UNA GUERRA JURÍDICA EN AMÉRICA LATINA
El ex presidente de Bolivia y líder de las federaciones cocaleras, Evo Morales, viajó por sorpresa a Buenos Aires. Menos de una semana después, la ex presidenta Jeanine Añez fue detenida y encarcelada por las autoridades bolivianas.
NUEVA VACUNA COVID-19, «GUERRA FRÍA» EN LATINOAMÉRICA
En América Latina, el VRIC complementa su coordinación militar en Oriente Próximo con una mayor diplomacia médica conjunta en América Latina y el Caribe, a medida que se envían rápidamente vacunas chinas y rusas contra el coronavirus.
TRUMP A BIDEN: AMÉRICA PRIMERO, POLÍTICAS PARA DEBILITAR A LOS ADVERSARIOS EXTRANJEROS
En las últimas semanas de la administración Trump, se toman varias medidas políticas de última hora para debilitar la alianza VRIC en todo el mundo. Devolver a Cuba a la lista de Estados patrocinadores del terrorismo.
THE BOLIVARIAN NETWORK IS RESURGING IN SOUTH AMERICA
The contested U.S. election has left a short-term vacuum for the VRIC to advance its interests in the Americas. The weekend after the U.S. election, representatives from VRIC nations arrived in La Paz for the inauguration of President Arce.
CHANGES TO LATIN AMERICAN SECURITY LANDSCAPE POST-OCTOBER 18
In September, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) became a political battleground for Great Power Competition. Iran and Venezuela received both the scorn from some Western nations and solidarity from others aligned with the VRIC.
POTENTIAL IRANIAN MISSILE TRANSFER TO MADURO AS UN ARMS EMBARGO SET TO LIFT
During a virtual forum at the Atlantic Council in mid-August, the head of U.S. Southern Command, Admiral Craig Faller, said Latin America was “under assault by a vicious circle of threats,” with external state actors as the center of gravity.
IRAN TAKES TO THE SEAS TO PROP UP VENEZUELA’S MADURO REGIME
Iran’s increased maritime engagement in the Western Hemisphere is causing concern for U.S. officials closely monitoring and blocking some of this activity. This relatively new problem set is poking at specific chinks in the armor of U.S. sanctions.
THE “BOLIVARIAN FURY” ARRIVES IN THE U.S.
The VRIC is forming a “Bolivarian Shield” around Venezuela to resist sanctions pressure, deflect blame for the humanitarian and economic crisis, and delegitimize the U.S. in Latin America. As the Trump administration continues its “maximum pressure”.
IRAN COMES OUT OF THE SHADOWS IN VENEZUELA
As the COVID-19 pandemic took center stage, the Venezuela conflict, and its long stalemate, was left on the back burner. That is, until early May, when a group of Venezuelan military defectors and two former American Green Berets.
COMBATTING COVID-19 PROPAGANDA IN LATIN AMERICA
In March, the world woke up to the global health pandemic that is COVID-19. While the public embraces new mitigation measures to slow the spread of the virus, most governments are in a war against an “invisible enemy”.
