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Arctic plays key role in Denmark security strategy
DANISH JOINT ARCTIC COMMAND
The Danish government recently published a new foreign and security policy strategy in which the Arctic and North Atlantic region…
Defense leaders meet in Barbados to discuss Caribbean security…
THE WATCH STAFF
Defense leaders from 21 nations — including the Bahamas, Canada, Mexico and the United States — discussed their challenges during the recent…
Caribbean countries discuss strategies to fight IUU fishing
THE WATCH STAFF
Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has become a scourge of the “blue economy,” contributing to the depletion of global fish…
British royal couple completes Caribbean visit
THE WATCH STAFF
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge recently completed a Caribbean tour in which the British royal couple visited Belize and Jamaica before a…
Mexico lands blow against cartels by deporting ‘El Huevo’ to U.S.
REUTERS
Mexico deported the suspected leader of a drug cartel to the United States, authorities said on March 15, 2022, after his arrest spurred armed…
Bahamas loosens pandemic rules
THE WATCH STAFF
A “cautiously optimistic” government of the Bahamas recently eased COVID-19 restrictions in the Caribbean island nation.
In making the…
Mexican Army finds 3 million rounds of ammo in raids
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Mexican Army and National Guard on March 3, 2022, said they found almost 3 million rounds of ammunition and at least 16 fully…
Finland’s Arctic ambassador restates the power of diplomacy
THE WATCH STAFF
It would not be surprising if Petteri Vuorimäki, Finland’s ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic affairs, had a business card that features his…
Mexican Army confronts cartel in Michoacan state
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mexico’s Defense Department announced February 9, 2022, that Soldiers have rolled into a township dominated by the Jalisco cartel for…
U.S. Special Operations Command North hosts international partners
THE WATCH STAFF
U.S. Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH) welcomed representatives of special operations forces (SOF) from almost a dozen partner…