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1 EDITORIAL First, we send a fraternal greeting toour readers in different countries of the world and inviting them to attend the International Defense Fair Expodefensa 2019, in Bogotá, Colombia, in the first week of December. If you go, be sure to visit the booth www.fuerzasmilitares.org and Triarius, will be good to say hello. In this edition of the magazine, which is already a reference in security, defense, intelligence and counter-terrorism, as always bring a diverse and interesting content, we hope you will enjoy it. ISSN: 2538-9610 (Online) First, we present an analysis of our Brazilian friend Marco Aurelio Terrorni, on the fires that have affected the Amazon region in recent weeks. Medellin Colombia Then we moved to Yemen, where our senior analyst Guadi Calvo, tells us Volume 3 - Number 59 about the latest developments in that country. Doing, as always, an October 1, 2019 excellent historical and geopolitical contextualization. Next we have an interesting analysis that tells us about the convergence of a number of crimes that are committed at sea. The author is a Navy officer on active duty Ecuador, with an interesting career. Editor The next article in this issue, is another of our senior analysts, Colonel (r) Douglas Hernández Daniel Martinez, who writes from Uruguay. This time addresses the issue of terrorism in Peru. Guadi continues with a companion article to the subject of Yemen, addressing the problem from another angle, one that involves political, Triarius Analysts geopolitical and economic situation in Saudi Arabia itself, and the Marco Aureio Terroni, Guadi Calvo, mistakes committed by the crown prince of the kingdom. Boris Moreno Brito, Daniel A step followed, Article Trump and his Achilles heels, our senior analyst, Colonel (r) Francisco Javier Blasco, offers a complete profile of what has Martínez, Francisco Javier Blasco, been the presidency of this singular character, particularly series mistakes Douglas Hernández. that have created tensions, uncertainty and confusion, in different parts of the world. Finalizing this issue with a brief overview of a topic that reminds us of the academic, as well as informative, which has its Triarius magazine. These This newsletter is a publication of are some notes on the so-called Knowledge Management, modern the International Observatory on management strategy, that all who have administrative and managerial Terrorism and New Threats. It is responsibilities in the field of security, defense, intelligence and counter- produced fortnightly, in pdf format, terrorism should be implemented, as no doubt help to improve results. and its distribution is free. Know to beat! Contact information: Douglas Hernandez Editor Douglas Hernández Medellin Colombia Mobile: (+57) 321-6435103 [email protected] [email protected] This newsletter has a Spanish version. 2 Triarius 059 Content: Environmental terrorism in the Amazon, p.4 By Marcus Aurelius Terroni (Brazil) Yemen: More storms in the Persian Gulf, p.8 By Guadi Calvo (Argentina) Illegal Fishing and Maritime Drug Trafficking: Crime Convergence, p.12 By Boris Brito Moreno CPFG-MS (Ecuador) Peru: Terrorism and criminal gangs, p.16 By Daniel Martínez (Uruguay) Saudi Arabia between Vietnam and 11 S., p.20 By Guadi Calvo (Argentina) Trump and his Achilles heels, p.22 By Francisco Javier Blasco Robledo, Colonel (r), (Spain) Notes on Knowledge Management, p.27 By Douglas Hernández (Colombia) Headlines, Thai Army troops. A matter that should be of permanent interest of thinking people, is the role of the See more information at the end of the media in modern society. magazine. How many international crises or tensions between states have been artificially created by the mass media ?, how many economic crises have been generated by irresponsible or malicious use of the media ?, how many "matrices of opinion" are Triarius favors freedom of expression, generating right now in your country or in the world, employing means acting as however, the responsibility for what is said "mercenaries of information" ?, have you ever wondered who are the owners of the in the articles, it is exclusive to their authors. mass media in your country, and what are their interests? It's a fairly complex scenario, considering what we know of the world comes to us through the media. What is the role of media as Triarius? special international analysts that free us have submitted articles for this issue thanks. 