A team of doctors, nurses, and healthcare specialists across several fields traveled to Suriname as part of a U.S. Air Force medical assistance mission, one that has helped better the lives of host nation citizens while showcasing the power of sharing skills and cultivating relationships. Forty-two U.S. Air Force active [ … ]
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Argentina Launches Operation Against Chinese IUU Fishing
The Argentine Armed Forces have launched Operation Griffon XVII in South Atlantic waters to strengthen their fight against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, while hundreds of fishing vessels, mainly Chinese-flagged, prey on the region’s fish stocks, Argentine news site Infobae reported. “Considering Chinese expansionist activities in the world, it [ … ]
China’s Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Comprehensive Analysis of China’s Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part II: Influencing the Media]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report explores China’s strategy to influence Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) populations through the Chinese and local media. Both are vital in shaping local opinion in favor of the Communist Party of China’s (CCP) ideological objectives. News outlets such as the Xinhua News Agency, the People’s Daily, [ … ]
Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team 24: Second Year US Partnership with St. Lucia
The U.S. Air Force Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team (LAMAT) deployed ready-medics, for the second year, to work alongside St. Lucia’s health teams to achieve mutual benefits and build trust in the region, February 26-March 10. The team consists of 17 active duty and reserve airmen who are participating in [ … ]
Argentina Inaugurates Terrorism and Organized Crime Center
The Argentine government has a new Criminal Intelligence Analysis Center to support operations against narcotrafficking organizations and groups linked to terrorism. The center, in Puerto Iguazú, in the Tri-Border area shared by Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, was inaugurated on January 15, La Nación reported. “This initiative, beyond combating organized crime, [ … ]
Ecuador: Organized Crime Increasingly Turns to Illegal Gold Mining
Drug trafficking groups operating in Ecuador have been extending their tentacles toward illegal gold mining, which allows them to finance themselves and launder assets. Los Lobos, linked to Mexican Jalisco New Generation Cartel, is among those criminal groups, which in alliance with Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua, funds itself by controlling [ … ]
China Shifts Latin America and Caribbean Strategy
China’s investments in Latin America and the Caribbean have shifted to what Beijing dubbed “new infrastructure,” which includes critical sectors such as telecommunications, financial technology, and energy transition, U.S. think tank The Inter-American Dialogue indicated in a new report. According to the report, China’s direct foreign investments in the region [ … ]
Iran’s Stealthy Steps in the Region: Latin America under Threat – PART II
The extent to which the Tehran regime has been promoting and increasing its presence in Latin America is striking. Its determined work in recent years to strengthen and intensify relations with countries in the region is leaving its mark. Today, the Islamic Republic already has 11 embassies in the region, [ … ]
Forging Stronger Ties in Bogotá: US and Colombian Marines Plan for the Future
U.S. Marines and their Colombian counterparts convened for a strategic planning session from January 29 to February 1, 2024, aimed at bolstering military cooperation and enhancing regional security in the Western Hemisphere. The staff planner working group was a venue for U.S. Marine Corps Forces, South, and the Colombian Marine [ … ]
China-Latin America Space Cooperation – An Update
This article was originally published in The Diplomat on February 16, 2024. In September 2023, during a visit to China, Venezuela’s Nicholás Maduro announced an agreement in which China would transport Venezuelans to a research base it plans to build on the moon, the International Lunar Research Station (ILRS) [ … ]
Maduro Holds on to Power and Expands Crackdown on Opposition
In a move seen as expanding the crackdown on the opposition, the regime of Nicolás Maduro detained human rights activist Rocío San Miguel, accusing her of plotting to kill Maduro, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said via X. San Miguel was arrested February 9 at an airport in Caracas in [ … ]
Chinese Criminal Networks and Their Reach in Latin America
Despite high rates of violence and corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean driven by criminal organizations from the hemisphere, a study by researchers at Florida International University (FIU) highlights the growing impact of Chinese criminal networks in the region and exposes their link to Chinese-state owned companies. “They operate [ … ]