The U.S. government sent an interagency group of cyber defense experts to Barbados to conduct comprehensive network assessments in partnership with the Barbados Defence Force (BDF) and Regional Security System (RSS) from January 23 to February 2. The assessments took place at Paragon Base (Regional Security System HQ), Coast Guard [ … ]
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Colombian Navy Cadets Develop skills and Lasting Friendships in US
Seeking to develop capabilities to use leadership skills at the tactical level, and to complement the knowledge acquired, 47 Marine cadets from the Colombian Navy’s Almirante Padilla Naval School trained at Fort Moore in Georgia. The training was carried out together with cadets from the Paraguayan Army and the Honduran [ … ]
Colombia and Ecuador Join Forces to Disrupt Narcotrafficking
After a more than two-year operation, Colombia and Ecuador dismantled transnational narcotrafficking organization Los Curva, following the January 6 capture in Colombia of two brothers identified as the leaders of the gang, Argentine news site Infobae reported. According to Operation Gran Fénix, carried out by Ecuador’s National Police, Navy, and [ … ]
Chinese Fishing Fleet under the Limelight in Latin American Waters
The massive presence of the Chinese fishing fleet in the waters of Latin America has contributed to making China one of the world’s leading seafood exporters, but also the worst when it comes to illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The situation took a turn in late 2023 as Chinese [ … ]
Regional Collaboration Assists with Large Marijuana Seizure by Royal Bahamas Defence Force
Cooperation between regional allies and partners resulted in the arrest of four men smuggling nearly 3,000 pounds (1,361 kilograms) of marijuana in the Bahamas. The Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF), the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), and the United States collaborated to apprehend the high-speed vessel near Ragged Island in [ … ]
Operation Ignis Deals Blow to Organized Crime in Paraguay
Paraguay’s military and security forces dismantled a criminal group in the northern department of Canindeyú, a red zone for drug and arms trafficking along the border with Brazil, Paraguay’s National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) indicated in a press release. The actions were part of Operation Ignis, which ended on December 27. [ … ]
Iran’s Stealthy Steps in the Region: Latin America under Threat – PART I
The criminal and bloody attack perpetrated against Israel by the Islamist armed movement Hamas on October 7, once again raised the alarm as to the role that the Islamic Republic could be playing in financing and helping to plan and execute this type of terrorist activities worldwide, and particularly in [ … ]
Tradewinds 24 Main Planning Conference Begins
The main planning conference (MPC) for Tradewinds 24 (TW24) was carried out in Bridgetown, Barbados, marking the continuation of detailed preparations for one of the largest multinational military exercises in the Caribbean. The MPC, which convened on January 29, brought together key stakeholders from various nations to strategize and coordinate [ … ]
Brazil Beefs Up Border amid Venezuela-Guyana Tension
Seeking to increase its presence on its border with Venezuela and Guyana, and amid the escalating tension over the Essequibo, the Brazilian Army (EB) sent more troops to the north, keeping up with a strategic deployment initiated in early December. On January 13, some 14 Guaicurus armored vehicles, 18 other [ … ]
Russia’s Influence in the Essequibo Conflict
Nicolás Maduro’s revival of Venezuelan claims over two thirds of Guyana has placed this old dispute in the spotlight of South American geopolitics. More than a territorial disagreement, Maduro’s stance over the Essequibo threatens the security of the region, creating a potential risk of regional conflict. The shadow of Russia, [ … ]
Ecuador Wages War to Transnational Organized Crime
Ecuador has deployed its security forces to combat and dismantle transnational organized crime, as the country faces its most severe wave of violence due to narcotrafficking. The South America country has been under a state of emergency since January 9, declaring war on armed gangs and working on regaining control [ … ]
The Threat of Foreign State Sponsored Cyberattacks in Brazil
In recent years, hacking into technological systems and databases hosted in a virtual environment has become an increasingly recurrent strategy to obtain confidential data. State sponsor actors are the leading cause of cyber concerns, with China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea sponsoring 77 percent of all suspected operations worldwide since [ … ]