An Assessment of Russia’s Military Presence in Latin America
The domestic and foreign relations of Latin American countries often do not garner much attention from the U.S. government...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
An Assessment of Russia’s Military Presence in Latin America
A nation must think before it acts.
Venezuela
Russia in Venezuela: Geopolitical Boon or Economic Misadventure?
In December 2018, the Russian Federation sent two Tupolov-160 supersonic bombers around the world to the Bolivarian Republic of...
The Belt, the Road, and Latin America
China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) project was late in coming to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). First...
Approaching a “New Normal”: What the Drone Attack in Venezuela Portends
When two drones, each equipped with a kilogram of powerful plastic explosives, were used on August 4 to attempt...
Resolution Convolutions
The State of Israel, and the U.S.-Israeli relationship, now stand before new perils—potentially quite serious ones. You might suppose...
Trump, Putin, and the Art of Appeasement
The Atlantic Donald Trump’s Russia strategy is based on making a series of one-sided concessions in the hopes of...
The FARC-Colombian Peace Deal: No Better Option
The recent peace deal between FARC and the Colombian government is slated to end one of the longest-running conflicts...
Venezuela Heads Deeper into Militant Narcoterrorism
As if the world needed further evidence, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez’s new political appointments in the early days of...
The New Nexus of Narcoterrorism: Hezbollah and Venezuela
Press stories, as well as a television documentary, over the past two months have detailed the growing cooperation between...
Kidnappings in Venezuela
The November 9 kidnapping and subsequent rescue of Major League Baseball player Wilson Ramos, a catcher for the Washington...