Iran’s patient insertion campaign in Latin America has focused on a “soft power” strategy to consolidate its influence in the region, news platform Latinoamérica21 reported. Tehran increased its approach in 2005, under the administration of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who established ties with Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez. This alliance arose during Iran’s international [ … ]
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Experts Warn about Risks from China’s 5G Technology in Colombia
As Colombia deploys its 5G network, experts warn about the potential cybersecurity challenges due to lack of adequate infrastructure and legislation. Experts say that the country needs to build capabilities to adequately adapt to the complexities inherent to these networks, especially to protect itself from the risks associated with the [ … ]
Brazil’s Participation in International Cooperation in Mine Action
April 4 marked the International Day for Mine Action Awareness and Assistance, established in 2005 by the United Nations (U.N.) General Assembly. The Brazilian Army is a benchmark in demining and deactivating explosive devices. In this article, Captain Davyson Anderson Cavalcanti Sobral, of the Brazilian Army’s Engineering Wing, discusses Brazil's [ … ]
Venezuela Consolidates Its Position as Iran’s Gateway to Latin America
The recent visit of an Iranian delegation to Venezuela marks a new chapter in the already robust strategic alliance between both countries, raising questions about the implications for regional and global stability. According to the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry, the March 11 meeting aimed at reviewing bilateral cooperation. Both countries, under [ … ]
Maduro Distances Himself from the United Nations
Early in Venezuela’s electoral year Nicolás Maduro undertook a set of measures to distance the country from the United Nations (U.N.) system of human rights protection and aiming at closing the civic space. A sign of what was to come appeared in December, when the regime’s prosecutor, Tarek William Saab, [ … ]
China Withholds, Manipulates, Falsifies Official Data
The Communist Party of China (CPC) exhibits a pattern of deliberate withholding, manipulation, and falsification of official government data designed to restrict information to outside observers and artificially inflate its reputation and global standing, revealed the China Transparency Report 2024 by Washington-based think tank The Heritage Foundation (THF). “While some [ … ]
US Air Force Medical Team Benchmarks First Medical Assistance Mission to St. Vincent
Under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Air Forces Southern/12th Air Force successfully pioneered its first Lesser Antilles Medical Assistance Team (LAMAT) mission to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, March 4-12. The team of 34 active duty and reserve airmen traveled to St. Vincent to work closely with their [ … ]
Latin America in the Crosshairs of China-backed Cyber Pirates
Cybersecurity has become essential throughout the world, and Latin America is no exception to this reality. According to the IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2024 report, the region was the fourth most attacked in 2023, accounting for 12 percent of incidents worldwide. State-sponsored cyberattacks are a leading cause of concern [ … ]
Risks of PRC Security Engagement for Latin America and the Caribbean
This article was adapted from a piece published on The Diplomat on February 23, 2024. Introduction Activities by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in the security and defense sector in Latin America and the Caribbean are a small, but strategically significant portion of its engagement with the region. The [ … ]
Hezbollah, Entrenched in Latin America
The activities of the Islamic Republic of Iran and its proxy Hezbollah have increased alarmingly in the Western Hemisphere. “Iran’s main regional objective is to establish a political, military, and paramilitary network, parallel to like-minded anti-U.S. movements and regimes, to counter its influence and erode its legitimacy in the Western [ … ]
China’s Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A comprehensive Analysis of China’s strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part III: Image, Academia, and Technology]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This paper explores China’s public relations strategy in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) through diplomacy, promoting study networks, cooperation among academies, and establishing a significant number of Confucius Institutes. This is supported by a vast network of print, audiovisual and digital media owned by China or LAC [ … ]
China’s Charm Offensive in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Comprehensive Analysis of China’s Strategic Communication Strategy Across the Region [Part II: Influencing the Media]
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report explores China’s strategy to influence Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) populations through the Chinese and local media. Both are vital in shaping local opinion in favor of the Communist Party of China’s (CCP) ideological objectives. News outlets such as the Xinhua News Agency, the People’s Daily, [ … ]