Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/18/leaders-of-iran-and-venezuela-to-sign-20-year-cooperation-accord President Nicolas Maduro has set plans to visit Tehran, the capital of Iran, in the next few months where he will sign a 20-year cooperation accord which will create an economic cooperation committee between the two countries. These plans are announced shortly after Venezuela sent two million barrels of oil to Iran after Iran sent 2.1… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-canadian-warships-sailed-through-taiwan-strait-last-week-2021-10-17/ From October 1 to October 4, the People’s Republic of China has sent over 150 aircraft into Taiwanese airspace. To some in the international community, this is seen as an increased risk of a possible Chinese invasion of Taiwan. In response to China claiming Taiwan as its own territory, military threats, and increased worry in Taipei, the… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazilians-flock-us-border-an-alleged-smuggler-cashes-2021-10-12/ Covid-19 has ravaged Brazil and with this many citizens have decided to flee to the north, to the US. As many fled to the US one significant person that fled was Chelbe Moraes. Moraes was arrested at the border, and it was soon discovered that he was a veteran people smuggler. He was charged on multiple counts and was… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/business/canada-citing-buy-american-fears-says-it-might-limit-us-procurement-2021-10-14/ As President Biden is trying to rebuild the economy, he has decided to implement a stricter “Buy American”. The program is meant to have the US government prefer US made goods. With this implementation, Canada’s Finance minister Chrystia Freeland has spoken of reservations she has. Due to how closely the two countries’ economies interact, Freeland is concerned that with… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexico-president-says-foreign-companies-transported-contraband-fuel-2021-10-11/ Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, while releasing a blanket statement that many foreign corporations are transporting their energy sources to Mexico illegitimately, specifically accused the Swiss company Trafigura, a global fuel provider, of illegally importing their fuel into Mexico and announced an investigation into their Mexican trade activity. Mexico is concerned with both falsified documentation… Read more »
This article discusses the most recent security meeting between the United States and Mexico. During the meeting a number of topics were discussed however missing among these topics was that of imigration. This is growing increasingly prevalent as more and more migrants from all over Latin America and the Caribbean flock to the borders. Neglecting the immigration issue in favor… Read more »
https://latinamericanpost.com/38456-will-a-european-union-be-possible-in-latin-america This article is reporting on some of the talking points of the most recent CELAC summit. One of the largest issues brought up was why Latin America can’t form something similar to the EU, despite already having international organizations that mimic some of the features in the EU. For example, members within the Andean Community have agreed to free… Read more »
https://latinamericanpost.com/37463-peru-may-have-a-new-president-but-it-will-continue-in-crisis Peru has been in a state of political turmoil for the past 30 years with almost every president or party being found guilty of corruption and or scandalous behavior. Former presidents have even gotten into office to only get impeached for crimes against humanity as was the case for Alberto Fujimori. Recent elections only serve to further complicate the… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-calls-examination-into-cause-jailed-former-venezuelan-ministers-death-2021-10-14/ The United States Department of State is calling on the Venezuelan government to investigate and release a report on the death of political prisoner Raul Baduel. Recently, Venezuela’s attorney general announced Baduel died of cardiorespiratory failure associated with COVID-19. His family are skeptical of the cause of death, saying Baduel received his first dose of the… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20210930-pentagon-officials-say-afghan-govt-s-collapse-was-rooted-in-2020-us-deal-with-taliban The hasty evacuation of United States troops from Afghanistan has garnered much attention from the international community. In the United States, a Congressional Armed Services Committee drilled top United States generals on the events leading up to the hasty evacuation and subsequent collapse of the Afghan government. Commander of the United States Central Command Frank McKenzie… Read more »
