"Moldova’s 2024 elections: Why it matters"
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
NE Global
24 February, 2024
Originally published: https://www.neglobal.eu/moldovas-2024-elections-why-it-matters/
"Japan’s Role in Healing the Aral Sea and Engaging Central Asia"
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez and Marin Ekstrom
Crossroads Asia
The Diplomat
20 February, 2024
Originally published: https://thediplomat.com/2024/02/japans-role-in-healing-the-aral-sea-and-engaging-central-asia/
Tokyo is a quiet but important partner to Central Asia, with notable engagement on projects related to the Aral Sea.
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
Air Warfare
Breaking Defense
16 February 2024
Originally published: https://breakingdefense.com/2024/02/indias-quest-to-sell-tejas-jets-to-argentina-gets-renewed-push/
WASHINGTON — The young government of President Javier Milei is still working through its options for what fighter jet Argentina’s air force will be equipped with, but one contender is making an open push for the new government: India and its Tejas multirole fighter.
On Feb. 6, India’s ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay, Dinesh
Bhatia, met with Air Force Brigadier Mayor Fernando Luis Mengo, head of
the service’s general staff, to discuss the proposal “for the Argentine
acquisition of Tejas combat aircrafts [sic] & helicopters
manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited,” according to a statement from the Indian embassy in Buenos Aires. The Tejas, domestically-produced in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), has yet to secure an export customer.
"Ecuador turns to local shipyard and international suppliers for military platforms"
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
Naval Warfare
Shephard Media
15 February 2024
Originally published: https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/naval-warfare/ecuador-turns-to-local-shipyard-and-international-suppliers-for-military-platforms/
"The Vibrant Military (and Criminal) Activities Across the Caribbean Sea"
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
The Southern Tide
Center for International Maritime Security
15 February 2024
Originally published: https://cimsec.org/the-vibrant-military-and-criminal-activities-across-the-caribbean-sea/
While the Caribbean Sea is currently not as dangerous as the Black Sea or the Red Sea, from combating drug trafficking and illegal fishing to humanitarian assistance/disaster relief operations to a belligerent Nicolas Maduro regime in Venezuela, Caribbean naval forces have many daily missions and priorities. The United States, via US Southern Command and the US Coast Guard, and the armed forces of France, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom – which have overseas territories across the Caribbean – are all present across Caribbean waters and are critical partners of regional defense forces.
This commentary briefly summarizes the joint military Caribbean exercises scheduled for 2024 and other recent high-level meetings to understand the concrete actions regional armed forces are carrying out to tackle the region’s threats and challenges.
"What does Latin America think about the Israel-Hamas war?"
By Patricia Garip
Foreign Policy
29 January, 2024
Originally published: https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/29/israel-hamas-gaza-war-latin-america-chile-argentina-colombia-mexico-genocide/
Many countries are spurning Israel. But the region’s Middle East stance has always been nuanced.
Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
Opinion
Geopolitical Monitor
2 February, 2024
Originally published: https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/kazakhstan-and-the-turbulence-of-russian-sanctions/
As the war in Ukraine will mark its second anniversary in less than a month, Central Asia needs to maintain a balancing act given the tensions between the global powers, highlighting the necessity of respecting sanctions against Russia while also maintaining cordial diplomatic and trade relations with Moscow. Well-structured, short-, medium-, and long-term foreign policies are necessary. Kazakhstan is known for its famous multivector foreign policy, which now has to be updated into a ‘Version 2.0.’
