In the early morning hours of September 20, Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro sent thousands of police officers and service members to the Judicial Prison of Aragua state. Better known as TocorĂłn, the prison, located 100 kilometers west of Caracas, has become the main center of operations of international mega-gang Tren de [ … ]
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The Evolution of Chinese Engagement with the Dominican Republic
This article was originally published in the Center for Strategic and International Studies on October 31, 2023. From September 24 to 28, the author traveled to Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic, as a guest of Funglode, one of the country’s leading think tanks, to speak about security challenges in the [ … ]
Nicaragua Legalizes Political Persecution
The Daniel Ortega-Rosario Murillo regime sanctions judicial persecution to punish public officials and all those who dare to investigate corruption in Nicaragua. Such was one of the main conclusions of a report by the Center for Transdisciplinary Studies of Central America (CETCAM), a social research institute based in Costa Rica. [ … ]
Costa Rica’s 5G Network to Exclude China and Russia
Costa Rica is moving forward with preparations for its 5G spectrum auction, a year after a cyberattack caused chaos in its government computer systems. As a protective measure, the government approved a decree banning firms from countries that have not agreed to an international cybercrime convention, leaving tech companies from [ … ]
Southern Vanguard 24: Strengthening Friendship, Cooperation
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US, Brazilian Soldiers Improve Combined Readiness during CORE 23/Southern Vanguard 24
With the goal of increasing interoperability, U.S. and Brazilian forces gathered in the Brazilian Amazon to carry out exercise Southern Vanguard 24, November 1-16. For two weeks, U.S. Army soldiers and their Brazilian counterparts carried out air assault operations, urban operations, and weapons familiarization in the rough jungle terrain. The [ … ]
China Seeks to Increase International Disinformation
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is attempting to alter the international information environment in its favor, a U.S. State Department special report indicated. In this process, Beijing allocates significant amounts of money to assemble a global information system that promotes its propaganda and facilitates censorship and the dissemination of [ … ]
Guatemala Beefs Up Its Border with Mexico Against Drug Trafficking Cartels
The violence engendered by criminal narcotrafficking groups has prompted the Guatemalan Army to mobilize 2,000 soldiers to protect its border with Mexico, Spanish news agency EFE reported. On October 20, the Guatemalan Ministry of the Interior confirmed that the troops are deployed in the municipalities of Tacaná, Ixchiguán, and Tajumulco, [ … ]
China State-Run Construction Company Raises Concern
State-run company China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) performs poorly worldwide with infrastructure projects, including in Latin America. Its works and actions in Bolivia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Jamaica, and other countries received much criticism for the use of low-quality materials, contamination in protected areas, lack of site maintenance, delays, unfair expropriation, [ … ]
Costa Rica Boasts New K-9 Agents, Guide Officers, Trainers
Thanks to the cooperation of the U.S. Embassy and the Ministry of Public Security, as of September 29, Costa Rica has 17 new drug and explosives detection canine agents, guide officers, and specialized instructors, who will strengthen the security work the various police forces carry out in the country. James [ … ]
Iran’s Penetration in Latin America
Despite the distance or cultural differences, Latin America has become a strategic point for Iran’s international expansion. Its proximity to the United States and the social movements that have propelled leftist governments to power in recent years are some of the factors that have contributed to this geographic area becoming [ … ]
Peru, US Together Against Tren de Aragua
The U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Peruvian government announced the establishment of the first Transnational Criminal Investigative Unit (TCIU) in Peru to assist in transnational criminal investigations. “Peru is facing an intense attack of urban terrorism perpetrated by the organization El Tren de Aragua, from Venezuela,” Jorge Serrano, [ … ]