Latin America
China's Engagement with Peru: An Increasingly Strategic Relationship
November 11, 2011
In the first weeks of November 2011, a series of independent events in the diplomatic, economic and security domains highlight how the new Peruvian government of Ollanta Humala is using the previous governments' initiatives to...
China's Cautious Economic and Strategic Gamble in Venezuela
September 30, 2011
Since coming to power in February 1999, Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has waged a highly visible campaign against the U.S. and Western “imperialism” in Latin America, replete with fiery rhetoric, nationalization of strategic...
Moscow Rediscovers the South American Arms Market
May 9, 2011
These are trying times for Russian arms sellers. UN resolutions have closed much of the Iranian markets. Revolutionary violence in Syria and Libya has stopped billions of dollars in sales to those countries. Chinese competition...
The Shining Path’s Comrade Artemio: Leader of Peru’s Narco-Maoists
November 30, 2010
BackgroundSince the capture of Abimael Guzmán, the principal leader of the Shining Path (El Sendero Luminoso-SL), 18 years ago, many in Peru believed the Maoist insurgency that had plagued Peru’s countryside since 1980 had ended...
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and the Africa-to-Europe Narco-Trafficking Connection
November 24, 2010
Of the various Salafi-Jihadi militant groups currently operating, few have been as aggressive in their pursuit of financing as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which has added narcotics trafficking to its staples of...
Moscow Coordinates Oil and Gas Asset Transfers with BP and Chavez
October 19, 2010
Rosneft's Kremlin-led breakthrough into German oil refining (EDM, October 19) has been accompanied by a sudden global expansion of the Russian half in the TNK-BP joint venture, again at the expense of its partner British...
Kremlin Wins, Germany Loses From the Chavez Gift to Rosneft
October 18, 2010
On October 16 in Moscow, Russian President, Dmitry Medvedev, and his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez, witnessed the signing of an agreement whereby Russia’s Rosneft takes over Petroleos de Venezuela’s (PDVSA) massive refining...
If a Rebel Falls in the Forest: The Steady Evisceration of the FARC Leadership in Colombia
September 29, 2010
New Developments on the Colombian BattlefieldThe elimination of senior FARC leadership continues to intensify under the new Colombian presidency of Jose Manuel Santos. Aggressive tactics against the senior command structure of...
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China in Africa
September 15, 2008 04:17 PM
China in Africa examines the complexity of China's engagement with the African continent. The book covers critical issues such as Chinese soft and hard power, energy and arms relations, and China's bi...
