Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.10, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Center for a Secure Free Society Advancing Sovereignty, Freedom and Security ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.securefreesociety.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [In the Media](https://www.securefreesociety.org/in-the-media/) - [Who is behind violence in the Colombia protests?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/who-is-behind-violence-in-the-colombia-protests/) - In this segment of the SFS Deciphers series, we explain how the FARC-D and ELN are behind the violence in the protests in Colombia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRxNWGinuqE Read more from SFS on the protests in Colombia, here: ✔ Asymmetric Assault on Colombia ✔ Available in Spanish, here - [Evo Morales and conspirators scheme to return to power by beggaring Bolivia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/evo-morales-and-conspirators-scheme-to-return-to-power-by-beggaring-bolivia/) - Joseph Humire joins Malcolm Hoenlein and John Batchelor to discuss how the current crisis in Bolivia is not a coup, noting the situation is one of the most important strategic developments in South America in recent years. - [Hezbollah is an existential threat to Argentina's government](https://www.securefreesociety.org/hezbollah-is-an-existential-threat-to-argentinas-government/) - Joseph Humire joins the John Batchelor Show to discuss the recent Hezbollah terrorist designation in Argentina. Watch below and visit the original page, here. - [The Russians Move into Central and South America along with their Iranian allies](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-russians-move-into-central-and-south-america-along-with-their-iranian-allies/) - Joseph Humire recently joined the John Batchelor Show to explain how the Russians have created alliances with Latin American countries and Iranian allies over decades, and how it it is still growing to this day - [Treason and Iran in Buenos Aires](https://www.securefreesociety.org/treason-and-iran-in-buenos-aires/) - In this podcast for The John Batchelor Show, Malcolm Hoenlein interviews Joseph Humire regarding the ongoing murder investigation of the late Alberto Nisman - [JD Gordon on US involvement in Iraq](https://www.securefreesociety.org/jd-gordon-on-us-involvement-in-iraq/) - JD Gordon gives a quick opinion for OAN about US involvement and moving forward in Iraq. - [Iran’s tightening grip on Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/irans-tightening-grip-on-latin-america-2/) - Joseph Humire joins Daniel Horowitz on the Conservative Conscience to talk about Hezbollah's strategic engagement in Latin America - [Iran doesn't want a war with the United States](https://www.securefreesociety.org/iran-doesnt-want-a-war-with-the-united-states/) - Joseph Humire joins Colombia's W Radio to discuss the implications of Gen. Suleimani's death and why Iran will respond, but not with a conventional attack. Listen to the interview at W Radio (content in Spanish). Joseph Humire habla con Sigue la W para explicar por que Irán va a responder, pero es improbable que responda - [What's behind the attack ordered by Trump that caused Suleimani's death?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/whats-behind-the-attack-ordered-by-trump-that-caused-suleimanis-death/) - President Trump gave the direct order to carry out the airstrike that led to the death of Iranian General Suleimani. Trump justified the action as an act of defense. Joseph Humire mentioned to France 24 that the attack was a high-level counterterrorism operation and a response to the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, - [Joseph Humire on Iran’s threat network in Latin America in wake of Soleimani death](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-on-irans-threat-network-in-latin-america-in-wake-of-soleimani-death/) - Joseph Humire joins Fernando del Rincón on CNN Español to discuss Iran’s threat network in Latin America in wake of Soleimani death. Watch below (content in Spanish). Joseph Humire habla con Fernando del Rincón por CNN Español sobre la red que tiene Irán en América Latina. - [A day after DEA indicts a Venezuelan general, President Maduro appoints him to cabinet](https://www.securefreesociety.org/a-day-after-dea-indicts-a-venezuelan-general-president-maduro-appoints-him-to-cabinet/) - On Monday, the U.S. Justice Department announced the indictment of two high-ranking members of Venezuela’s military, Maj. Gen. Néstor Reverol and his deputy Edylberto Jose Molina, both of whom were at one point at the helm of the country’s Anti-Drug National Office. - [A new political crisis in Venezuela amidst tensions between the U.S. and Iran](https://www.securefreesociety.org/a-new-political-crisis-in-venezuela-amidst-tensions-between-the-u-s-and-iran/) - Joseph Humire joins Gabriela Frías on CNN en Español to discuss Venezuela's latest political crisis and what this means amidst the increasing tension between the U.S. and Iran, noting that both Iran and Venezuela seek to provoke conflicts- Iran against the U.S. in the Middle East and Venezuela against the U.S. and its allies in - [Tension between Iran and the United States](https://www.securefreesociety.org/tension-between-iran-and-the-united-states/) - Joseph Humire joins Teleamazonas Ecuador to talk about the conflict between the United States and Iran. Listen below (content in Spanish). Joseph Humire analiza los momentos de tensión entre EE.UU. e Irán por Teleamazonas Ecuador. - [Designating Hezbollah as a terrorist group is a legal tool](https://www.securefreesociety.org/designating-hezbollah-as-a-terrorist-group-is-a-legal-tool/) - On the heels of the Third Western Hemisphere Counterterrorism Ministerial Conference in Bogota, noted journalist Jana Beris from Colombia's daily newspaper El Tiempo conducted an extensive interview with SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire on the implications of the recent terrorist designation of Hezbollah (and other Islamist terrorist organizations) by the Duque government in Colombia. The following is - [Russia Shouts Out Managua, Havana and Caracas as Allies](https://www.securefreesociety.org/russia-shouts-out-managua-havana-and-caracas-as-allies/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the implications of Russia's declaration of support for Nicaragua, Cuba, and Venezuela. - [Mexico joins Maduro and his Russian and Cuban allies in finessing Guaido](https://www.securefreesociety.org/mexico-joins-maduro-and-his-russian-and-cuban-allies-in-finessing-guaido/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. This - [Brazil vs the Amazon](https://www.securefreesociety.org/brazil-vs-the-amazon/) - g along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. This week the topic of discussion is - [Castillo Government vs the global miners](https://www.securefreesociety.org/castillo-government-vs-the-global-miners/) - CCo-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. Joseph - [Colombia and Mexico offer to shelter Afghan refugees](https://www.securefreesociety.org/colombia-and-mexico-offer-to-shelter-afghan-refugees/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. Joseph Humire talks about Colombia and Mexico's willingness to help with the crisis - [Colombia sags under narco-terrorism, Maduro and overwhelming migrant numbers](https://www.securefreesociety.org/colombia-sags-under-narco-terrorism-maduro-and-overwhelming-migrant-numbers/) - CCo-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. This week, - [Cuban regime whitewashes brutality by claiming to perfect socialism](https://www.securefreesociety.org/cuban-regime-whitewashes-brutality-by-claiming-to-perfect-socialism/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. Joseph Humire discusses the - [Kabul disheartens Latin America's democracy.](https://www.securefreesociety.org/kabul-disheartens-latin-americas-democracy/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. Joseph Humire discusses what is going on in Afghanistan, its impact on Latin America, - [Mexico is following Venezuela's Chavez model](https://www.securefreesociety.org/mexico-is-following-venezuelas-chavez-model/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. They are joined by SFS Senior Fellow Dr. David Grantham. Dr. David Grantham joins Joseph Humire and John Batchelor - [AMLO leans hard towards authoritarian leaders](https://www.securefreesociety.org/amlo-leans-hard-towards-authoritarian-leaders/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. They are joined by SFS Senior Fellow Dr. David Grantham. This week Dr. David Grantham discusses AMLO's support to authoritarian leaders in the - [Chilean democracy at existential risk](https://www.securefreesociety.org/chilean-democracy-at-existential-risk/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. Once - [Argentina's Fernandez government rebuked by primary voters](https://www.securefreesociety.org/argentinas-fernandez-government-rebuked-by-primary-voters/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. This - [The Chilean presidential election tightens](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-chilean-presidential-election-tightens/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. Joseph - [Cuba claims to control crypto](https://www.securefreesociety.org/cuba-claims-to-control-crypto/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. Joseph - [Deeply-indebted Argentina risks Venezuela-scale failure](https://www.securefreesociety.org/deeply-indebted-argentina-risks-venezuela-scale-failure/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. Joseph - [Democracy in retreat in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/democracy-in-retreat-in-latin-america/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. Joseph - [Buenos Aires Millennial attracts FinTech billions for growth to neighboring countries](https://www.securefreesociety.org/buenos-aires-millennial-attracts-fintech-billions-for-growth-to-neighboring-countries/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. This - [Tales of the Mexican-US Border](https://www.securefreesociety.org/tales-of-the-mexican-us-border/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. They are joined by Sergio de la Peña, the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. This week Joseph and Sergio discussed Mexico and - [The return of Peru's Shining Path](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-return-of-perus-shining-path/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. They are joined by Sergio de la Peña, the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. This week Joseph and Sergio discussed Peru and - [The frustrated AMLO veers Left to Havana](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-frustrated-amlo-veers-left-to-havana/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. They are joined by Sergio de la Peña, the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. This week Joseph and Sergio discussed Mexican President - [The happy refuge of Montevideo, Uruguay](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-happy-refuge-of-montevideo-uruguay/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. They are joined by Sergio de la Peña, the Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense. This week Joseph and Sergio discussed descendants of - [Disappeared in Managua](https://www.securefreesociety.org/disappeared-in-managua/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. They are joined by special guest Berta Valle, a Nicaraguan human rights activist whose husband, Felix Maradiaga, has been disappeared by the Ortega - [Rallying in Miami for democracy for Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/rallying-in-miami-for-democracy-for-cuba-nicaragua-venezuela/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. They are joined by special guest Berta Valle, a Nicaraguan human rights activist whose husband, Felix Maradiaga, has been disappeared by the Ortega - [Peruvian President Pedro Castillo displays the Shining Path, Cuba and the ELN in his first cabinet](https://www.securefreesociety.org/peruvian-president-pedro-castillo-displays-the-shining-path-cuba-and-the-eln-in-his-first-cabinet/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. This - [EU sanctions the already-sanctioned bosses of the Black Berets](https://www.securefreesociety.org/eu-sanctions-the-already-sanctioned-bosses-of-the-black-berets/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. This - [Lula on the comeback trail in Brazil](https://www.securefreesociety.org/lula-on-the-comeback-trail-in-brazil/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. This - [The fragile and untended Mexican middle class](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-fragile-and-untended-mexican-middle-class/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. This - [Cuba's "Black Berets"](https://www.securefreesociety.org/cubas-black-berets/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. This - [Unknown Castillo takes command in Peru](https://www.securefreesociety.org/unknown-castillo-takes-command-in-peru/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire discusses critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World every Monday evening. Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal, a long-time contributor to the show, has taken leave to campaign for the congressional elections in Colombia. This week - [Blaze Media: Trump is right, mainstream media is wrong on terrorist threat from migrant caravan](https://www.securefreesociety.org/trump-is-right-mainstream-media-is-wrong-on-terrorist-threat-from-migrant-caravan/) - In an article from Daniel Horowitz in Blaze Media, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire explains the potential threats of migrant caravans heading to the US border. He remarks that he’d be surprised if Middle Easterners aren’t coming in with the caravan simply because they are already traveling these same routes on their own. "The #CaravanHonduras - [Sin Embargo: Migrants from Africa at the southern border](https://www.securefreesociety.org/migrants-from-africa-at-the-southern-border/) - Executive Director Joseph Humire is quoted in an article by EFE in Sin Embargo about the routes migrants take to reach the US southern border. Joseph Humire recalled the Darien Gap was even more difficult to cross, however, over time more infrastructure has been developed. Humire explained that there are two main routes for foreigners - [New York Post: How the caravan crisis boomeranged on the Latin American left](https://www.securefreesociety.org/how-the-caravan-crisis-boomeranged-on-the-latin-american-left/) - In an article by Benny Avni in the New York Post, Executive Director Joseph Humire is quoted explaining the violence created by criminal elements within the caravans: "If these troublemakers feel cornered, they could become much more violent than they’ve been so far. It’s the wounded-dog syndrome, once injured, he becomes more dangerous.” Read more - [Fox News: DHS Secretary Nielsen: Some caravan migrants come from Middle East](https://www.securefreesociety.org/dhs-secretary-nielsen-some-caravan-migrants-come-from-middle-east/) - Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told Fox News there is intelligence indicating the caravan of migrants making their way through Mexico includes a limited number of people from outside the region, including the Middle East. In the article, by Catherine Herridge, Executive Director Joseph Humire remarks: "What I learned from Central American intelligence - [Colombia's Independence Day and the bad actors who plan to attack](https://www.securefreesociety.org/colombias-independence-day-and-the-bad-actors-who-plan-to-attack/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Monday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the ongoing protests in Colombia and who's behind them. Listen below and - [Is AMLO using corruption charges against former ministers to fend off corruption charges against him?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/is-amlo-using-corruption-charges-against-former-ministers-to-fend-off-corruption-charges-against-him/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Monday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the narcoterrorism in Mexico, that links it to the other bad actors - [Latin America deals with an untrustworthy China](https://www.securefreesociety.org/latin-america-deals-with-an-untrustworthy-china/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Monday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the relationship China has with Latin America through vaccine diplomacy and other - [Cuba is the nexus for Moscow, Managua, Caracas, Tehran](https://www.securefreesociety.org/cuba-is-the-nexus-for-moscow-managua-caracas-tehran/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Monday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed SFS participation in the Heritage Foundation event, "Why Colombia's Violent Protests Matter - [The most powerful unions in South America are the teachers’ unions](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-most-powerful-unions-in-south-america-are-the-teachers-unions/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Monday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the teacher's union in Colombia that has enough power to challenge the - [What are the patterns of street protests in South America?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/what-are-the-patterns-of-street-protests-in-south-america/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Monday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the recent protests sweeping Latin America. Bad actors are capitalizing on situations - [Haiti is the poorest country in the New World](https://www.securefreesociety.org/haiti-is-the-poorest-country-in-the-new-world/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Monday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the disorder in Haiti after the assassination of its president and the - [Cuba is the second-poorest country in the New World](https://www.securefreesociety.org/cuba-is-the-second-poorest-country-in-the-new-world/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Monday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the recent, unprecedented protests in Havana. The city hasn't seen protests to - [The Caracas-Tehran connection in custody](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-caracas-tehran-connection-in-custody/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Monday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the breaking news of Alex Saab's extradition. Saab is accused of creating - [Ecuador turns to market solutions](https://www.securefreesociety.org/ecuador-turns-to-market-solutions/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Monday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed Ecuador and its avoidance of populism in the region that is experiencing - [Who is provoking violence in the Colombia protests?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/who-is-provoking-violence-in-the-colombia-protests/) - In this segment of the SFS Deciphers series, we explain who La Primera Linea is and how they are provoking violence in the protests in Colombia. Read more from SFS on the protests in Colombia, here: ✔ Asymmetric Assault on Colombia ✔ Available in Spanish, here - [Post-Election Strife Imperils Peru](https://www.securefreesociety.org/post-election-strife-imperils-peru/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the challenges in the Peruvian presidential election and the precarious political situation - [Migrating to Mexico](https://www.securefreesociety.org/migrating-to-mexico/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the effect of more American citizens moving to Northern Mexico. Listen below - [Iran Fans Out in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/iran-fans-out-in-latin-america/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the implications of Iranian warships approaching Caribbean, especially Venezuelan, waters, the stance - [The ELN Stalks Colombia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-eln-stalks-colombia/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the influence of ELN and the disorder caused by ELN terrorism and - [Maduro demands that the US lift sanctions](https://www.securefreesociety.org/maduro-demands-that-the-us-lift-sanctions/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the obstacles in negotiations with the Maduro government in Venezuela, . Listen - [Haitian Migrants Aiming for South America and the USA](https://www.securefreesociety.org/haitian-migrants-aiming-for-south-america-and-the-usa/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the problems caused by Haitian migration into the U.S. and other Latin - [Shots fired Colombia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/shots-fired-colombia/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the recent attack on the Colombian president's helicopter. Listen below and visit - [Failing food security in Cuba](https://www.securefreesociety.org/failing-food-security-in-cuba/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed political challenges facing Brazilian president Bolsonaro due to the ongoing COVID-19 struggles - [Colombia Crackdown on Disorder](https://www.securefreesociety.org/colombia-crackdown-on-disorder/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the state of Colombian unrest and foreign interests in the tumult. Listen - [Peruvian Election Projections](https://www.securefreesociety.org/peruvian-election-projections/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed Peruvian presidential candidate Castillo's plans to implement and claims of election integrity - [Panama seeks to exit the Gray List](https://www.securefreesociety.org/panama-seeks-to-exit-the-gray-list/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed Panamanian plan to open up to international finance by combatting money laundering, - [The Ayatollah's Costco opens in Caracas for the elite of the regime](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-ayatollahs-costco-opens-in-caracas-for-the-elite-of-the-regime/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the new Iranian supermarket, Megasis, that opened in Caracas last week and - [Latin America's virus crisis deepens in all countries, with Brazil and Mexico hard hit](https://www.securefreesociety.org/latin-americas-virus-crisis-deepens-in-all-countries-with-brazil-and-mexico-hard-hit/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed how Latin America's coronavirus crisis deepens. Experts are now calling the region - [Blurring the Colombia-Venezuela border through lawlessness](https://www.securefreesociety.org/blurring-the-colombia-venezuela-border-through-lawlessness/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the lawlessness between Colombia and Venezuela that allows Maduro to begin blurring - [Fake news baffles Latin America as much as the virus does](https://www.securefreesociety.org/fake-news-baffles-latin-america-as-much-as-the-virus-does/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the misinformation and disinformation surrounding the virus in Latin America. Some claims - [Venezuelans sell gasoline on the black market to Colombians](https://www.securefreesociety.org/venezuelans-sell-gasoline-on-the-black-market-to-colombians/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed how Venezuelans cross the border into Colombia to sell black market gasoline - [26 years later and no justice for the AMIA bombing](https://www.securefreesociety.org/26-years-later-and-no-justice-for-the-amia-bombing/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the tragic bombing of the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires - [Another murder of a Kirchner enemy in Argentina](https://www.securefreesociety.org/another-murder-of-a-kirchner-enemy-in-argentina/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the mysterious death of Fabián Gutiérrez, an ex-secretary of Nestor and Cristina - [Leaders of Bolivia, Brazil and Venezuela test positive with the virus](https://www.securefreesociety.org/leaders-of-bolivia-brazil-and-venezuela-test-positive-with-the-virus/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the grim outlook in Latin America over coronavirus, where confirmed deaths continue - [IRGC-run supermarket arrives to Caracas](https://www.securefreesociety.org/irgc-run-supermarket-arrives-to-caracas/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed a supermarket, run by the Iranian military, that has set up shop - [Coronavirus corruption cases spread across Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/coronavirus-corruption-cases-spread-across-latin-america/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed how corruption in Latin America is impacting coronavirus, with many political leaders - [The virus spreads into Latin America through the open-air produce markets](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-virus-spreads-through-open-air-produce-markets/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed an open-air produce market in Mexico that led to a spike in - [Venezuela's major money-launderer, Alex Saab, is arrested at Cape Verde airport](https://www.securefreesociety.org/venezuelas-major-money-launderer-alex-saab-is-arrested-at-cape-verde-airport/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed Alex Saab, the notorious "super facilitator" for the Maduro regime. Saab, a - [Colombia hit by the virus; Venezuela hit by the Maduro regime](https://www.securefreesociety.org/colombia-hit-by-the-virus-venezuela-hit-by-the-maduro-regime/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed Colombia and the coronavirus, as well as Venezuela's misreporting of the virus. - [Peru suffers under pandemic as Latin America's worst case; Panama is a distant second](https://www.securefreesociety.org/peru-suffers-under-pandemic-as-latin-americas-worst-case-panama-is-a-distant-second/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed how when comparing coronavirus data per capita in Latin America, Brazil ceases - [Medellin succeeds with the virus amidst widespread fraud during the pandemic](https://www.securefreesociety.org/medellin-succeeds-with-the-virus-amidst-widespread-fraud-during-the-pandemic/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed how Colombia's largest cities are handling the pandemic, as well as a - [More Alberto Nisman mysteries, John Bolton, and the stalled Venezuelan