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The Trump Corollary: Venezuela as the First Test of a Neo-Monroe Doctrine
Foreign policy analysts had long suspected that President Trump was reviving a Monroe Doctrine–style...
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Beyond the Battlefield: Sudan’s Women and Children
More than two years into the Sudan’s civil war, the power struggle between the Sudanese Armed Forces...
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Global Power Shifts are Playing out in the Red Sea Region: Why This is Where the Rules are Changing
Global power shifts are playing out in the Red Sea region: why this is where the rules are changing Federico...
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Operation Southern Spear and the Escalation Against Narcotraffickers

December 8, 2025 No Comments

More than two months have passed since our last assessment on Airstrikes in the Caribbean, yet U.S. action against suspected Venezuelan narcotraffickers has accelerated, expanding

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Opportunity for Lasting Peace? Renewed Violence Tests Afghanistan-Pakistan Relations

October 22, 2025 No Comments

Introduction In October 2025, cross-border conflict surged between Afghanistan and Pakistan over allegations of terrorist safe havens in Afghanistan and drone strikes carried out by

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Airstrikes on Drug Traffickers in the Caribbean

September 22, 2025 No Comments

Introduction In September 2025, the United States conducted a series of airstrikes against suspected drug traffickers operating off Venezuela’s coast, marking the first publicly known

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The Security and Humanitarian Crisis in Haiti and Implications for U.S. Foreign Policy

August 7, 2025 No Comments

Haiti is on the verge of a total institutional collapse, with only 10% of the capital in control of the Haitian government—a government entrenched with

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Reinforcing U.S. Power in the Horn of Africa: The Case for a Base in Somaliland

May 16, 2025 No Comments

Amidst threats to U.S. interests in the Red Sea and competition for regional influence, the United States must reassess its military posture in the Horn

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The Importance of Controlling Bagram Air Base to US Interests in Afghanistan and Surrounding Areas

March 27, 2025 No Comments

Recently, the U.S. has expressed the importance of who controls the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. In President Trump’s first cabinet meeting since returning to

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