Drug trafficking groups operating in Ecuador have been extending their tentacles toward illegal gold mining, which allows them to finance themselves and launder assets. Los Lobos, linked to Mexican Jalisco New Generation Cartel, is among those criminal groups, which in alliance with Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua, funds itself by controlling [ … ]
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![Ecuador: Organized Crime Increasingly Turns to Illegal Gold Mining Ecuador: Organized Crime Increasingly Turns to Illegal Gold Mining](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ECU-Fighting-Crime_1-345x230.jpeg)
![South Carolina National Guard Comes to Aid of Partner Colombia South Carolina National Guard Comes to Aid of Partner Colombia](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/COL-South-Carolina-Support-345x230.jpg)
South Carolina National Guard Comes to Aid of Partner Colombia
The South Carolina National Guard assisted Colombia, its State Partnership Program (SPP) partner, in dealing with dozens of wildfires. To help emergency responders battle as many as 30 active fires in and around Bogotá in late January, the South Carolina National Guard loaned Colombia multiple helicopter buckets. “We are sorry [ … ]
![China Shifts Latin America and Caribbean Strategy China Shifts Latin America and Caribbean Strategy](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CHI-New-Infrastructure_1-345x230.jpeg)
China Shifts Latin America and Caribbean Strategy
China’s investments in Latin America and the Caribbean have shifted to what Beijing dubbed “new infrastructure,” which includes critical sectors such as telecommunications, financial technology, and energy transition, U.S. think tank The Inter-American Dialogue indicated in a new report. According to the report, China’s direct foreign investments in the region [ … ]
![Iran’s Stealthy Steps in the Region: Latin America under Threat – PART II Iran’s Stealthy Steps in the Region: Latin America under Threat – PART II](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/IRA-LATAM-PartII-COLLAGE-345x230.jpg)
Iran’s Stealthy Steps in the Region: Latin America under Threat – PART II
The extent to which the Tehran regime has been promoting and increasing its presence in Latin America is striking. Its determined work in recent years to strengthen and intensify relations with countries in the region is leaving its mark. Today, the Islamic Republic already has 11 embassies in the region, [ … ]
![Maduro Holds on to Power and Expands Crackdown on Opposition Maduro Holds on to Power and Expands Crackdown on Opposition](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/VEN-Disqualified-Oposition_1-345x230.jpg)
Maduro Holds on to Power and Expands Crackdown on Opposition
In a move seen as expanding the crackdown on the opposition, the regime of Nicolás Maduro detained human rights activist Rocío San Miguel, accusing her of plotting to kill Maduro, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said via X. San Miguel was arrested February 9 at an airport in Caracas in [ … ]
![Chinese Criminal Networks and Their Reach in Latin America Chinese Criminal Networks and Their Reach in Latin America](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LAT-Chinese-Networks-345x230.jpg)
Chinese Criminal Networks and Their Reach in Latin America
Despite high rates of violence and corruption in Latin America and the Caribbean driven by criminal organizations from the hemisphere, a study by researchers at Florida International University (FIU) highlights the growing impact of Chinese criminal networks in the region and exposes their link to Chinese-state owned companies. “They operate [ … ]
![Chilean Navy Deploys Submarine to Monitor Chinese Fishing Vessels Chilean Navy Deploys Submarine to Monitor Chinese Fishing Vessels](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/CHL-INDNR-Sub_1-345x230.jpg)
Chilean Navy Deploys Submarine to Monitor Chinese Fishing Vessels
In the depth of the South Pacific Ocean, a Chilean submarine has been keeping tabs on Chinese fishing vessels to halt illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing. In late December, the Chilean Navy said it had deployed one of its Scorpène class submarines in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), in [ … ]
![China’s Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comprehensive Analysis of China’s Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part I: Propaganda and Politics] China’s Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comprehensive Analysis of China’s Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part I: Propaganda and Politics]](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/PART-1-SPA-2-COLLAGE-345x230.jpg)
China’s Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comprehensive Analysis of China’s Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part I: Propaganda and Politics]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper analyzes the expansion of Chinese media and public diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Through its “discourse of power” and an attempt to extend its soft power across the continent, Chinese and some LAC media (print, audiovisual, and digital) sustained, amplified, and exalted the [ … ]
![Colombian Navy Cadets Develop skills and Lasting Friendships in US Colombian Navy Cadets Develop skills and Lasting Friendships in US](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/COL-US-Navy-Cadets-Training-1-345x230.jpg)
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 [ … ]
![Russian MIR Payment Cards in Cuba: Another Step Toward Tighter Relations Russian MIR Payment Cards in Cuba: Another Step Toward Tighter Relations](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/RUS-CUB-MIR-Payment-Cards-Collage-345x230.jpg)
Russian MIR Payment Cards in Cuba: Another Step Toward Tighter Relations
Russia and Cuba have taken one more step toward tightening their relationship, allowing Russian tourists to use their MIR cards in the Caribbean Island to make transactions at ATMs, and pay for goods and services in commercial and retail businesses. The MIR cards have so far been accepted in popular [ … ]
![Chinese Fishing Fleet under the Limelight in Latin American Waters Chinese Fishing Fleet under the Limelight in Latin American Waters](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/LAT-INDNR-China_1-345x230.jpeg)
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 Regional Collaboration Assists with Large Marijuana Seizure by Royal Bahamas Defence Force](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/BHS-Seizure-at-sea-345x230.jpg)
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 [ … ]