Diálogo is a professional military magazine published quarterly by the Commander of the United States Southern Command as an international forum for military personnel in Latin America.

2010 V20-1

Bullets for Cocaine
The arrests of Syrian Monzer al-Kassar in Spain in 2007 and Russian Viktor Bout in Thailand in 2008 shed light on how easy it is to smuggle weapons into Latin America.

Articles in this Issue

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Multinational Co-Operation: The Axis of Regional Security

Dialogo: Chile is commemorating this year the bicentennial of its independence. What…

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United for Haiti

On January 12, 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, leaving a trail…

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International Relief for Haiti

The aftermath of Haiti’s devastating earthquake in January brought forth an unprecedented…

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Illicit Trafficking Beyond Borders

Organized criminal groups have become deeply involved in illicit trafficking of wildlife…

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Trafficking in Antiquities

Organized criminal groups have become deeply involved in illicit trafficking of wildlife…

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Trafficking in Wildlife

Organized criminal groups have become deeply involved in illicit trafficking of wildlife…

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Trafficking in Gold and Precious Stones

Organized criminal groups have become deeply involved in illicit trafficking of wildlife…

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Tri-Border Sex Slaves

Shared border of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay becomes hotbed for forced prostitution

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Bullets for Cocaine

The arrests of Syrian Monzer al-Kassar in Spain in 2007 and Russian…

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Global Narco-Enterprise

Drug trafficking organizations follow the model of transnational businesses while developing criminal…

 
Breaking the Criminal's Bank

Colombia’s Extinction of Dominion over Assets Law Serves as a Model for…

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Parallels in Narcoterrorism

The FARC in Colombia and the Taliban in Afghanistan fund violence through…

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Peaceful Nuclear Partnerships

Latin America sets the standard for nuclear nonproliferation

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Naval Base Targets Traffickers

Navy boats were on display Dec. 1, in Isla Chapera, Panama, at…

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Reward Offered for Militants

Peru is working on a new approach to counter the violence from…

 
Transformation in Communications

A new fiber-optic cable is set to increase Guyana’s bandwidth capacity, reported…

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Belize Benefits from Mérida Initiative

Night vision equipment, bulletproof vests and metal scanners were part of the…

 
Military Education

Military forces in Latin America and the Caribbean have a variety of…

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Africans Seek Asylum in Latin America

Increasing numbers of African immigrants are arriving in Latin America as European…

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Radar to Reactivate

The United States plans to reopen a radar base on the Pacific…

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Bolivia Is Sitting On a ‘Gold Mine’

A worker operates a drill at the state-run Lithium pilot plant in…

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Child Labor

About 150 million children under age 14 are forced to work

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Nations Team Up Against Illicit Traficking

The trade in drugs, weapons and other forms of illicit trafficking is…

 
Leadership Program Held for Noncommissioned Officers in

Fifteen Colombian noncommissioned officers took a leadership course offered by the Inter-American…

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Multinational Training in Chile

Salitre 2009, hosted by the Chilean Air Force, or FACh, helped build…

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Anti-Trafficking Project

Two victims who found refuge at a halfway house in Manila reflect…

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Aid Agencies Adapt to Rising Risks

An Afghan worker stands in front of a United Nations guest house…

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New University Breaks Scientific Social Barriers

Boasting one of the fastest supercomputers in the world, a team of…

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Ambulance Offers Hope in Somalia

Insurgent fighting in war-torn Somalia has made violence a way of life…

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Drug Planes Link South America to West

Twisted and charred debris from a burnt-out Boeing 727 was found scattered…

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Going to the World Cup

Eight of the 32 teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup…

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Brazil Hosts International Military Sports Tournament

Along with pride at being named the site of the 2016 Summer…

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Injured Colombian Soldiers Run Marathon

eynaldo Torres, left, a blind Colombian Soldier, ran in the Nov. 1…

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Bicentennial of the Revolution

Argentina commemorates the 200th anniversary of its Revolution on May 25. The…

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Argentina Toward the Future

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner invites Argentines to rethink their country during…

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Movies

Spanish director Ana Diez presents the drama of two young people who…

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Books

What can be done to eliminate the increasing violence caused by gangs…

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Music

The sound of bass drums, rainsticks, marimbas — an instrument similar to…