Gang violence in Haiti is reaching alarming levels, not only affecting the capital of Port-au-Prince but also spreading to other major cities, forcing massive displacement of people, the United Nations (U.N.) said in its latest reports. “The security situation on the ground continues to deteriorate as growing gang violence plunges [ … ]
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Contrary to Putin’s Claim, China’s Belt and Road Poses Environmental Risks
Russia President Vladimir Putin received a red-carpet treatment in Beijing in late October at China’s 3rd Belt and Road Forum. The event marked the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative — an ambitious undertaking to boost connectivity and trade across the world via Chinese infrastructure projects. At the [ … ]
Ecuador Seizes Tons of Drugs with US Cooperation
The Ecuadorian Armed Forces seized more than 8 tons of cocaine and arrested 12 criminals in just five days, Ecuadorian daily Primicias reported. “This is part of the joint efforts that Ecuador is carrying out with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration [DEA] and the U.S. Coast Guard,” the daily added [ … ]
Insights from Comparing PRC Engagement in Africa and Latin America
This article was originally published in The Diplomat on October 21, 2023. On October 12-13, 2023, the Jack D. Gordon Institute of Florida International University (FIU) hosted an event bringing together Africa and Latin America scholars, to comparatively examine engagement with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) across both [ … ]
South American Army Commanders, United to ‘Preserve Peace on the Continent’
Combined exercises and the fight against cross-border crime were some of the topics South American Army commanders discussed during their latest gathering. The objective of the meeting carried out at the Brazilian Army (EB) headquarters in Brasilia was to further strengthen interoperability, address issues of mutual interest, and deepen institutional [ … ]
SOUTHCOM Aims to Create Maintenance Partnerships with Latin America Nations
As part of its Theater Maintenance Partnership Initiative, or TMPI, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) will work with Latin American partner and allied nations to develop maintenance expertise, which runs the gamut from equipment-level maintenance all the way to life-cycle management, said Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel Gabriel Christianson, multinational logistics officer [ … ]
Brazil: Cocaine Exports from Santos Port at All-Time High
Criminal groups are increasingly using the Santos Port in São Paulo state, Brazil, the largest in Latin America, to send cocaine to West Africa, the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime indicated in a new report. According to the report, seizures on the Brazil-West Africa trade route increased dramatically from [ … ]
Coast Guard Cutter Crews Conduct First High-Seas Boarding off Coast of Peru under New Measure
The crews of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Alder, Terrell Horne, and an HC-130 Hercules aircraft recently completed the first high-seas boardings and inspections, in the Eastern Pacific Ocean, under a newly adopted conservation and management measure to monitor and inspect fishing and transshipment operations at-sea in the South Pacific [ … ]
Peru Announces Air Security Pact with US
Peru signed an air security pact with the United States that will strengthen surveillance in Peruvian skies to combat drug trafficking. The agreement aims to jointly address shared security challenges, including the fight against illicit drug trafficking and transnational organized crime. “This unidentified aircraft interdiction initiative is a breakthrough in [ … ]
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 [ … ]
ESMADE, Strategic Planning and Coordination
Interview of U.S. Southern Command’s (SOUTHCOM) Diálogo magazine with Air Force General Rodolfo Daniel Pereyra Martínez, head of the Uruguayan Defense General Staff (ESMADE). Diálogo: What is the importance of the inauguration of the western naval base located on the banks of the Uruguay River, next to the General San [ … ]
China Increases Krill Fishing, Threatens Multiple Species
Antarctic krill, a tiny crustacean, is key to the food chain of the Antarctic ecosystem, sustaining a wide variety of animals, from birds like albatrosses and penguins; fish and cephalopods like squid; and mammals like whales, dolphins, sea lions, and elephant seals. Krill is essential for all of their livelihoods. [ … ]