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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
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union’s Common Security and Defense Policy: Intersecting Trajectories
July 1, 2011
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union's Common Security and Defense Policy: Intersecting Trajectories

The New Aztecs: Ritual and Restraint in Contemporary Western Military Operations
July 1, 2011
Puncturing the Counterinsurgency Myth: Britain and Irregular Warfare in the Past, Present, and Future

Understanding the North Korea Problem: Why It Has Become the “Land of Lousy Options”
July 1, 2011
Improvised Explosive Devices in Iraq, 2003-09: A Case of Operational Surprise and Institutional Response

The Arab Upheavals and the Future of the U.S. Military Policies and Presence in the Middle East and the Gulf
June 27, 2011

Colloquium Brief: Post-Heroic Warfare?
June 17, 2011

Op-Ed: U.S. Intelligence at a Crossroads
June 17, 2011

Resolving Insurgencies
June 1, 2011
Resolving Insurgencies

Military Modernization and the Russian Ground Forces
June 1, 2011
Military Modernization and the Russian Ground Forces

The Russian Military and the Georgia War: Lessons and Implications
June 1, 2011
The Russian Military and the Georgia War: Lessons and Implications

The European Campaign: Its Origins and Conduct
June 1, 2011
The European Campaign: Its Origins and Conduct