In late June, a woman walking along a beach in Maldonado, Uruguay, found a bottle with a message written in some Asian language. Because the message ended with “SOS,” the woman understood that it was a call for help and took the bottle to the Piriápolis Prefecture, which launched an [ … ]
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![Uruguay: Message in a Bottle Highlights Forced Labor in Chinese Fishing Fleet Uruguay: Message in a Bottle Highlights Forced Labor in Chinese Fishing Fleet](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/URY-Chinese-Crew-Request-for-Help-345x230.jpeg)
![Fishing Activities of Chinese Fleet in South Atlantic Increases Eightfold Fishing Activities of Chinese Fleet in South Atlantic Increases Eightfold](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CHI-South-Atlantic-Increased-Fishing-345x230.jpg)
Fishing Activities of Chinese Fleet in South Atlantic Increases Eightfold
The fishing effort (fishing hours per vessel in a given period) of the Chinese fleet in the South Atlantic has increased eightfold in the last 10 years. Such was one of the findings of Argentine environmental organization Círculo de Políticas Ambientales (CPA) based on satellite data from the Global Fishing [ … ]
![Iran Seeks to Increase Footprint in Bolivia with Drones Iran Seeks to Increase Footprint in Bolivia with Drones](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BOL-Iran-Defense-345x230.jpg)
Iran Seeks to Increase Footprint in Bolivia with Drones
In an attempt to expand its influence in Latin America, Iran is strengthening its push for power through strategic agreements, such as the recent security and defense cooperation treaty signed with Bolivia, which poses a risk to peace and stability in the region, security experts say. The treaty, signed on [ … ]
![China Shies Away from Coalition Against Synthetic Drugs China Shies Away from Coalition Against Synthetic Drugs](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CHI-No-Participation_1-345x230.jpg)
China Shies Away from Coalition Against Synthetic Drugs
The fight against the synthetic drugs that are wreaking havoc around the world is entering a new chapter. Some 90 countries are now part of the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats. China plays a leading role in the sale of precursors used in the commercial manufacture of these [ … ]
![Interoperability, Daily Reality for the Colombian Military Forces Interoperability, Daily Reality for the Colombian Military Forces](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/PHOTO-2023-08-31-13-08-38-345x400.jpg)
Interoperability, Daily Reality for the Colombian Military Forces
Colombia hosted the South American Defense Conference (SOUTHDEC) 2023 in Cartagena, Colombia, September 22-24. SOUTHDEC is a U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) organized annual regional security forum aimed at fostering cooperative ties, examining challenges, sharing lessons learned, and enhancing security and defense cooperation. General Helder Fernán Giraldo Bonilla, commander general of [ … ]
![NY Air Guardsmen Conduct Combat Search and Rescue Training in Brazil NY Air Guardsmen Conduct Combat Search and Rescue Training in Brazil](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/BRA-NY-Guards-Search-and-Rescue-345x230.jpg)
NY Air Guardsmen Conduct Combat Search and Rescue Training in Brazil
One hundred New York National Guard airmen spent August 16-27 in Campo Grande, Brazil conducting combat search and rescue exercises with their Brazilian Air Force counterparts. The airmen, most of whom are assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing, conducted missions simulating the recovery of downed aircrew, conducted aerial refueling of [ … ]
![USNS Burlington Arrives in Trinidad and Tobago USNS Burlington Arrives in Trinidad and Tobago](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/TTO-Continuing-Promise-23-Arrives-345x230.jpg)
USNS Burlington Arrives in Trinidad and Tobago
The Spearhead-class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS Burlington (T-EPF 10) arrived in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on September 2, marking the third stop throughout the course of the Continuing Promise 2023 (CP23) mission. The Burlington was previously in Santa Marta, Colombia in support of CP23. Burlington is an [ … ]
![China’s Rapacious Port Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean China’s Rapacious Port Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/CHI-LATAM-Port-Expansion-1-345x230.jpg)
China’s Rapacious Port Expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean
In recent years, China’s expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean has been a topic of discussion in the world’s major political and economic circles. And the reason is clear: China seeks to become the region’s main trading partner and leader over the rest of the world in the financing, [ … ]
![El Salvador Graduates 16 Counternarcotics K-9 Agents, with US support El Salvador Graduates 16 Counternarcotics K-9 Agents, with US support](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/SLV-16-K-9_1-345x230.jpg)
El Salvador Graduates 16 Counternarcotics K-9 Agents, with US support
The Salvadoran National Civil Police (PNC), with support from the U.S. Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL), graduated 16 counternarcotics K-9 agents to join the fight against transnational criminal groups in the region. The police officers and their canine companions are trained to identify drugs and paper [ … ]
![SENAFRONT, Tirelessly Protecting Panama’s Borders SENAFRONT, Tirelessly Protecting Panama’s Borders](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/1.-PAN-SENAFRONT-Director-Gobea--345x400.jpg)
SENAFRONT, Tirelessly Protecting Panama’s Borders
Guarding Panama’s land and river borders is the tireless task of the more than 6,000 men and women of the National Border Service (SENAFRONT). Their mission: to give no respite to transnational criminal organizations, criminal gangs, and flow of unauthorized migrants seeking to enter Panama. SENAFRONT’s new director, Commissioner Jorge [ … ]
![Oil Spills in Venezuela Destroy Ecosystems Oil Spills in Venezuela Destroy Ecosystems](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/VEN-Devastating-Spills_1-345x230.jpg)
Oil Spills in Venezuela Destroy Ecosystems
Under the Nicolás Maduro regime, Venezuela’s state-owned oil company (PDVSA) has not only collapsed, but lack of investment and maintenance in its facilities generate daily oil spills with devastating consequences for the environment and the population, The New York Times (NYT) reported in late July. Since 2016, PDVSA stopped reporting [ … ]
![US, Uruguay, Peru and Argentina Join Efforts to Combat Cybercrime US, Uruguay, Peru and Argentina Join Efforts to Combat Cybercrime](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/URY-PER-ARG-Cyber-Crime-345x230.jpg)
US, Uruguay, Peru and Argentina Join Efforts to Combat Cybercrime
More than 30 judges, prosecutors and police officers from Uruguay, Peru, and Argentina gathered in Montevideo August 14-18 to participate in a cybercrime conference organized by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (ICHIP) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The conference allowed [ … ]