Transnational Threats
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US Announces New Counterdrug Operation In Latin America and the Caribbean
U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by top officials including Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and U.S. Army General...
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Venezuelan Generals and the Cartel of the Suns
In Latin America, criminal cartels, have traditionally run drug trafficking. In Venezuela, this activity is managed within the...
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US Charges Maduro with Drug Trafficking, Offers $15 Million Reward for Information Leading to His Capture
The United States announced a $15 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Nicolás Maduro on...
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US Sanctions Nicaraguan Police
On March 5 the United States slapped sanctions on Nicaragua’s National Police and three top police commissioners for...
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Regional Cooperation Essential to Combatting Hezbollah Threat in Latin America
The III Western Hemisphere Counterterrorism Ministerial Summit highlighted the need for countries of the region to work jointly...
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Nicaragua: Paramilitaries Spread Terror with Kidnappings
Nicaraguan paramilitary and vigilante groups carry out kidnappings and keep their victims locked in clandestine cells, Roberto Orozco,...
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The World Confronts Terror of Iran-Backed Hezbollah
Countries around the world are taking on Hezbollah, designating the Iranian regime’s top proxy as a terrorist group,...
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Report Outlines Beijing’s Global Media Manipulation
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) spends billions of dollars a year on its foreign propaganda and censorship efforts,...
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Research: Displacement of Venezuelans to Surpass that of Syrians
Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis is on the verge of surpassing that of Syrian refugees, and could become the largest...
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Armed Civilians: The Maduro Militia
In late 2019, Nicolás Maduro swore in thousands of civilians as new members of the so-called National Bolivarian...
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US Imposes Sanctions on Nicaraguan President’s Son
On December 12, 2019, the United States imposed sanctions on Rafael Ortega Murillo, the son of Nicaraguan President...
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Evidence of Murder of Former Venezuelan Police Officer Introduced at International Criminal Court
On December 9, Venezuelan lawmakers presented at the International Criminal Court evidence of what they qualify as a...
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Venezuelans Have the Worst Internet and Censorship in the Region
Venezuela is the country with the worst internet speed in the Americas, according to data from a U.S.-based...
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General Qassem Soleimani’s Bloody Legacy
The senior Iranian military General Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike on January 2,...
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Cuba Increases Repression Against Dissidence
The Castro regime spreads terror and combines repression and torture to weaken its opponents. The nongovernmental organization (NGO)...
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Daniel Ortega’s Son Threatens Nicaraguan Businessmen
The Nicaraguan government strengthens its pattern of repression. On November 13, Juan Carlos Ortega Murillo, son of Nicaraguan...
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Twitter Analysis Reflects Venezuelan, Cuban, Nicaraguan Intervention in Chile’s Protests
An analysis of the tweets posted during the recent protests in Chile, reflecting that most foreign accounts supported...
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Venezuela Has the Most Expensive French Fries on the Continent
French fries, a common food, affordable in most parts of the world and generally very popular, have become...
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Hostages As Bargaining Chips: An Iranian Tradition
Hostage taking has been a constant and contemptible feature of the Iranian regime ever since Islamic fundamentalists overthrew...
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Transplants in Venezuela: A Struggle from Surgery to Medicine
At least 3,000 transplant patients are at risk of losing their organs due to lack of treatment, while...
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