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Digital Dams: How U.S.-Brazil AI Cooperation Could Help America’s AI Ambitions Flow
U.S.-Brazil AI cooperation could unlock sustainable infrastructure for data centers at a time when America’s energy constraints threaten its tech ambitions. The United States’ strategic imperative to excel in artificial...
Russia Showboats Advanced Military Hardware to South America
Russian weapons exporter Rosoboronexport may attempt to build on the momentum and seek customers in South America as the Su-57E is set to be presented in Rio de Janeiro.
The EU-Mercosur Agreement Shows America Has Fallen Behind
The announcement at the December 5-6 summit of the Southern Common Market—Mercosur—that a trade agreement with the European Union (EU) had been reached came as a surprise to many, as...
Brazil’s JAS 39 Gripen Fighter Purchase Is Under ‘Investigation’
What You Need to Know: Brazil’s decade-old decision to acquire 36 Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jets is under renewed scrutiny, as the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) launched an...
Is the A-29 Super Tucano a Worthy A-10 Replacement? Not So Fast
Summary and 5 Points You Need to Know: The A-29 Super Tucano, a propeller-driven aircraft built by Embraer, excels in close air support (CAS) missions due to its maneuverability and...
Argentina’s Javier Milei Brings His Ideology to the World Stage
Some years ago, a marketing campaign for Dos Equis beer profiled a (made-up) personality, a suave gentleman whom it termed “the most interesting man in the world.” No one would...
Brazil, Not Australia, Could be the Next Nation to Have Nuclear-Powered Submarines
Summary and Key Points: The trilateral AUKUS program aims to develop nuclear-powered submarines for the UK and Australia, expected to be operational by the mid-2030s, granting Australia access to an...
Brazil Could Soon Be Flying Powerful F-16 Fighter Jets
Summary and Key Points: The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) operates a diverse fleet of combat aircraft, including AMXs, Northrop F-5s, Embraer EMB 314 Super Tucanos, and Saab Gripen E jets....
Iran’s Pink Tide Friends in Latin America
Lebanese Hezbollah has maintained a presence in Latin America for several decades. Its attack on the Jewish social organization Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (AMIA) in 1994 was, according to a...
How Ukraine Fits into Latin America’s Contradictory Foreign Policies
The formula for a successful foreign policy—with substance, significance, and results—lies in aligning the state’s strategic interests with the nation’s founding principles. That is to say, policymakers’ decisions aimed at...
The Age of Middle Powers Has Arrived
At the dawn of the new year, the geopolitical landscape underwent a transformative shift with the expansion of the BRICS to include Iran, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt,...
Latin America’s Hezbollah Problem
On November 8, Brazilian authorities detained two suspected Hezbollah agents in Sao Paulo on the suspicion they sought to attack Jewish targets in Brazil. The plot embarrasses Brazil, which for...