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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Nicaraguan Regime Sanctions Audiovisual Recordings
Nicaragua’s National Assembly approved a set of reforms to the National Cinematheque Act and to the Cinematography and Audiovisual Arts Act to prohibit the “creation, public exhibition, and commercialization of cinematographic and audiovisual products, as well as the confiscation of these.” With these reforms, lawyers and filmmakers warn, the Daniel [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Brazilian Admiral Leads Anti-Piracy Task Force in the Horn of Africa
On August 18, 2022, the Brazilian Navy (MB) took command of Combined Task Force 151 (CTF-151) for the second time, in a ceremony held in Manama, the capital of Bahrain. CTF-151 is a multinational task force that conducts operations to deter, disrupt, and suppress piracy in the Horn of Africa. [ … ]
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 [ … ]
US Delivers New Health Center to Panama in Darién
Chief of Mission at U.S. Embassy Panama Stewart Tuttle, and Panamanian Minister of Health Francisco Sucre inaugurated on October 20 the El Salto Health Center in the province of Darién. “The construction of this health center in Darién is a sign of the strong friendship between our countries. We are [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
Uruguayan Armed Forces, Consolidating Their Strategic Course
General Rodolfo Pereyra took over as head of the Uruguayan Defense General Staff (ESMADE) in April 2022. Since then, his focus has been on consolidating strategic and organizational guidelines to chart a new course for ESMADE. A graduate of the Aeronautic Military School in December 1987 as a Second Lieutenant [ … ]
Latin America United to Preserve Antarctica
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, and Uruguay approved bringing about greater synergy to position Latin America more prominently within the Antarctic Treaty System, during the 33rd Meeting of Latin American Antarctic Program Administrators (RAPAL), in Quito, Ecuador, August 23-26. Colombia, Venezuela, and Costa Rica attended as observers, the Chilean Joint [ … ]