When the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort departed the Port of Miami on October 23, on its last stateside port of call before setting sails toward Latin America and the Caribbean as part of Continuing Promise, it brought hope to thousands of people who, otherwise, would not have access [ … ]
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Toward a Strategy for Responding to the PRC in Latin America
This article was first published on Global Americans on October 6, 2022. As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) expands its engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean, a common refrain in Washington is to lament the lack of an effective U.S. strategy in response, as well as the lack [ … ]
Fishing for Security: Taking on Illegal Fishing in Latin America
This article was first published in September 2021, by the Jack Gordon Institute for Public Policy, part of Florida International University’s Steven J. Green School for International and Public Affairs. Introduction Over 25 years ago, illegal fishing was seen as a significant threat to international fisheries. Extraordinary efforts, such as [ … ]
Meet the Watchdogs Guarding Internet Access
When Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces laid siege to Kherson in Ukraine in March, they blocked Ukrainians’ access to independent news and censored web traffic. After the Burmese military seized power in a February 2021 coup, the military blocked internet access to undermine widespread public opposition to the coup and [ … ]
Nicaragua Cuts Deal with Russian Media
Nicaragua’s access to credible news is shrinking. The Ortega-Murillo regime not only continues to shut down local media and persecute its journalists, it is now also making content available from Russian radio network and broadcaster Sputnik to some 20 Nicaraguan state-owned media outlets. “This is a practice that by design [ … ]
Brazil Arrests One of Its Most Wanted Narcotraffickers in São Paulo
On September 5, the State of São Paulo Civil Police arrested Anderson Lacerda Pereira, alias Gordão, one of Brazil’s most wanted narcotraffickers, at a restaurant in Poá. Pereira had been wanted since 2017, when he was sentenced to 21 years in prison for international narcotrafficking and also had an Interpol [ … ]
China Expands Its Global Media Footprint
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its proxies “are using more sophisticated and coercive tactics to shape media narratives and suppress critical reporting,” including intimidation of journalists, the September report Beijing’s Global Media Influence 2022, by U.S.-based nonprofit organization Freedom House, which conducts research and advocacy on human rights and [ … ]
Brazil: Federal Police Dismantles International Narcotrafficking Organization
In mid-September, Brazil’s Federal Police (PF) launched Operation Rookies to dismantle a criminal organization that engaged in transnational narcotrafficking and money laundering. “The Justice ordered the blocking of 130 bank accounts of 30 people under investigation,” the PF reported. According to the investigation, members of the criminal organization moved close [ … ]
Synthetic Drugs Gain Popularity in Latin America
The trafficking of synthetic drugs such as methamphetamines (MDMA), fentanyl, and ecstasy is on the rise in Latin America, with new markets, routes, and substances that challenge the traditional predominance of plant-based narcotics, InSight Crime, an organization that studies organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, indicated in a [ … ]
Venezuela and Iran Deepen Relations on Various Fronts
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 [ … ]
The Impact of IUU Fishing
The impact of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is visible and far-reaching in Latin America. It damages marine ecosystems and livelihoods and facilitates other crimes, InSight Crime, an international organization that investigates organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, said in a September report. “Illegal, unreported, unregulated fishing [ … ]
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 [ … ]