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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
Iraq: Strategic Reconciliation, Targeting, and Key Leader Engagement
September 1, 2009

The Role of Cuban Paramilitary Organizations (People’s Militias) in the Post-Castro Era
August 1, 2009

2009 Key Strategic Issues List
July 1, 2009

Criminals, Militias, and Insurgents: Organized Crime in Iraq
July 1, 2009

Pakistan – The Most Dangerous Place in the World
July 1, 2009

China’s Maritime Quest
June 1, 2009

Strategic Implications of Emerging Technologies
June 1, 2009

New Partnerships for a New Era: Enhancing the South African Army’s Stabilization Role in Africa
June 1, 2009

Challenges and Opportunities for the Obama Administration in Central Asia
June 1, 2009

American Grand Strategy after War
May 1, 2009