The Brazilian and Colombian armed forces have jointly stepped up the fight against transnational crime in the Amazon. In late April, military authorities from both countries signed an agreement to close in on criminal organizations in the region. “In Brasilia, we signed the Cooperation Plan between the Colombian Military Forces [ … ]
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Ecuador Pledges to Promote Regional Security
Ecuador pledged to strengthen collaboration and coordination among partner nations with the support of AMERIPOL and EUROPOL through the Latin American Interior Security Committee (CLASI), as a strategy to improve security in the hemisphere, Argentine news site Infobae reported. “Today we must confront organized crime without borders,” said Ecuador’s Minister [ … ]
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Experts Warn about Iran’s Increasing Threat to Latin America
A threatening scenario has been in the making in the region: Iran’s calculated expansion into Latin America. Experts have warned about Tehran’s efforts to establish a foothold in the Western Hemisphere, cozying up to like-minded regimes with the objective of threatening democracy and stability. The region is starting to take [ … ]
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Peru, US Strengthen Fight Against Organized Crime
With the aim of creating an elite force to dismantle transnational criminal organizations operating in Peru, more than 300 agents of the Peruvian National Police (PNP) will receive training from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (HSI), the Peruvian government announced. “Given the constant increase in organized crime and narcotrafficking [ … ]
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Argentina, US, United for Regional Security
Argentina and the United States have reaffirmed their common strategic vision for a safer region: to confront the negative influence of China, Iran, Russia, and narcotrafficking that impact the region and threatens the stability of democracy in Latin America, Argentine news site Infobae reported. “These communist countries are working together [ … ]
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Tradewinds 24 Begins
The flags of 26 nations were ceremoniously unfurled at Paragon Army Base, in Barbados, marking the official commencement of Tradewinds 24, May 4. As they fluttered in the breeze, they created a vibrant presentation of diversity and unity. From the rich hues representing the Caribbean nations to the bold stripes [ … ]
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Nicaragua and Russia: Strategic Alliance or Spy Nest?
Nicaragua’s National Assembly approved an agreement to establish a Russia-funded and administered police training center. This measure, which the Daniel Ortega regime pushed through in mid-March, raises concerns about the real intentions behind the Russia-Nicaragua cooperation. “In the post-pandemic, Ortega renewed the authorization for Russian military operations, which together with [ … ]
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China’s Stake in Peru’s Ports, Increased Cause for Concern
In late March, the Peruvian government, through the Private Investment Promotion Agency (ProInversión), awarded the New San Juan de Marcona Port Terminal project, in the Ica region, to Chinese firm Jinzhao Peru Port Terminal for its design, financing, construction, operation, and maintenance. Work on the mega-port is expected to begin [ … ]
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Colombian Military Forces, Partner Nations Put Interoperability to the Test to Fight Forest Fires
Colombia faced an unparalleled wave of forest fires during the first quarter of 2024. The situation derived from the decrease in rainfall, as well as the increase in temperatures that characterize the climatic phenomenon known as El Niño, affected 94,956 hectares, distributed in 29 of the country’s 32 departments, according [ … ]
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CENTAM Guardian 24, Preparing Against Threats in Central America
Multinational military exercise CENTAM Guardian 2024 concluded in Honduras at the Soto Cano Air Base in Comayagua. Phase one of the U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored exercise, carried out April 1-12, saw the participation of 284 military personnel from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, as well as 212 U.S. troops. [ … ]
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Brazil to Inaugurate International Amazon Security Center
Brazil is moving forward with the creation of an international Amazon security center, which will coordinate the region’s security forces in the fight against environmental crimes and drug trafficking. Based in Manaus, the Center for International Police Cooperation in the Amazon (CCPI-Amazon) will bring together officers from the eight countries [ … ]
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Ecuador, Peru, Combat Transborder Illegal Gold Trafficking
Each day, some 100 tons of raw material, use to process gold, extracted from Peru is smuggled into Ecuador along a route in the Amazon that illegal miners control in cahoots with transnational criminal organizations, Peruvian daily El Comercio reported in a recent investigation. The route starts in the province [ … ]