rebellion](https://www.securefreesociety.org/more-alberto-nisman-mysteries-john-bolton-and-the-stalled-venezuelan-rebellion/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed a new story that resurfaces an old allegation linking Argentine Prosecutor Alberto - [Brazil balances labor, the virus, and a hostile world media](https://www.securefreesociety.org/brazil-balances-labor-the-virus-and-a-hostile-world-media/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed Brazil and their pandemic statistics, in order to separate myth from reality. - [The pirate's den of Caracas welcomes Haftar of Libya](https://www.securefreesociety.org/pirates-den-of-caracas-welcomes-haftar-of-libya/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed a recent report that Libyan National Army leader, Khalifa Haftar, might secretly - [Narco-terror state Venezuela becomes a colony of Tehran and Moscow](https://www.securefreesociety.org/narco-terror-state-venezuela-becomes-a-colony-of-tehran-and-moscow/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the indictment of a prominent member of Venezuela's National Assembly on narco-terrorism - [The long shadow of the exiled Evo Morales of Bolivia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-long-shadow-of-the-exiled-evo-morales-of-bolivia/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed Bolivia's upcoming election that was postponed amidst the pandemic, Evo Morales' grip - [Chinese propaganda accusing the U.S. of the virus fails in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/chinese-propaganda-accusing-the-us-of-the-virus-fails-in-latin-america/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed how China's propaganda campaign accusing the U.S. as the coronavirus origin failed - [Daniel Ortega found!](https://www.securefreesociety.org/daniel-ortega-found/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the reappearance of Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega, as well as discussing how coronavirus - [The failed state Venezuela in the grip of Iran's man in Caracas, Tareck El-Aissami](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-failed-state-venezuela-in-grip-of-irans-man-in-caracas-tareck-el-aissami/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed Tareck El-Aissami, the most powerful man in Venezuela. Listen below and visit - [Famine and poverty deepen in Latin America during coronavirus; Chile offers a bright spot](https://www.securefreesociety.org/famine-and-poverty-deepen-in-latin-america-during-coronavirus-chile-offers-a-bright-spot/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed coronavirus' enduring effects on poverty and economies in Latin America, pointing to - [Virus damages in Colombia, Argentina, and the beleaguered Brazil](https://www.securefreesociety.org/virus-damages-in-colombia-argentina-and-the-beleaguered-brazil/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed coronavirus' enduring effects and consequences in Colombia, Argentina, and Brazil and how - [The failed coup in the failed state of Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-failed-coup-in-the-failed-state-of-venezuela/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the recent coup on the Maduro regime, dubbed Operation "Gedeón," that was - [Venezuela blames the US for a failed mercenary raid by ex-Green Berets](https://www.securefreesociety.org/venezuela-blames-the-us-for-a-failed-mercenary-raid-by-ex-green-berets/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the recent mercenary raid on the Maduro regime and how Maduro is - [Salvador's Millennial Dictator with links to Tehran](https://www.securefreesociety.org/salvadors-millennial-dictator-with-links-to-tehran/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed El Salvadoran President Bukele's connections to Maduro and his regime and Bukele's - [Locked down Peru and poor Ecuador are most hard hit during the pandemic](https://www.securefreesociety.org/locked-down-peru-and-poor-ecuador-are-most-hard-hit-during-the-pandemic/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed Peru's high death tolls even though the government was quick to act - [The mystery of the five Iran tankers headed for the Caribbean](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-mystery-of-the-five-iran-tankers-headed-for-the-caribbean/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed several Iranian tankers that were tracked headed for the Caribbean and muse - [Failed Venezuela conquered by Iran's five oil tankers and Oil Minister El Aissami](https://www.securefreesociety.org/failed-venezuela-conquered-by-irans-five-oil-tankers-and-oil-minister-el-aissami/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts further discussed the five Iranian oil tankers, two of which have already docked - [Latin America combats poverty and coronavirus, but they can't do both](https://www.securefreesociety.org/latin-america-combats-poverty-and-coronavirus-but-they-cant-do-both/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed coronavirus in Latin America and how many countries have to make the - [South America heads into a grim recession](https://www.securefreesociety.org/south-america-heads-into-a-grim-recession/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the probability of Latin America heading into a "double recession." As Latin - [Where in the world is Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/where-in-the-world-is-daniel-ortega-of-nicaragua/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed Ecuador's growing violence amidst soaring COVID-19 cases, Bogota's new gender-based quarantines, and - [Northern South America faces the Wuhan virus](https://www.securefreesociety.org/northern-south-america-faces-the-wuhan-virus/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed how coronavirus is effecting Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador. Listen to the 2-part - [Ecuador gives out cardboard coffins and sees the dead abandoned in the street in the time of the virus](https://www.securefreesociety.org/ecuador-gives-out-cardboard-coffins-and-sees-the-dead-abandoned-in-the-street-in-the-time-of-the-virus/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the rising COVID-19 death toll in Ecuador where the dead are abandoned - [Venezuela refugees return on foot over the Andes to a failed state in the time of the virus](https://www.securefreesociety.org/venezuela-refugees-return-on-foot-over-the-andes-to-a-failed-state-in-the-time-of-the-virus/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the Venezuelan refugees who have returned home from Colombia to a failed - [Colombia prepares for the virus; Brazil hesitates about the virus](https://www.securefreesociety.org/colombia-prepares-for-the-virus-brazil-hesitates-about-the-virus/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed how Colombia prepares for coronavirus while Brazil hesitates on decisive action. Listen - [Narco-terrorist Maduro indicted as the virus preys upon the abandoned Venezuela people](https://www.securefreesociety.org/narco-terrorist-maduro-indicted-as-the-virus-preys-upon-the-abandoned-venezuela-people/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed the recent DOJ indictment on Maduro and the effects of coronavirus in - [The Virus and the threat of the failed state of Venezuela?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-virus-and-the-threat-of-the-failed-state-of-venezuela/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed discuss coronavirus and the threat of an outbreak in the failed state - [The Virus shuts Colombia's borders. What about Brazil, Chile, Panama?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-virus-shuts-colombias-borders-what-about-brazil-chile-panama/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed Colombia’s decision to close all borders as coronavirus cases increase region-wide. Listen - [What are the lessons of Colombia and the FARC that can help Afghanistan and the Taliban?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/what-are-the-lessons-of-colombia-and-the-farc-that-can-help-afghanistan-and-the-taliban/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discuss what lessons from Colombia and the FARC can help Afghanistan and the - [Presidents Trump, Duque and Bolsonaro work to solve the Venezuela failure](https://www.securefreesociety.org/presidents-trump-duque-and-bolsonaro-work-to-solve-the-venezuela-failure/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discussed discuss how Presidents Trump, Duque, and Bolsonaro work to solve the Venezuela - [Venezuelan refugees flood Colombia's open borders & What is to be done?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/venezuelan-refugees-flood-colombias-open-borders-what-is-to-be-done/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discuss the Venezuelan refugee crisis and how Colombia is handling the inflow of - [US asks Colombia to destroy another coca crop & What is to be done?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/us-asks-colombia-to-destroy-another-coca-crop-what-is-to-be-done/) - Co-hosting along with the legendary radio personality, John Batchelor, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Colombian Senator Maria Fernanda Cabal every Tuesday evening to discuss critical issues affecting the security, economics, and geopolitics of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. This week the experts discuss U.S./Colombia relations and resuming aerial spraying of the coca crops in Colombia - [What does Gen. Suleimani's death mean on the world stage?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/what-does-gen-suleimanis-death-mean-on-the-world-stage/) - SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire joins Univision Fusion TV to discuss Gen. Qasim Suleimani's death and what this means for the United States and its allies worldwide. - [Is WWIII probable after Suleimani's death?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/is-wwiii-probable-after-suleimanis-death/) - Joseph Humire explains to La República that the strike against Suleimani was a necessary action to reestablish our deterrent with Iran and a message to rogue regimes worldwide, including Maduro in Venezuela that the U.S. will not tolerant any more provocations. Read the full article in La República (content in Spanish). Joseph Humire explica a - [U.S. Allies in Latin America should be alert for possible terrorist attacks in the wake of Suleimani's death](https://www.securefreesociety.org/u-s-allies-in-latin-america-should-be-alert-for-possible-terrorist-attacks-in-the-wake-of-suleimanis-death/) - Joseph Humire explains in an article by Maibort Petit in El Tiempo Latino that among the many terrorist organizations Suleimani led, was the Quds Force, a unit in Iran's IRGC and designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the U.S. in 2019. He warns that U.S. allies need to be alert and prepared because the IRGC-QF - [What implications are there for the U.S. after Suleimani's death?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/what-implications-are-there-for-the-u-s-after-suleimanis-death/) - Joseph Humire is mentioned in a PanAm Post article by Mamela Fialo Flor explaining how the U.S. strike against Gen. Suleimani has implications in the Americas. - [Iran could use Venezuela to attack the United States](https://www.securefreesociety.org/iran-could-use-venezuela-to-attack-the-united-states/) - In an article by Sabrina Martín in the PanAm Post, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire explains how Iran could use Venezuela to counter Gen. Suleimani's death, noting that the IRGC-QF has a global presence that was especially active in the region and country. - [How tensions with Iran could escalate](https://www.securefreesociety.org/how-tensions-with-iran-could-escalate/) - Joseph Humire joins Telemundo to discuss how tensions could escalate between Iran and the United States, noting that it's unlikely that Iran will retaliate with a conventional show of force because they would lose that scenario. - [Gen. Suleimani controlled various international terrorist groups](https://www.securefreesociety.org/gen-suleimani-controlled-various-international-terrorist-groups/) - Joseph Humire joins Idania Chirinos on NTN24's La Tarde to discuss Gen. Qasim Suleimani's death and what this means for the United States in the short and long term. - [Venezuela is the base to terrorist, guerrilla, and drug trafficking networks](https://www.securefreesociety.org/venezuela-seria-base-de-redes-de-terrorismo-guerrilla-y-narcotrafico-venezuela-is-the-base-to-terrorist-guerrilla-and-drug-trafficking-networks/) - Executive Director Joseph Humire joins the show La Mañana on EVTV to discuss Venezuela and how it has become a base in the hemisphere for trans-regional crime and terrorism. Watch below (content in Spanish). Director Ejecutivo Joseph Humire, dijo en el programa La Mañana de EVTV, que existen redes transnacionales y regionales que están trabajando - [Chilean intelligence: Venezuelans and Cubans orchestrated the destructive protests in the Metro](https://www.securefreesociety.org/inteligencia-chilena-venezolanos-y-cubanos-orquestaron-incendios-en-el-metro-chilean-intelligence-venezuelans-and-cubans-orchestrated-the-destructive-protests-in-the-metro/) - Fuentes de Inteligencia policial en Chile confirmaron la participación de ciudadanos cubanos y venezolanos en las manifestaciones de ese país; una muestra más de la participación de la izquierda en las acciones de desestabilización de la región, tal y como sucedió en Ecuador. Joseph Humire, director ejecutivo del Centro para una Sociedad Libre y Segura, - [Why would a war in Venezuela benefit Russia and Iran?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/por-que-una-guerra-en-venezuela-beneficiaria-a-rusia-e-iran-why-would-a-war-in-venezuela-benefit-russia-and-iran-would/) - On March 26, 2019, the regional news network NTN24 interviewed SFS Executive Director Joseph M. Humire in their studio in Bogota, Colombia. The half-hour interview, conducted by popular TV host Idania Chirinos on her daily NTN24 news show La Tarde (The Afternoon), touched on a range of subjects on the heels of the official visit - [Interim government in Bolivia breaks ties with the Maduro regime](https://www.securefreesociety.org/interim-government-in-bolivia-breaks-ties-with-the-maduro-regime/) - Joseph Humire joins Idania Chirinos of NTN24 to discuss the nexus between Bolivia and Venezuela and how Evo Morales and his regime will leave two legacies in the country: the coming economic crisis, and the opaque nuclear program. Listen below (content in Spanish). - [‘Criminalized’ South American Nation Housing UAE Money Laundering Scheme](https://www.securefreesociety.org/criminalized-south-american-nation-housing-uae-money-laundering-scheme/) - A United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based international gold refinery has established a branch that launders money for criminal and terrorist groups alike in the small “criminalized” South American country of Suriname, according to a national security think tank. - [The Rise of Chinese Imperialism in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-rise-of-chinese-imperialism-in-latin-america/) - Made clear in a recent report from the Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS), titled “The Dragon and the Condor,” the threat of imperialist influence from China is no longer an academic topic. Rather, it has already arrived and grown ominously for the last decade. - [China expanding its military, political influence in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/china-expanding-its-military-political-influence-in-latin-america/) - A recent report by a Washington D.C.-based think tank has predicted that Communist China is seeking to expand its military and political influence across Latin America. - [China Will ‘Increasingly Project’ Military Power in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/china-will-increasingly-project-military-power-in-latin-america/) - In response to our latest Dispatch, Breitbart columnist Edwin Mora discusses China's increasing role in Latin America. - [Alleged "special interest" groups mobilize alongside Central American caravans](https://www.securefreesociety.org/presuntos-grupos-de-interes-especial-se-movilizarian-a-la-par-de-las-caravanas-alleged-special-interest-groups-mobilize-alongside-central-american-caravans/) - Discutir si las caravanas de migrantes centroamericanos que se han movilizado desde el año pasado para pedir asilo al lograr llegar a la frontera sur con EEUU, constituyen o no una amenaza para la seguridad nacional, fue la incógnita que se planteó debatir el Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS) en Washington DC el - [Guatemala Intel Minister: Migrant Caravans Are ‘Well-Planned,’ Not Spontaneous](https://www.securefreesociety.org/guatemala-intel-minister-migrant-caravans-are-well-planned-not-spontaneous/) - Guatemalan head of intelligence Mario Duarte said during a visit to Washington, at an event hosted by the Center for a Free Secure Society at the National Press Club, that the migrant caravans heading to the U.S. southern border are “well-planned” and “well-organized” by those wanting to “weaponize those in need.” He said different intelligence, law - [Ecuador: A key piece in the alliance against the dollar](https://www.securefreesociety.org/ecuador-a-key-piece-in-the-alliance-against-the-dollar/) - Ecuador es pieza clave en una alianza de Rusia, Irán y China cuyo propósito es quitarle al dólar su actual condición de moneda usada en las transaciones internacionales. Esta es la sorprendente conclusión de un estudio publicado por el Centro para una Sociedad Libre y Segura (SFS por sus siglas en inglés) un think tank con sede en Estados Unidos. - [Venezuela and Iran Sign Agreement That Could Threaten Regional Security](https://www.securefreesociety.org/venezuela-and-iran-sign-agreement-that-could-threaten-regional-security/) - Iran now has closer ties to the regime of Nicolás Maduro. They have signed new “scientific and technological” agreements. We don’t know many details about this, but it could become a threat to the security of Venezuela as well as that of the region. Joseph M. Humire, a security specialist, told the PanAm Post that the relationship between - [Sponsoring Terror from Tehran to Buenos Aires](https://www.securefreesociety.org/sponsoring-terror-from-tehran-to-buenos-aires/) - Joseph Humire on the death of Alberto Nisman, the criminal case against Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner and Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman and the democratic change in Cuba - [Book Review: Iran’s Strategic Penetration of Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/9666-2/) - This dispassionate analysis of Iranian involvement in Latin America is an ambitious and successful attempt to persuade readers of the profound national security implications of Iran’s growing influence in that region. Editors and foreign policy pundits Joseph Humire and Ilan Berman contend that Iran is leveraging the anti-U.S. sentiment of several leftist countries in the - [Changes in Bolivia could be good for Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/changes-in-bolivia-could-be-good-for-venezuela/) - SFS International Fellow Leonardo Coutinho joins EVTV's Dígalo Aquí to discuss the history of drug trafficking in Bolivia, its links to the Evo Morales regime, and how the country has become one of the largest cocaine hubs in the region. - [Venezuela, Hezbollah, and Tareck El Aissami](https://www.securefreesociety.org/venezuela-hezbollah-and-tareck-el-aissami/) - Joseph Humire, who specializes on Iran and Hezbollah activities in Latin America, joined Friday’s Breitbart News Daily on SiriusXM 125 the Patriot Channel to discuss the deteriorating security and political conditions in Venezuela with host Frances Martel, the national security editor for Breitbart News. - [Venezuela Could Become Another Syria](https://www.securefreesociety.org/venezuela-could-become-another-syria-venezuela-puede-ser-como-otra-siria/) - In the wake of SFS's trip to Peru to attend a co-sponsored event with the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, J.D. Gordon speaks to Peru21 in an interview about the similarities between Venezuela and Syria. - [In Ecuador there aren't protests, but political attacks](https://www.securefreesociety.org/en-ecuador-no-hay-protesta-social-hay-un-ataque-politico-in-ecuador-there-arent-protests-but-political-attacks/) - Joseph Humire joins La Mañana on EVTV to discuss the recent instability in Latin America and how a conflict in Ecuador benefits Maduro. - [Chávez was the first to use drug trafficking to finance his regime](https://www.securefreesociety.org/chavez-fue-el-primer-financiador-de-la-droga-en-latinoamerica-chavez-was-the-first-to-use-drug-trafficking-to-finance-his-regime/) - Leonardo Coutinho, investigadora internacional de Brasil del Centro para una Sociedad Libre y Segura, hizo un recorrido por la seguridad en Latinoamérica en donde identificó al régimen de Nicolás Maduro como promotor del narcotráfico en la región durante una entrevista para el programa Dígalo Aquí de EVTV. SFS International Fellow for Brazil Leonardo Coutinho joins - [Putin challenges Trump and looks to further intervene in Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/putin-reta-a-trump-busca-intervenir-aun-mas-en-venezuela-putin-challenges-trump-and-looks-to-further-intervene-in-venezuela/) - En un artículo de Sabrina Martín de PanAm Post, Joseph Humire, director ejecutivo del Centro para una Sociedad Libre y Segura, señaló que más que un conflicto, Rusia estaría chantajeando a Estados Unidos con Venezuela, usando propaganda y provocaciones; señaló que «los rusos quieren deslegitimar a EEUU mostrándolo como el agresor en Venezuela». «En pocas palabras - [Latin America is on fire. Did Nicolás Maduro start the fuse?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/america-latina-esta-incendiada-fue-nicolas-maduro-el-que-prendio-la-mecha-latin-america-is-on-fire-did-nicolas-maduro-start-the-fuse/) - Joseph Humire, director del Centro para una Sociedad Libre y Segura, explicó en un artículo en El Nuevo Herald por Antonio Maria Delgado que América Latina está siendo atacadas por fuerzas desestabilizadoras que están siendo apoyados por agentes externos. “Todos estos movimientos en Ecuador y Chile están siendo coordinados desde afuera”, dijo Humire. Lea el - [Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Says Cuba Is at Center of Latin America’s Security Challenges](https://www.securefreesociety.org/ileana-ros-lehtinen-says-cuba-is-at-center-of-latin-americas-security-challenges/) - Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) says Cuba plays a major role in Latin America’s growing security challenges in an increasingly globalized world. - [Venezuela Aiding ‘Clandestine Jihadist Network’ Tied to Hezbollah](https://www.securefreesociety.org/venezuela-aiding-clandestine-jihadist-network-tied-to-hezbollah/) - Venezuela is often covered in the news- the humanitarian situation there is commonly talked about, but what is not being talked about is "the growing Islamic terrorist threat stemming from Latin America [which is] continuously cultivated by the rogue Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela. - [The Axis discusses Hezbollah's Global Activities](https://www.securefreesociety.org/test-media/) - On September 10, 2019, Hayvi Bouzo, of Orient News, interviewed SFS's Executive Director Joseph Humire and EJ Kimball, Senior Fellow for SFS. Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah, the group's activities in Latin America, and the presence of the terrorist group in the United States were all discussed during the interview. - [For victories inside Venezuela, we have to act outside the country](https://www.securefreesociety.org/for-victories-inside-venezuela-we-have-to-act-outside-the-country/) - In an interview with Sabrina Martín of the PanAm Post, SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire explains why the conflict in Venezuela is larger than the country itself. He remarked that "Cuba and Venezuela are tools being used in a much larger geopolitical puzzle. The other pieces are in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.” Read - [Delaying Sanctions Against Maduro Enabled The Region’s Destabilization](https://www.securefreesociety.org/delaying-sanctions-against-maduro-enabled-the-regions-destabilization/) - In just one month, destabilization has swept through at least three Latin American countries with protests and violence. For the first time, there is strong evidence that the Cuban and Venezuelan regimes are behind such actions. Nonetheless, democratic governments are virtually standing idly by. SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire told the PanAm Post that the - [U.S. Carries Out Drone Strikes Against al-Qaeda Narco-Terrorists in Libya](https://www.securefreesociety.org/u-s-carries-out-drone-strikes-against-al-qaeda-narco-terrorists-in-libya/) - Edwin Mora discusses US drone strikes against al-Qaeda in Libya in his Breitbart column and the US mission to "degrade, disrupt, and destroy terrorist organizations and bring stability to the region - [Conference: The Crisis in Venezuela & The Summit of the Americas](https://www.securefreesociety.org/conference-the-crisis-in-venezuela-the-summit-of-the-americas-2/) - Just ahead of the SFS and USIL co-sponsored event, came a piece by La República detailing the agenda: The conference titled, "La crisis de Venezuela y la Cumbre de las Américas," will entail presentations by Executive Director Joseph Humire and Fellow J.D. Gordon. - [New migrant caravan forming could be largest caravan yet](https://www.securefreesociety.org/new-migrant-caravan-forming-could-be-largest-caravan-yet/) - Guatemalan Secretary of Strategic Intelligence Mario Duarte joined Laura Ingraham on Fox News to discuss the Central American caravans. Watch below! - [Who Is Funding The Migrant Caravans From Central America?