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Amazon Protection Brigades: A National Security and Resource Preservation Issue

By: Manolo Eduardo Villagra (23/11/2023).The Peruvian Amazon faces imminent threats that require urgent and coordinated action by the State. In this context, the article aims to highlight the importance of activating the Amazon Protection Brigades, a crucial measure aimed at preserving biodiversity, strategic resources and, therefore, national sovereignty. The article examines geostrategic relevance of the…
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Iran’ Re-engagement with Latin America

By: Evan Ellis (09/11/2023). The article presents the resumption of Iran's relations with Latin America and the opportunities this offers for political and economic interaction. It highlights Iran's acceptance into the BRICS during the organization's summit in Johannesburg in 2023, which accelerated the reestablishment of Iran's contacts with the international community. In addition, China's role…
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The New Configuration of World Power China and India: Conflicts and Coalitions

By: Jean Carlo Cuba Yaranga (02/11/2023). The reconfiguration of the map of power in the world is starting to be located on the Asian continent. Both China and India are increasingly exerting influence in various fields; However, there is a border conflict between the two nations and constant displays of military power that do not…
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Artificial Intelligence in the Military Field: A Relevant and Useful Tool

By: Vitorio Enmanuele Bossio Ballesteros (26/10/23). This article discusses the benefits and considerations of using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the decision-making process in the military arena. It focuses on three main aspects: the ability to provide faster and more accurate information, situational mastery and the reduction of human error, as well as the technical and…
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Security Challenges Facing the Dominican Republic and the Government Response

By: Evan Ellis (18/10/2023). From September 24-28, 2023, a trip was made to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, to present a paper on crime and violence in the Caribbean at a forum organized by Funglode, one of the country's leading think tanks. As part of this visit, he held a dialogue with a wide range of…
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Use of Military Power: Flexibility and Scope of non-kinetic capabilities

By: Vitorio Enmanuele Bossio Ballesteros (05/10/2023). The complexity of threats to the security and defense of States merits the use of military power in a resolute, gradual, flexible and wide-ranging manner to control the escalation of the conflict, while maintaining its high coercive potential. In that sense, non-kinetic capabilities, beyond contributing to the development of…
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Legal Scope for the Use of Force During Coast Guard Operations: An Unfinished Issue

By: Eduardo Israel Zamora Chung (28/09/2023}. Industrial and productive activities in the aquatic field, which promote the socioeconomic development of the country, require that the General Directorate of Captaincies and Coast Guard of the Peruvian Navy – National Maritime Authority, guarantee their safety. To this end, Coast Guard Operations, conducted within the exercise of the…
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Challenges of the Use of the Armed Forces in Support of the Peruvian National Police for Citizen Security

By: Miguel Ángel Contreras Gallejos (21/09/2023). Citizen security is the responsibility of society as a whole, involving not only state entities, but also private enterprise and even the organized community. This effort should converge in the achievement of living in harmony, enabling the development of daily activities normally. In this context, this article analyzes the…
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Shining Path and its Alliance with Drug Trafficking in the VRAEM

By: Eduardo Martín Cruz Chávez (07/09/2023). En este artículo se aborda la alianza existente entre los remanentes del grupo terrorista Sendero Luminoso (SL) y las organizaciones criminales dedicadas al narcotráfico en el valle de los ríos Apurímac, Ene y Mantaro (VRAEM). Por un lado, SL necesita solventar sus gastos administrativos y operativos; por otro lado,…
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Continental Shelf and Maritime Sovereignty: An Argentine-Chilean Controversy

By: Edwin Ocampo Marquina (24/08/2023). In the year 2021, Chile made official its claim to the maritime limits imposed in the Treaty of Peace and Friendship of 1984. This is a debate with some historical background and great repercussions at diplomatic level, between Chile and Argentina. A disagreement that almost led them to a war…
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Hegemonic Disputes in the Indo-Pacific and their Impact on Peru

By: Humberto Martínez Mujica (17/08/2023). EThis article analyzes the situation of instability in the Indo-Pacific, caused by the hegemonic disputes between the United States and the People's Republic of China, as well as the latter with Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Brunei and Japan, over maritime territories claimed by each of the parties. Likewise, it…
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Mysticism and Military Leadership as part of the Institutional Transformation Process

By: Oscar Luis Calle Pérez (10/08/2023). The training and development of the military is based on the values that define their ethics and conduct, both in the military and in the citizen. These virtues, such as honor, loyalty, respect, discipline, and responsibility forge the identity and character of these professionals. On the other hand, they…