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 [ … ]
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![Latin American Governments Must be Prepared for Iran-Backed Terrorism Threat Latin American Governments Must be Prepared for Iran-Backed Terrorism Threat](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/LAT-Terrorism-345x230.jpg)
![Ecuador Boosts Drug Seizures and Destruction in 2023 Ecuador Boosts Drug Seizures and Destruction in 2023](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ECU-Drugs-2023_1-345x230.jpg)
Ecuador Boosts Drug Seizures and Destruction in 2023
For the third consecutive year, Ecuador has seized more than 200 tons of drugs, the National Police’s Anti-Drug Investigation Directorate indicated. The amount seized makes it the third country in the hemisphere to seize the most drugs, behind only Colombia and the United States, Ecuadorian daily Primicias reported. In recent [ … ]
![Countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Vow to Combat Transnational Crime Countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Vow to Combat Transnational Crime](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/BRA-Amazon-Cooperation-Treaty-1-345x230.jpg)
Countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Vow to Combat Transnational Crime
Senior representatives of countries of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty (ACTO) drew up an ambitious plan for the Amazon region in favor of sustainable development, health, and the fight against transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) that exploit the forest for their gain. Among their latest resolutions, approved during the XIV Meeting of [ … ]
![Fentanyl Boom Fails to Lower Cocaine Demand Fentanyl Boom Fails to Lower Cocaine Demand](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/COL-Steady-Cocaine-1-345x230.jpeg)
Fentanyl Boom Fails to Lower Cocaine Demand
Although global fentanyl production represents lower manufacturing costs and increasing demand, Colombia continues to be considered one of the world’s largest exporters of cocaine, and demand continues to grow and enter new markets. “What you see globally in terms of demand for cocaine is that it continues to grow despite [ … ]
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Coca Cultivation Increases in Central America
Drug trafficking is being restructured worldwide, with a significant increase in coca cultivation in Guatemala and Honduras, the recent report Narcofiles: The New Criminal Order by investigative journalism organization the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) indicated. “This evolution has been driven by several factors, especially the fragmentation of [ … ]
![Colombia Seizes 24 Semisubmersibles in 2023 Colombia Seizes 24 Semisubmersibles in 2023](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/COL-24-Semi-Submersible-Seized-1-345x230.jpeg)
Colombia Seizes 24 Semisubmersibles in 2023
In 2023, as of December 20, the Colombian Navy seized 24 semisubmersibles in the Colombian Pacific in compliance with the Ayacucho Joint Strategic Campaign Plan, the military plan that supports the government’s “Total Peace” efforts. Drug traffickers use semisubmersibles to transport illicit drugs due to their capacity to carry large [ … ]
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China-Argentina Radio Telescope, Threat to National Security
China began assembling the antenna of the China-Argentina Radio Telescope (CART) at the El Leoncito Astronomical Complex in Argentina’s San Juan province on November 23, 2023, generating concerns among experts despite its importance as the largest radio telescope in South America. With 20 percent progress, the radio telescope, which will [ … ]
![Colombian Submarine Put to the Test in International Training Colombian Submarine Put to the Test in International Training](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/COL-Operation-DESI-2023-1-345x230.jpg)
Colombian Submarine Put to the Test in International Training
The Colombian Navy’s 209-class submarine ARC Pijao returned to Cartagena in early December after a successful participation in the 2023 Diesel-Electric Submarine Initiative (DESI), an anti-submarine warfare exercise conducted with countries of the region in waters off the east coast of the United States. The DESI initiative, spearheaded by the [ … ]
![Hitwomen on the Rise in Latin American Cartels Hitwomen on the Rise in Latin American Cartels](https://dialogo-americas.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/LAT-Women-Crime-_1-345x230.jpg)
Hitwomen on the Rise in Latin American Cartels
Drug trafficking in Latin America is undergoing a significant transformation: an increasing number of women are taking on leadership roles in drug cartels. This change reflects a considerable strengthening of these organizations, the Los Angeles Times reported. “This rise has to do with how we perceive the role of women [ … ]
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Costa Rica Strengthens Fight Against Organized Crime
Costa Rica is facing an unprecedented wave of violence due to disputes between drug gangs that use its territory to transit, store, produce, and sell drugs, Voice of America reported. To curb crime these groups bring about, the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Security launched the National Public Security Policy [ … ]
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Artificial Intelligence and the Threat to Cybersecurity
The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) brings advantages that are being discovered as the technology is being implemented, but it allows those that engage in cybercrime greater opportunities to carry out their criminal activities. In terms of security, AI allows for faster threat detection, intelligence analysis, fraud identification, in addition [ … ]
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Brazil and the Rising Hezbollah Concern in Latin America
There has been a rising concern about Hezbollah around the world amid the Hamas-Israel conflict. Nations and law enforcement forces worldwide have been on high alert about the growing fear of terrorism. Evidence of that threat in Latin America manifested itself in Brazil, when in early November 2023 the Brazilian [ … ]