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/who-is-funding-the-migrant-caravans-from-central-america/) - Guatemalan Secretary of Strategic Intelligence Mario Duarte joined Laura Ingraham on Fox News to discuss the Central American caravans. Watch below! - [Joseph Humire on Colombia’s elections](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-on-colombias-elections/) - Joseph Humire on Colombia's Presidential elections. - [Las FARC, en la misma senda que el grupo terrorista Hezbollah](https://www.securefreesociety.org/las-farc-en-la-misma-senda-que-el-grupo-terrorista-hezbollah/) - El experto en seguridad global Joseph Humire alertó en Infobae TV sobre el futuro de Colombia si la guerrilla logra consolidarse en el terreno político. "No dejarán las armas ni el narcotráfico", afirmó El experto en temas de terrorismo Joseph Humire confirmó las intenciones de la guerrilla. Según explicó, al igual que sucedió con la - [J.D. Gordon: Tapes Show Libya Is Clinton’s ‘WMD Moment’](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-tapes-show-libya-is-clintons-wmd-moment/) - The recently revealed secret recordings of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s son and top Pentagon officials in the lead-up to U.S. intervention in Libya’s 2011 civil war clearly show that the Defense Department did not trust then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former Defense Department spokesman J.D. Gordon said Friday on “America’s Forum” on Newsmax - [U.S. releases known terrorist](https://www.securefreesociety.org/u-s-releases-known-terrorist-pending/) - J.D. Gordon joins Jerry Agar to explain the details behind America's release of a known terrorist. - [Debate Zoom a la Noticia: ¿Continuarán las investigaciones del fiscal Nisman en Argentina?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/debate-zoom-a-la-noticia-continuaran-las-investigaciones-del-fiscal-nisman-en-argentina-pending/) - Un grupo de investigadores en Argentina trabaja para esclarecer la muerte del fiscal Alberto Nisman, quien fue encontrado sin vida en la madrugada del lunes en su vivienda. El Fiscal debía comparecer a la Cámara de Diputados para explicar su denuncia en contra de su presidenta Cristina Fernández, acusada de encubrir a funcionarios iraníes acusados - [Denuncian que misiles argentinos pueden usarse en bomba de Irán](https://www.securefreesociety.org/denuncian-que-misiles-argentinos-pueden-usarse-en-bomba-de-iran/) - Expertos sostienen que Argentina puede abastecer a Irán de la tecnología para lanzar una bomba atómica. Y aseguran que la Agencia Internacional de Energía Atómica es consciente de que Teherán tiene uranio para desarrollarla cuando quiera. Joseph M. Humire y Douglas Farah son expertos en terrorismo. Esta semana llegaron a Uruguay para dar una conferencia - [Joseph Humire of Center for a Secure Free Society discusses developments in Argentine investigation](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-of-ctr-for-a-secure-free-society-discusses-developments-in-argentine-investigation/) - [Detalles del Arresto a Supuestos Familiares de Cilia Flores](https://www.securefreesociety.org/detalles-del-arresto-a-supuestos-familiares-de-cilia-flores/) - Joseph Humire joins CNN en Español to discuss the Flores arrests in Venezuela (Joseph Humire habla con CNN en Español sobre el arresto de los Flores en Venezuela). - [Run-off election in Egypt crucial to the Middle East](https://www.securefreesociety.org/run-off-election-in-egypt-crucial-to-the-middle-east/) - J.D. Gordon discusses the Egyptian election's importance for the Middle East on Capital Insider. - [Obama’s hot mic incident](https://www.securefreesociety.org/obamas-hot-mic-incident/) - JD Gordon sits down on Dateline Defense to talk about missile defense issues during a major election year. - [Masks of Terrorism](https://www.securefreesociety.org/masks-of-terrorism/) - In part one of Telemundo51's "Masks of Terrorism" segment, Joseph Humire provides expert commentary on the growing threat that Hezbollah poses to Latin America as Iran continues to increase its presence in the tri-border area. This spotlight delves into the geopolitical landscape of the region following the 1992 attack on the Israeli embassy in Buenos Aires that - [Las fuerzas que operan detrás del poder en Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/las-fuerzas-que-operan-detras-del-poder-en-venezuela/) - Joseph Humire joins NTN24 and Mariano de Alba to discuss and debate Russia and its influence in Venezuela (Joseph Humire habla con NTN24 y Mariano de Alba para debatir sobre Rusia y su influencia en Venezuela). Is Russia using Venezuela as a base to exert influence throughout the region? (¿Está Rusia usando Venezuela como - [Joseph Humire discusses Venezuela’s local elections](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-discusses-venezuelas-local-elections/) - In a recent interview with CGTN, Joseph Humire explains how the elections process in Venezuela is more complicated than what is apparent at first glance citing an increasingly restless population refusing to vote out of distrust for the legitimacy of the process. Humire posits that the people of Venezuela have been cheated continuously by fraudulent democratic - [Joseph Humire discusses Iraq on Foro Interamericano](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-discusses-iraq-on-foro-interamericano/) - Joseph Humire sits down with Patricia Dalmasy to discuss President Obama sending troops to Iraq. - [JD Gordon on Unrest in Ukraine](https://www.securefreesociety.org/jd-gordon-on-unrest-in-ukraine/) - JD Gordon on Sun News to discuss Western influence in the Ukraine. - [JD Gordon on Rising Tensions in Ukraine](https://www.securefreesociety.org/jd-gordon-on-rising-tensions-in-ukraine/) - JD Gordon on ABC 7 to share his views on developments in Ukraine. - [JD Gordon on Newsmax](https://www.securefreesociety.org/jd-gordon-on-newsmax/) - JD Gordon weighs in on the discussion of lowering combat standards and the use of video games as a learning tool for the military. See more at Newsmax - [JD Gordon on Natural Gas for US, Ukraine](https://www.securefreesociety.org/jd-gordon-on-natural-gas-for-us-ukraine/) - JD Gordon joins Rebecca Cooper on the Washington Business Review on how the Ukraine crisis affects the business community. Starts at 2:30. - [JD Gordon goes in-depth on Crimea](https://www.securefreesociety.org/jd-gordon-goes-in-depth-on-crimea/) - JD Gordon on Dateline Defense to go in-depth on the developing situation in Crimea. - [J.D. Gordon: Radical Islamists, Not Just ISIS, are the Problem](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-radical-islamists-not-just-isis-are-the-problem/) - Instead of focusing solely on the Islamic State (ISIS), President Barack Obama needs to address the overarching problem: radical Islamists, former Defense Department spokesman J.D. Gordon said Tuesday on Newsmax TV's "America's Forum." "My central criticism is that he's working on the wrong problem, or half the problem," said Gordon. "It's basically like the president - [J.D. Gordon: Obama’s Gitmo Policy ‘Will Kill More Americans’](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-obamas-gitmo-policy-will-kill-more-americans/) - President Barack Obama is on mission to close Guantanamo Bay no matter how dangerous the prisoners housed there may be, former Pentagon spokesman J.D. Gordon said Thursday on "America’s Forum" on Newsmax TV. "Over the years, the international left has basically portrayed these Gitmo detainees as today's Che Guevaras," Gordon said, referring to the Argentinian - [J.D. Gordon: Obama Wants To Close Guantanamo To Free Detainees](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-obama-wants-to-close-guantanamo-to-free-detainees/) - Former Pentagon spokesman J.D. Gordon accused President Barack Obama of planning to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay so detainees could be returned to the United States and eventually be freed. "He knows that if he closes Guantanamo and brings those 149 detainees to the United States, judges could let them out," Gordon told "America's - [Increased concerns over Putin’s credibility despite Ukraine peace deal](https://www.securefreesociety.org/increased-concerns-over-putins-credibility-despite-ukraine-peace-deal/) - J.D. Gordon told FoxNews.com the latest actions in Ukraine show Russia’s credibility has reached a new low. See more here. - [Impossible to stop Gitmo detainees from returning to Yemen?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/impossible-to-stop-gitmo-detainees-from-returning-to-yemen/) - Watch the latest video at foxnews.com - [Fernando Menéndez on US World Image](https://www.securefreesociety.org/fernando-menendez-on-us-world-image/) - Fernando Menéndez joins Poder Latino on NTN24 to discuss foreign opinions of the United States (Fernando Menéndez habla con NTN24 sobre la imagen mundial de los Estados Unidos). Poder Latino on NTN24 - [Evgueni Novikov discusses US-Russia relations on WJLA/News 8 Capital Insider](https://www.securefreesociety.org/evgueni-novikov-discusses-us-russia-relations-on-wjla-news-8-capital-insider/) - U.S.-Russia relations and the so-call "reset button" By George Jackson Thursday was "Victory Day" in Moscow -- the 68th anniversary of the Soviet Union's triumph in World War II. Once again, President Vladimir Putin took to the world stage. In the past few weeks, Russia has been key to the Boston Marathon Bombing investigation and - [Italy urging NATO to join fight against ISIS](https://www.securefreesociety.org/italy-urging-nato-to-join-fight-against-isis/) - Italy urging NATO to join fight against ISIS. Reaction from former Pentagon spokesman JD Gordon - [¿Una posible guerra comercial entre EE.UU y China?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/una-posible-guerra-comercial-entre-ee-uu-y-china/) - Fellow Fernando Menéndez joins NTN24 to discuss the possibility of an economic war between the United States and China after Trump threatened a 45% tariff on imported Chinese goods. Will this protectionism threaten relations between the two countries? Watch the entire video (in Spanish), here, to find out. Fernando Menéndez habla con NTN24 sobre la - [Why bombing Iran may not work](https://www.securefreesociety.org/why-bombing-iran-may-not-work/) - JD Gordon visits Fox News to discuss tactical options for dealing with Iran. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com - [United States Will Permit the Use of 3D Printed Guns](https://www.securefreesociety.org/united-states-will-permit-the-use-of-3d-printed-guns/) - Joseph Humire joins the news station program "La Mañana de NTN24" to discuss gun control, 3D printed guns, and the implications of legalizing 3D printed guns in the United States. (Interview conducted in Spanish) - [Gran Colombia Reborn?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/gran-colombia-reborn/) - Joseph Humire joins Ezra Levant on The Rebel Media to discuss Venezuela and its long-term goals in the region. Venezuelan military plans outline the Bolivarian Revolution's end goal: an enlarged state in the region that will reunify the many Latin American nations once a part of Gran Colombia. Why do they want to reunify Latin America? - [Venezuelan Refugee Crisis](https://www.securefreesociety.org/venezuelan-refugee-crisis/) - Joseph Humire joins Stefan Molyneux on Freedomain Radio to discuss a wide range of security and foreign policy issues including: DACA Venezuela The dangers surrounding the refugee crisis Hezbollah's presence in Latin America Iran Watch the jam-packed episode below! - [The Iran Nuclear Deal](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-iran-nuclear-deal/) - Joseph Humire joins RPP Noticias to discuss the Iran nuclear deal. Responding to Trump's decision to withdraw Humire states that Trump did not say Iran violated the deal, but rather, violated the spirit of the deal because there has been no concrete evidence of a violation. Why does this matter? The deal cannot guarantee that - [Trump’s Nuclear Deal Decision](https://www.securefreesociety.org/trumps-nuclear-deal-decision/) - Joseph Humire joins VOA to discuss Trump's latest decision to withdraw from the Iran deal. Humire is calling it a smart move due to the fact the deal never had full Congressional support and it was created with several errors. One of these being that Iran never agreed to allow inspectors onto their military bases. - [US Strategy towards Iran](https://www.securefreesociety.org/us-strategy-towards-iran/) - Joseph Humire joins VOA, once more, to discuss the Iran nuclear deal. Among its errors are: Inspectors are not allowed onto Iran's military bases. Iran has failed to give a reason for needing an intercontinental ballistic missile. When asked which country poses a bigger threat to the US, Iran or North Korea, Humire responded that - [The Iran Nuclear Deal was Never Viable](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-iran-nuclear-deal-was-never-viable/) - Joseph Humire joins Fernando del Rincón for a Conclusiones segment about the Iran deal. He asserts that the nuclear deal never had full support from Congress, making it a fraught deal from the start. The two fatal errors that kept some members of Congress from giving support are: Iran never permitted inspectors on to their - [Cuba Welcomes first non-Castro President Since ’76](https://www.securefreesociety.org/cuba-welcomes-first-non-castro-president-since-76/) - "Fernando Menéndez joins CGTN to discuss the leadership change in Cuba, which places the first non-Castro president in power in 3 decades. What will this mean for Cuba? What will this mean for US-Cuba relations? Watch below to find out! " - [The future of the Cuban economy](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-future-of-the-cuban-economy/) - Senior Fellow Fernando Menéndez joins CGTN to discuss the Cuban economy and the future of the country after Raul Castro steps down from the Cuban presidency. What does this mean for the country? Will Castro's hold on power finally be broken? Watch below to find out! - [Syria, Russia, and Trump](https://www.securefreesociety.org/syria-russia-and-trump/) - Fellow J.D. Gordon joins RPP Noticias in Peru while on an SFS trip to present the event "La crisis de Venezuela y la Cumbre de las Américas" with the University San Ignacio de Loyola. Here, Gordon takes a break from the event to discuss Trump's announcement to punish Syria over its use of chemical weapons on - [Transnational terrorism in Latin America?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/transnational-terrorism-in-latin-america/) - Joseph Humire joins VOA Noticias to discuss transnational crime in Latin America. He notes that a challenge for the region will be to create and enforce new laws that combat this international crime, as laws in Latin America to combat terrorism are almost all formatted for a domestic threat, like FARC in Colombia. Are Latin - [The truth about mafias and criminals in Miraflores](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-truth-about-mafias-and-criminals-in-miraflores/) - Joseph Humire joins Carla Angola with EV TV to discuss Hezbollah in Venezuela. This interview details the permissive atmosphere in the country and how Hezbollah has been able to take hold and use the country as a safe haven, including the use of fake passports. What is their end game? What does Tareck El-Aissami have - [Venezuela, the Syria of America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/venezuela-the-syria-of-america/) - Joseph Humire Joins Factor Global to discuss the danger of Venezuela's deteriorating situation and its implications for the region. The humanitarian situation in Venezuela demands attention and action, but how? And what role do China, Iran, and Russia play in this? Watch below to find out (video in Spanish). Joseph Humire habla con Factor Global sobre la - [El Caso de Óscar Pérez](https://www.securefreesociety.org/el-caso-de-oscar-perez/) - Ve Joseph Humire habla con Fernando del Rincón de CNN en Español sobre Óscar Pérez y la falta de derechos humanos en Venezuela, la regimen, y guerra asimétrica [Watch the video (in Spanish) below and hear Joseph Humire talk about human rights and the regime in Venezuela]. - [Iraníes completan seis días de protestas contra el régimen del país](https://www.securefreesociety.org/iranies-completan-seis-dias-de-protestas-contra-el-regimen-del-pais/) - Joseph Humire habla con NTN24 sobre los manifestaciones contra el régimen Iraní. Humire afirmó que "hay dos cosas que están pasando, una es que había mucha expectativa por lo propuesto por el régimen de que los beneficios económicos del acuerdo nuclear iban a llegar al pueblo iraní. A más de dos años no se ha - [Fernando Menéndez discusses US-Cuba relations](https://www.securefreesociety.org/fernando-menendez-discusses-us-cuba-relations/) - Fellow Fernando Menéndez joins CGTN's Elaine Reyes to discuss the recent decision by the Trump Administration to remove embassy workers from Havana and the resounding effect on the US-Cuba relations. - [Joseph Humire habla de la gira del VP Pence an Latinoamérica](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-habla-de-la-gira-del-vp-pence-an-latinoamerica/) - Joseph Humire aparece en Poder Latino de NTN24 para discutir la gira del VP en Latinoamérica. Vea el video en NTN24. - [HUMIRE: Tenemos que ser prudentes y observar a nuestras comunidades](https://www.securefreesociety.org/humire-tenemos-que-ser-prudentes-y-observar-a-nuestras-comunidades/) - Joseph Humire habla con Jose Diaz-Balart sobre el atentado de ISIS en Barcelona y la mejor estrategia para combatir el extremismo. Ver el video completo en Telemundo.com. - [J.D. Gordon talks about North Korea Missiles](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-talks-about-north-korea-missiles/) - J.D. Gordon joins Fox Business to discuss North Korea policy options. - [Hezbollah and Venezuela ties?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/hezbollah-and-venezuela-ties/) - Joseph Humire joins the Newsmakers at TRT World to discuss Hezbollah and its links to the Latin American country. - [J.D. Gordon discusses the North Korea threat](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-discusses-the-north-korea-threat/) - J.D. Gordon joins One America News to talk about North Korea and China's role in its escalating nuclear tests. - [J.D. Gordon talks about ISIS](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-talks-about-isis/) - J.D. Gordon joins Fox Business to discuss the Islamist threat. - [Razones del Terrorismo en Europa](https://www.securefreesociety.org/razones-del-terrorismo-en-europa/) - Joseph Humire visits Antena 7 to talk about terrorism in Europe (Joseph Humire habla con Antena 7 sobre terrorismo en Europa). - [Joseph Humire: “Los grupos más grandes de terrorismo islámico casi siempre tienen apoyo de un Estado”](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-los-grupos-mas-grandes-de-terrorismo-islamico-casi-siempre-tienen-apoyo-de-un-estado/) - Joseph Humire talks with CNN Español about Islamist terrorist groups (Joseph Humire habla con CNN Español sobre terrorismo islamista). - [Maduro Extends Economic State-of-Emergency](https://www.securefreesociety.org/maduro-extends-economic-state-of-emergency/) - Fernando Menéndez joins CGTV to discuss the increasing protests and the contracting economy in Venezuela. - [On the Verge of a Coup?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/on-the-verge-of-a-coup/) - Joseph Humire joins CGTV to discuss the political and economic crisis in Venezuela. - [Critican absolución de libanés acusado de terrorismo](https://www.securefreesociety.org/critican-absolucion-de-libanes-acusado-de-terrorismo/) - "Joseph Humire joins Panamericana to discuss terrorism in Latin America (Joseph Humire habla con Panamericana para discutir terrorismo en América Latina). " - [Análisis sobre ataque estadounidense vs. Siria](https://www.securefreesociety.org/analisis-sobre-ataque-estadounidense-vs-siria/) - Joseph Humire talks with Voa Noticias about the chemical attack in Syria (Joseph Humire habla con Voa Noticias sobre el ataque químico en Siria). - [Joseph Humire discusses Ecuador’s presidential runoff election](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-discusses-ecuadors-presidential-runoff-election/) - Joseph Humire joins CGTN to talk about the South American country's elections. - [Entrevista: La control de armas](https://www.securefreesociety.org/entrevista-la-control-de-armas/) - Joseph Humire joins NTN24 to discuss 2nd amendment rights (Joseph Humire habla con NTN24 sobre el derecho a tener armas). - [Fernando Menéndez Discusses Cuban Economy](https://www.securefreesociety.org/fernando-menendez-discusses-cuban-economy/) - Menéndez joins CGTV to analyze the Caribbean country's economy. - [Criminal Pipelines into the Western Hemisphere](https://www.securefreesociety.org/criminal-pipelines-into-the-western-hemisphere/) - Joseph Humire joins One America News Network to discuss an immigration scheme unfolding in Venezuela. - [Candice Malcolm discusses immigration policy](https://www.securefreesociety.org/candice-malcolm-discusses-immigration-policy/) - Candice Malcolm joins the Rebel Media to talk about the refugee crisis and immigration policy in Canada. - [Las sanciones que enfrenta el vicepresidente de Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/las-sanciones-que-enfrenta-el-vicepresidente-de-venezuela/) - Joseph Humire joins Fernando del Rincón on his CNÑ program Conclusiones to talk about Venezuela. (Joseph Humire habla con Fernando del Rincón en Conclusiones sobre Venezuela, el vicepresidente, y pasaportes). Ve el video aqui, en CNÑ. - [Narcoterrorismo en Venezuela?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/narcoterrorismo-en-venezuela/) - Joseph Humire joins El Venezolano TV to discuss recent activities in Venezuela (Joseph Humire habla con El Venezolano TV sobre Venezuela). - [J.D. Gordon Talks about Russia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-talks-about-russia/) - https://youtu.be/6aJyDRCKpIs - [Fernando Menendez on the legacy of Fidel Castro](https://www.securefreesociety.org/fernando-menendez-on-the-legacy-of-fidel-castro/) - Fernando Menéndez visits CCTV to discuss the leader's lasting impact. - [Terrorismo y Elecciones en los EE.UU](https://www.securefreesociety.org/terrorismo-y-elecciones-en-los-ee-uu/) - Joseph Humire joins Poder Latino to discuss terrorism and the elections in the United States (Joseph Humire habla con Poder Latino sobre terrorismo y elecciones en los EE.UU). - [The 9/11 of South America: Looking back at the AMIA bombing of 1994](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-9-11-of-south-america-looking-back-at-the-amia-bombing-of-1994/) - Joseph Humire talks on The Rebel about the AMIA attack in Argentina. - [Foro Interamericano: Masacre en Orlando](https://www.securefreesociety.org/foro-interamericano-masacre-en-orlando/) - Joseph Humire joins VOA Noticias to talk about the latest terrorist incidents. - [Joseph Humire on Peru election](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-on-peru-election/) - Joseph Humire meets with CCTV to discuss the Latin American country's elections. - [Joseph Humire: “etnocaceristas tendrían vínculos con Hezbollah”](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-etnocaceristas-tendrian-vinculos-con-hezbollah/) - Joseph Humire visits with Buenos Días Perú to discuss terrorism in the country (Joseph Humire habla con Buenos Días Perú sobre terorismo en el país). - [Tipping Point with Liz Wheeler and Former Ambassador Winsor](https://www.securefreesociety.org/tipping-point-with-liz-wheeler-and-former-ambassador-winsor/) - [Entrevista con Joseph Humire: Seguridad Internacional y Terrorismo](https://www.securefreesociety.org/entrevista-con-joseph-humire-seguridad-internacional-y-terrorismo/) - Joseph Humire visits Dígalo Aquí to discuss terrorism (Joseph Humire habla con Dígalo Aquí sobre terrorismo). - [Joseph Humire on President Obama’s trip to Cuba](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-on-president-obamas-trip-to-cuba/) - Joseph Humire visits CCTV to discuss President Obama's trip to the country. - [Global security expert Joseph Humire on indigenous economic advancement](https://www.securefreesociety.org/global-security-expert-joseph-humire-on-indigenous-economic-advancement/) - Joseph Humire joins CCTV to talk about the indigenous community in Bolivia. - [J.D. Gordon discusses changes in NATO strategy.](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-discusses-changes-in-nato-strategy/) - [The new face of NATO](https://www.securefreesociety.org/the-new-face-of-nato/) - JD Gordon visits WJLA to talk about changes within NATO. - [Joseph Humire of Center for a Free Society discusses Argentine elections](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-of-center-for-a-free-society-discusses-argentine-elections/) - Joseph Humire talks with CCTV about the country's elections. - [PDVSA: ¿bajo la lupa?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/pdvsa-bajo-la-lupa/) - Joseph Humire visits CNN en Español to discuss illegal operations in Venezuela (Joseph Humire habla con CNN en Español sobre operacions illegales en Venezuela). - [Joseph Humire on Guatemala election](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-on-guatemala-election/) - Joseph Humire talks with CCTV about the country's political proceedings. - [Entrevista con Joseph Humire, experto en temas de Irán y Latinoamérica](https://www.securefreesociety.org/entrevista-con-joseph-humire-experto-en-temas-de-iran-y-latinoamerica/) - Joseph Humire joins VOA Noticias to discuss Iran's position in Latin America (Joseph Humire habla con VOA Noticias sobre Irán en América Latina). - [Foro Interamericano: Seguridad y Irán](https://www.securefreesociety.org/foro-interamericano-seguridad-y-iran/) - Joseph Humire joins VOA Noticias to discuss terrorism, Iran, and security issues (Joseph Humire habla con VOA Noticias sobre terrorismo, Irán, y asuntos de seguridad). - [‘Newsmax Prime’ Panel: America Not as Strong as It Once Was](https://www.securefreesociety.org/newsmax-prime-panel-america-not-as-strong-as-it-once-was/) - JD Gordon weighs in on the troubling Iranian intentions. - [Hoy en La Noche los nexos entre el régimen venezolano y Hizbolá que preocupan a la región.](https://www.securefreesociety.org/hoy-en-la-noche-los-nexos-entre-el-regimen-venezolano-y-hizbola-que-preocupan-a-la-region/) - Parte 1 Parte 2 Parte 3 Parte 4 - [New Era in U.S. – Cuba Relations](https://www.securefreesociety.org/new-era-in-u-s-cuba-relations/) - SFS senior fellow, Fernando Menéndez provides commentary on the new era in U.S. Cuba relations on Canada's CTV News. - [Joseph Humire on removing Cuba from the US terrorism sponsor list](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-on-removing-cuba-from-the-us-terrorism-sponsor-list/) - To explore the implications of taking Cuba off the U.S. terrorism list, CCTV America interviewed Joseph Humire, the executive director at the Center for a Free Society. - [Is fight against ISIS reaching a turning point?