Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously approved a national referendum that would seek support for Venezuela’s “defense” of the disputed Essequibo, a resource-rich strip of land controlled and administered by Guyana, “against the American empire,” Reuters reported on September 23, citing Venezuela’s Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil Pinto. Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali [ … ]
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Cocaine Trafficking from Latin America to Europe on the Rise
Europe is suffering a flood of cocaine shipments from Latin America into its ports, while seizures by security authorities are reaching record levels, reported InSight Crime, an organization dedicated to the study of organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean. “In Europe there is a market that demands cocaine [ … ]
Insecurity and Violence Threaten Ecuador
Ecuador is engaged in a relentless fight against drug trafficking. However, in recent times this challenge has reached worrying levels, with a growing insecurity crisis and a significant increase in violence, affecting the quality of life of millions of Ecuadorians, The New York Times reported. Until three years ago, Ecuador [ … ]
China’s Plan to Take Over the World
Project 141 is believed to be the code name for China’s plan to install military bases worldwide. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) carefully designed this initiative to capitalize from increasing logistics support of regimes in its favor, various news sites reported. Beijing’s most recent attempt is a base in Cuba. [ … ]
Chilean, Spanish, and US Special Forces Together for Southern Star 2023
A 3,700-kilometer area of operations, covering almost all of Chile’s territory, from the Atacama Desert to the southern pampas, was the backdrop for joint-combined exercise Southern Star 2023. The training brought together the Chilean Army, Navy, and Air Force (FACH); U.S. Special Operations Command South (SOCSOUTH), a component of U.S. [ … ]
The Dragon Chases Its Tail
The findings of journalist Agustín Barletti’s sweeping investigation on China “China’s rampant penetration in Latin America is worrisome,” says Argentine journalist, writer, and editor Agustín Barletti after completing his most recent in-depth investigation: The Dragon’s Hunger. China’s Plan to Devour the World. After three years of study, and with an [ … ]
US Donates 4 Scanners to Panama
Thanks to the Export Control and Related Border Security Program (EXBS), whose objective is to support port and customs control of partner nations, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Embassy in Panama donated four Rapiscan Eagle M60 mobile container scanners to the Panamanian National Customs Authority (ANA). U.S. [ … ]
Colombia Dismantles Narcotrafficking Groups
The Colombian Navy dealt hard blows to organizations linked to international narcotrafficking cartels through its Red Naval Plus strategy, in coordination with the Attorney General’s Office. As of August 29, the Pacific and Caribbean Naval Forces had weakened nine narcotrafficking groups over the course of 2023. One of the latest [ … ]
Chinese State-owned Zijin Mining Under International Scrutiny
In a world where business activities are under constant global scrutiny, Zijin Mining, a Chinese state-owned company specializing in gold and lithium mining, stands out as a symbol of persistent concerns about its impact and operating practices in Latin America and beyond, Radio FM Bolivia reported. Its track record is [ … ]
Cartel of the Suns Expands Operations with ELN and Mexican cartels
Retired Major General Hugo Carvajal Barrios, alias El Pollo, Venezuela’s former director of Military Counterintelligence, was extradited on July 19 from Spain to New York, where he will be tried for what is described as a vast narcoterrorist conspiracy aimed at generating instability in the United States by attempting to [ … ]
Continuing Promise 2023 Mission Concludes
The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship, USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10), completed its fourth and final stop of the Continuing Promise 2023 (CP23) mission in St. George’s, Grenada, September 23. The Burlington also visited Almirante, Panama, Santa Marta, Colombia, and Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, over the course of the [ … ]
Ecuador, Vigilant Against Crime
Drug trafficking is one of the greatest threats to Ecuador’s national security. To combat it, Ecuadorian Army Major General Nelson Proaño Rodríguez, head of the Armed Forces ‘Joint Command, designs strategies and carries out coordinated actions to confront crime. Maj. Gen. Proaño spoke with Diálogo about drug trafficking and the [ … ]