In this episode of Orion Talks, Suat Cubukcu is joined by Travis Moran, a renowned expert in electric infrastructure security. Travis provides an in-depth overview of what constitutes critical infrastructure within the realm of electric energy, highlighting essential assets beyond nuclear power plants. He sheds light on the major threats
Cartels traffic over $100 billion worth of illicit narcotics to the United States per year. U.S. law enforcement struggles to combat illicit maritime drug flows due to consistent improvements in drug trafficking operations and the large number of individual shipments. Cartels use maritime routes in the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean
Orion Policy Institute hosted a live webinar “Navigating Turbulent Times: Understanding and Addressing Hate Crimes” on Wednesday, February 28, 2024, at 11 am EST! The conversation covered right-wing extremism, cyber-hate, antisemitism, Islamophobia, community resilience, and beyond. The panelists: Barbara Perry – Centre on Hate, Bias, and Extremism, Ontario Tech Todd
On December 10th, firebrand populist libertarian Javier Milei was inaugurated as president of Argentina. President Milei promised to take Argentina away from the bloc of left-wing nationalist governments that have dominated Latin American politics for the last two decades and are close to China. Milei wants his country to get
Orion Policy Institute hosted a live Webinar on Thursday, June 8, 2023, between 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM (EST) for a conversation on the global prison crisis. The conversation covered the response to the Covid-19 crisis within prison settings, education, and reintegration in prison in crisis with responses from the
The United States is known around the world for lots of great things. Often referred to as the land of opportunity, America is blessed with spectacular wilderness areas replete with natural beauty, well-respected educational and medical institutions, generally friendly people, and Disneyland. But all that glitters is not gold. The
The comprehensive sanctions on the Maduro administration have become the centerpiece of the U.S. strategy for Venezuela. Yet, the "maximum pressure" policy revolved around sanctions dramatically deepened the severe economic crisis and intensified the suffering of the Venezuelan people. The sanctions have also failed in forcing Maduro to leave power.
