Senior logistics leaders from 19 partner nations of the Western Hemisphere came together for the fifth U.S. Southern Command- (SOUTHCOM) sponsored Senior Leader Logistics Symposium (SLLS), in Doral, Florida, September 6-7. Argentina, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, the United Kingdom, [ … ]
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Maduro Increases Dependence on Iran to Preserve Oil Industry
Following the departure of former Venezuelan Oil Minister Tareck el Aissami in March, the Nicolás Maduro regime increased its dependence on Iran to keep the oil industry afloat. In June, president of state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and Oil Minister Pedro Tellechea, signed a memorandum of understanding with his Iranian [ … ]
US, Uruguay, Peru and Argentina Join Efforts to Combat Cybercrime
More than 30 judges, prosecutors and police officers from Uruguay, Peru, and Argentina gathered in Montevideo August 14-18 to participate in a cybercrime conference organized by the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of International Computer Hacking and Intellectual Property (ICHIP) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The conference allowed [ … ]
China’s ‘Long Game’ Influence Campaign in Latin America
U.S.-based cybersecurity firm Nisos uncovered the existence of a network of pro-China accounts targeting Latin American audiences, designed to bolster the country’s image and status, Time magazine reported in mid-July. This operation is part of the continued expansion of Chinese influence in the region, to consolidate its position as the [ … ]
China Refuses to Back Down in Port Plan in Argentina
In early June, Argentine Governor of Tierra del Fuego Gustavo Melella revived an old controversy concerning a deal with a Chinese company to build a multipurpose port in Rio Grande. The controversy was reignited when Melella presented the memorandum of understanding he had signed with Shaanxi Chemical Industry Group to [ … ]
Peru on War Footing Against Illegal Mining
The Amazon, which occupies a large part of Peru’s territory, is home to the country’s greatest diversity of flora and fauna, but its intricate geography also makes it the ideal setting for illegal mining carried out by transnational criminal organizations, and destroying hundreds of hectares of virgin land every day. [ … ]
Mexico’s Engagement with China and Choices for Its Future
Introduction As Mexico looks to national elections in June 2024, the expanding engagement that the country is backing into with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will have profound implications for the country’s future, as well as the United States and the rest of the region. Background Mexico’s relationship with [ … ]
China Sells Low Quality Weapons
In recent years, China has sold and exported weapons to more than 40 countries worldwide. A growing problem has been arising, however, concerning the quality, safety, and performance of this equipment, global research organization RAND Corporation indicated in a June report. “Many countries acquiring Chinese military equipment for the first [ … ]
UNITAS LXIV: New Capabilities to Face New Threats
The Colombian Navy hosted UNITAS LXIV, the world’s longest-running multinational maritime exercise, in Cartagena, July 11-21, 2023. Twenty-six warships, three submarines, 25 aircraft (fixed wing and helicopters) and some 7,000 participants from 20 partner nations were present to conduct joint maritime training operations to enhance tactical proficiency and increase interoperability. [ … ]
Chinese Private Security Companies in Latin America
This article was originally published on The Diplomat on July 17, 2023. The enormous expansion of global engagement by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and its companies over the past two decades has generated a corresponding need to protect Chinese operations and personnel in the dangerous environments where they [ … ]
Brazil Experiences Record Wave of Venezuelan Migrants
In the first three months of 2023, a record 51,838 Venezuelan migrants and refugees entered Brazil. This is the highest number ever recorded in the first three months of the year since 2020. Operation Shelter (Operação Acolhida), executed and coordinated by the Federal government, with the support of federal entities, [ … ]
Red Flags Among Golden Passports: An Analysis of Chinese Influence In Five Caribbean Citizenship By Investment Programs
This work was first published in March 2023 by the Jack D. Gordon Institute for Public Policy, part of Florida International University’s Steven J. Green School for International and Public Affairs. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper explores the extent wealthy Chinese Citizenship by Investment (CBI) holders in the Caribbean use their [ … ]