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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
At Crossroads: Iceland’s Defense and Security Relations, 1940-2011
August 18, 2011

Op-Ed: The Criminals South of the Border: Lessons from Mexico
August 9, 2011

The Arab Spring and the Future of U.S. Interests and Cooperative Security in the Arab World
August 2, 2011

China-Latin America Military Engagement: Good Will, Good Business, and Strategic Position
August 1, 2011
China-Latin America Military Engagement: Good Will, Good Business, and Strategic Position

National Security Reform 2010: A Midterm Assessment
August 1, 2011
National Security Reform 2010: A Midterm Assessment

Colloquium Brief: The Energy and Security Nexus: A Strategic Dilemma
July 15, 2011

Colloquium Brief: Conflict Management: A Tool for U.S. National Security Strategy
July 6, 2011

Op-Ed: A National Strategic Narrative and Grand Strategy for the 21st Century
July 1, 2011

The Changing Face of Afghanistan, 2001-08
July 1, 2011

Russia in the Arctic
July 1, 2011
Russian Military Politics and Russia's 2010 Defense Doctrine