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/is-fight-against-isis-reaching-a-turning-point/) - James Carafano and J.D. Gordon on the next steps against the terror group. - [Joseph Humire discusses dropped case against Argentine President](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-discusses-dropped-case-against-argentine-president/) - Joseph Humire discusses the dropped case against Argentine President and the future of the AMIA case. - [“Responsables del ataque en Francia podrían pertenecer a un grupo yihadista” Experto en terrorismo](https://www.securefreesociety.org/responsables-del-ataque-en-francia-podrian-pertenecer-a-un-grupo-yihadista-experto-en-terrorismo/) - [Russia leading new international push to cut off ISIS funding](https://www.securefreesociety.org/russia-leading-new-international-push-to-cut-off-isis-funding/) - [J.D. Gordon talks about GITMO costs](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-talks-about-gitmo-costs/) - Protect America Today Executive Director, and former Pentagon Spokesman, J.D. Gordon, discusses GITMO costs. - [What Does the U.S. Want?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/what-does-the-u-s-want/) - Fernando Menéndez visits CTV to discuss US relations with Cuba. - [Joseph Humire on US-Cuba Relations](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-on-us-cuba-relations/) - CCTV America interviewed Joseph Humire about what the new U.S. guidelines on Cuba will mean for U.S. citizens. - [Joseph Humire of Center for a Free Society discusses next steps in US-Cuba ties](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-of-center-for-a-free-society-discusses-next-steps-in-us-cuba-ties/) - CCTV America interviewed Joseph Humire about what's next for Cuba and the United States. - [Experto en seguridad global detalla en NTN24 las posibles causas del secuestro en Sídney, Australia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/experto-en-seguridad-global-detalla-en-ntn24-las-posibles-causas-del-secuestro-en-sidney-australia/) - En NTN24, Joseph Humire, experto en seguridad global aseguró que existen muchos países tienen falencia en el marco legal, que al no contar con una la legislación anti terrorismo hacen que los casos no paren. Mencionó que en Australia se están ajustando ciertos cambios - [Does US need to revamp ISIS military strategy?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/does-us-need-to-revamp-isis-military-strategy/) - JD Gordon on the fight against the terror group - [Irán en América Latina: ¿interés comercial o comparten enemigo común?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/iran-en-america-latina-interes-comercial-o-comparten-enemigo-comun/) - La discusión con Joseph Humire del Center for a Secure Free Society. - [J.D. Gordon talks about GITMO ISIS fighters](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-talks-about-gitmo-isis-fighters/) - Protect America Today Executive Director, and former Pentagon Spokesman, J.D. Gordon, discusses GITMO ISIS fighters. - [“Canadá no tiene la suficiente capacidad de inteligencia”: Joseph Humire](https://www.securefreesociety.org/canada-no-tiene-la-suficiente-capacidad-de-inteligencia-joseph-humire/) - En entrevista con El Informativo de NTN24, Joseph Humire, experto en seguridad global y director ejecutivo del Centro para una Sociedad Libre y Segura, habló sobre las investigaciones que adelantan las autoridades canadienses tras el tiroteo que se registró en el Parlamento. "Su ideología no viene simplemente de él mismo, se ha visto que tiene - [Experto en Seguridad Global afirma en NTN24 que “Turquía debe empezar a formar parte de la coalición y actuar contra el EI”](https://www.securefreesociety.org/experto-en-seguridad-global-afirma-en-ntn24-que-turquia-debe-empezar-a-formar-parte-de-la-coalicion-y-actuar-contra-el-ei/) - Joseph Humire dijo en El Informativo de NTN24 que “los turcos tienen que unirse a la Coalición Internacional, detener el avance de los yihadistas y proteger así a su propio pueblo”. - [Foro analliza: estrategias contra el EI](https://www.securefreesociety.org/foro-analliza-estrategias-contra-el-ei/) - Daniel Álvarez, de la Universidad Internacional de Florida, y Joseph Humire, asesor en asuntos de seguridad, y Celina Realuyo, Profesora del Centro Perry de la Universidad de Defensa Nacional analizan las estrategias contra el Estado Islámico. - [Is a permanent US troop presence in Iraq needed?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/is-a-permanent-us-troop-presence-in-iraq-needed/) - Lt. Col. Bill Cowan and JD Gordon react to Sen. Rubio's recommendation on terror threat. - [J.D. Gordon talks about thwarted Khorasan attack.](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-talks-about-thwarted-khorasan-attack/) - Protect America Today Executive Director, and former Pentagon Spokesman, J.D. Gordon, discusses thwarted Khorasan attack. - [J.D. Gordon talks about ISIS strategy](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-talks-about-isis-strategy/) - Protect America Today Executive Director, and former Pentagon Spokesman, J.D. Gordon, discusses ISIS in strategy. - [J.D. Gordon talks about ISIS in Iraq](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-talks-about-isis-in-iraq/) - Protect America Today Executive Director, and former Pentagon Spokesman, J.D. Gordon, discusses ISIS in Iraq. - [Terror in the Middle East](https://www.securefreesociety.org/terror-in-the-middle-east/) - J.D. Gordon weighs in on ISIS/ISIL and the threat of radical Islam. - [Similitudes entre FARC y Hezbollah](https://www.securefreesociety.org/similitudes-entre-farc-y-hezbollah/) - Joseph Humire joins Infobae to discuss the two different terrorist groups (Joseph Humire habla con Infobae sobre los dos grupos de terorrismo). - [Rising tensions between Israel and Hamas](https://www.securefreesociety.org/rising-tensions-between-israel-and-hamas/) - JD Gordon, retired Navy Commander and executive director of Protect America Today, discussed that and unrest in Venezuela with Capital Insider. - [JD Gordon on Obama’s military options](https://www.securefreesociety.org/jd-gordon-on-obamas-military-options/) - JD Gordon discusses options for US military action in Iraq. - [JD Gordon on Bowe Bergdahl and his release](https://www.securefreesociety.org/jd-gordon-on-bowe-bergdahl-and-his-release/) - JD Gordon talks with Fox News' Leah Gabrielle about Bergdahl's reintegration to the US. Starts at 1:54. - [Joseph Humire talks about the G-77 Summit](https://www.securefreesociety.org/joseph-humire-talks-about-the-g-77-summit/) - Joseph Humire speaks to CCTV America on the G-77 Summit and the negotiations that took place in Bolivia. - [JD Gordon: Islamist threat causing regional instability in Iraq](https://www.securefreesociety.org/jd-gordon-islamist-threat-causing-regional-instability-in-iraq/) - JD Gordon joins Laura Ingle to weigh in on the situation in Iraq. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com - [JD Gordon on controversial Bergdahl Swap](https://www.securefreesociety.org/jd-gordon-on-controversial-bergdahl-swap/) - JD Gordon joins Fox News to discuss the release of five Taliban operatives from Gitmo. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com - [JD Gordon responds to “Boots on the Ground in Poland”](https://www.securefreesociety.org/jd-gordon-responds-to-boots-on-the-ground-in-poland/) - JD Gordon talks to Stuart Varney about rising tensions between US, Russia, and Ukraine. - [JD Gordon on Crimea](https://www.securefreesociety.org/jd-gordon-on-crimea/) - JD Gordon joins Mike Huckabee to talk about Putin's actions in Crimea. - [J.D. Gordon on the global Iranian threat and implications for U.S. policy](https://www.securefreesociety.org/j-d-gordon-on-the-global-iranian-threat-and-implications-for-u-s-policy/) - Senior Fellow J.D. Gordon talks with Fox News Anchor Martha MacCallum about President Obama's position on Iran, its increasing influence in Latin America, and the direct threat it posese to Israel and others via its nuclear program. - [President Obama’s unfinished business](https://www.securefreesociety.org/president-obamas-unfinished-business/) - JD Gordon takes a look at the trial against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com - [Pakistan taking credit for Bin Laden’s death](https://www.securefreesociety.org/pakistan-taking-credit-for-bin-ladens-death/) - JD Gordon joins Fox news to discuss Pakistan's role in the mission to kill Bin Laden. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com - [How will North Korea’s new satellite test impact US?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/how-will-north-koreas-new-satellite-test-impact-us/) - JD Gordon explains whether or not the US will track the new missile. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com - [La violencia en Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/la-violencia-en-venezuela/) - Joseph Humire on Voz de América to discuss violence in Venezuela. - [Should the UN intervene in Syria?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/should-the-un-intervene-in-syria/) - JD Gordon joins Fox News to talk about the UN's inaction in Syria. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com - [Why bombing Iran may not work](https://www.securefreesociety.org/why-bombing-iran-may-not-work-2/) - JD Gordon visits Fox News to discuss tactical options for dealing with Iran. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com - [Why bombing Iran may not work](https://www.securefreesociety.org/why-bombing-iran-may-not-work-3/) - JD Gordon visits Fox News to discuss tactical options for dealing with Iran. 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Neeb is an International Fellow based in Santiago, Chile with the Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS). Having served twelve years in Chile’s National Intelligence Agency (Agencia Nacional de Inteligencia-ANI), including four years as the chief of the counterintelligence division, Mr. Neeb has a distinguished career within Chile’s intelligence community. Mr. Neeb - [Dardo López-Dolz](https://www.securefreesociety.org/expert/dardo-lopez-dolz/) - Dardo López-Dolz is an SFS International Fellow for Peru, based in Lima. A former Vice Minister of the Interior for Peru, Mr. López-Dolz is currently the President of PKS Consultores, a Peruvian company advising and researching peacekeeping solutions for major multinational firms. During his career as a consultant, Mr. López-Dolz negotiated on behalf of the - [José Gustavo Arocha](https://www.securefreesociety.org/expert/jose-gustavo-arocha/) - José Gustavo Arocha is a national security expert, specialized in analyzing civil-military relations, violent conflicts, complex systems, and counter-transnational organized crime. He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the Venezuelan Army, having fled his home country in 2015 after confronting the totalitarian regime. Living in the United States, Mr. Arocha has testified multiple times before ## Programs - [Western Hemisphere Security Forum](https://www.securefreesociety.org/program/western-hemisphere-security-forum/) - The Western Hemisphere Security Forum is the premier foreign policy and national security forum for friends of the free society in the Americas. The Forum seeks to elevate the importance of the region on the U.S. national security agenda, and connect like-minded policy officials and scholars from across the Americas. As a national security forum, - [Training and Seminars](https://www.securefreesociety.org/program/next-generation-global-security-leaders-2/) - Global Network The seminal feature of SFS is our global network of next-generation security leaders. The network is composed of scholars, academics, investigative journalists, and those who have served in defense, foreign policy, law enforcement and intelligence communities worldwide. These leaders are dedicated to the advancement of free societies through the nexus of national security, - [VRIC Transregional Threats Program](https://www.securefreesociety.org/program/vric/) - Since 1999, Venezuela has undergone profound political, economic, and social change toward socialism and authoritarian control. Beginning with Hugo Chávez and his Bolivarian Revolution, in partnership with Cuba and Iran, this model was exported throughout Latin America and the Caribbean through the Bolivarian Alliance of the Americas (ALBA). Initially considered a regional political-economic integration project, the ALBA and the - [State-based National Security Program](https://www.securefreesociety.org/program/state-based-fellow-program/) - At present, most, if not all, major U.S. national security discussions are done at the federal level in Washington D.C. Moreover, think tanks, consultants, and the intelligence community provide high-level briefings on the state of world affairs to key policymakers on Pennsylvania Avenue and Capitol Hill. Local and state policymakers/officials are often left out of these important national security discussions. The decisions made in - [Argentina 2018](https://www.securefreesociety.org/program/argentina-2018/) - The Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS) partnered with the Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security in Washington D.C. and the Parliamentary Diplomacy program at the prestigious Universidad Austral in Argentina as well as the Directorate of Parliamentary Diplomacy, International Cooperation and Worship of the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress of - [Texas Program](https://www.securefreesociety.org/program/texas-program/) - As part of our SFS State-based National Security effort, the Texas Program aims to provide the Lone Star State with a geopolitical and global understanding of transnational and transregional threats stemming from Latin America and the Caribbean. At the helm is our first SFS State-based Senior Fellow, Dr. David Grantham who specializes in studying third-generation gangs, immigration - [Future of North America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/program/future-of-north-america/) - North American Strategic Vision At the heart of SFS’s strategic vision is a global narrative within a North American context establishing a geopolitical force bringing together the United States, Canada, and Mexico as an anchor of peace, prosperity and stability throughout the world. Arguably, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ratified in 1994 defined - [The Western Hemisphere Security Forum 2017](https://www.securefreesociety.org/program/the-western-hemisphere-security-forum/) - The Western Hemisphere Security Forum, a seminal event in national security challenges, was held in Washington D.C. on November 16, 2017. The public event brought together members of Congress and their staff, the national security community, scholars and security practitioners, along with a group of Latin American thought leaders concerned about growing threats by extra-regional - [The Western Hemisphere Security Forum 2016](https://www.securefreesociety.org/program/2016-western-hemisphere-security-forum-2/) - The inaugural 2016 Western Hemisphere Security Forum held in Washington, D.C. and co-sponsored by the Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS) and the Daniel Morgan Academy (DMA), brought together several leading regional experts and security scholars for a day-long discussion about the many issues affecting governance and the rule of law throughout the Americas. - [SFS Participates in Prominent Free Market Think Tank Events in the Southern Cone](https://www.securefreesociety.org/program/sfs-participates-in-prominent-free-market-think-tank-events-in-the-southern-cone/) - Free Market SFS was delighted and honored to participate in prominent Latin America think tank events in Argentina and Chile this past April. Eight scholars and associates from the SFS network with regional expertise from their senior posts in the U.S., Colombian, Venezuelan and Bolivian governments, academia and think tanks participated in panels and discussions - [SFS visits Toronto, Canada for 2nd annual Future of North America Forum](https://www.securefreesociety.org/program/sfs-visits-toronto-canada-for-2nd-annual-future-of-north-america-forum/) - Toronto, Canada The SFS Team returned to Canada for our Future of North America Forum series this past week. In changing the venue from last year's event on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, this year we conducted the event at the historic Albany Club in downtown Toronto. In addition to the forum, members of our SFS ## Research - [Narco-Culture Is a Weapon](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/narco-culture-is-a-weapon/) - Power, Propaganda, and the Architecture of Criminal Legitimacy. - [Nearshoring Is Hemispheric Defense: The Americas’ Strategic Trade Realignment](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/nearshoring-is-hemispheric-defense/) - The Americas’ Strategic Trade Realignment. - [The Fall of Niño Guerrero](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-fall-of-nino-guerrero/) - Regime Sponsorship, the Collapse of the Sanctuary, and the Window to Dismantle Venezuela's Criminal-State Apparatus. - [When Organized Crime Becomes Terror: The PCC and Comando Vermelho](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/pcc-comando-vermelho/) - The U.S. designation of the Primeiro Comando da Capital and Comando Vermelho as foreign terrorist organizations reflects a strategic reality Brazil has long resisted confronting: its two most powerful criminal structures now use fear not merely to profit, but to govern. - [Invisible Contamination: Cocaine and Chemical inputs associated with Its production in Colombia’s drinking water](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/invisible-contamination/) - Cocaine and Chemical inputs associated with Its production in Colombia’s drinking water. - [Contaminación Invisible: cocaína e insumos químicos asociados a su producción en el agua potable de Colombia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/contaminacion-invisible/) - Cocaína e insumos químicos asociados a su producción en el agua potable de Colombia. - [Caracas Delivers Saab: What Conditional Cooperation Reveals About Venezuela’s Stabilization](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/caracas-delivers-saab/) - What Conditional Cooperation Reveals About Venezuela’s Stabilization. - [Three Decades Since the Panama Bombing: The Hezbollah Connection and Ali Zaki’s Extradition](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/hezbollah-ali-zaki-extradition/) - The Hezbollah Connection and Ali Zaki’s Extradition. - [Tres décadas desde el atentado en Panamá: la conexión con Hezbolá y la extradición de Ali Zaki](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/hezbola-extradicion-ali-zaki/) - La conexión con Hezbolá y la extradición de Ali Zaki. - [After Maduro: Challenges for Stabilizing Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/after-maduro/) - The regime's criminal infrastructure, Iranian weapons, armed militias, narco-networks, and shadow fleets remain operational and threaten any transition to democracy. - [Neutralizing Iran’s Military Footprint in Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/neutralizing-iran-military-footprint-in-venezuela/) - A Core Requirement for a Secure U.S.-supervised Transition. - [U.S. operation in Venezuela: self-defense against a hybrid aggressor](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/us-operation-in-venezuela/) - The United States conducted a military operation on Venezuelan territory which, according to President Donald Trump, included a large-scale attack and resulted in the capture of Nicolás Maduro and his removal from the country. - [Venezuela as Bridgehead: Treasury Sanctions Expose Iran’s Drone Capability Moving Closer to the United States](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/venezuelas-as-bridgehead/) - Treasury Sanctions Expose Iran’s Drone Capability Moving Closer to the United States. - [La red de “Jackpotting” de cajeros automáticos del Tren de Aragua: una respuesta defensiva a una creciente amenaza transnacional](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/tren-de-aragua-atm-es/) - Un nuevo informe revela cómo la banda venezolana Tren de Aragua ha creado una red nacional de «jackpotting» en cajeros automáticos, robando más de 40 millones de dólares mediante ataques de malware para financiar el terrorismo y la delincuencia. - [Tren de Aragua’s ATM “Jackpotting” Network: A Defensive Response to a Growing Transnational](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/tren-de-aragua-atm/) - New report exposes how Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua has built a nationwide ATM "jackpotting" network, stealing over $40 million through malware attacks to fund terrorism and crime. - [Weaponized Chaos: The Rise of Tren de Aragua as Venezuela’s Proxy Force, 2014–2025](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/weaponized-chaos/) - Tren de Aragua (TdA) has morphed from a prison gang into a paramilitary instrument of the Maduro regime, now active in at least eleven Latin American countries and twenty-three U.S. states. - [The U.S. Sanction on Petro: A Response to Colombia’s Counter-Narcotics Setback](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-us-sanction-on-petro/) - For the Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS), the measures announced by the U.S. Treasury are accurate and appropriate. - [PERU: An Endless Political Crisis](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/political-crisis-in-peru/) - On the night of October 9, the Peruvian Congress removed President Dina Boluarte from office on grounds of “moral incapacity.” - [VRIC MONITOR No. 30 | Avoiding War](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/monitor30/) - Russian subs off Florida, Chinese grip on Panama ports, Iranian drones in Venezuela, and narco-terrorist Tren de Aragua spreading chaos. As VRIC advances, the U.S. builds a “Security Arc” to defend the Hemisphere. - [The Disinformation Campaign Targets SFS in an Attempt to Victimize the Maduro Regime](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/disinformation-campaign-targets-sfs/) - The Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS) is a leading think tank that investigates transnational crime and its convergence with criminalized states and extra-regional actors. SFS investigations play a central role in exposing the most significant threats to the Western Hemisphere. - [President Trump's Counteroffensive Against the Tren de Aragua](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/president-trump-counteroffensive-against-the-tda/) - We release our first major 2025 update to the Tren de Aragua Activity Monitor, an interactive website that tracks the arrests, deportations, and major cases of the TdA in the United States. - [Iran’s Latin American Strategy: Leveraging Asymmetric Warfare to Project Conflict into the Western Hemisphere](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/iranpresenceinlatinamerica/) - Through proxy networks, criminal convergence, and strategic alliances with authoritarian regimes, Tehran builds a Western platform for destabilization. - [The Center for a Secure Free Society Calls for Hemispheric Unity Against Iran’s Nuclear Threat and Its Terrorist Proxies](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/iransnuclearthreat/) - Iran and its proxies not only threaten the security and stability of Israel and the Middle East, but also that of the entire world. - [The Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS) proudly congratulates Joseph M. Humire](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/josephhumire-pressrelease/) - Humire has been appointed as the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities. - [Derailing the Tren de Aragua](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/derailing-the-tren-de-aragua/) - The Tren de Aragua represents a criminal system that was honed and perfected inside Venezuelan prison walls then exported throughout the Western Hemisphere. - [The Venezuelan Mega-Gang infiltrating the United States](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-venezuelan-megagang-infiltrating-the-united-states/) - The TdA is the fastest growing transnational criminal organization in the world. - [Illegal immigrant accused of shooting NYPD officers indicted on 20 charges](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/illegal-immigrant-accused-of-shooting-nypd-officers/) - Illegal immigrant accused of shooting NYPD officers indicted on 20 charges. - [Dangerous Venezuelan Gang is infiltrating America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/dangerous-venezuelan-gang-is-infiltrating-america/) - TdA was born and raised in Venezuelan prisons. - [Venezuela Gang "Tren de Aragua" expands in U.S.](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/venezuela-gang-tren-de-aragua-expands-in-us/) - The Tren de Aragua is a unique Biden-Harris administration problem because before 2021 the TdA did not exist in America and now they are active in at least 15 states. - [MIND-BLOWING Cartel Secrets Revealed in 2024](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/cartel-secrets-revealed-2024/) - Kathy Barnette and Joseph Humire discuss the alarming rise of TdA, a Venezuelan mega gang that has expanded its influence into the United States. - [Trump’s ‘Operation Aurora’ Is Essential to Stop the Tren de Aragua From Taking Over American Communities](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/trump-operation-aurora-tda/) - The proposed “Operation Aurora” is not just prudent policy, it’s essential to save American streets from being overrun by the fastest growing transnational criminal organization in the world. - [Bolivia on the Brink of Economic Collapse, a Deliberate Strategy?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/bolivia-economic-collapse/) - Bolivia is experiencing one of its worst financial crises in modern history. Its international reserves are the lowest they’ve been in 15 years and government bonds have the worst yields in 5 years. But for everyday Bolivians, it’s the line that stretches for two blocks outside the Central Bank in La Paz that has them - [Is Venezuela preparing for war?