Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi met with Sacha Llorenti Soliz, a Bolivian and the executive secretary for the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA, in Spanish), on August 4, 2021, the Iranian government announced. Several human rights groups targeted Raisi for his involvement in the executions of thousands [ … ]
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Brazil Strengthens Relationship with Partner Nations in Meetings with Military Attachés
Brazil currently has 55 defense attachés. To strengthen its relationship with the nations in which these service members are advisors, as part of the diplomatic corps, the Brazilian Ministry of Defense (MD, in Portuguese) held the Symposium Update for Partner Nations Defense Attachés. “Attachés play a fundamental role in pursuing [ … ]
‘Collaboration Warfare’
How SOUTHCOM is Re-Shaping Intelligence Security Cooperation in the AOR through Collaboration Warfare “We’re connected to the nations in Latin America and [the] Caribbean by history, culture, and geography. We’re connected in every domain, sea, air, space, and cyber and land. Our security and prosperity are inextricably linked. When our [ … ]
Colombia: 17 Clan del Golfo Members Captured
In late July, the Colombian Armed Forces weakened the criminal group Clan del Golfo with the capture of 17 of its members during Operation San Lucas, carried out in Cartagena de Indias, Bolívar department. Those captured belong to the substructure Héroes del Caribe, which engages in narcotrafficking, extortion, and selective [ … ]
Krishna Mathoera, Minister of Defense of Suriname: ‘Being a Woman Should Never Be an Obstacle to Be Successful or to Do the Extraordinary’
The U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Breaking Barriers podcast features in each episode guests from the Defense and Security forces of Latin America and the Caribbean. This platform shares powerful stories and valuable insights on gains being made to recognize women as equal partners in preventing [ … ]
Iran in Latin America: Malign Alliances, “Super Spreaders,” and Alternative Narratives
Executive Summary Iran’s ability to shape the information environment and spread the narrative of the United States as an imperialist force—perpetrating violence and instability in Latin America—has grown in recent years. These ongoing and multifaceted campaigns of disinformation and care- fully curated messages are coordinated with Russian and Venezuelan state [ … ]
US Southern Command Chief Says Speed, Effort Needed to Save Haitian Lives
Speed is essential in saving lives during a disaster like the Haitian earthquake, and U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) is in the business of saving lives, U.S. Navy Admiral Craig S. Faller, SOUTHCOM commander, said in an interview on August 17. The 7.2 on the Richter scale earthquake struck the southeastern [ … ]
Countries Align with US on Principles and Best Practices in Space Exploration
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Lunar Artemis Program aims to bring the first woman and the next man to the surface of the moon in 2024. The initiative will contribute to developing technologies and experiences to organize a human mission to Mars. The first step is scheduled for [ … ]
Brazil, Colombia, Peru Sail Together in Bracolper 2021
The navies of Brazil, Colombia, and Peru set sail on the 46th iteration of the Naval Operation Bracolper, in the city of Leticia, Colombia. From July 19 to September 15, 2021, riverine units of the three countries will navigate the Amazon River and carry out tactical exercises to protect their [ … ]
Paraguay: Anti-Drug Agents Seize 2 Tons of Marijuana
Special Forces agents of the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) destroyed a drug camp where they found nearly 2 tons of marijuana in Bella Vista, Caaguazú department, on July 9. “In addition to the ready [to sell] drug, we removed nearly 6 tons of marijuana from circulation by [ … ]
The Reinforcing Activities of the ELN in Colombia and Venezuela
In the past five years, a confluence of events in Colombia and Venezuela have empowered the National Liberation Army (ELN) to become a far more dangerous and intractable threat to both countries, and the region. The reinforcing effects of the partial demobilization the rival Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC),1 [ … ]
New directions in the deepening Chinese-Argentine engagement
The December 2019 inauguration of President Alberto Fernández and Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in Argentina returned to power a Peronist government that has not only moved the nation in an increasingly left-populist direction, but has also opened the door for a substantial deepening of the country’s already significant [ … ]