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 [ … ]
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Brazil and New York National Guard Win 2022 State Partnership Award
With a focus on space and cyber capabilities, the NYNG and, more specifically, the New York Air National Guard (NYANG) and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) have been conducting technical and operational cooperation exchanges in the space area, at times monitoring space objects with radars from the Barreira do Inferno [ … ]
‘In Panama We believe in Strategic Alliances’
Juan Manuel Pino serves as Panama’s minister of Public Security since February 5, 2020. Since then, he has been committed to focusing his country’s security agencies on teamwork as one of the fundamental aspects to combat criminal organizations, providing border security by land, sea, and air; confronting illegal migration; eradicating [ … ]
Colombia, US, Great Allies in the Fight Against Maritime Narcotrafficking
The Colombian Navy continues to deal hard blows to narcotrafficking with the mid-July seizure of 261 tons of narcotics — 183 tons of cocaine, 58 tons of marijuana, and 20 tons of coca base paste. Its success is due to the dedication, training, and education of its teams and the [ … ]
Failed Chinese Dam in Guyana: Warning Call to Latin America
The unwillingness of Chinese company Guyana Manganese Inc. (GMI) to repair a dam it damaged in 2021 is sparking great controversy in Guyana. Despite receiving clear instructions from Guyanese President Irfaan Ali to repair the dam in Matthews Ridge, Northwest District Region One, which damages are severely affecting the community, [ … ]
Cambodian Ream Naval Base Modernized by China Nears Completion
Cambodian officials say renovation work on a naval base in the coastal city of Sihanoukville is nearly complete, but U.S. officials have voiced suspicions the facility, being upgraded by China, will be used exclusively by its military. Suspicions about China’s intentions for the Ream naval base were raised after satellite [ … ]
PRC Engagement in The Bahamas
Introduction In his March 2023 annual posture statement to the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, head of U.S. Northern Command General Glen VanHerck referred to the substantial commercial and other presence of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the Bahamas as “efforts to gain a foothold only 50 miles [ … ]
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 [ … ]
CFAC Protects Central American Borders
Military officials from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras, members of the Central American Armed Forces Conference (CFAC), held multiple meetings during May to coordinate joint patrols to protect the multinational borders of the Northern Triangle, region that encompasses all three countries. “The meetings were focused on support for public security [ … ]
Bolivia Strengthens Operations Against Narcotrafficking
Bolivian authorities stepped up operations to counter the advances of international drug trafficking. On July 6, Vice Minister of Social Defense and Controlled Substances Jaime Mamani told Bolivian newspaper Opinión that authorities have carried out more than 25,000 anti-drug operations in the last two and a half years, seizing more [ … ]
China Goes After South America’s New Treasure: Lithium PART I
With its vast salt flats, Latin America is rich in a metal that has become more sought after than gold: lithium. Known as white gold or the oil of the 21st century, this metal is now essential for energy transition and the booming market for electric cars. The so-called Lithium [ … ]
Chile Captures Tren de Aragua Criminals
Chile’s Investigative Police (PDI) arrested 55 members of Venezuelan criminal gang Tren de Aragua in different parts of the country in June. The crimes the criminals have been charged with include drug trafficking, arms violations, kidnapping for ransom, money laundering, and human trafficking for sexual exploitation, among others. According to [ … ]