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/is-venezuela-preparing-for-war/) - Center for a Secure Free Society condemns the ongoing terrorist attacks against Israel. And calls on Latin American governments to designate Hamas and Hezbollah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. - [Argentina Revela la Identidad del Líder Terrorista de Hezbolá en América Latina](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/argentina-revela-la-identidad-del-lider-terrorista-de-hezbola-en-americalatina/) - SFS aplaude el liderazgo de Argentina en la denuncia de las operaciones de crimen-terror de Hezbolá en América Latina. - [Argentina Reveals the Identity of Hezbollah’s Terrorist Leader in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/argentina-reveals-the-identity-of-hezbollah-terrorist-leader-in-latinamerica/) - SFS applauds Argentina’s leadership in denouncing Hezbollah’s crime-terror operations in Latin America. - [Center for a Secure Free Society condemns the terrorist attacks against Israel](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/sfs-condemns-the-ongoing-terrorist-attacks-against-israel-2023-2/) - Center for a Secure Free Society condemns the ongoing terrorist attacks against Israel. And calls on Latin American governments to designate Hamas and Hezbollah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. - [El Centro para una Sociedad Libre y Segura (SFS) condena la actual ola de ataques terroristas contra Israel](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/sfs-condena-la-ola-de-ataques-terroristas-contra-israel/) - El Centro para una Sociedad Libre y Segura (SFS) condena enérgicamente la actual ola de ataques terroristas contra Israel e insta a los gobiernos de América Latina a designar oficialmente a Hamas y Hezbollah como Organizaciones Terroristas. - [Iran’s Weapons Now Reach The Western Hemisphere](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/iran-weapons-now-reach-the-western-hemisphe/) - Iran is ready to ramp up its military presence in Latin America to the detriment of U.S. partners and allies. Washington’s response will go a long way toward signaling to Iran’s leaders. - [VRIC MONITOR No. 08 | Death of Gen. Suleimani stuns VRIC alliance in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-death-of-gen-suleimani-stuns-vric-alliance-in-latin-america/) - The VRIC Monitor is a one-of-a-kind, monthly report from the Center for a Secure Free Society tracking extra-regional influence in Latin America. VRIC stands for Venezuela, Russia, Iran, China where Venezuela represents the Bolivarian Revolution and the broader Bolivarian Network. Likewise, Iran represents the Iranian Revolution and a growing presence of Middle Eastern actors in - [VRIC MONITOR No. 14 | Iran takes to the Seas to prop up Venezuela's Maduro regime](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-iran-takes-to-the-seas-to-prop-up-venezuelas-maduro-regime/) - 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 cultural, diplomatic, economic, or military activities that are not reported on by other media and relevant for understanding VRIC influence in the region. Given - [VRIC MONITOR No. 15 | Potential Iranian missile transfer to Maduro as UN arms embargo set to lift](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-potential-iranian-missile-transfer-to-maduro-as-un-arms-embargo-set-to-lift/) - 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 cultural, diplomatic, economic, or military activities that are not reported on by other media and relevant for understanding VRIC influence in the region. Given - [VRIC MONITOR No. 16 | Changes to Latin American Security Landscape post-October 18](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-changes-to-latin-american-security-landscape-post-october-18/) - 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 cultural, diplomatic, economic, or military activities that are not reported on by other media and relevant for understanding VRIC influence in the region. Given - [VRIC MONITOR No. 17 | The Bolivarian Network is resurging in South America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-the-bolivarian-network-is-resurging-in-south-america/) - 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 cultural, diplomatic, economic, or military activities that are not reported on by other media and relevant for understanding VRIC influence in the region. Given - [VRIC MONITOR No. 20 | Latin American Lawfare](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-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 arrested and detained by Bolivian authorities on trumped-up charges of “terrorism and sedition.” Simultaneously, a Brazilian supreme court justice exonerated the former - [VRIC MONITOR No. 01: February 2019](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-february-2019-2/) - The VRIC Monitor is a one-of-a-kind, monthly report from SFS tracking extra-regional influence in Latin America. VRIC stands for Venezuela, Russia, Iran, China where Venezuela represents the country itself, but also the broader Bolivarian Alliance or ALBA. Likewise, Iran represents the Islamic Republic and a growing presence of Middle Eastern actors in Latin America, namely its - [VRIC MONITOR No. 02: March 2019](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-march-2019-2/) - The VRIC Monitor is a one-of-a-kind, monthly report from SFS tracking extra-regional influence in Latin America. VRIC stands for Venezuela, Russia, Iran, China where Venezuela represents the country itself, but also the broader Bolivarian Alliance or ALBA. Likewise, Iran represents the Islamic Republic and a growing presence of Middle Eastern actors in Latin America, namely its - [VRIC MONITOR No. 03: April 2019](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-april-2019-2/) - The VRIC Monitor is a one-of-a-kind, monthly report from SFS tracking extra-regional influence in Latin America. VRIC stands for Venezuela, Russia, Iran, China where Venezuela represents the Bolivarian Revolution and the broader Bolivarian Alliance or ALBA. Likewise, Iran represents the Iranian Revolution and a growing presence of Middle Eastern actors in Latin America, namely its chief proxy, Hezbollah. The monitor is - [VRIC MONITOR No. 04: May 2019](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-may-2019-2/) - The VRIC Monitor is a one-of-a-kind, monthly report from SFS tracking extra-regional influence in Latin America. VRIC stands for Venezuela, Russia, Iran, China where Venezuela represents the Bolivarian Revolution and the broader Bolivarian Alliance or ALBA. Likewise, Iran represents the Iranian Revolution and a growing presence of Middle Eastern actors in Latin America, namely its chief proxy, Hezbollah. The monitor is - [VRIC MONITOR No. 05: June 2019](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-june-2019-2/) - The VRIC Monitor is a one-of-a-kind, monthly report from SFS tracking extra-regional influence in Latin America. VRIC stands for Venezuela, Russia, Iran, China where Venezuela represents the Bolivarian Revolution and the broader Bolivarian Alliance or ALBA. Likewise, Iran represents the Iranian Revolution and a growing presence of Middle Eastern actors in Latin America, namely its chief proxy, Hezbollah. The monitor is - [VRIC MONITOR No. 06: July & August 2019](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-july-august-2019/) - The VRIC Monitor is a one-of-a-kind, monthly report from SFS tracking extra-regional influence in Latin America. VRIC stands for Venezuela, Russia, Iran, China where Venezuela represents the Bolivarian Revolution and the broader Bolivarian Alliance or ALBA. Likewise, Iran represents the Iranian Revolution and a growing presence of Middle Eastern actors in Latin America, namely its chief proxy, Hezbollah. The monitor is - [VRIC MONITOR No. 07 | VRIC alliance strengthens in wake of the Non-Aligned Summit in Azerbaijan](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-vric-alliance-strengthens-in-wake-of-the-non-aligned-summit-in-azerbaijan/) - The VRIC Monitor is a one-of-a-kind, monthly report from the Center for a Secure Free Society tracking extra-regional influence in Latin America. VRIC stands for Venezuela, Russia, Iran, China where Venezuela represents the Bolivarian Revolution and the broader Bolivarian Alliance or ALBA. Likewise, Iran represents the Iranian Revolution and a growing presence of Middle Eastern actors in Latin America, namely its chief - [VRIC MONITOR No. 09 | U.S. and Colombia highlight the terrorist threat from Venezuela at regional counterterrorism summit](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-u-s-and-colombia-highlight-the-terrorist-threat-from-venezuela-at-regional-counterterrorism-summit/) - The VRIC Monitor is a one-of-a-kind, monthly report from the Center for a Secure Free Society tracking extra-regional influence in Latin America. VRIC stands for Venezuela, Russia, Iran, China where Venezuela represents the Bolivarian Revolution and the broader Bolivarian Network. Likewise, Iran represents the Iranian Revolution and a growing presence of Middle Eastern actors in Latin America, namely its chief proxy, Hezbollah. The - [VRIC MONITOR No. 10 | "Maximum Pressure March" against Maduro regime in Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-maximum-pressure-march-against-maduro-regime-in-venezuela/) - The VRIC Monitor is a one-of-a-kind, monthly report from the Center for a Secure Free Society tracking extra-regional influence in Latin America. VRIC stands for Venezuela, Russia, Iran, China where Venezuela represents the Bolivarian Revolution and the broader Bolivarian Network. Likewise, Iran represents the Iranian Revolution and a growing presence of Middle Eastern actors in Latin America, namely its chief proxy, Hezbollah. The - [VRIC MONITOR No. 11 Special Edition | Combatting COVID-19 propaganda in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-special-edition-combatting-covid-19-propaganda-by-the-vric/) - This special edition of the VRIC Monitor sources more media reports than usual from state-owned or -controlled media outlets of VRIC nations. This was done to highlight the messaging and propaganda from VRIC nations as it relates to COVID-19. Whether it’s legitimizing Cuban or Chinese medical diplomacy, or launching unsubstantiated and unverified claims against the - [VRIC MONITOR No. 12 | Iran comes out of the Shadows in Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-special-edition-combatting-covid-19-propaganda-by-the-vric-2/) - 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 cultural, diplomatic, economic, or military activities that are not reported on by other media and relevant for understanding VRIC influence in the region. Given - [VRIC MONITOR No. 13 | The "Bolivarian Fury" Arrives in the U.S.](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-the-boliviarian-fury-arrives-in-the-us/) - 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 cultural, diplomatic, economic, or military activities that are not reported on by other media and relevant for understanding VRIC influence in the region. Given - [VRIC MONITOR No. 18 | Trump to Biden: America First policies aimed at weakening foreign adversaries](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-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 cultural, diplomatic, economic, or military activities that are not reported on by other media and relevant for understanding VRIC influence in the region. Given - [VRIC MONITOR No. 19 | New COVID-19 vaccine "cold war" in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-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 set to hold another joint naval drill in the northern Indian Ocean to enhance “search and rescue” operations according - [VRIC MONITOR No. 21 | Another border crisis, Colombia-Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-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 kids packed into holding facilities “like sardines.” But while the focus is on the U.S.-Mexico border, further south a migrant surge is brewing from - [VRIC MONITOR No. 22 | All eyes on Peru and Colombia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-all-eyes-on-peru-and-colombia/) - OVERVIEW Whether it’s the flared tensions between Israel and Hamas, or the current crisis and social unrest in Colombia, it is increasingly clear that democracies worldwide are under assault by brutal disinformation efforts amplified by certain regional governments in Latin America and their non-state networks. The Maduro regime and its allies in Havana, La Paz, - [VRIC MONITOR No. 23 | Mexico moves closer to Cuba and Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vric-monitor-mexico-moves-closer-to-cuba-and-venezuela/) - OVERVIEW The VRIC is consolidating in Mexico. In the past month, Mexico City hosted the ongoing negotiations between the Venezuelan opposition and the regime and welcomed Cuba’s dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel, and his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, to the annual heads of state summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). The Venezuela - [VRIC MONITOR No. 29 | América Latina entre la Guerra y la Paz](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/monitor29-espanol/) - Globos espía chinos avistados en los cielos del Caribe, mientras buques de guerra iraníes navegan por el Atlántico Sur. Lea el último VRIC Monitor para saber cómo la competencia entre grandes potencias está llegando al hemisferio occidental. - [VRIC MONITOR No. 29 | Latin America between War and Peace](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/monitor29/) - Chinese spy balloons spotted in the skies of the Caribbean, while Iranian warships sail in the South Atlantic. Read the latest VRIC Monitor to learn how Great Power Competition is coming to the Western Hemisphere. - [VRIC MONITOR No. 28 | China Expands Strategic Ports in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/monitor28/) - American policymakers are increasingly concerned that China’s acquisition of technologies, facilities, and infrastructure in Latin America has military purposes. - [Weaponized Drug Trafficking: How Venezuela Built a Super Cartel to Attack the United States](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/weaponized-drug-trafficking/) - Drug trafficking can exist for purposes other than profit. That is especially true when we consider Venezuela's Bolivarian Revolution that from the outset was dedicated to the development and deployment of illicit drugs for purposes of asymmetric warfare against the United States. - [Killer Drones: How Commercial Drones are Changing the International Security Environment](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/killer-drones/) - Will Latin America’s left go the direction of authoritarianism, like Venezuela and Nicaragua, or seek to maintain the democratic institutions that afford the losing side the opportunity to regain political power. - [VRIC MONITOR No. 27 | Petro y el Huracán Bolivariano](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vricmonitor27-espanol/) - La victoria de Gustavo Petro en las elecciones presidenciales en Colombia el 19 de junio consolida los logros de la izquierda latinoamericana en los últimos años. - [VRIC MONITOR No. 27 | Petro and the Bolivarian Hurricane](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/monitor27/) - Gustavo Petro’s victory in Colombia’s presidential election on June 19 consolidates the gains the Latin American left has made in recent years. - [VRIC MONITOR No. 26 | Ukraine War's Lasting Latin America Effects](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/monitor26/) - As Russian missiles continue to rain down on Ukraine, the consequences of war are also being felt thousands of miles away. - [The Struggle for the Soul of the Latin American Left](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-struggle-for-the-soul-of-the-latin-american-left/) - Will Latin America’s left go the direction of authoritarianism, like Venezuela and Nicaragua, or seek to maintain the democratic institutions that afford the losing side the opportunity to regain political power. - [Mexico’s alarming turn away from democracy and free enterprise](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/mexicos-alarming-turn-away-from-democracy-and-free-enterprise/) - Transregional Threats Journal Texas Series • Issue 7 Mexico’s alarming turn away from democracy and free enterprise The single largest trade partner of both the United States and Texas is emerging as the leading regional partner of authoritarian regimes in Latin America and the Caribbean.[1] The Mexican administration under President Andres Manuel López Obrador, known - [VRIC MONITOR No. 24 | Latin America's Neo-Socialist Wave](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/latin-america-neo-socialist-wave/) - Last year’s super-election cycle in Latin America opened up new opportunities for socialist leaders and their extra-regional allies. President Pedro Castillo made an irregular visit to Beijing’s embassy in Lima shortly after being inaugurated as Peru’s president. Tehran’s state-sponsored cultural center in Santiago voiced support for Chile’s President-elect Gabriel Boric. And Moscow and Managua - [VRIC MONITOR No. 25 | Putin’s Latin America Gambit](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/monitor25/) - While the world watches Russia’s military movements on the Ukraine border, Vladimir Putin has been busy building leverage in Latin America. The recent arrival of 68 Russian military “technicians” and advisors to Venezuela in January precipitated the mobilization of the Maduro regime’s military forces to the Apure State, near the border, opposite Colombia’s Arauca province. - [Reflexión de Joseph M. Humire durante el lanzamiento Informe de Derechos Humanos y Fuerza Pública 2021](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/lanzamiento-informe-ministerio-defensa-col/) - Ministerio de Defensa Nacional República de Colombia 09 de febrero, 2022 Universidad del Rosario – Bogotá, Colombia Buenos días. Un cordial saludo y agradecimiento al Señor Ministro de Defensa, el doctor Diego Molano Aponte, el rector de la Universidad del Rosario, el Dr. José Alejandro Cheyne Garcia, el Sr. General José Luis Vargas Valencia, director - [Remarks by Joseph M. Humire at the launch of the 2021 Human Rights and Public Security Report](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/human-rights-public-security-report-2021/) - Ministry of National Defense Republic of Colombia February 9, 2022 Universidad del Rosario – Bogotá, Colombia Good morning. A warm greeting and special thank you to the Minister of Defense, the honorable Diego Molano Aponte; the director of the Universidad del Rosario, Dr. José Alejandro Cheyne Garcia; General José Luis Vargas Valencia, director general of - [Why Colombia’s Violent Protests Matter to the United States](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/why-colombias-violent-protests-matter-to-the-united-states/) - Joseph Humire presents on the disinformation and misinformation surrounding the protests in Colombia at the event, "Why Colombia’s Violent Protests Matter to the United States," organized by The Heritage Foundation on July 20, 2021. For a Spanish-language summary, download the pdf. Watch the full event, here - [El Súper Facilitador de Irán, Turquía y Venezuela: Quién es Alex Saab?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/quien-es-alex-saab/) - El 12 de junio, Alex Nain Saab Morán, un empresario colombiano de ascendencia libanesa, fue arrestado en el Aeropuerto Internacional Amílcar Cabral en Cabo Verde. Este fue un gran golpe para las redes ilícitas del régimen de Maduro, ya que Saab es un facilitador clave, involucrado en presuntos negocios corruptos y lavado de dinero en - [Iran, Turkey, and Venezuela’s Super Facilitator: Who is Alex Saab?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/who-is-alex-saab/) - On June 12, Alex Nain Saab Morán, a Colombian businessman of Lebanese descent, was arrested at Amílcar Cabral International airport in Cape Verde. This was a huge blow to the Maduro regime’s illicit networks, as Saab is a key facilitator, involved in alleged corrupt dealings and money laundering in Venezuela since 2004. His arrest was - [Weaponizing Networks (part one): Venezuela’s Asymmetric Attack on Texas](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/weaponizing-networks-part-one-venezuelas-asymmetric-attack-on-texas/) - Transregional Threats Journal Texas Series • Issue 5 Weaponizing Networks (part one): Venezuela’s Asymmetric Attack on Texas Texas has the second largest GDP of any state in the union. It is home to some of America’s most critical warfighting capabilities and is the only state with a semi-independent electrical grid.[i] These facts alone make Texas - [Why Texas should be wary of Mexico’s AMLO](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/why-texas-should-be-wary-of-mexicos-amlo/) - Transregional Threats Journal Texas Series • Volume 1 • Issue 2 Why Texas should be wary of Mexico’s AMLO For a region with 33 countries and more than 626 million people, Latin America and the Caribbean does not command the kind of attention it deserves in the United States. That is probably why a powerful - [Central American Caravans](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/sitrep-central-american-caravans-3/) - SFS researchers traveled to Guatemala in late October 2018 and studied the movement and composition of the recent Central American caravans. The following Situation Report reveals some of our findings, documenting the several irregularities, such as the Irregular Migrants (I/M) and the Special Interest Aliens (SIA) moving within and around the various caravans. And describes - [Asalto asimétrico a Colombia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/asalto-asimetrico-a-colombia/) - El 28 de abril estallaron en Colombia, protestas luego que el presidente Iván Duque introdujera una reforma tributaria, que afectaría a una población ya cansada por la pandemia. Cuatro días después, el gobierno de Duque retiró la reforma, pero las protestas se intensificaron y se terminaron en enfrentamientos violentos entre la fuerza pública, manifestantes civiles - [The Venezuelan Conundrum: Why negotiations continue to fail](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-venezuelan-conundrum-why-negotiations-continue-to-fail/) - Transregional Threats Journal Venezuela Series • Issue 6 The Venezuelan Conundrum: Why negotiations continue to fail Venezuela has reached another crossroads. Interim President Juan Guaido recently presented a proposal to the Venezuelan people for renewed negotiations with the Maduro regime to reach the evasive goal of free and fair elections in a country undergoing the - [A New Era for Iran’s Ambitions in the Western Hemisphere](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/a-new-era-for-irans-ambitions-in-the-western-hemisphere/) - Two Iranian warships recently steamed around the southern tip of Africa into the Atlantic, most likely en route to Venezuela. The story is one that has largely been ignored by both the media and the White House, which has minimized the impending maritime lash-up by opining that “buying armament [from Iran] won’t put food on the table for Venezuelans.” - [Asymmetric Assault on Colombia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/asymmetric-assault-on-colombia/) - Colombia’s mass nationwide protests erupted on April 28, after President Ivan Duque introduced a tax reform that would have squeezed an already pandemic-weary population. The Duque government withdrew the reform four days later, but the protests intensified resulting in violent clashes between Colombian police forces and civilian protestors, and others. As of May 13, there - [How Maduro’s crime-terror networks could use national protests to threaten the U.S.](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/how-maduros-crime-terror-networks-could-use-national-protests-to-threaten-the-u-s/) - Transregional Threats Journal Texas Series • Volume 1 • Issue 3 How Maduro’s crime-terror networks could use national protests to threaten the U.S. Riots in more than 40 major American cities last month followed similar patterns as those in Latin America last year.