Peru has formally requested support from the United States to develop a plan to combat drug trafficking. The strategy would focus on reducing coca cultivation, cocaine production, and eventual export, while the country intensifies security measures at its borders. Peruvian Foreign Minister Javier González-Olaechea formalized the request in December 2023 [ … ]
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Organized Crime Advances in Amazon Basin
As organized crime advances in the Amazon basin in search of land to plant coca, riverine routes for narcotrafficking, and alluvial gold, the rainforest and the security of the region’s communities and defenders are threatened, international nongovernmental organization (NGO) Crisis Group said in a recent report. The late 2023 report [ … ]
Brazil and Paraguay Dismantle International Arms Trafficking Network
The Brazilian Federal Police (PF) and Paraguay’s National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) dismantled a network trafficking firearms from Europe to South America. “We’re talking about more than 40,000 weapons imported in the last three years,” Brazil’s Minister of Justice and Public Security Flávio Dino said at a press conference. Through Operation [ … ]
Warning Risks of Chinese Technology in Colombia
A recent report on the presence of technology companies from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Colombia has set off alarms about the risks involved with the Asian country’s investments in the sector. According to the Colombian political risk consultancy Colombia Risk Analysis, behind these investments are strategic interests [ … ]
China Human Rights Record Comes Under UN Scrutiny
China’s human rights record was the focus of intense scrutiny January 23 by the United Nations (U.N.) Human Rights Council, where Beijing faced criticism from Western democratic societies over its treatment of Uyghurs, Tibetans, and dissidents in Hong Kong. The meeting marked the fourth time that China’s rights record has [ … ]
Experts Warn about Risks of Rapprochement Between Brazil’s Workers Party and CCP
The Chinese Communist Party of China (CCP) and Brazil’s Workers Party (PT) have committed to deepen ties of friendship and strengthen cooperation. The agreement came to be during A CCP delegation’s visit to Brazil in September 2023, during which time both parties pledged to “uphold the principles of independence and [ … ]
SOUTHCOM Commander, US Delegation Visit Stresses Commitment to Ecuador’s Security
U.S. Army General Laura J. Richardson, commander of U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), was part of a U.S. delegation that visited Ecuador, January 22-26, to explore with Ecuadorian counterparts ways to work together more effectively to counter the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations. During its week-long visit, the delegation, led [ … ]
Haiti Homicides Doubled in 2023 UN Warns
Nearly 5,000 homicides were accounted for in Haiti in 2023, more than in 2022, a January 23 United Nations (U.N.) report said, as the country experiences rampant gang violence amid the collapse of many of its political institutions. “I am appalled by the staggering and increasing level of gang violence [ … ]
Death Looms over Chinese Fishing Fleets
Chinese fishing fleets are notoriously unforgiving workplaces, where appalling sanitary conditions, poor food, and the absence of medical care cause workers to suffer illnesses and in some cases die, an investigation by The Outlaw Ocean Project (OOP), a journalistic organization dedicated to investigating conflicts over human rights, labor, and environmental [ … ]
Latin American Governments Must be Prepared for Iran-Backed Terrorism Threat
The Israel-Hamas conflict exposed complex connections between Iranian-backed influence, illegal trade, money laundering, and propaganda, intertwined with global drug trafficking. Now more than ever, Latin American governments should rethink the threats of terrorism on their soil, a report from Global Americans, a U.S. think tank focused on democracy and human [ … ]
Maduro Sticks to His Guns on Essequibo Claim
Following the consultative referendum of December 3, the Nicolás Maduro regime is moving forward with its claim over the Essequibo region that belongs to neighbor Guyana. On January 13, the National Assembly began a second discussion on the Organic Law for the Defense of the Guayana Esequiba, which provides for [ … ]
Jamaica Defence Force and DC National Guard Mark 25-Year State Partnership and Focus on NCO Development
As a global destination, Jamaica is known for its culture, vibrant beaches, and robust tourism industry. It’s also a nation making investments to its national defense and strengthening security in the Caribbean basin, which entails placing the role of noncommissioned officers (NCOs) under a microscope. “A primary security goal is [ … ]