3 By Marcus Aurelius Terroni (Brazil) A 2005 study by Major Robert Arthur Baird of the 2005 that American Indians used fire to destroy rival School of Advanced Combat US Navy. UU, called tribes, which re-emerged strongly in the XXI century. "Piroterrorismo: the threat of forest fires induced as a This study commander Baird continues to weapon of mass destruction future terrorist" (Pyro- demonstrate that the difference between arson and Terrorism-The Threat of Forest Fires Induced Arson piroterrorismo is that the latter is more serious. While as a Future Terrorist Weapon of Mass Destruction). It the former has an individual goal, the second aims at may seem like a new concept for us, but it is an issue an entire population in order to jaquear a government that has gained increasing attention from scientists and create political or social expectations. This and military studies abroad. Use of forest fires to explains the divergence between characterize as a damage a nation can gain similar to those of a weapon simple fire or terrorism. of mass destruction, mainly driven by broad political Since World War II, America has been the target of purposes proportions. A strange attraction for terrorist such terrorist tactics, considering that about 9,000 groups who want to do great damage without the risk Japanese bomb balloons were launched on its west and cost of using conventional weapons and bombs. coast. Al Qaeda, for example, has long used indigenous methods to attack their targets. Dick Mangan wrote in Examples of the past: ATTACKS PIROTERRORISMO 2003 2004 2007 Town of Roquebrune-sur-Argens April. Israel suffers an "incendiary It overthrew the Greek market. in France, 4 deaths and destroying intifada" October wildfires in California, 50 homes. USA. UU., Were a series of more Earth Liberation Front and Animal than 20 forest fires that killed 6 Liberation Front, piroterrorismo people and injured nearly 100,000 against several buildings in the (one hundred thousand) United States. households. Fires in the Brazilian Amazon, which began in early Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has not only taken August 2019, according to research, were caused the necessary measures to control environmental because the fire started in a coordinated manner at aggression, but has taken the opportunity to accuse different locations. environmentalists, NGOs and in particular, withdrew 4 their anger against indigenous peoples. The speeches of indigenous women leaders in the Since taking over as president, he had declared his Brazilian Congress were strong, desperate and very intention of transforming the Amazon into a clear about the threat to them, as large mining "multinational empire". The fires are the result of companies and other companies entered the region. human action, whether accidental or deliberate, The native peoples of the Amazon are the best because we can not ignore the ambitious plans made caretakers of their land and nature. by several world powers to exploit the riches of the Because of the selfishness of their proposals, shown Amazon, listed in textbooks in the United States and in the reaction of world leaders, we observe the territories they are under its control, for the intensification toward the fire damage this is causing "preservation" of the global environment. This is to countries, but soon refer to humans, fauna and because many NGOs and foundations of all types use flora. the hegemonic power to form insurgent wars, which Actions and Bolivia under President Evo Morales, are applied against Latin American countries in a when the fire in the Bolivian Amazon region, put into silent invasion. operation and contains helicopters and airplanes and During the arrest of Israeli soldier Rotem Singer in all people on alert, creating a crisis committee. Chile, supposedly on vacation, he was arrested as the The differences between a term and another raise author of Fire in Chilean biosphere reserve in questions: first, the representation of the extreme Patagonia in Torres del Paine National Park in 2012, right, capitalism and, secondly, an indigenous leader burning approximately 17,000 hectares. A clear who took office in Bolivia with a speech of peace. example that strengthens the suspicion that the fires Open Democracy organization claims to have had in Brazil were also brought. To get away with it, Singer access to internal documents and the Brazilian reached an agreement of $ 10,000 ($ 7,530) in government intends to implement a conservation support of a reforestation campaign and pledged to project and advance the exploration of the Amazon. volunteer for the global NGO JNF 'delegation in Chile. According to the NGO, the government has as one of Properly investigated, fires in Chile and Argentina its priorities inhabit the Amazon region to prevent the were hidden from the population as environmental implementation of multilateral forest protection terrorism. And in Brazil there are times and knowledge projects, called 'Triple A' (Andes, Amazon, Atlantic), of the irrational ambition of the great powers in order which would be an ecological corridor with 135 million to seize their natural wealth. The state of Amazonas hectares rainforest and join the Andes to the Atlantic is larger than Europe, a very large fire to cover and through the Amazon. control area, however, because of this territorial "While this is part of the dark depths that moves factor, not enough people to investigate how the fire behind the colonial ambitions to seize the Amazon, started. this region can only be addressed, as it has been so President Bolsonaro argued that the fire could have far, for their rightful inhabitants of centuries".