[1] The “breeze” of legitimate protests in urban areas after the murder of - [Hezbollah Networks in Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/hezbollah-networks-in-venezuela/) - Key Facts 61 nations worldwide have designated Hezbollah as a foreign terrorist organization. In Europe, some nations, have only designated the “military” wing of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization while others, such as the UK, Germany, Netherlands, Kosovo, and Lithuania have designated the whole organization. In Latin America, Argentina and Paraguay officially designated Hezbollah in - [COVID-19 in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/covid-19-in-latin-america-2/) - In less than a year, a novel coronavirus originating in China has changed the world as we know it. Like a biological thriller, the virus has led to an ongoing global economic recession, with industry shutdowns, and government mandates to the likes of which have not been seen before. As populations across the globe battled - [COVID-19 in Brazil](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/covid-19-in-brazil/) - SFS International Fellow and award-winning investigate journalist, Leonardo Coutinho, offers an on-the-ground perspective of the effects of COVID-19 in Brazil. - [COVID-19 in Peru](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/covid-19-in-peru/) - SFS International Fellow and former vice-minister of Interior, Dardo López-Dolz offers an on-the-ground perspective of the effects of COVID-19 in Peru. - [COVID-19 in Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/covid-19-in-venezuela/) - SFS Senior Research Fellow and former Venezuelan Lieutenant Colonel, Jose Gustavo Arocha, explains how the Maduro regime is taking advantage of the coronavirus to further crackdown on the Venezuelan people. - [Latin America Lockdowns for COVID-19](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/latin-american-policy-responses/) - How is Latin America responding to the coronavirus pandemic? Updated October 19, 2020, at 8:30 AM EST SFS tracked the range of mitigation measures taken by regional governments in Latin America in response to COVID-19. From limited closures, border restrictions, to national lockdowns, most of the governments implemented varying degrees of restrictions throughout the pandemic. By April 27th, more than - [COVID-19 Latin America Tracker](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/covid-19-latin-america-tracker/) - How is the coronavirus impacting Latin America? Updated October 19, 2020, at 8:30 AM EST SFS is actively tracking the confirmed coronavirus cases, deaths, mortality rate, and mitigation measures in Latin America. While every country varies in terms of its testing capabilities, cases are present in every Latin American country. Updated below is a sampling - [COVID-19 in Latin America Fact Sheet](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/covid-19-in-latin-america/) - Overall Outlook IMF estimated regional real GDP contraction in 2020: 8.1% Total COVID-19 cases in Latin America: 10.4 Million Total COVID-19 related deaths projected by the end of October: 388,300 Average COVID-19 case fatality rate in Latin America: 3.60% Significant Shocks A majority of countries in Latin America and the Caribbean rely heavily on international - [Anti-Dollar Alliance: Russia, China & Ecuador Advance Against the Global Dominance of the U.S. Dollar](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/anti-dollar-alliance-russia-china-ecuador-advance-against-the-global-dominance-of-the-u-s-dollar/) - SFS Policy Report No. 2 -- Anti-Dollar Alliance: Russia, China & Ecuador advance against the global dominance of the U.S. dollar addresses an emerging global alliance that is working to undermine the international monetary system. The report is co-authored by SFS Executive Director Joseph M. Humire, Senior Fellow Fernando Menéndez, and Juan Cordero, which is - [Canada On Guard: Assessing the Immigration Security Threat of Iran, Venezuela and Cuba](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/canada-on-guard-assessing-the-immigration-security-threat-of-iran-venezuela-and-cuba/) - On June 4, 2014, the Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS), a DC-based, national security think tank established in 2012, released its first major policy report: “Canada On Guard: Assessing the Immigration Security Threat from Iran, Venezuela and Cuba.” By 2017, our policy report has been cited hundreds of times and become a catalyst - [After Nisman: How the Death of a Prosecutor Revealed Iran's Growing Influence in the Americas](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/after-nisman-how-the-death-of-a-prosecutor-revealed-irans-growing-influence-in-the-americas-2/) - After Nisman: How the death of a prosecutor revealed Iran's growing influence in the Americas describes Iran's Threat Network as a missing link to solving the death of Alberto Nisman, special prosecutor for the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish cultural center in Argentina, who mysteriously died a day before he was to testify before the Argentine congress about - [A Conquista Esplêndida (The Splendid Conquest) Executive Summary](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/a-conquista-esplendida-the-splendid-conquest-executive-summary/) - How Brazil may be involuntarily handing over the country’s strategic information and that of its citizens to China In 2016, approximately 1.3 million Chinese Communist Party (CCP) committees were built into the administrative structures of Chinese private companies, according to public information. Dozens of party members work to control private companies. At Huawei alone, there - [A conquista esplêndida](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/a-conquista-esplendida/) - Como o Brasil pode estar entregando, involuntariamente, informações estratégicas de Estado e de seus cidadãos ao governo chinês A disputa pelo mercado de telefonia móvel 5G é o ponto de partida para uma batalha pública em torno da reputação de empresas chinesas de tecnologia. De um lado, estão países como Japão, Nova Zelândia, Austrália, Reino - [Turning the Tables: How Brazil Defeated an ISIS Threat](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/september-2017-issue-5/) - September 2017 • Issue 5 by Leonardo Coutinho For several decades, Brazil has been criticized for serving as a haven for Islamist extremists in South America. Foz da Iguaçu, a southwestern Brazilian city within the Tri-Border Area, at the crossroads of Argentina, Paraguay, and Brazil, was used as a logistical base to carry out the 1994 - [The Dragon and the Condor: Beyond China's Economic Influence in the Americas](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/february-2018-issue-6/) - February 2018 • Issue 6 by Ricardo Neeb & Fernando Menéndez Mainstream analysis of China’s presence in Latin America almost exclusively concentrates on economics rather than politics, and often disregards military or security issues entirely. Chinese economic penetration of the Western Hemisphere, which includes products, services, loans, and investments, has grown considerably since Hu Jintao first - [Suriname: The New Paradigm of a Criminalized State](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/march-2017-issue-3/) - March 2017 • Issue 3 by Douglas Farah and Kathryn Babineau Paramaribo, Suriname—An isolated country on the Caribbean coast of South America, Suriname, has long been identified as an ideal “transit zone” for narco-traffickers and other nefarious actors. Its weak borders and corrupt government allows for ease of unsupervised entry and egress. Recently, the use - [Russia in Our Blind Spot: Using Intelligence Networks in South America to Infiltrate the United States](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/january-2017-issue-2/) - January 2017 • Issue 2 Russia, like the Soviet Union before it, is a source of expansion and aggression in Crimea, Ukraine, the Baltic states, Syria, and in cyberspace. These are regrettably only the visible signs. In Latin America, after a temporary lapse, Russia has returned to increase its influence and to exploit any real - [From Crisis to Response: Assessing Canada's Fast-Track Refugee Policy](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/march-2016-•-issue-1/) - March 2016 • Issue 1 Canada’s policy to admit 25,000 Syrian refugees by February 29, 2016, and another 25,000 by December 31, 2016, has been the cause of both fanfare and contention. While Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has received praise and encouragement from many humanitarian NGOs, the promise to fast-track large numbers of refugees has - [Checking Iran's Gambit: A Review of Canada's Policy Toward the Islamic Republic](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/may-2017-issue-4/) - May 2017 • Issue 4 This Dispatch provides an overview of Iran’s activities in Canada, including those of its proxy group Hezbollah, that led to Canada’s firm response in 2012. In detailing the steps taken by the Harper government to halt Iran’s efforts inside Canada, while also working to undermine Iran’s ability to raise funds - [Venezuela's Crime-Terrorist Convergence](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/venezuelas-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 year after taking office, is focused on global strategic competition with key adversaries, including, China and Russia, who challenge American power, influence, and interests worldwide.[i] But it does - [The Dangers of Venezuelan Disinformation Campaigns in the Era of COVID-19](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-dangers-of-venezuelan-disinformation-campaigns-in-the-era-of-covid-19/) - Transregional Threats Journal Texas Series • Volume 1 • Issue 1 The Dangers of Venezuelan Disinformation Campaigns in the Era of COVID-19 Said the famous Chinese General Sun Tzu, “Foreknowledge cannot be gotten from ghosts and spirits…[and] cannot be found out by calculation. It must be obtained from people, people who know the conditions of - [Dispelling myths about the battle for democracy in Bolivia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/dispelling-myths-about-the-battle-for-democracy-in-bolivia/) - After years of watching embattled Nicolás Maduro remain in power in Venezuela, many international observers did not expect Evo Morales to resign as president of Bolivia. But after massive electoral fraud, Morales’s credibility in the country evaporated. To save whatever legitimacy he had left, he sought asylum in Mexico, where he apparently has begun a political propaganda campaign - [Iran Taking Over Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/iran-taking-over-latin-america-2/) - During the last couple months, Iran and Saudi Arabia have been playing a political tug of war over Latin America. On November 10, 2015, Iran's deputy foreign minister held a private meeting with ambassadors from nine Latin American countries to reaffirm the Islamic Republic's desire to "enhance and deepen ties" with the region. This was - [Standing on Guard for Thee: Ensuring that Canada's Immigration System is Secure](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/standing-on-guard-for-thee-ensuring-that-canadas-immigration-system-is-secure/) - Joseph Humire testifies in a hearing by Canada's House of Commons Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration on “Standing on Guard for Thee: Ensuring that Canada's Immigration System is Secure” held on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you, Honorable members of the committee. My name is Joseph Humire. I am the Director - [The War of All the People: The Nexus of Latin American Radicalism and Middle Eastern Terrorism](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-war-of-all-the-people-the-nexus-of-latin-american-radicalism-and-middle-eastern-terrorism/) - The War of All the People elucidates the ideological and political war against the United States, capitalism, and the widely accepted tenets of modernity. Spearheading this war are Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, two “revolutionary” leaders who have forged an active alliance hell-bent on destroying the established order in the developed world. - [Threat to the Homeland: Iran's Extending Influence in the Western Hemisphere](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/written-testimony/) - Joseph Humire testifies in a hearing by the House Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency on the "Threat to the Homeland: Iran's Extending Influence in the Western Hemisphere" held on Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at the Cannon House Office Building. Opening Statement Chairman Duncan, Mr. O’Rourke, and distinguished members of the - [Iran and Hezbollah in the Western Hemisphere](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/joint-subcommittee-hearing-iran-and-hezbollah-in-the-western-hemisphere/) - Opening Statement Chairman Duncan, Chairwoman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Members Sires and Deutch, distinguished members of both subcommittees. Good morning, and it’s a privilege to appear before you today. The death of Dr. Alberto Nisman on January 18th, shocked us all. I remember receiving the news on a late Sunday afternoon in quit disbelief. Hoping this was - [Issues and Opportunities in the Western Hemisphere](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/9716-2/) - Joseph Humire testifies in a hearing by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere on the “Issues and Opportunities in the Western Hemisphere” held on Tuesday, February 18, 2017, at the Rayburn House Office Building. Opening Statement Chairman Duncan, Ranking Member Sires, distinguished members of the subcommittee, good afternoon. I thank - [Financial Nexus Of Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, and Organized Crime](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/congressional-hearing-financial-nexus-of-terrorism-drug-trafficking-and-organized-crime/) - Joseph Humire testifies in a hearing by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance on the "Financial nexus of terrorism, drug trafficking, and organized crime" held on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at the Rayburn House Office Building. Opening statement Chairman Pearce, Vice Chairman Pittenger, Ranking Member Perlmutter, Congressman Rothfus, and distinguished members - [Situation Report: ISIS Threat in Rio 2016 and ABIN Threat Assessment](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/sitrep-isis-threat-in-rio-2016/) - August 2016 -- The 2016 Rio Olympic Games start on August 5th. Brazilian and international authorities are working overtime to prepare and take the necessary countermeasures against a potential terrorist attack. As the clock ticks down, the world is watching and hoping it will not have to feel the jolt of another ISIS attack. This Situation - [Situation Report: Crisis in Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/sitrep-crisis-in-venezuela/) - August 2017 -- Venezuela has started to garner international attention as the country's political situation continues to deteriorate, shining a spotlight on the oft-neglected country and its internal unrest.The U.S. tendency to overlook Latin America in formulating foreign policy has resulted in a void of accurate information on Venezuela and the region. SFS stays committed to - [Iran’s Strategic Penetration of Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/irans-strategic-penetration-of-latin-america-2/) - In recent years, significant attention has focused upon the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and the threat they pose to the United States and the West. Far less well understood, however, has been the phenomenon of Iran’s regional advance in America’s own Hemisphere—an intrusion that has both foreign policy and national security implications for - [Hugo Chavez, The Spectre](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/hugo-chavez-the-spectre/) - With 4 million Venezuelans leaving the country since Hugo Chavez was elected just 20 years ago, we're witnessing the Western Hemisphere's worst humanitarian crisis in recent times. Neighboring countries like Colombia and Brazil have been particularly hard hit, with some 600,000 refugees already in Colombia and 60,000 seeking asylum in Brazil since 2015 alone. But how did - [Reconceptualizing Security in the Americas in the 21st Century](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/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 Organized Crime, addresses and analyzes how the Venezuelan government uses state-power to fuel, broker and facilitate transnational organized crime. This specific chapter on Venezuela - [Amenazas para la paz y la seguridad en América](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/amenazas-para-la-paz-y-la-seguridad-en-america/) - After attending the Western Hemisphere Security Forum, SFS fellow Dardo López-Dolz reiterates the importance of securing Latin American against a myriad of threats. After reviewing the panels of the November 16th Forum, López-Dolz highlights that due to globalization terror networks are linked across oceans, affecting economies and borders around the world. Read the full article (in - [Argentina: Latin America's New Leader in Counterterrorism](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/argentina-latin-americas-new-leader-in-counterterrorism/) - In an op-ed piece for the Gatestone Institute, Joseph Humire discusses Argentine President Mauricio Macri's historic step to officially designate Hezbollah as a foreign terrorist organization in Argentina, the first designation of its kind in Latin America: This week we honor the 85 victims of the largest Islamist terrorist attack in Latin America's history: the - [Argentina Designates Hezbollah a Terror Group](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/argentina-designates-hezbollah-a-terror-group/) - The following is an edited and translated transcript of a speech given by Argentine Congressman Luis Petri on July 25, 2019 at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington D.C. during an event hosted by the Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS) in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the AMIA attack in Argentina. This - [To get rid of Maduro in Venezuela, US must challenge his enablers](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/to-get-rid-of-maduro-in-venezuela-us-must-challenge-his-enablers/) - By: Joseph M. Humire and Christina Armes Last week, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump met with leaders of Venezuela’s interim government and the Lima Group. The consensus was clear: Venezuela needs new leadership, without embattled Nicolás Maduro. In his statement, Chilean President Piñera underscored that Maduro does not work - [Venezuela's mass migration poses a danger to the Western Hemisphere](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/venezuelas-mass-migration-poses-a-danger-to-the-western-hemisphere/) - Latin America is erupting in one political crisis after the other. The chaos follows ongoing protests and instability in Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, and, lately, Chile, a stable country that generally tops the rankings in economic freedom. After a trip to Pyongyang, one of Venezuela’s most powerful men, Diosdado Cabello, sanctioned by the U.S. government for narco-trafficking, recently - [Venezuela: more than a brutal regime it’s an evil revolution that must be stopped](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/venezuela-more-than-a-brutal-regime-its-an-evil-revolution-that-must-be-stopped/) - The Venezuelan crisis has become the worst humanitarian crisis in the Western Hemisphere, with more than 3 million people fleeing the country in the last few years. As conditions in the country worsen, more Venezuelans are expected to leave, causing greater instability throughout the region. Venezuela is a mixture of drug trafficking, money laundering, terrorism, - [Latin America: Surging Momentum for Designating Hezbollah a Terror Organization](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/latin-america-surging-momentum-for-designating-hezbollah-a-terror-organization/) - In an op-ed piece for the Gatestone Institute, Joseph Humire discusses the recent Hezbollah designation in Argentina and what it took to get there: The counterterrorism conversation in Latin America is changing. On July 16, the Macri government of Argentina made history by becoming the first country in Latin America to officially designate Hezbollah a terrorist organization. - [Iran's Strategic Penetration of Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/irans-strategic-penetration-of-latin-america/) - Joseph Humire discussed the book he edited entitled "Iran's Strategic Penetration of Latin America" at The Institute of World Politics on November 5, 2014. - [Joseph Humire on Security challenges](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/joseph-humire-on-security-challenges/) - Joseph Humire joins other representatives from Colombia and Spain to discuss security as a challenge to freedom at the Cedice Libertad panel. - [Joseph Humire: Losing Argentina - Outlook for U.S. National Security](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/joseph-humire-losing-argentina-outlook-for-u-s-national-security-2/) - SFS Executive Director Joseph Humire presented "Losing Argentina- Outlook for U.S. National Security" at the Center for Security Policy's National Security Group Lunch on Capitol Hill on Thursday, February 19, 2015 - ['Chill out' about jihadists? Nonsense](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/chill-out-about-jihadists-nonsense/) - "Islamic State terrorists are back in Canada, and the Trudeau government doesn’t seem to have a clue how to handle the situation," writes Candice Malcolm, further detailing Trudeau's "half-hearted explanation about the various government programs related to terrorism, including a reintegration program for returned jihadists" during a statement given to the House of Commons. Malcolm - [Want to help Syrians? End the war](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/want-to-help-syrians-end-the-war-2/) - By J.D. Gordon In a video gone viral, 13-year old Syrian Kinan Masalmeh pleads with a television reporter outside the Budapest central train station, “The Syrians need help now. Just stop the war. We don’t want to stay in Europe. Just stop the war.” He’s at least half right. If we really want to help Syrians, we - [Top 5 changes at the Pentagon under Obama](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/top-5-changes-at-the-pentagon-under-obama-2/) - Over the past couple weeks some of President Obama’s most fervent fans have openly deserted him – expressing a commonly heard frustration from his liberal base that his popular 2008 campaign slogan “hope and change” hasn’t amounted to much. Amber Lee Ettinger, aka the “Obama Girl” -- who gained notoriety through her racy YouTube video revealing her - [The Swap is a Dream Come True for the Taliban](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-swap-is-a-dream-come-true-for-the-taliban-2/) - Was the Bowe Bergdahl swap a good idea? For the Taliban, it’s a dream come true. For the United States, a nightmare. An American president knowingly released five of his nation’s highest ranking enemies in return for one young soldier during wartime. And not just any soldier, one who apparently walked off post after e-mailing his - [NATO admission must never be free](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/nato-admission-must-never-be-free-2/) - Our military knows “freedom isn’t free.” Just ask any service member or veteran. Millions have served overseas, defending the freedom of our allies as well. Too many never returned. So while NATO expansion is generally a good thing, it must never be free. Collective self-defense spelled out in Article 5 means all for one, one - [Holder still meddling in military commissions](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/holder-still-meddling-in-military-commissions-2/) - With the next round of Guantanamo military commission pretrial hearings for alleged USS Cole bombing ringleader Abd Al Rahim al-Nashiri scheduled through Friday, now is a good time to ask why Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is still involved extensively in a presumably military function. Mr. Holder was soundly defeated by Congress and New Yorkers over his - [Hezbollah Crime-Terror Network Poses Big Concerns, Should Be Focus At Summit Of The Americas](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/hezbollah-crime-terror-network-poses-big-concerns-should-be-focus-at-summit-of-the-americas-3/) - As world leaders from throughout the Western Hemisphere gather in Lima, Peru for the Summit of the Americas VIII on April 13th – 14th they should agree to target Hezbollah and dismantle their crime-terror empire in this part of the world. While Hezbollah, aka Lebanon’s Shia Islam “Party of God”, is most well-known for both raining down - [Fighting crime, drugs, and terror](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/fighting-crime-drugs-and-terror-2/) - In this Washington Times article, author J.D. Gordon details the plight of Attorney General Jeff Sessions to eliminate the threat of terrorist organizations endangering Americans. The fight was furthered this month with the creation of Justice Department’s Hezbollah Financing and Narcoterrorism Team, which vows to "leave no stone unturned." This will inevitably lead them to Latin - [Bradley Manning's Sentence Fits the Crime](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/bradley-mannings-sentence-fits-the-crime-2/) - As the world debates whether Pfc. Bradley Manning is a hero or traitor for his collaboration with WikiLeaks in the largest disclosure of classified material in U.S. history, one thing is certain: His trial at Ft. Meade, Md., has showcased 21st century warfare in action. With societies increasingly interconnected through advances in global communications technology, the battle of - [Which Path for China in Latin America’s Development?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/which-path-for-china-in-latin-americas-development-2/) - Politically and economically, Latin America is a continent divided in two, with one bloc of nations pursuing market-driven economic growth, free trade and regional integration based on economies of scale and another made up of populist regimes with state-controlled economies and protectionism flirting with autarchy. The divide underscores relations with the rest of the world - [Things Fall Apart in Venezuela, With Repercussions Felt in China](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/things-fall-apart-in-venezuela-with-repercussions-felt-in-china-2/) - 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 North Korea problem, and China may be drawn in more than it ever intended. Reading the cards is a distressing - [The “New Normal” in Cuba, U.S. and China Relations](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-new-normal-in-cuba-u-s-and-china-relations-2/) - In December 2013, President Obama announced plans to restore diplomatic relations with Cuba, ending over fifty years of official non-recognition. The decision does not lift the decades-long economic embargo, which only Congress can end, but the news unleashed speculation about the scope and nature of future U.S.-Cuba economic relations. Clearly, those with investments in Cuba, - [Promoting Prosperity or Populism?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/promoting-prosperity-or-populism-2/) - The establishment of the New Development Bank (NDB) announced at the recent summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and the Contingent Reserve Agreement (CRA) to assist members facing financial difficulties raises more questions than answers. For some analysts, the new bank represents an initial step in creating a global financial - [How a Change in U.S.