Admiral Alberto Alcalá Luna assumed command of the Peruvian Navy on August 3, 2021. Since then, his mission has beento ensure the defense of Peru’s seas, rivers,and lakes. Adm. Alcalá spoke with Diálogo about the Navy’s institutional advances in the fight against criminal organizations, illegal mining, as well as its [ … ]
Ecuadorian authorities dismantled a criminal network linked to the laundering of narcotrafficking proceeds with the capture of its leader and five other people, including his partner and two brothers. Ecuador’s Attorney General Diana Salazar described the capture of Leandro Norero Tigua, alias El Patrón Norero, as one of the most [ … ]
The fight against narcotrafficking and organized crime continues unabated in Colombia, and the Military Forces are proving increasingly efficient in their operations. As such, in mid-June, through two operations, Army and Navy troops attached to the Titán Joint Force destroyed 20 cocaine laboratories, dealing a hard blow to the finances [ … ]
The recognition that Brazil has in the international scene regarding United Nations (U.N.) Peacekeeping Missions isn’t new nor recent. The 13 years that the Brazilian force was present in Haiti (2004-2017), with Brazilian officers leading the military component in the challenging roles as Force Commanders, have definitely taken the recognition [ … ]
Colombia and Peru have been stepping up the fight against narcotrafficking along their common border, dealing a hard blow to criminal groups involved in this illicit activity. As such, among their various efforts, over the course of three weeks, the Colombian Military Forces, in combined operations with the Peruvian National [ … ]
The Brazilian Armed Forces and public security forces seized about $40 million in illicit drugs during operations to combat cross-border and environmental crimes in the states of Pará, Amapá, and Maranhão, in the Brazilian Amazon. Operation Ágata Norte, carried out June 1-9, 2022, strengthened surveillance in land and sea borders [ … ]
San Nicolás, Honduras — In the San Nicolás community, in the Honduran municipality of San Antonio, dozens of people wait outside a school. Taking advantage of the summer break, the school has turned into a makeshift medical center which is, for many, the only way to access basic health care. [ … ]
The U.S. Navy launched the 28th edition of the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), the world’s largest international maritime exercise, June 29. Twenty-six nations, 38 surface ships, four submarines, nine national land forces, more than 30 unmanned systems, approximately 170 aircraft, and more than 25,000 personnel will train and [ … ]
Five Chilean Army officers deployed June 7 to Bosnia and Herzegovina to fulfill the mission of the Chilean Peace Force CHILFOR 36 and replace personnel who represented Chile for more than seven months under Operation ALTHEA, the Chilean Joint Chiefs of Staff (EMCO) said. The objective of the mission is [ … ]
Organized crime groups, urban gangs, bandits, and common thieves are threatening security in Ecuador, Voice of America reported. To confront these criminals, the Ecuadorian government deployed 4,500 members of its security forces to its border with Colombia in the first week of June. A total of 2,100 soldiers, 2,400 police [ … ]
Mining operations in the southernVenezuelan states of Bolívar and Amazonas, with the support of the Nicolás Maduro regime, represent the greatest threat to the human rights, habitat, cultures, and territories of indigenous populations, globalnews agency IPS Noticias reported. In these regions of the Amazon, mafias, traders, sindicatos (gangs originally linked [ … ]
This article has been initially published in the Revista Seguridad y Poder Terrestre (Vol. 1 N.º 1 [2022]: July – September) of the Peruvian Army Center for Strategic Studies (CEEEP)https://ceeep.mil.pe/2022/06/30/chinas-digital-advance-in-latin-america/?lang=enDOI: https://doi.org/10.56221/spt.v1i1.5 Abstract This work examines activities by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and its companies in digital technologies and associated economic sectors in Latin America, [ … ]
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