Future Warfare: " BAE to deliver naval guns for Brazilian patrol ships "

 

 

" BAE to deliver naval guns for Brazilian patrol ships "

 Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Future Warfare Magazine

22 July 2026

Published:  https://www.fw-mag.com/shownews/1179/bae-to-deliver-naval-guns-for-brazilian-patrol-ships

BAE Systems announced on 16 July the sale of two “state-of-the-art” Bofors 40Mk4 naval gun systems for Brazil. The guns will be installed aboard patrol vessels being built for the Brazilian Navy’s Patrol Vessel Construction Project (Programa de Obtenção de Navios-Patrulha: PRONAPA).

In its press release, the company explained that the guns are effective against a variety of targets, including drones, missiles, helicopters, swarming boats, surface vessels, and land targets. According to the company, the gun can switch “seamlessly” among ammunition types to deliver “versatile” targeting of air-, land- and sea-based threats. BAE also noted that Brazil already operates “dozens of Bofors 40 mm guns.”

KazInform: "Reforms transfer more power to the people — US experts on Kazakhstan’s new Constitution" / "Реформы передают больше власти народу — эксперты из США о новой Конституции Казахстана"

 

 "Reforms transfer more power to the people — US experts on Kazakhstan’s new Constitution" / "Реформы передают больше власти народу — эксперты из США о новой Конституции Казахстана 

By: Рустем Кожыбаев

10 July 2026

https://www.inform.kz/ru/reformi-peredayut-bolshe-vlasti-narodu-eksperti-ssha-o-novoy-konstitutsii-kazahs-6529c723 

 Американские эксперты — вице-президент «The America-Eurasia Center» Ральф Винни и президент консалтинговой фирмы «Second Floor Strategies» Уайлдер Алехандро Санчес — поделились с собственным корреспондентом агентства Kazinform в Вашингтоне своей оценкой конституционных реформ в Казахстане.

Президент консалтинговой фирмы «Second Floor Strategies» Уайлдер Алехандро Санчес, в свою очередь, положительно оценил введение должности вице-президента.

— Я думаю, что одним из положительных изменений в новой Конституции является введение должности вице-президента, который сможет посещать Вашингтон, — отметил он.

https://www.inform.kz/ru/reformi-peredayut-bolshe-vlasti-narodu-eksperti-ssha-o-novoy-konstitutsii-kazahs-6529c723

 

Geopolitical Monitor: "Malaysia-Latin America Relations: Engagement between Distant Partners"

 

 

"Malaysia-Latin America Relations: Engagement between Distant Partners"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Opinion 

Geopolitical Monitor

 17 July, 2026

Published: https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/malaysia-latin-america-relations-engagement-between-distant-partners/ 

 

The world is becoming increasingly interconnected, and partnerships & alliances are being formed between countries that are geographically far apart from each other. Generally speaking, Latin America sees the United States, China, and Europe as its main extra-regional trading partners and strategic allies. However, other countries should be monitored, including Asian countries such as Japan and South Korea, whose presence and engagement with Latin America have increased in recent years. However, there is one other actor that should be considered when discussing a globalized, interconnected world: Malaysia.

For analysts, scholars, and practitioners of foreign policy, Malaysia is no stranger to Latin America. One key link between the Asian nation and Latin America is the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), a free-trade pact that brings together 12 economies across the Asia-Pacific, Western Hemisphere, and the United Kingdom. The other regional bloc to keep in mind is the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), which includes Malaysia as well as Chile, Mexico, and Peru. Moreover, while not as notorious as Beijing’s, Tokyo’s, or Seoul’s presence, Kuala Lumpur maintains friendly bilateral relations with several Latin American nations.

IPD: "Mr. Tokayev goes to Brussels"

 

 

"Mr. Tokayev goes to Brussels"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

International Policy Digest

10 July 2026

Published: https://intpolicydigest.org/mr-tokayev-goes-to-brussels/ 

 

Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev visited Brussels in late June, where he met with senior European Union officials. By most measures, the trip was a success. According to news reports, the two sides signed memoranda of understanding worth more than $12 billion. For Astana, the visit also reinforced the logic of its long-standing multivector foreign policy, which seeks to maintain constructive relationships with major global powers, including the European Union and its member states.

It has already been a busy spring and summer for Kazakhstan on both the domestic and foreign policy fronts. In March, the country held a referendum proposing amendments to roughly 80 percent of the Constitution. The referendum passed, setting in motion sweeping institutional reforms.