Colombia’s gold mining industry has historically been rife with criminality, creating an immense black market for the precious metal. Criminal organizations including the National Liberation Army (ELN), dissident groups of the former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), and other criminal gangs exploit Colombia’s large gold reserves, financing multiple criminal [ … ]
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Climate Change as a Regional Security Issue
Published in the Journal of the Americas, Volume 4, Third Edition 2022, the U.S. Air Force professional magazine. Introduction This paper analyzes the impacts of climate change on the roles and missions of the armed forces in Latin America and the Caribbean, and examines the range of missions generated [ … ]
US and Colombian Partners Build Professional and Personal Relationships
Bilateral exercises are an important part of building relationships between nations and enhancing the abilities of partner nation armies to work together through various missions and problem sets. The week-long Exercise Southern Vanguard 23 (ExSV23), which kicked off at Tolemaida Military Base in Colombia on November 9, is U.S. Army [ … ]
Tussle for the Amazon: New Frontiers in Brazil’s Organized Crime Landscape
Brazil is witnessing a “tussle for the Amazon”—a new and deadly phase in the history of its organized crime groups and their operations. While the country is no stranger to violent criminal organizations, recent years have seen groups building increasingly sophisticated networks, both within and beyond Brazil’s borders. In the [ … ]
Building Good Relations, a Regional Security Solution
“Improvisation never succeeds” could sum up the Caribbean Basin Coastal Surveillance and Maritime Security Summit (CABSEC) and the South American Security Summit (SAMSEC) 2022. Rear Admiral Exón Ascencio, deputy chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Salvadoran Armed Forces, made the statement during his presentation at the event [ … ]
Fishing for Security: Taking on Illegal Fishing in Latin America
This article was first published in September 2021, by the Jack Gordon Institute for Public Policy, part of Florida International University’s Steven J. Green School for International and Public Affairs. Introduction Over 25 years ago, illegal fishing was seen as a significant threat to international fisheries. Extraordinary efforts, such as [ … ]
Meet the Watchdogs Guarding Internet Access
When Russian President Vladimir Putin’s forces laid siege to Kherson in Ukraine in March, they blocked Ukrainians’ access to independent news and censored web traffic. After the Burmese military seized power in a February 2021 coup, the military blocked internet access to undermine widespread public opposition to the coup and [ … ]
China Expands Its Global Media Footprint
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its proxies “are using more sophisticated and coercive tactics to shape media narratives and suppress critical reporting,” including intimidation of journalists, the September report Beijing’s Global Media Influence 2022, by U.S.-based nonprofit organization Freedom House, which conducts research and advocacy on human rights and [ … ]
Criminal Groups Destroy Peruvian Amazon, Study Shows
Peru’s 70 million hectares of Amazon rainforest are being razed at an alarming rate. According to a recent study by Brazilian think tank Instituto Igarapé in partnership with InSight Crime, which specializes in organized crime in Latin America and the Caribbean, the destruction of the forest has intensified in recent [ … ]
Interagency Coordination, a Tool for Success for the Paraguayan Military Forces
Discipline and hard work were the pillars with which Air Force General Eladio Casimiro González Aguilar, former commander of the Paraguayan Military Forces, led his troops. Following four years of leadership, from October 2018 until his October 13, 2022 retirement, Gen. González can now observe the fruits of his labor. [ … ]
USNS Comfort, a Mission that Changes People’s Lives
A mission that will change people’s lives was the general sentiment of military, local, and international leaders as the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort arrived at the Port of Miami on October 23, on its last stateside port of call before setting sails toward Latin America and the Caribbean [ … ]
China Ensures Its Food Security at the Expense of Other Countries
Chinese state-owned and private companies have been looking at the overseas food supply chain to ensure the country’s food security. “The way China sources its food is of global concern,” Japanese publication Nikkei Asia said in a report. “China’s food security policy has to do with [...] voracious purchases of [ … ]