Having closely followed China’s advance in the Western Hemisphere for more than two decades, I have always felt discomfort with the reasonable sounding, but self-defeating explanation from our Latin American partners: “Well, the U.S. isn’t offering us anything [ … ]
Maduro and Organized Crime Harm Venezuela’s Nature Reserves
Illegal gold mining operations and armed groups and their obscure economic interests, in cahoots with the Nicolás Maduro regime, are contributing to the massive destruction of Venezuela’s nature reserves, Venezuelan human rights nongovernmental organization (NGO) FundaRedes says in a recent study. The study exposes the deterioration of 44 national parks, [ … ]
Paraguayan Air Force Turns 100
On March 5, the Paraguayan Air Force (FAP) celebrated its 100th anniversary with an open door festival at the historic Ñu Guazú Air Base in Luque, Central department. The celebration included an exhibition of airplanes and helicopters and airborne jumps, among others. The event, initially scheduled close to the February [ … ]
What China’s Global Security Initiative Tells Us About Its Strategic Engagement with Latin America
This article was originally published on The Diplomat. Chinese engagement with Latin America may be mostly about commerce, but it is nonetheless strategic in its character. Its new Global Security Initiative (GSI) openly highlights the explicitly military and other strategic dimensions of its approach toward Latin America and other [ … ]
Nicaragua Spies on Its Citizens with Russia’s Help
According to the report, Dangerous Alliances: Russia’s Strategic Inroads in Latin America, published in late December by the Institute for National Strategic Studies (INSS) of the U.S. National Defense University, the Daniel Ortega-Rosario Murillo regime has been using the Russian software System for Operative Investigative Activities (SORM) to spy in [ … ]
Highlights in China’s Development Spending
China’s influence continues to grow through global development and its Belt and Road Initiative. So what’s next? China’s vast overseas development spending has made Beijing one of the most sought-after financiers from countries around the globe. From 2000 to 2017, China’s loans and grants totaled $843 billion across 165 countries, [ … ]
Venezuela and North Korea Deepen Cooperation
The Venezuelan and North Korean regimes have agreed to strengthen their political, bilateral, and multilateral ties “for the benefit of both countries,” the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry told the press. During the February 23 meeting held in Caracas, Venezuela’s Vice Minister for Asia, the Middle East, and Oceania Tatiana Pugh, and [ … ]
Cyberspace Freedom, Allied and Partner Nations Resist Authoritarian Controls Imposed Under the Guise of Digital Sovereignty
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the internet in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) echoed the Chinese government’s noncommittal stance, declining to portray Moscow’s military assault in Europe as an unprovoked attack. Censors commissioned by the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) were similarly vigilant in early 2022, limiting [ … ]
China Displaces Taiwan in Latin America and Gains Greater Influence
Guatemala, Haiti, Belize and Paraguay are the only countries in the Americas that recognize Taiwan's independence; the rest maintain commercial and bilateral relations with the People's Republic of China, which is gaining more and more ground in Latin America. SAN SALVADOR - China's influence in Latin America has almost completely [ … ]