The government of Ecuador is intensifying its fight against the financial structures of organized crime through a specialized financial crime investigation unit, Argentine news site Infobae reported. This unit will pursue those involved in tax and customs fraud, money laundering, and tax evasion. “This initiative makes it possible to target [ … ]
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Brazil and Paraguay Join Forces Against Organized Crime
The armed forces of Brazil and Paraguay, with the support of police and judicial agents, joined forces in their fight against organized crime, seizing more than 6 tons of marijuana, confiscating weapons, and destroying 33 narco camps in February, authorities from both countries said in statements. These results were achieved [ … ]
The Russian Cyberthreat
Countries worldwide have denounced Russia’s increase in cyberattacks, calling its actions “intolerable,” and the cause of tensions and mistrust, Spanish newspaper La Razón reported. These actions affect individuals, as well as governmental and private companies alike and electoral processes in several nations. “Russia and China are recognized as advanced cyberthreats [ … ]
Brazil’s Participation in International Cooperation in Mine Action
April 4 marked the International Day for Mine Action Awareness and Assistance, established in 2005 by the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly. The Brazilian Army is a benchmark in demining and deactivating explosive devices. In this article, Captain Davyson Anderson Cavalcanti Sobral, of the Brazilian Army’s Engineering Wing, discusses Brazil's [ … ]
Perry Center Honors University of Guyana with Excellence in Security and Defense Education Award
The 2023 William J. Perry Award for Excellence in Security and Defense Education was awarded to the University of Guyana’s (UG) Institute for Human Resilience, Strategic Security, and the Future (IHRSSF). The award, bestowed each year upon individuals or institutions in recognition of their significant contributions in the fields of [ … ]
Venezuela Consolidates Its Position as Iran’s Gateway to Latin America
The recent visit of an Iranian delegation to Venezuela marks a new chapter in the already robust strategic alliance between both countries, raising questions about the implications for regional and global stability. According to the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, the March 11 meeting aimed at reviewing bilateral cooperation. Both countries, under [ … ]
Hundreds of Chinese Websites Pose as Local News to Disseminate Disinformation
More than a hundred websites operated from within the People’s Republic of China have been posing as local news outlets in 30 countries across Latin America, Europe, and Asia, to disseminate pro-Beijing disinformation, The Citizen Lab, a cybersecurity laboratory based at the University of Toronto, Canada, revealed in a February [ … ]
‘Challenges Are Bridges of Opportunity’
“Challenges are bridges of opportunity” was one of the exciting phrases that guest speaker U.S. Army Colonel Josielyn Carrasquillo, commander of Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) las Americas Region, used during her presentation. Col. Carrasquillo, who is responsible for operations from Alaska to Argentina, was invited as a guest speaker in [ … ]
US, Argentina to Cooperate, Combat Illegal Chinese Fishing
Starting this April, the U.S. Coast Guard and Argentine Navy will begin conducting joint exercises aimed at combating illegal Chinese fishing in the Atlantic Ocean. Argentina, Chile, and Peru have criticized Chinese-operated craft for large-scale invasive fishing in their territorial waters without regulation, which the South American countries say is [ … ]
Maduro Creates New State, Escalates Essequibo Dispute
The majority pro-regime Venezuelan Parliament approved the creation of a new state in Guyana’s Essequibo territory, the subject of a long-running dispute between the neighboring countries, Reuters reported on March 21. The law creates the new state of Guayana Esequiba. The state’s borders would be the Atlantic Ocean to the [ … ]
US to Help Argentina Improve Waterways and Ports
Argentina’s General Ports Administration (AGP) has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to improve the conditions of the Paraná-Paraguay Trunk Waterway, the U.S. Embassy in Argentina said in statement. Juan Belikow, professor of International Relations at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina told Diálogo on March [ … ]
Chinese Fleet Defies Peruvian Port Regulations
In the South Pacific, the Chinese fishing fleet has been defying Peruvian regulations aimed at strengthening measures against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, Peruvian sustainable development nongovernmental organization (NGO) CooperAcción said in early March. The Chinese fishing fleet’s actions is “putting both the ecological and economic balance of the [ … ]