VRIC MONITOR No. 21 | Another border crisis, Colombia-Venezuela

VRIC MONITOR No. 21 | Another border crisis, Colombia-Venezuela

OVERVIEW   In the last few weeks, multiple congressional delegations have gone down to the U.S. southern border to assess the humanitarian crisis. The horrifying scene has captured the media’s attention with

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VRIC MONITOR No. 20 | Latin American Lawfare

VRIC MONITOR No. 20 | Latin American Lawfare

OVERVIEW   On Monday, March 8th, Bolivia’s former president and leader of the coca federations, Evo Morales, took a surprise trip to Buenos Aires. Less than a week later, former President Jeanine Añez was a

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VRIC MONITOR No. 19 | New COVID-19 vaccine “cold war” in Latin America

VRIC MONITOR No. 19 | New COVID-19 vaccine “cold war” in Latin America

OVERVIEW   In late 2019, Russia, Iran, and China carried out, for the first time-ever, a joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman as tensions heated up between Tehran and Washington. This month, the three are

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VRIC MONITOR No. 18 | Trump to Biden: America First policies aimed at weakening foreign adversaries

VRIC MONITOR No. 18 | Trump to Biden: America First policies aimed at weakening foreign adversaries

Disclaimer: The VRIC Monitor does source a limited amount of media reports from state-owned or -controlled media outlets from VRIC nations. These media reports are carefully selected and solely intended to report on

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VRIC MONITOR No. 17 | The Bolivarian Network is resurging in South America

VRIC MONITOR No. 17 | The Bolivarian Network is resurging in South America

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VRIC MONITOR No. 16 | Changes to Latin American Security Landscape post-October 18

VRIC MONITOR No. 16 | Changes to Latin American Security Landscape post-October 18

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VRIC MONITOR No. 15 | Potential Iranian missile transfer to Maduro as UN arms embargo set to lift

VRIC MONITOR No. 15 | Potential Iranian missile transfer to Maduro as UN arms embargo set to lift

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Venezuela’s Crime-Terrorist Convergence

Venezuela’s Crime-Terrorist Convergence

Transregional Threats Journal Venezuela Series • Volume 1 • Issue 4 Venezuela's Crime-Terrorist Convergence The current U.S. national security strategy, unveiled by President Trump in 2017 a

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