National Security is Everyone's Business

April 18th, 2024 | 10:23 AM ET

Security and Commerce

Posted: January 5th, 2016

By Constantino Urcuyo Fournier

Constantino Urcuyo Fournier is the Academic Director of the Center for Political Research and Training (CIAPA) in Costa Rica for Tulane University and a Professor of political science at the University of Costa Rica.  He served on Costa Rica's Presidential Commission on Democratic Governance (2012-2013), as an advisor to the President (1998-2002), and as a member of the Legislative Assembly (1994-1998).

As a native Costa Rican and Professor of political science, Constantino Urcuyo Fournier has a unique perspective into Russia’s increasing involvement in Latin America.  As opposed to China’s growing economic activity in the region, Urcuyo Fournier says Russia is building strategic relationships to irritate the U.S., but he warns the U.S. government against reacting too drastically to Russia’s presence there.

The Cipher Brief: Russia has been growing its presence in Latin America since about 2005.  Where is Russia most active in Latin America? Would you characterize this activity as mostly commercial or security-related?

“The Cipher Brief has become the most popular outlet for former intelligence officers; no media outlet is even a close second to The Cipher Brief in terms of the number of articles published by formers.” —Sept. 2018, Studies in Intelligence, Vol. 62

Access all of The Cipher Brief’s national security-focused expert insight by becoming a Cipher Brief Subscriber+ Member.

Subscriber+

Categorized as:InternationalTagged with:

Related Articles

How Safe Would We Be Without Section 702?

SUBSCRIBER+EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW — A provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act that has generated controversy around fears of the potential for abuse has proven to be crucial […] More

June 1st, 2023

Search

Close