Interview with Lieutenant General Robin Rand, 12th US Air Forces Southern Commander
Just one month after assuming command of 12th Air Force and Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH), Lieutenant General Robin Rand visited Miami, Florida, to meet face to face with his counterparts in the U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM).
Interview with Jamaica’s Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier General Rocky R. Meade
“We are past the point where we think the military has no business in law enforcement. This is the military’s business,” stated Jamaica’s Chief of Defence during the Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) 2011.
Interview with Lt. Col. Patrick Wallace, Commander of the St. Kitts and Nevis Defence Force
St. Kitts and Nevis co-sponsored the 2012 Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC) with the United States Southern Command, in December 2011. Diálogo had the opportunity to talk to the Caribbean country’s Defence Force commander about the biggest threats affecting the island nation, what th...
Interview with Rear Admiral Homero Luis Lajara Solá of the Dominican Republic
On October 1, 1979, Homero Luis Lajara Solá did not hesitate to predict his future. Neither the rigors of the entrance exam for the Dominican Navy nor his youthful inexperience held him back when the dentist asked him, “And what are you here for?” “I came to be the boss here,” he answered.
Interview with Brig Gen Kenrick Maharaj, Trinidad and Tobago Chief of Defense Staff
The theme of the 2012 Caribbean Nations Security Conference (CANSEC), sponsored jointly by the United States Southern Command and St. Kitts and Nevis, was Regional Information Sharing: to Combat Transnational Organized Crime and Assist Foreign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response. But ot...
Interview with Mario Zamora, Costa Rica’s Security Minister
Convinced that the fight against drug trafficking is, above all, a battle to maintain the democratic system, Costa Rica’s Security Minister Mario Zamora believes that this crusade has to be waged with intelligence, adaptability, and an unconventional view of issues such as national sovereignty.
Interview with the Chief of the Chilean Joint General Staff, General Hernán Mardones Ríos
Top-ranking defense officials from several South American countries met in Santiago, Chile, for the Third Annual South American Defense Chiefs Conference (SOUTHDEC), in September. Cosponsored by the Chilean Armed Forces and the U.S. Southern Command, the 2011 edition of the conference focused on ...
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