Category: The Americas
25 Articles
- The Americas
Compelling Allies: How Policymakers Can Learn from the U.S. Response to Indian Extrajudicial Killings on Foreign Soil
The United States seems to have caught a particularly nasty case of ‘tail-wagging-the-dog’ syndrome. There are countless examples of U.S. allies demonstrating a high…
October 5, 2024
- The Americas
The “Coolest Dictator” and El Loco: The New Latin American Right
Across Latin America, leaders have adopted increasingly bold platforms to propel them into office. Argentinian President Javier Milei campaigned on vows of a much-needed…
June 19, 2024
- Race & Security
- The Americas
Seeing the Other: Looking Beyond the Politics at the Southwest Border
The Southwest land border, also known as the United States-Mexico border, has been at the forefront of national political attention. Republican leaders have called out Democrats,…
April 11, 2024
- Defense
- The Americas
The Strategic Rationale for Brazil’s Nuclear Submarine Does Not Hold Water
As the AUKUS security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States continues to make headlines with its nuclear-powered submarines, another non…
November 21, 2023
- Environment and Biosecurity
- The Americas
Mad Max: Climate Change, the Panama Canal, and U.S. National Security
Rodolfo Sabonge served for 27 years as the Vice President for Planning and Development at the Panama Canal Authority. During the keynote remarks for the annual Climate…
October 31, 2023
- Intelligence & National Security
- The Americas
Book Review — Uncertain Ground: Citizenship in an Age of Endless, Invisible War by Phil Klay
In the Summer of 2021, America watched the evacuation of Afghanistan. Terrifying images of Hamid Karzai International Airport filled our screens almost every day. Marines and…
August 1, 2023
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
- The Americas
The Dragon, the Elephant, and the Jaguar Both Wanted to Tame
Guyana is a kaleidoscope of unresolved mysteries in a continent it barely resembles. The country lies geographically in South America. However, no one with a good knowledge of…
March 27, 2023
- The Americas
Venezuela Sanctions: The U.S. Needs to Change its Goals
Between 2017 and 2019, former U.S. President Donald Trump instituted comprehensive economic sanctions against the Nicolás Maduro-led Venezuelan government, cutting off…
March 21, 2023
- Intelligence & National Security
- The Americas
Psyche Under Siege: America’s Fading Sense of Reality
“Modern wars are waged on the level of consciousness and ideas” — Alexander Vladimirov, 2007. Russia has inherited a perception of truth that is malleable and changeable…
February 10, 2023
- Technology
- The Americas
The Answers Are Already in Front of Us: On Russian Disinformation
When the Muller Report was released, America did not breathe a sigh of relief. It gasped for more air. Special Counsel Robert Muller did not find that members of the Trump…
February 3, 2023