A U.S. Air Force (USAF) delegation visited Brazil, November 8-10, 2021, to hold an annual bilateral meeting with the Brazilian Air Force (FAB, in Portuguese). Representatives of the Brazilian Air Force General Staff (EMAER, in Portuguese) welcomed U.S. personnel at the Air Force Command in Brasília, Federal District, to discuss [ … ]
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Argentine Naval Prefecture Carries Out Mega Operation Against Narcotrafficking in Rosario
The Argentine Naval Prefecture raided more than 30 homes in the cities of Rosario and Villa Gobernador Gálvez to dismantle a group of narcotraffickers, on December 11, 2021. “The mega operation included the deployment of some 330 units from the Prefecture and 70 land and river vehicles to reinforce those [ … ]
Brazilian Police Dismantles International Drug and Arms Trafficking Groups
In less than a week, the Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) dismantled two organizations involved in international drug trafficking and money laundering. On December 7, 2021, during Operation Geminus, agents disrupted a group that transported cocaine between Mato Grosso do Sul, which borders Bolivia and Paraguay, and Rio Grande [ … ]
Brazil: Police Seizes More than 24 Tons of Marijuana from Paraguay
On September 3, 2021, agents of the Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in Portuguese) and Federal Highway Police (PRF, in Portuguese) seized 24.5 tons of marijuana on a highway in Santa Catarina. It was the largest marijuana seizure ever recorded in this Brazilian state, according to local authorities. “The drug was [ … ]
US Aircraft Take Part in Operational Exercise in Brazil
U.S. Air Force (USAF) service members were in Brazil to participate in the Tápio 2021 Joint Exercise (EXCON, in Portuguese), conducted by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB, in Portuguese). The activity, which simulated a war scenario, was carried out from the Campo Grande Air Base, in Mato Grosso do Sul [ … ]
Paraguay, Brazil Destroy 673 Tons of Marijuana
Brazilian and Paraguayan security forces removed 673 tons of marijuana from circulation during the joint Operation New Alliance XXVII (Operación Nueva Alianza XXVII), which ended on September 3, 2021. During the 12-day operation, members of the Paraguayan National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD, in Spanish) and the Brazilian Federal Police (PF, in [ … ]
Whose Rights Are They, Anyway?
Modern international law came into existence at the end of the Thirty Years’ War in Europe.1 Horrified by the unprecedented destruction of a series of wars over religion, European negotiators at Westphalia coined the phrase “cuius regio, eius religio.”2 Literally translated, it means “whose realm, his religion.” It could be loosely translated [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
China’s Diplomatic and Political Approach in Latin America and the Caribbean
Testimony before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission Chairman Bartholomew, Commissioner Scissors, distinguished members of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, thank you for the opportunity to share my work and views with you today regarding China’s diplomatic and political approach in Latin America and the Caribbean. [ … ]
Chinese engagement in Latin America and Europe: Comparisons and Interdependencies
Abstract. This paper examines Chinese commercial, political, and security engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean, comparing it with similar engagement in Europe. It finds evidence that PRC engagement globally is driven by a strategy focused on re-orienting the world to the economic benefit of the PRC, with nonetheless important [ … ]