“Seize the maximum amount of cocaine possible on the seas, in the ports, and on the rivers,” was the order Colombian President Gustavo Petro gave the Colombian Navy on June 2, during a promotion ceremony for naval officers. “We have to destroy illicit economies and the Navy has a great [ … ]
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![Colombian Security Forces Steadfast in the Destruction of Illicit Economies Colombian Security Forces Steadfast in the Destruction of Illicit Economies](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/COL-Illicit-Economies-Destroyed-1-345x230.jpg)
![Venezuela: What Does the Resumption of the ICC Prosecutor’s Investigation Imply? Venezuela: What Does the Resumption of the ICC Prosecutor’s Investigation Imply?](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/VEN-International-Court-Investigation-345x230.jpeg)
Venezuela: What Does the Resumption of the ICC Prosecutor’s Investigation Imply?
The Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will continue to investigate the Venezuelan regime for alleged crimes against humanity, which would make it possible to establish “specific” and “individual” responsibilities for the facts, human rights experts said. On June 27, the Pre-Trial Chamber authorized ICC Prosecutor [ … ]
![Maritime Interdiction Operations, Key to Countering Security Threats at Sea Maritime Interdiction Operations, Key to Countering Security Threats at Sea](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/BAH-Interview-Commodore-King-1-345x400.jpg)
Maritime Interdiction Operations, Key to Countering Security Threats at Sea
The Bahamas offers a paradise for tourists with its white sandy shores, blue waters, fishing, and scuba diving among many activities, but it is also a transnational criminal organizations’ maritime haven for drugs and human trafficking, illegal fishing, and other related crimes. To counter those security threats, the Royal Bahamas [ … ]
![Huawei 5G, Deadly for Democracy in Latin America Huawei 5G, Deadly for Democracy in Latin America](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/LAT-Huawei-5G-345x230.jpg)
Huawei 5G, Deadly for Democracy in Latin America
Chinese telecommunications company Huawei and its fifth-generation (5G) wireless technology represent a very high risk for democracy in Latin America, because of the company’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Euclides Tapia, professor of International Relations at the University of Panama, told Diálogo on June 11. “The issue is [ … ]
![China’s Bet on Colombia, Seeking Its ‘Golden Age’ in Latin America China’s Bet on Colombia, Seeking Its ‘Golden Age’ in Latin America](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/COL-CHinas-New-Venture-1-345x230.jpg)
China’s Bet on Colombia, Seeking Its ‘Golden Age’ in Latin America
In the last two decades, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has played a fundamental role in the economies of Latin America. Between 2005 and 2017, China lent several countries in the region close to $136 billion. The amount exceeded what, for the same period, the World Bank, the Inter-American [ … ]
![Colombia: Coca Price Crash Offers Opportunities and Challenges in the Fight Against Narcotrafficking Colombia: Coca Price Crash Offers Opportunities and Challenges in the Fight Against Narcotrafficking](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/COL-Coca-Price-Drop-345x230.jpg)
Colombia: Coca Price Crash Offers Opportunities and Challenges in the Fight Against Narcotrafficking
In recent months, the price of coca, the raw plant used to make cocaine, collapsed by as much as 50 percent in Colombia, while coca buyers have seemingly all but disappeared. In the country’s most impoverished regions, where hundreds of thousands of families depend on the crop for their livelihood, [ … ]
![US Coast Guard Offloads More Than $186 Million in Illegal Narcotics US Coast Guard Offloads More Than $186 Million in Illegal Narcotics](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CARIB-Coast-Guard-Seizures-345x230.jpg)
US Coast Guard Offloads More Than $186 Million in Illegal Narcotics
U.S. Coast Guard Seventh District The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bear (WMEC 901) offloaded more than 14,153 pounds of cocaine worth more than $186 million in Miami, June 16. The offloaded drugs were interdicted during nine separate cases in the international waters of the Caribbean Sea and the [ … ]
![Suriname, a Reliable Partner in the Fight Against Security Threats in the Region Suriname, a Reliable Partner in the Fight Against Security Threats in the Region](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/SUR-CHOD-Interview-Col-Guiseppe.-345x400.jpg)
Suriname, a Reliable Partner in the Fight Against Security Threats in the Region
Suriname combats violence and other criminal activities with different strategies at the operational and tactical level. Broadening security cooperation between the three Guianas and cooperation with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are part of the strategies Colonel Werner Guiseppe Kioe A Sen, commander of the Suriname Armed Forces (SAF), emphasizes to [ … ]
![US and Brazilian Marines Share Best Practices on Training Female Recruits US and Brazilian Marines Share Best Practices on Training Female Recruits](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BRA-Marine-Corps-Gender-Integration-1-345x230.jpg)
US and Brazilian Marines Share Best Practices on Training Female Recruits
The United States Marine Corps hosted a delegation of Brazilian Marines at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, South Carolina, to discuss and observe how the Marine Corps is integrating male and female recruits on their path to becoming Marines. The visit, June 5-9, 2023, was designed to [ … ]
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ELN to Continue Kidnappings Despite Ceasefire
Despite the ceasefire agreement between the Colombian government and the Colombian National Army (ELN) on June 9 in Havana, Cuba, the armed group indicated that it will continue with kidnappings as they are not explicitly prohibited in the agreement. The “bilateral, national, and temporary” ceasefire, the result of several months [ … ]
![Partner Nations Excel in Multinational Humanitarian Assistance Exercise in Panama Partner Nations Excel in Multinational Humanitarian Assistance Exercise in Panama](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/PAN-HA-DR-Multinational-Exercise-1-345x230.jpg)
Partner Nations Excel in Multinational Humanitarian Assistance Exercise in Panama
From earthquakes and volcanic activity to forest fires and tropical storms, the variety of natural disaster threats that Central America constantly faces is endless. From June 13-16, members of Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-Bravo), located out of Soto Cano Air Base in Honduras, traveled to Panama City to participate in [ … ]
![China in Latin America: Investments, Loans, and Loss of Sovereignty China in Latin America: Investments, Loans, and Loss of Sovereignty](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/CHI-Xis-Plans_1-345x230.jpg)
China in Latin America: Investments, Loans, and Loss of Sovereignty
China’s economic activities in Latin America are changing. Its focus on gaining access to the hemisphere’s natural resources, which drove its investments during the first decade and a half of the century, has expanded to a portfolio that includes renewable energy generation, telecommunications, electricity distribution, and even ridesharing companies. “China’s [ … ]