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South & Latin America | Nov. 12, 2024

Security Challenges in the Dutch Caribbean

This work examines security challenges facing the Dutch Caribbean, including narcotrafficking and other forms of organized crime, money laundering, Venezuelan and other refugee flows, and the little-understood activities of criminal groups operating

Strategic Implication of the Chinese-Operated Port of Chancay

This article examines the Port of Chancay from a strategic perspective, with a focus on how COSCO (China Ocean Shipping Company) achieved unprecedented control over the operation of the new Peruvian megaport, the impact that the port is likely to

External Articles | Nov. 6, 2024

Venezuela: The Path Forward

Thanks to the courageous work of the Venezuelan opposition, including obtaining physical and photographic evidence of over 80% of the individual “acts” from Venezuela’s more than 30,000 polling places, the world generally knows that Edmundo Gonzalez

South & Latin America | Oct. 28, 2024

Paraguay’s Security Challenges and the Government Response

This article analyzes the security challenges in Paraguay and the government response under the administration of Santiago Peña. It argues that Paraguay, despite its strategic location and regional relevance, faces serious security problems due to

Chile’s Expanding Defense Relationship with China

From September 9-14, 2024, Chilean Defense Minister Maya Fernandez Allende, granddaughter of Chile’s first socialist president Salvador Allende, traveled to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to attend the 11th annual Xiangshan Defense Forum in
Enabling Unity of Effort in Homeland Response Operations
April 25, 2012
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Op-Ed: Heading Toward the NATO Summit
April 9, 2012

Conflict Management and “Whole of Government”: Useful Tools for U.S. National Security Strategy?
April 1, 2012
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Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO
April 1, 2012
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Drug Trafficking, Violence, and Instability
April 1, 2012
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The Impact of Visual Images: Addendum
March 6, 2012

Op-Ed: Zen and the Art of Social Selfishness
March 4, 2012

Project on National Security Reform – Vol. 2: Case Studies Working Group Report
March 1, 2012
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Delegitimizing Al-Qaeda: A Jihad-Realist Approach
March 1, 2012
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Busting the Myths About the North Korea Problem
February 23, 2012