Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have to regularly handle complex security issues, which create requirements for capabilities that will enhance cooperation between regional partners. These include extreme weather conditions, the destabilizing effect of the Venezuelan crisis on neighbouring countries and the threat of renewed conflict with the FARC...
While narcotics have long dominated the security dialogue in Latin America and the Caribbean, new issues are increasingly gaining attention, such as terrorism, illegal fishing and cyber crime. The crisis in Venezuela is escalating and emigration is expected to reach five million, renewing focus on inter-state tension, while recent natural...
Just as Nicolás Maduro starts his contested second term – deemed illegitimate at a recent meeting of the OAS and not recognized by 60 nations - Defence IQ examined the current Venezuelan crisis and its impact on the security and stability of the region. Two experts are sharing here their...
The international response to hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017 came from all sides, from militaries to international organisations. Rescue Global was one of the latter and worked with all sides to improve the response time.Ahead of the co-located CABSEC and SAMSEC summits, Hannah Pathak, Deputy CEO of Rescue Global...
The Jamaica Defence Force is officially supporting this year's CABSEC/SAMSEC conference and it seemed fitting to get expert insight into the nation's security challenges and their resulting future requirements.In this exclusive interview with Major General Rocky Meade, Chief of Defence Staff of the Jamaica Defence Force and speaker at the...
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