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 [ … ]
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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 RocĂo 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 [ … ]
China’s Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comprehensive Analysis of China’s Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part I: Propaganda and Politics]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper analyzes the expansion of Chinese media and public diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Through its “discourse of power” and an attempt to extend its soft power across the continent, Chinese and some LAC media (print, audiovisual, and digital) sustained, amplified, and exalted the [ … ]
Colombian Navy Cadets Develop skills and Lasting Friendships in US
Seeking to develop capabilities to use leadership skills at the tactical level, and to complement the knowledge acquired, 47 Marine cadets from the Colombian Navy’s Almirante Padilla Naval School trained at Fort Moore in Georgia. The training was carried out together with cadets from the Paraguayan Army and the Honduran [ … ]
Colombia and Ecuador Join Forces to Disrupt Narcotrafficking
After a more than two-year operation, Colombia and Ecuador dismantled transnational narcotrafficking organization Los Curva, following the January 6 capture in Colombia of two brothers identified as the leaders of the gang, Argentine news site Infobae reported. According to Operation Gran FĂ©nix, carried out by Ecuador’s National Police, Navy, and [ … ]
Operation Ignis Deals Blow to Organized Crime in Paraguay
Paraguay’s military and security forces dismantled a criminal group in the northern department of CanindeyĂş, a red zone for drug and arms trafficking along the border with Brazil, Paraguay’s National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) indicated in a press release. The actions were part of Operation Ignis, which ended on December 27. [ … ]
Iran’s Stealthy Steps in the Region: Latin America under Threat – PART I
The criminal and bloody attack perpetrated against Israel by the Islamist armed movement Hamas on October 7, once again raised the alarm as to the role that the Islamic Republic could be playing in financing and helping to plan and execute this type of terrorist activities worldwide, and particularly in [ … ]
Ecuador Wages War to Transnational Organized Crime
Ecuador has deployed its security forces to combat and dismantle transnational organized crime, as the country faces its most severe wave of violence due to narcotrafficking. The South America country has been under a state of emergency since January 9, declaring war on armed gangs and working on regaining control [ … ]
Peru Requests US Support to Combat Narcotrafficking
Peru has formally requested support from the United States to develop a plan to combat drug trafficking. The strategy would focus on reducing coca cultivation, cocaine production, and eventual export, while the country intensifies security measures at its borders. Peruvian Foreign Minister Javier González-Olaechea formalized the request in December 2023 [ … ]
Brazil and Paraguay Dismantle International Arms Trafficking Network
The Brazilian Federal Police (PF) and Paraguay’s National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) dismantled a network trafficking firearms from Europe to South America. “We’re talking about more than 40,000 weapons imported in the last three years,” Brazil’s Minister of Justice and Public Security Flávio Dino said at a press conference. Through Operation [ … ]
Warning Risks of Chinese Technology in Colombia
A recent report on the presence of technology companies from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Colombia has set off alarms about the risks involved with the Asian country’s investments in the sector. According to the Colombian political risk consultancy Colombia Risk Analysis, behind these investments are strategic interests [ … ]