HUMIRE: As Venezuela Inches Toward Syria-Style War, U.S. Weapons Are Not the Answer
For months the protests in Venezuela have been escalating and, last week, The Miami Herald revealed an audio recording suggesting that military snipers could be used against the Venezuelan protesters. The implications
Continue readingThings Fall Apart in Venezuela, With Repercussions Felt in China
As Venezuela sinks into turmoil and destitution, there are signs it may all end with a thunderous bang and not a whimper. Venezuela, China’s largest client in Latin America, could become the continent’s Syria or Nort
Continue readingBogus passports create refugee challenge
One of the suicide bombers who blew himself up outside a soccer stadium in Paris was in possession of a Syrian passport. Reports indicate that the passport was not his own, and yet, officials don’t know why the terrori
Continue readingVenezuela’s Leaders and the Chinese Trough
China’s President Xi Jinping has made a major commitment to eradicating corruption in the country’s government and state-owned enterprises. Those who analyze Mr. Xi’s policies argue that he sees corruption as
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Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the 21st Century
SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire was recently published for his chapter in the book Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the 21st Century (Lexington Books, 2014). Humire's chapter, Venezuela: Trends in Organ
Continue readingVenezuela Has Earned Her Stripes as a National Security Threat
On March 9, 2015, the White House declared a “national emergency” in Venezuela, affirming that the Chavistas pose an “unusual and extraordinary” threat to US national security and foreign policy. Many a
Continue readingThe Beginning of the End for Venezuela’s Al Capone
An economy crippled by inefficiency and streets flooded with crime have long marred Caracas and the rest of Venezuela. Over the years, corruption has paved the way for organized crime to overrun the Bolivarian Republic,
Continue readingAs Venezuela sinks, Ecuador rises as chief anti-Yankee antagonist
While Venezuela sinks as the oil market bottoms out, infrastructure crumbles, food shortages abound, the murder rate soars and civil unrest simmers, Ecuador is quietly rising to lead the charge against U.S. interests in
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