-Cuba Policy Could Affect Chinese FDI](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/how-a-change-in-u-s-cuba-policy-could-affect-chinese-fdi-2/) - When Barack Obama announced the U.S. normalization of relations with Cuba back in December of 2014, the floodgates of expectation and conjecture were opened with abandon. Many believing it would bring a measure of prosperity to the broken Cuban economy. After nearly six decades of a contentious and frenzied relationship, it was inferred that a - [Good Money After Bad](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/good-money-after-bad-2/) - Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro recently returned from Beijing with a $5 billion line of credit from the China Development Bank (CDB). This comes at a very difficult time for Maduro, whose regime’s support is at an all time low since his predecessor, Hugo Chávez, first came to power 15 years ago. For Maduro things abroad - [As China’s Military Power Grows, Potential Conflicts Arise](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/as-chinas-military-power-grows-potential-conflicts-arise-2/) - It was once argued that China had opted to emphasize economic growth rather than military capacity. The goals of China’s military modernization were (a) to respond to a declaration of independence by Taiwan, and (b) to deter a foreign power from contemplating an attack on China. Not possessing so much as an aircraft carrier, it - [US Should Help Argentina Solve Terrorism Case](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/us-should-help-argentina-solve-terrorism-case/) - Will the presidential victory of Mauricio Macri in Argentina finally bring justice to the victims of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires? Will it solve the murder of the AMIA investigation’s special prosecutor, Alberto Nisman, one year ago? Or will Nisman’s revelations of Iran’s role in terrorism in the - [Sound economics for a stronger defense](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/sound-economics-for-a-stronger-defense-2/) - In times of intense budgetary pressure, the tagline for the new 114th U.S. Congress should be “do more, with less.” This is definitely a mantra the U.S. military has adopted since the trillion-dollar, decade-long defense cuts began with the budget control act of 2011. Since then, the Defense Department has focused on making every dollar count, - [Joseph Humire: "Perú es más fuerte que el terrorismo de Hezbollah"](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/joseph-humire-peru-es-mas-fuerte-que-el-terrorismo-de-hezbollah-2/) - Era el mes de octubre de 2014 cuando tuvo lugar la detención de un ciudadano libanés en territorio peruano. De nombre Mohammed Hamdar y de 30 años de edad, esta detención no es una más de las que se practican a diario en Perú, sino que está estrechamente ligada al terrorismo de corte islamista. Resulta que - [Bolivia Descends Into Rogue State Status](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/bolivia-descends-into-rogue-state-status-2/) - By Mary O'Grady In the years after a brutal 10-year Soviet occupation, Afghanistan became a petri dish in which a culture of organized crime, radical politics and religious fundamentalism festered—and where Osama bin Laden set up operations. Now something similar may be happening in Bolivia. The government is an advocate for coca growers. The Iranian - [Crackdown on Afro-Cubans destroys myth of racial equality](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/crackdown-on-afro-cubans-destroys-myth-of-racial-equality/) - OSLO, Norway - At the time of Fidel Castro’s takeover of Cuba in 1959, “separate but equal” was the norm in much of the Western world. Castro won plaudits from early supporters for banning the practice of separate facilities on the island, promising a raceless, equal society under the new regime. Today, the regime instead - [Freedom for Leopoldo: The U.S. and Political Prisoners in the Americas](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/freedom-for-leopoldo-the-u-s-and-political-prisoners-in-the-americas/) - The case of Venezuelan political leader Leopoldo López, in jail without a sentence since February 18, 2014, seems so clear, that the inability to secure his release, is a testimony to the sad state of democracy in several countries in the Americas. The neglect, and the silent complicity of many is troublesome. It is time - [5 Ways to Invest in Venezuelan Freedom](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/5-ways-to-invest-in-venezuelan-freedom/) - Latin America is seldom in the U.S. news these days. The announcement of Hugo Chávez’s death has been an exception, with TV news networks devoting days to the coverage and analysis. The upcoming April 14th presidential election will also attract considerable media attention. Despite this focus, I have yet to read any analysis or recommendation on how - [Freedom Is Not Free: How Should Think Tanks Address The National Security Question?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/freedom-is-not-free-how-should-think-tanks-address-the-national-security-question/) - The unhindered movement of money, goods and people are essential aspects of economic freedom. These same freedoms, however, can be used for violent purposes by national or international aggressors. The same freedom that allows the government to pull back money from a country known to seize private deposits, can be used to launder money from - [The Merit System](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-merit-system/) - In an article for the Weekly Standard, Fellow Candice Malcolm writes how the United States can benefit from learning from Canada's immigration policies. This is a timely issue, especially "at a time when populist backlashes against mass, unchecked migration have erupted across the Western world, it’s common sense to focus immigration selection on economic skills - [Homegrown terror questions deserve answer](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/homegrown-terror-questions-deserve-answer/) - There are an estimated 20,000 foreigners, including Canadians and Americans, fighting alongside the barbaric cult known as the Islamic State or ISIS. According to a recent Canadian Border Security Agency report, in 2014 the government was aware of at least 130 Canadians fighting in conflict zones such as Syria and Iraq. But in recent months there’s - [Europe damaged by careless immigration](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/europe-damaged-by-careless-immigration/) - The enemy is now within. In Europe, anyway, and specifically in Belgium. The Brussels' neighborhood of Molenbeek has become a base for radical Islamic terrorism in Europe. The 2004 Madrid subway bombings — the deadliest Islamic terrorist attack on the continent to date — had links to Molenbeek. More recently, the Paris attacks were planned - [The real ISIS crisis](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-real-isis-crisis/) - Are we missing the real threat in the war against ISIS? It’s tough to tell. As with any foreign conflict being fought in a faraway land, we don’t have a clear picture of what exactly is going on in Iraq and Syria. But before Parliament votes on whether Canada should extend and possibly expand its - [Push for united North America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/push-for-united-north-america/) - Before he retired, Gen. David Petraeus was the head of the CIA and a former top commander for the U.S. military in the Middle East. He is broadly considered one of the world’s top experts on asymmetric warfare and counter-insurgencies. So it came as a surprise that after his retirement, rather than writing about Iraq, - [Joshua Boyle Claims Taliban-Linked Captors Tried to Recruit Him](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/joshua-boyle-claims-taliban-linked-captors-tried-to-recruit-him/) - In this Toronto Sun article, Candice Malcolm details the exclusive correspondence that Joshua Boyle sent to the Sun in the weeks following his return to Canada in an effort to bring attention to the experiences he had with his captors as well as his personal views relating to the incident. Boyle and his wife Caitlan Coleman were kidnapped - [Israel may be next target](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/israel-may-be-next-target/) - Most Canadians are now familiar with the ongoing civil war in Syria. We’ve all seen the propaganda campaign produced by the terrorist group known as the Islamic State, who uses social media to broadcast their barbaric killings. We’ve also witnessed the recent flood of refugees fleeing the region and seeking refuge in Europe and now - [Arab Spring's hope gave way to disaster](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/arab-springs-hope-gave-way-to-disaster/) - Five years ago, pro-democracy protesters took to the streets in cities across the Middle East, in a movement that came to be called the Arab Spring. Authoritarian dictatorships in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and Syria were suddenly challenged, and, in the former three countries, were soon toppled. There was much optimism and excitement at the time. - ['Deprogram' radical Islamists. How?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/deprogram-radical-islamists-how/) - The end of 2017 not only marked another passing year but, also, marked the victory claimed by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi over ISIS. Candice Malcolm explains, in her Toronto Sun column, that defeating ISIS on the battlefield was accompanied by militants fleeing the country to infiltrate Europe and the West. Malcolm notes that "unlike traditional wars, the - [ISIS exporting global terror](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/isis-exporting-global-terror/) - The world is once again grieving from yet another radical Islamic terrorist attack. Drawing eerie similarities to the attack at the Bataclan Theatre in Paris — sieged by three heavily armed ISIS agents last November — Omar Mateen stormed the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. He peppered it with bullets, took hostages and engaged in - [Now's not the time to cut corners in screening refugees](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/nows-not-the-time-to-cut-corners-in-screening-refugees-2/) - The Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) is doubling down on its decision to bypass an important step in the determination process for landed asylum seekers in Canada. An exclusive story in the Sun papers revealed how the IRB is allowing individuals from some dangerous countries to skip a face-to-face hearing in front of an immigration - [Screening for terrorists isn't fear-mongering](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/screening-for-terrorists-isnt-fear-mongering/) - Critics of Prime Minister Stephen Harper often accuse him of using the so-called “politics of fear and division,” especially when it comes to immigration and Canada’s national security. It is a favorite line of attack against the Conservative government. But is Harper really fear-mongering to attract votes, or is he simply being honest with Canadians - [Liberals wrong to fund radical Palestinian agency](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/liberals-wrong-to-fund-radical-palestinian-agency/) - Bravo to the Trudeau Liberals for supporting Tony Clement and Michelle Rempel’s opposition motion to condemn the ‘Boycott, Divestment andSanctions’ (BDS) movement against Israel. BDS is popular on university campuses, but most people see it for what it is, a hateful movement trying to delegitimize the world’s only Jewish state and the MiddleEast’s only democracy. - [Three years after Parliament Hill attacks, terror threat persists](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/three-years-after-parliament-hill-attacks-terror-threat-persists/) - In her Toronto Sun article, Fellow Candice Malcolm writes a tribute honoring the Canadian soldier who died three years ago during a horrific terrorist attack on Parliament Hill in Ottawa. Malcolm continues explaining the threat of terrorism has only grown larger and remarks, "there is no freedom without security, and Canadians deserve to know that - [Trudeau’s lost all control of our border crisis](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/trudeaus-lost-all-control-of-our-border-crisis/) - This crisis of illegal immigration along the Canada – U.S. border has reached a new pinnacle. According to Customs and Immigration Union President Jean-Pierre Fortin, who represents Canada’s border guards, as many as 500 people are illegally crossing into Quebec every day. More than ten thousand migrants have walked across the border this year, choosing - [Stop pretending Islamic terror is our fault](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/stop-pretending-islamic-terror-is-our-fault/) - A Canadian is among the dead in an Islamic terrorist attack on Thursday in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta. Daesh, also known as ISIS or the Islamic State, has taken responsibility, marking their second deadly foreign attack this week. Just two days earlier, a suicide bomber targeted tourists outside Istanbul’s famous Blue Mosque. The Jakarta - [Canadians Leery of Mass Immigration](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/canadians-leery-of-mass-immigration/) - With the new year upon us, many are beginning to think up goals for 2018. Canada too! The Trudeau government wants to unroll a new immigration plan next year that amounts to 1 million more immigrants in the next three years, reports Candice Malcolm. She continues by stating polls "reveal that confidence in immigration is down - [Biometric system failed to detect terror suspect](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/biometric-system-failed-to-detect-terror-suspect/) - Biometric data encompass a range of identifying information excluding name and demographics. This information is important for governments so they can verify people migrating to their country and provide security measures to existing citizens, among other things. But what happens when this information fails? Candice Malcolm writes in her Toronto Sun column about a Somali - [Canada needs a better approach to dismantling Islamist networks](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/canada-needs-a-better-approach-to-dismantling-islamist-networks/) - In a recent Toronto Sun post, Candice Malcolm declares the need for a better approach to dismantle Islamist networks. Her column thoughtfully differentiates Muslims from Islamists from jihadists. Malcolm notes: "Muslims are individual followers of the Muslim faith; their beliefs are private and in the public realm, they embrace secular values and Western institutions, while - [Radical Islamists have declared war](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/radical-islamists-have-declared-war/) - There was another mass shooting in the United States on Wednesday, and, in what has become the standard reaction in the wake of these horrific shootings, a heated political debate began before the details had even surfaced. With the situation still live, and the two gunmen still on the run after carrying out their grisly attack, the American - [Yazidis face genocide at hands of Islamic State](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/yazidis-face-genocide-at-hands-of-islamic-state/) - Over the past few weeks, Kurdish forces in Northern Iraq have surged and liberated more than 30 villages previously held by Daesh, or the so-called Islamic State. Backed and aided by Canadian and American-led air strikes, the Kurdish Peshmerga army is slowly freeing parts of the region that Daesh had conquered over the past 18 - [Troubling truths about Castro's Cuba](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/troubling-truths-about-castros-cuba/) - Canadians love Cuba. We travel there in droves. We enjoy their beaches, their cigars and the historic sites and sounds of Havana. Some Canadians even revel in the lack of Americans at Cuban resorts, and laud our ability to travel to a beautiful part of the world sans our American neighbours. But things are changing, - [Bogus passports create refugee challenge](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/bogus-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 terrorist was carrying it. This is part of the challenge immigration officers face when screening and selecting - ['Staggering number' of jihadists in Europe](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/staggering-number-of-jihadists-in-europe/) - There are a “staggering number” of jihadist terrorists in Europe. This comes from a new report by Europe’s border patrol agency, Frontex, which details just how out of control the migrant crisis has become. Frontex reported a record 1.82 million illegal border crossings in 2015. That works out to about 5,000 people entering Europe illegally - [Syrian refugee process bungled by Trudeau](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/syrian-refugee-process-bungled-by-trudeau/) - New details emerged this week revealing the chaos surrounding Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2015 pledge to bring in 25,000 Syrian refugees on a fast-tracked timeline. As reported exclusively in the Sun, an internal government memo suggests the Trudeau government did not conduct proper background checks and security screening on some Syrian refugees coming into Canada. - [Trudeau government two-faced on Iran](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/trudeau-government-two-faced-on-iran-2/) - "Last month, Canada led efforts at the United Nations to pass a draft resolution condemning Iran for its grave human rights abuses," writes Candice Malcolm. She notes that "ever since 2003, Liberal and Conservative Canadian governments have carried on this tradition," sponsoring this initiative and "providing much-needed leadership when it comes to identifying Iran’s ongoing - [Israel key to disarming Iran](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/israel-key-to-disarming-iran/) - They call it the problem from hell. What to do about Iran and its nuclear ambitions? The stakes are incredibly high, and frankly, there are no good options. For almost a decade, and against demands from the United Nations Security Council, Iran has been building a nuclear program. The more they develop their nuclear capabilities, - [Harper gets it right on Iran](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/harper-gets-it-right-on-iran/) - Can Iran really be a global partner in peace? U.S. President Barack Obama seems to think so. American and UN negotiators are in Vienna finalizing a nuclear deal with Iran. Whether you think this is a diplomatic victory or a catastrophic mistake depends on how you view the Iranian regime. Many are lauding the deal - [Showdown in Sochi: The Threat of Terrorism](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/showdown-in-sochi-the-threat-of-terrorism/) - Nearly seven years ago, Russian President Vladimir Putin successfully won the bid to host this week’s Winter Olympics in Sochi. For Putin, this is an opportunity to show off Russia as a leader on an international stage. For others, this may be a chance to send a message to the world. In July of last - [Rethinking the Reset Button: Understanding Contemporary Russian Foreign Policy](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/rethinking-the-reset-button-understanding-contemporary-russian-foreign-policy/) - A former official of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), Dr. Evgueni Novikov defected to the United States in 1988 and has utilized his extensive background and experience, to share insights in "Rethinking the Reset Button" that enable a more comprehensive understanding of Russia's political culture and their not so well known International - [No se reduce el crimen castigando a las víctimas](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/no-se-reduce-el-crimen-castigando-a-las-victimas/) - Where do corruption, crime, and impunity meet? (Dónde cruzan la corrupción, el crimen, y la impunidad?) Read Dardo López-Dolz latest article, in Spanish, at El Montonero to find out (Lee el artículo de Dardo López Dolz en El Montonero para averiguar). - [Inseguridad: ¿por dónde empezar?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/inseguridad-por-donde-empezar/) - Se debe tomar por las astas al toro carcelario No es maduro escudarse en que los altos niveles de inseguridad se han generado por culpa compartida ni es inteligente seguir cometiendo los mismos errores. Solo los tontos insisten en obtener resultados diferentes haciendo más de lo mismo. Todo funcionario público debería tener claro que se - [Sobre democracia y seguridad ciudadana](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/sobre-democracia-y-seguridad-ciudadana/) - La razón esencial del Estado: la seguridad de los ciudadanos La democracia requiere un sistema de contrapesos, controles y balances para su subsistencia y desarrollo. Por eso es que todas las democracias sólidas del mundo reposan sobre la separación clara de tres poderes, Ejecutivo, Judicial y Legislativo. Pero al igual que las personas, las democracias - [Aprendiz de Brujo](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/aprendiz-de-brujo/) - Errores que suele cometer un funcionario No hay expresión más clara de desconocimiento del quehacer político que llamar “ruido” a las consecuencias previsibles del no hacer o hacer mal. Quien ejerce función pública porque ha sido elegido por el pueblo, o porque ha sido designado por la autoridad elegida, debe tener claro que la porción - [Sobre el chavismo](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/sobre-el-chavismo/) - La dictadura no va a caer con protestas pacíficas Hay circunstancias en las que la política y la economía debieran aprender de la medicina. Para resolver definitivamente un problema y evitar que se prolongue en el tiempo o se extienda en el espacio es imprescindible identificar dónde se origina y atacar el problema en la - [Sobre las últimas movidas políticas](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/sobre-las-ultimas-movidas-politicas/) - Bombas en Siria y en la política peruana En esta semana, una secuencia ya habitual de torpeza gestual, incontinencia verbal y aparente poca disciplina en el gabinete —por alucinados afanes democristianos, evidentemente personalistas— complicó innecesariamente y una vez más la impostergable coordinación de las dos fuerzas genuinamente democráticas con mayor relevancia en la actualidad. Tanto - [Crisis de comunicación y gobierno](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/crisis-de-comunicacion-y-gobierno/) - Read the latest about communication and the government from our fellow, Dardo López-Dolz, at El Montonero (Content in Spanish). - [There is no presumption of innocence for ministers](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/there-is-no-presumption-of-innocence-for-ministers/) - In this El Montonero article, Dardo López-Dolz raises the age of question of, "What makes being a minister so appealing," by taking a deeper look at the presumptions of holding office and comparing them to the realities of the position. Often times the positions, and their responsibilities, have changed as drastically over the years as - [Sobre el SUTEP y el Minedu](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/sobre-el-sutep-y-el-minedu/) - Sobre la escalada de los conflictos en educación La sorpresa que parece haber causado en el Gobierno la reciente escalada de conflictos sindicales se vio agravada por una respuesta inorgánica e incoherente por parte del Ejecutivo. Las acusaciones del ministro del Interior, no sustentadas legalmente, y las amenazas incumplidas de la ministra de Educación, fueron - [Las cartas de posguerra (léase post elecciones)](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/las-cartas-de-posguerra-lease-post-elecciones/) - Read the latest about Peruvian politics from our fellow, Dardo López-Dolz. The full article can be found here, at El Montonero. - [Importancia de la formalidad para la seguridad](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/importancia-de-la-formalidad-para-la-seguridad/) - Fellow Dardo López-Dolz writes about the security in Peru in this latest article. López-Dolz claims that rules are less obligatory and more like recommendations in Peru. This puts the security of the entire state in jeopardy. He recommends other actors taking a role in Peruvian security, such as the private sector. Private sector security can - [Gobernando desde el balcón](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/gobernando-desde-el-balcon/) - Las discusiones no deben seguir llenando el escenario político Si la discusión política continúa centrándose en temas ajenos a la preocupación y el entendimiento de las grandes mayorías, como ocurrió antes en Venezuela y Bolivia, corremos el riesgo de estar abonando el terreno para una propuesta disruptiva, y de esas queda claro que no hay - [La globalización del crimen](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/la-globalizacion-del-crimen/) - Fellow Dardo López-Dolz writes on the globalization of crime in this piece from El Montonero. He states that Latin America is an attractive place for criminal organizations due to its high levels of corruption, which make operating an illicit group, which knows no boundaries, easier. Read the entire article, in Spanish, at the link - [Joseph Humire on What's at stake for Central America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/joseph-humire-on-whats-at-stake-for-central-america/) - Joseph Humire speaks at the Heritage Foundation about insecurity in Honduras and upcoming elections. - [The US and Colombia aren't planning a military intervention in Venezuela, but is Maduro?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-us-and-colombia-arent-planning-a-military-intervention-in-venezuela-but-is-maduro-2/) - In an op-ed piece for CNN in Español, Joseph Humire discusses the ongoing crisis in Venezuela. He asks, what if the strategic objective isn't to produce internal chaos, but to provoke an external conflict? What role do Russia and Iran play? And what does Plan Zamora have to do with the strategy? Read the full article - [Iran, Russia, and China's Central Role in the Venezuela Crisis](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/iran-russia-and-chinas-central-role-in-the-venezuela-crisis/) - In the wake of U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's first visit to Latin America, where China and Russia were both mentioned, Joseph Humire remarks on these external influences within the country. In an article for Gatestone Institute, he writes that China and Russia are the most visible actors in Venezuela, but Iran should not be - [Venezuela's Lawlessness Fueling Protests](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/venezuelas-lawlessness-fueling-protests/) - When British citizen, Thomas Henry Berry and his ex-wife, Monica Spear, travelled to Venezuela for a vacation early in the new year, they hoped to spend time enjoying the beautiful sights and sunsets of Spear's distant homeland. Unfortunately, the former Miss Venezuela and her ex-husband fell victim to the harsh reality that many of her - [Venezuela Has Earned Her Stripes as a National Security Threat](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/venezuela-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 analysts and governments across the region cried foul, claiming this executive order was blasphemous or an exaggeration at best. At a time when ISIS and Al - [The Beginning of the End for Venezuela’s Al Capone](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-beginning-of-the-end-for-venezuelas-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, and as the rule by law became the rule by men, one man has stood atop the racket: Diosdado Cabello - [The true role of the "fixers" between Iran and Argentina denounced by Nisman](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-true-role-of-the-fixers-between-iran-and-argentina-denounced-by-nisman-2/) - In this Infobae article, Martín Dinatale delves into the continuously evolving and highly contentious international mystery that is the research findings and death of the late Argentine prosecutor: Alberto Nisman. While exploring the concept of "fixers" and "super fixers", Dinatale details the role that the Islamic Republic of Iran played in the highly controversial Memorandum of - [Opinion: Nisman’s death raises alarm about Iran’s influence in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/opinion-nismans-death-raises-alarm-about-irans-influence-in-latin-america/) - "I can end up dead because of this" were the words of the late Alberto Nisman, Argentina's top prosecutor in the historic AMIA case. Tragically, his words became prophetic when he was found slain in the bathroom of his high-rise apartment in Buenos Aires, just one day before he was going to present his latest investigation - [Iran's Informal Ambassadors to Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/irans-informal-ambassadors-to-latin-america/) - In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in India and Georgia, the Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has pointed the finger at Iran. This marks the second time in two months that Israeli officials have publicly alluded to the fact that Iran is engaging in terrorist activity on foreign soil. Late last year, Israeli Deputy Prime Minister - [Iran Taking Over Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/iran-taking-over-latin-america/) - During the last couple months, Iran and Saudi Arabia have been playing a political tug of war over Latin America. On November 10, 2015, Iran's deputy foreign minister held a private meeting with ambassadors from nine Latin American countries to reaffirm the Islamic Republic's desire to "enhance and deepen ties" with the region. This was - [Are Iran's Terrorists Finding a Safe Haven in Latin America?