In recent decades, the geopolitical scenario in Latin America has undergone significant changes, particularly in the area of military training and arms trade. While the region has historically maintained close relations with NATO powers, the growing involvement of China and Russia signals a change in the security and defense landscape. [ … ]
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Latin American Defense Ministers Discuss UN Peacekeeping Missions
With the aim of promoting regional collaboration to optimize the participation of Latin America and the Caribbean in peace operations, 24 defense ministers, vice ministers, and heads of delegation from countries of the region, as well as senior United Nations officials, met on September 12 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at [ … ]
Cubans Recruited to Fight in Ukraine with False Promises from Russia
Hundreds of Cubans have been recruited to join Russia in its war against Ukraine, motivated by the promise of financial rewards and Russian citizenship offered by online recruiters, CNN reported on September 19. Two young Cubans, Alex Vega and Androf Velazquez, were duped into believing they could get jobs in [ … ]
Brazilian Service Members Conduct Exercise Tápio with New York Air National Guard
Members of the Brazilian Army, Air Force, and Brazilian Navy conducted Joint Exercise (EXCON) Tápio 2023 with members of the New York Air National Guard, August 16-27. Participants conducted combat search and rescue activities around Campo Grande Air Base (BACG), in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso do Sul. “EXCON [ … ]
Maduro Fails in Fight Against Money Laundering
The regime of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro failed the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force’s (CFATF) latest mutual evaluation report, which described the country’s actions in the fight against money laundering and terrorism financing as “deficient.” The CFATF is a multilateral institution that brings together 24 countries of the region, whose purpose [ … ]
Countries of the Americas Join Forces to Fight Cybercrime
Latin America is the least prepared region in the world for cyberattacks, the Global Cybersecurity Index, an initiative of the United Nations' International Telecommunication Union, indicated in its last report. However, following the dramatic attack against Costa Rica in 2022 by Russian group Conti, countries of the region have been [ … ]
Meta Takes Down Chinese Influence Operation on Social Networks
In late August, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, dismantled a massive network of fake accounts associated with Chinese security forces, as well as the pro-China influence operation known as Spamouflage that promotes Beijing’s interests, according to an August 26 Meta cyberthreats report. “Such propaganda exerts a strong influence on [ … ]
China Strengthens Relationship with Nicaragua
China and Nicaragua have signed a free trade agreement (FTA), thus deepening their bilateral and economic relations, after the Daniel Ortega-Rosario Murillo regime broke off ties with Taiwan and aligned itself with Beijing. “We must look carefully at the new political and economic dynamics that China has been presenting for [ … ]
The Expanding Leverage of the People’s Republic of China in Latin America: Implications for US National Security and Global Order
ABSTRACT This article examines the growing influence operations conducted by the Chinese Communist Party-led government in Latin America, presenting strategic risks to US national security and global order. The author highlights the surprising breadth and scale of China’s influence, encompassing economic entanglements, critical infrastructure investments, coercive diplomacy, and information control. [ … ]
China Embeds Itself in El Salvador
Construction on El Salvador’s China-funded national library is nearing completion and while a date has yet to be set, Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele assured that the inauguration would happen before year end, Salvadoran newspaper El Mundo reported. The YanJian Group, one of the companies that frequently carries out abroad constructions [ … ]
Professionalization, Key to Paraguayan Army’s Success
The professional training of military personnel is the main task of the Paraguayan Army’s Military Institutes of Education Command (CIMEE). Its director, Major General Manuel Rodríguez Sosa, spoke with Diálogo about the institution and the military career plan to meet the needs of the Paraguayan Army. Diálogo: What is the [ … ]
Cocaine Trafficking from Latin America to Europe on the Rise
Europe is suffering a flood of cocaine shipments from Latin America into its ports, while seizures by security authorities are reaching record levels, reported InSight Crime, an organization dedicated to the study of organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean. “In Europe there is a market that demands cocaine [ … ]