Iranian Warships in Brazil VRIC Monitor No. 29
Chinese spy balloons were spotted in the skies of the Caribbean, while Iranian warships sailed into the South Atlantic. Incidents that may seem isolated are correlated with several conflicts taking place in Central and South America as Great Power Competition turns into Great Power Confrontation, coming to the shores of the Western Hemisphere.
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Russian submarines off Florida, Chinese control of Panama ports, Iranian drones in Venezuela, and the narco-terrorist Tren de Aragua spreading chaos across the Americas. As VRIC advances, the U.S. builds a “Security Arc” to defend the Western Hemisphere.
LATIN AMERICA BETWEEN WAR AND PEACE
Chinese spy balloons were spotted in the skies of the Caribbean, while Iranian warships sailed into the South Atlantic. Incidents that may seem isolated are correlated with several conflicts taking place in Central and South America as Great Power.
CHINA EXPANDS STRATEGIC PORTS IN LATIN AMERICA
Brazil is on the brink of its most important election in recent history. On October 2, Brazilian voters went to the polls for the first round of the general election. In an outcome that shocked some, incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro.
PETRO AND THE BOLIVARIAN HURRICANE
Gustavo Petro’s victory in Colombia’s presidential election on June 19 consolidates the gains the Latin American left has made in recent years. Despite distancing themselves from Petro during his campaign.
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