If the term "illegal fishing" conjures images of small numbers of scattered vessels independently pirating the sea's resources, think again. The problem of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing stems increasingly from state-supported deep water fishing fleets, including massive trawlers accompanied by sustainment vessels, freezer, and transport vessels. Operating continuously [ … ]
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Climate Change as a Regional Security Issue
Published in the Journal of the Americas, Volume 4, Third Edition 2022, the U.S. Air Force professional magazine. Introduction This paper analyzes the impacts of climate change on the roles and missions of the armed forces in Latin America and the Caribbean, and examines the range of missions generated [ … ]
Tussle for the Amazon: New Frontiers in Brazil’s Organized Crime Landscape
Brazil is witnessing a “tussle for the Amazon”—a new and deadly phase in the history of its organized crime groups and their operations. While the country is no stranger to violent criminal organizations, recent years have seen groups building increasingly sophisticated networks, both within and beyond Brazil’s borders. In the [ … ]
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 [ … ]
China’s Use of Soft Power in Support of its Strategic Engagement in Latin America
Introduction The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) expanding engagement and presence in Latin America and the Caribbean has captured the attention of political and business leaders and the people of the region, as well as the United States. Although the PRC’s engagement and use of “soft power” has political, cultural, [ … ]
China’s Digital Advance in Latin America
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, [ … ]
Colombia as a Case Study for US Foreign Policy A Strategic Policy Proposal for the United States of America
Creating and Maintaining non-Binary Strategic Foreign Policy The foreign policy of the United States of America is in danger of failing to innovate to meet the challenges of a developing, changing, and increasingly competitive world. The growing threat to developing tailored strategic foreign policy has grown from the academic channelization [ … ]
The Impact of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine on the Global Strategic Environment and Latin America
Modern history is punctuated by decisive events that both directly impact the strategic environment and change the calculations of global actors. Russia’s February 2022 invasion of the Ukraine is arguably one such event. The impact of the invasion on the global strategic environment, including Latin America and the Caribbean will [ … ]
US SOUTHCOM Fights Through COVID-19
As I boarded my flight in Bogotá, Colombia, to return to the United States on March 14, 2020, after participating in the joint Colombia-U.S. Exercise Vita in the Guajira Peninsula, the reality of how the COVID-19 pandemic was going to affect our lives over the next year began to manifest. [ … ]
216 Criminals Arrested During International Operation Turquesa III
The International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) led Operation Turquesa III to counter human trafficking, November 29-December 3, 2021. Authorities from 34 countries in the hemisphere rescued 127 victims of forced labor and sexual exploitation and arrested 216 criminals. Tren de Aragua The Ecuadorian National Police reported the arrest of 16 [ … ]
China Threatens South American Oceans
A September 24, 2021 investigative feature published by the Associated Press (AP) and the Univisión network, whose team joined the research and patrol vessel Ocean Warrior of the Amsterdam-based environmental nongovernmental organization (NGO) Sea Shepherd Global, revealed that Chinese ships are increasing their presence in the Pacific waters off the [ … ]
Brazilian Federal Police Seizes Nearly 4 Tons of Cocaine in Fishing Boats
The northern region of Santa Catarina state, in the south of Brazil, has the largest industrial fishing fleet in the country, with hundreds of vessels transiting daily to carry out fishing activities. However, criminal groups have been taking advantages of workers’ legal pursuits to try and conceal their illegal practices. [ … ]