The U.S. government is providing financial assistance and technical support to multiple Caribbean nations fighting COVID-19. Assistance ranges from distribution of medical or protective equipment to support for programs in which young leaders engage students while schools are closed. The U.S. Department of Defense has delivered thousands of face shields, [ … ]
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Guatemala Combats Forest Fires Caused by Narcotrafficking
Forest fires caused by organized criminal groups have destroyed thousands of hectares of Guatemalan forest. The fires are concentrated in Petén department, on the border with Belize and Mexico. On July 6, José Cal, a historian and researcher at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala, told Diálogo that the [ … ]
Hemispheric Security Conference Discusses Women, Peace, and Security
Ambassador Jean Manes, U.S. Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) civilian deputy to the commander and foreign policy adviser, led a discussion on “Women, Peace, and Security in the Hemisphere" during Florida International University’s (FIU) fifth annual Hemispheric Security Conference (HSC) on May 19. The discussion was moderated by Dr. Cristina Rodriguez-Acosta, assistant director for Institutional [ … ]
Cyber Criminals Exploit Pandemic to Carry Out Attacks in Latin America
The pandemic is the perfect opportunity for cybercrime groups, which take advantage of the increase in people working from home due to the lockdown. The weak digital security measures that many companies and users have create an ideal environment for data theft and fraud. “COVID-19 is causing an unprecedented increase [ … ]
Venezuela Turns to Iran to Revive Oil Production
Amid nationwide gasoline shortages that have prompted fuel rationing and protests at gas stations, Venezuela has turned to Iran for help reviving its ailing oil industry. In late May, four of five Iranian tankers carrying fuel to Venezuela arrived to the South American country and docked at ports serving its [ … ]
Abrams: ‘A Transition Is Coming in Venezuela’
The U.S. government is preparing to reopen its embassy in Caracas, as they believe a transition is coming to Venezuela, U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams said on April 30. “We think a transition is coming in Venezuela, and we need to be prepared for it,” Abrams said in [ … ]
On the Rise, with its Own Characteristics: Digital Censorship in Venezuela
Venezuelans’ freedom of expression and information has been exponentially restricted in the digital environment, and the situation continues to escalate amid the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not new. Several international organizations, such as the Organization of American States’ Office of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and the Office [ … ]
Guaidó Leads on Venezuela’s COVID-19 Response
While the Nicolás Maduro regime lies to the public about Venezuela’s confirmed coronavirus cases and its hospitals’ preparedness, Interim President Juan Guaidó and the National Assembly are taking a transparent and truthful leadership role in the COVID-19 response. “Information is a key element to face the pandemic,” Guaidó said on [ … ]
Colombia, New Target of Russian Disinformation
In December 2019, Colombian Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez told the press that Colombia was suffering a wave of disinformation attacks from Russia and Venezuela. Ramírez said that social media trolls (people who disrupt online communities) encouraged violent protests, in an attempt to destabilize Iván Duque’s government. These complaints coincide [ … ]
Peruvian Armed Forces Strengthen Cyberspace Defense
Peruvian Minister of Defense Walter Martos Ruíz inaugurated the headquarters of the Armed Forces Joint Command’s Cyber Defense Operational Command (COCID, in Spanish) in Lima, in late January 2020. The command’s mission is to plan and carry out cyberspace operations to counter attacks against national security. “The unit is equipped [ … ]
Disinformation and Ignorance: Cuban, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan Strategies
In the midst of a violent environment against the independent media in Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, journalists are denouncing the interference of these regimes through social media, a tool for resistance, says Guillermo Medrano, coordinator for Human Rights at the Violeta Chamorro Foundation, a Nicaraguan nongovernmental organization (NGO) that advocates [ … ]
Brazilian Institutions and Teams Fight Cyberattacks
In 2019, federal, municipal, and state agencies all over Brazil recorded 23,717 notifications and 12,365 incidents in their networks and systems. The threats included website invasion, fraud, and interference in network and system availability. The Brazilian Government Response Team for Computer Security Incidents, a governmental organization tasked to gather, analyze, [ … ]