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/are-irans-terrorists-finding-a-safe-haven-in-latin-america/) - For some, the news that Iranian linked operatives came close to perpetrating another terrorist attack in this hemisphere came as a shock. For even more, the mention of Argentina as a secondary target and Mexican drug cartels as an intended conduit was not only shocking but also rather confusing. Is Iran active south of the U.S. border? Are our - [La Argentina está sometida a los intereses de Irán](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/la-argentina-esta-sometida-a-los-intereses-de-iran/) - En los últimos años, Irán ha logrado avances diplomáticos y de cooperación en más de la mitad de los países en América Latina, y tiene una presencia asimétrica en la otra mitad, incluyendo poco a poco en su área de influencia a los vecinos de Argentina. A medida que pasa el tiempo, y más evidencia sale - [The Terrorist Threat Canada Needs to Take Seriously](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-terrorist-threat-canada-needs-to-take-seriously/) - When Canada pre-emptively expelled Iran's diplomats from Ottawa and closed its embassy in Tehran last September, some felt this was a hasty move inspired by an overzealous government at best or by pro-Israeli zealots at worst. As critics will say, there may have been alternative methods for dealing with concern over Iran's activity in Canada, such as - [Joseph Humire: "Militantes de Hezbolá están en Perú desde 1985”](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/joseph-humire-militantes-de-hezbola-estan-en-peru-desde-1985/) - Grupos extremistas tienen fuerte presencia en Brasil y Venezuela, advierte director del Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS). El ciudadano libanés Muhamad Galeb Hamdar, presunto miembro de la organización terrorista islámica Hezbolá, podría ser condenado hoy a 30 años de prisión si la Sala Penal Nacional “E” acepta las pruebas presentadas por la Fiscalía - [Peru summit provides opportunity to ramp up fight against ISIS](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/peru-summit-provides-opportunity-to-ramp-up-fight-against-isis/) - When President Barack Obama visits Lima this week for a two-day Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, the fight against Islamist terrorism should be at the very top of his agenda. In the last year, ISIS affiliates have appeared in Mexico, Argentina, Paraguay, Colombia, the Caribbean, and Brazil, to name a few. A terrorist plot by - [Obama’s Wrong: Cuba Belongs on the Terrorism List](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/obamas-wrong-cuba-belongs-on-the-terrorism-list/) - After US President Barack Obama made his announcement regarding the new US policy on Cuba late last year, Havana’s eventual removal from the government’s list of states that sponsor terrorism became a fait accompli. What was a six-month review now appears to have been a foregone conclusion, ignoring the long record and mounting evidence that Cuba continues - [HUMIRE: As Venezuela Inches Toward Syria-Style War, U.S. Weapons Are Not the Answer](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/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 of such an action would undoubtedly be an escalation of force in an already violent situation. Such lethal force by the military on Venezuelans could - [Iranian Weapons on America's Doorstep](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/iranian-weapons-on-americas-doorstep/) - While many of the world’s leaders traveled to a Mexican seaside resort in Los Cabos for the annual Group of 20 meeting a couple weeks ago, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad traveled a little farther south, to Rio de Janeiro, for another meeting of world leaders - the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. This was Mr. Ahmadinejad’s sixth visit - [Iran’s Invisible Shadow in a Prosecutor’s Death](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/irans-invisible-shadow-in-a-prosecutors-death/) - President Obama was clear in his message to Congress during this week’s State of the Union: “I will veto any new sanctions bill that threatens to undo this progress [with Iran].” While the room applauded, the President’s praise echoed throughout Tehran, as the Ayatollahs realize they are inching closer to achieving international legitimacy. One major hurdle, - [Iran propping up Venezuela’s repressive militias](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/iran-propping-up-venezuelas-repressive-militias/) - The death of 22-year-old Venezuelan student Genesis Carmona at the hands of armed pro-government civilian militias, called “colectivos,” bears a striking resemblance to the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, the Iranian student who was shot and killed in a similar fashion on the streets of Tehran during the Green Revolution of 2009. This has led many analysts to begin - [HUMIRE: Iran propping up Venezuela’s repressive militias](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/humire-iran-propping-up-venezuelas-repressive-militias/) - The death of 22-year-old Venezuelan student Genesis Carmona at the hands of armed pro-government civilian militias, called “colectivos,” bears a striking resemblance to the death of Neda Agha-Soltan, the Iranian student who was shot and killed in a similar fashion on the streets of Tehran during the Green Revolution of 2009. This has led many - [Russian Missiles Positioned In Caracas Are Ominous Sign Repression Will Worsen](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/russian-missiles-positioned-in-caracas-are-ominous-sign-repression-will-worsen/) - Three U.S. diplomats, the Panamanian mission, and even CNN Español, have recently been expelled from Venezuela under the pretext of “foreign intervention” in the Bolivarian Republic. Straight from the playbook of the late Hugo Chávez, his heir apparent Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has repeatedly accused the United States of intervening in domestic affairs and recently - [Opinion: Watch out Rio 2016, Islamic terror networks are not new in Brazil](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/opinion-watch-out-rio-2016-islamic-terror-networks-are-not-new-in-brazil/) - On the eve of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, Brazilian and international authorities are working overtime on necessary countermeasures against a potential terrorist attack. Over the last month, more than a dozen Islamic extremists with ties to ISIS have been arrested in Brazil, and at least three separate terror plots have been thwarted. Those who think - [Is a Security Tax a Good Investment for the Central American Private Sector?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/is-a-security-tax-a-good-investment-for-the-central-american-private-sector/) - A little over a month ago the Central American Integration System held a conference in Guatemala focused on regional security. At this conference, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, made the controversial statements “true security cannot be funded on the backs of the poor,” urging that “businesses and the rich in every country [within Central America] must pay their - [Book Review of Jorge Vestrynge's "Peripheral Warfare and Revolutionary Islam"](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/book-review-of-jorge-vestrynges-peripheral-warfare-and-revolutionary-islam/) - SFS Executive Director, Joseph M. Humire wrote a book review for the 2012 Spring/Summer issue of the Journal of International Security Affairs. Mr. Humire reviews Jorge Vestrynge's infamous book on "Peripheral Warfare and Revolutionary Islam: Origins, Rules and Ethics of Asymmetric Warfare," and writes in the review: Despite Verstrynge’s lack of bonafides as a military - [The Fall of Moammar Qadaffi Should Serve as a Lesson for Latin American Dictators](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-fall-of-moammar-qadaffi-should-serve-as-a-lesson-for-latin-american-dictators/) - Moammar Qaddafi’s reign in Libya is no more. The colorful, brutal persona, often more a caricature than real life, has at long last been exited—but there will be no mourning the day after. Crowds will not meet and chant and weep in grief, nor will they cherish the legacy left by a man who ruled his country with - [We Must Defeat the Poisonous Ideology of Islamism](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/we-must-defeat-the-poisonous-ideology-of-islamism/) - Immediately following the attack on Canada’s Parliament many media pundits began referring to the terrorist attacker as “misguided.” Some pondered whether the convert to radical Islam, Michael Sehaf-Bibeau, was somehow a “madman,” a “lunatic” or a “nut job.” What this betrays is a profound misunderstanding of the struggle being waged against free Western societies and - [The Hidden Costs of Doing Business in Mexico](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-hidden-costs-of-doing-business-in-mexico/) - China’s low-cost production of manufactured goods led to a sharp drop in global prices mainly benefiting developed countries and its demand for commodities benefited primary producers in the developing world. Some developing countries like Mexico, with similar labor-intensive production, found themselves in direct competition with China, while also losing out on foreign direct investment. As - [Hubris and Prudence in Nicaragua](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/hubris-and-prudence-in-nicaragua/) - The latest from fellow Fernando Menéndez about China's place in Nicaragua: "A few short years ago, Chinese investments in Latin America seemed to mean changing the nature of the hemisphere in economic, if not political, terms. One such possibility was a massive canal to traverse Central America, leading to increased commerce between oceans and physically altering the - [Does China Own Ecuador?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/does-china-own-ecuador/) - Is the Ecuadoran government of Rafael Correa a wholly owned subsidiary of China? The more analysts look at the finances of the Andean nation of 15.6 million, the more it seems that the Correa government is selling the country’s resources to one main buyer in order to pay for its populist agenda. After taking up - [General Fan Visits Havana](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/general-fan-visits-havana/) - After concluding a five day visit to the United States, Gen. Fan Changlong, vice chairman of the Central Military Commission, flew directly to Havana, Cuba, the first Chinese official of such high rank to travel to the island since Cuba and the United States began talks to normalize relations. Given Gen Fan’s rank, second only - [Cuba and the China Model](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/cuba-and-the-china-model/) - Since coming to power, Cuba’s President Raúl Castro unleashed a series of important, albeit limited, economic reforms to revitalize the stagnant Cuban economy. Many analysts use the shorthand “Chinese model” to describe the nature and direction of the reforms, yet while there are apparent similarities, a closer analysis shows significant differences. Cuba’s current leaders appear - [Venezuela’s Leaders and the Chinese Trough](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/venezuelas-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 a veritable cancer that can weaken and ultimately undermine the political hegemony of China’s Communist Party. As a result, Mr. Xi has been willing - [Student Dies in Crackdown on Venezuela Opposition](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/student-dies-in-crackdown-on-venezuela-opposition/) - On the morning of February 12, Bassil Alejandro Da Costa left a message for his mother informing her he would be participating in a nationwide student protest for liberty in Caracas, Venezuela. By the end of the day, 24-year old Bassil was lying in the morgue dead from a fatal gunshot fired by Venezuelan security - [The Toll of China’s Slowdown Depends on Latin America’s Policy Choices](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-toll-of-chinas-slowdown-depends-on-latin-americas-policy-choices/) - The earthquake recently shaking the coast of Chile left relatively little physical damage in that nation but as always with cataclysmic episodes the psychological effects last long after the earth ceases to tremble. One important lesson learned by Chile, a nation that has used its recent prosperity to buttress itself against earthquakes and other natural - [Latin America Opens the Door for China in the New Trump Era](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/latin-america-opens-the-door-for-china-in-the-new-trump-era/) - As Donald Trump takes office as President of the United States, it is still unclear how the triangular relationship between the United States, China, and Latin America will evolve. During the presidential campaign, Mr. Trump aimed his fire chiefly on China and Mexico as the sources of U.S. economic troubles and what he described as - [Is the China-Latin American Fiesta Over?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/is-the-china-latin-american-fiesta-over/) - The recent deceleration in China’s economic growth rate has sent waves of speculation among many commentators. Most recently, concern is being voiced that China’s slowdown will have a negative impact on Latin America’s emerging markets. The Miami Herald’s Andres Oppenheimer, for example, declared that the “China-Latin American fiesta is over.” None other than Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman - [Is It Time to Rebalance China’s Latin American Portfolio?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/is-it-time-to-rebalance-chinas-latin-american-portfolio/) - China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang recently told delegates at the National People’s Congress the country’s economy would grow at about 7 percent this year. The projection reflects a slowdown as China works to consolidate its gains over the past decade and build a stronger, more modern service and information-based economy. This is a good time - [China Comes to the Caribbean](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/china-comes-to-the-caribbean/) - Since China’s emergence on the global scene the pursuit of its strategic goals has led to speculation, especially concerning how and why it exercises its growing financial and economic power. Its ability to promote trade, provide easy loans, grants and investments has led some to ask whether China is engaging in a modern day version - [Feeling the China Effect Globally](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/feeling-the-china-effect-globally/) - One indicator of China’s ascent as a global power is its ability to have an economic impact far beyond its border. In today’s world, events in China, both positive and negative, are affecting nearly every continent. During the period of China’s spectacular growth, world markets were particularly transfixed on Chinese trade, investment, and loans. China - [China Should Look to the “Pacific Pumas”](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/china-should-look-to-the-pacific-pumas/) - The world has grown accustomed to a booming China for so long that the latest signs of a weakened economy are causing serious concerns. One area of particular concern is global financial and foreign exchange markets. On August 11, 2015, China began a devaluation of its currency, the yuan. Three days later, the value of - [A Second Look at the China-Brazil Relationship](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/a-second-look-at-the-china-brazil-relationship/) - There are rumors that China’s President Xi Jinping requested the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit this year in Fortaleza, Brazil be held in July so he could attend the World Cup final. According to People’s Daily, Xi was officially invited to join Brazilian President Dilma Rouseff for the championship match. This year - [Subcommittee Hearing: The President’s New Cuba Policy and U.S. National Security](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/subcommittee-hearing-the-presidents-new-cuba-policy-and-u-s-national-security/) - Fernando Menéndez Senior Fellow, Center for a Secure Free Society Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere February 26, 2015 “The President’s New Cuba Policy and U.S. National Security” _______________________________________________________________________ Chairman Duncan, ranking member Sires, distinguished committee members, thank you for the opportunity to share my analysis of Cuban events and U.S.-Cuban relations - [The Trend of Chinese Investments in Latin America and the Caribbean](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-trend-of-chinese-investments-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean/) - Recently Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, declared that the U.S. does “not in any way see China as a threat.” Xinhua cited Ms. Jacobson’s comments at the Sixth China-US Sub-Dialogue on Latin America that the US sees more potential in partnerships with China in the region than adversity. Ms. Jacobson - [Dropping Oil Prices Reveal Failed Economic Policies in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/dropping-oil-prices-reveal-failed-economic-policies-in-latin-america/) - As the global price of oil drops, the effects of this phenomenon are unveiling the failure of Latin America’s populist governments to generate sustainable prosperity while depending on oil-for-loans schemes, mainly with China. In the last few months, the price of Brent crude oil has declined from a high of over $140 per barrel to - [Vimos como Nisman se acercaba cada vez más …](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/vimos-como-nisman-se-acercaba-cada-vez-mas/) - Joseph Humire es Director del Center for a Secure Free Society de Washington DC, consultado por Fabiana Suárez, de radio Fisherton CNN acerca de la visión de los Estados Unidos por el caso “Nisman” expresó: “El Fiscal Alberto Nisman es considerado un muy buen profesional dentro de la comunidad judicial americana y el mundo académico. - [Siria en Latinoamérica](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/siria-en-latinoamerica/) - Una amenaza muy seria a la seguridad democrática regional En medio del desastre causado por la falta de prevención ante la recurrencia del fenómeno de El Niño, una amenaza mayor se cierne sobre el Perú y toda la región. El régimen dictatorial de la marioneta cubana (aunque luego reculó por causas aún inciertas) decidió quitarse - [Chicago-style politics wreaks havoc from Washington to Quito](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/chicago-style-politics-wreaks-havoc-from-washington-to-quito/) - What would President Abraham Lincoln say? If it isn’t bad enough that four of the last seven former Illinois governors were jailed for assorted crimes of corruption, racketeering and bribery, now the Land of Lincoln has produced two world leaders straight from the Chicago-style school of politics, Barack Obama and Ecuador’s Rafael Correa, pushing their - [U.S., Russia 'reset' button must focus on counterterrorism](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/u-s-russia-reset-button-must-focus-on-counterterrorism/) - May 9 marks the 68th anniversary of Moscow’s Victory Day celebrating the Soviet Union’s triumph in World War II. The anniversary puts President Vladimir Putin on the world stage from Moscow. Arguably the benefactor from America’s “Reset Button,” Putin won an unprecedented third term largely through outmaneuvering his U.S. counterpart thereby fostering resurgent nationalism within - [Putin skips the G8 summit -- it's time to re-set our relationship with Russia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/putin-skips-the-g8-summit-its-time-to-re-set-our-relationship-with-russia/) - The Russian “re-set button” that was grandly announced by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton in 2009 was a unilateral gesture -- and thus it’s no surprise the Bear is still smiling. Now with President Putin’s unprecedented third term as Russia’s president underway and his decision to skip the G-8 Summit in Camp David - [What is the Center of Latin America’s Security Challenges?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/what-is-the-center-of-latin-americas-security-challenges/) - Author of this article, Adelle Nazarian, comments on Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen's remarks at the Western Hemisphere Security Forum, hosted by the Center for a Secure Free Society and Daniel Morgan Graduate School. After accepting the Manwaring Award for displaying exceptional commitment and leadership to securing freedom in the Americas, Ros-Lehtinen remarked, “Hezbollah engages in widespread drug trafficking throughout - [Why ISIS Isn’t The Whole Picture](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/why-isis-isnt-the-whole-picture/) - Imagine a team of doctors removing the largest malignant tumor from a lung cancer patient, leaving in countless smaller ones, and then allowing the patient to smoke 2-3 packs of cigarettes a day. Does anyone think this would cure the problem?Yet that is basically Barack Obama’s approach to “destroy” ISIS. And why is that? While - [Watch Correa, not Castro at Americas summit: Column](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/watch-correa-not-castro-at-americas-summit-column/) - As three dozen world leaders meet in Panama, April 10 to 11 for the 7th Summit of the Americas, conventional wisdom is to watch Barack Obama and Raul Castro. After all, this is Cuba's first attendance since these summits began in the 1990s. Based on the principles of democracy and free trade, the Organization of American States had excluded Cuba since the Castro - [U.S. weakness breeds global instability](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/u-s-weakness-breeds-global-instability/) - In a recent interview, former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld suggested that U.S. weakness is fueling instability around the world. How true. We can see the proof unfolding before our eyes. Russia has seized Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula. Venezuela's regime has killed and wounded dozens of student protestors, jailing hundreds more. Syria's regime has killed 130,000 people and displaced another 9 million. Iran continues its - [Obama Rolls Dice With American Lives Over GITMO Releases](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/obama-rolls-dice-with-american-lives-over-gitmo-releases/) - Snake eyes, you die. Seven, eleven, you live. All other rolls of the dice are anybody’s guess. Yes, just like craps, such is the randomness of President Barack Obama’s gamble on releasing so many radical Islamic terror suspects from Guantanamo and hoping they don’t kill Americans and our allies. Yet sadly it’s no game, countless lives - [GORDON: America goes to war and the military gets the axe](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/gordon-america-goes-to-war-and-the-military-gets-the-axe/) - Now that America has gone to war in Syria and Iraq, adding to the 13-year war in Afghanistan, our warfighters need the right tools to get the job done. President Obama is right to strike radical Islam-inspired terror groups that want to kill as many as Americans as possible until Israel ceases to exist and - [Despite horrors of Paris, Obama continues to free terror suspects from Guantanamo](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/despite-horrors-of-paris-obama-continues-to-free-terror-suspects-from-guantanamo/) - While 40 world leaders marched in Paris to show solidarity against terrorist attacks, Obama not only skipped the event, he remains determined to free as many Al Qaeda, Taliban and affiliated jihadists from Guantanamo as possible. Just this week he released five Yemenis, four to Oman and one to Estonia, despite their front-line service against U.S. - [As NATO withers, whither NATO?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/as-nato-withers-whither-nato/) - As world leaders gather for the NATO summit in Wales during the first week of September, they’ll need to do some collective soul-searching on the alliance’s future. NATO served its original purpose in preventing the Soviet Union from overrunning Western Europe, but the world isn’t much safer today. Everywhere we look, deadly threats abound — - [As ISIS terror threat grows, Obama’s top regret is not closing Guantanamo](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/as-isis-terror-threat-grows-obamas-top-regret-is-not-closing-guantanamo/) - “I think I would have closed Guantanamo on the first day.” Who uttered those words this week? It wasn't a liberal blogger or a radio talk show host. Nope. Those are the words of our commander-in-chief responding to seventh grader Laura Winfrey’s question after a speech in Cleveland. Winfrey asked, “if you could go back to the first day of your - [America’s Time for Atonement](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/americas-time-for-atonement/) - Tense relations between the White House and Congress aren’t unusual, and certainly not new. Yet over the past month they’ve hit lows not seen since President Clinton’s impeachment trial. Are congressional Republicans really “traitors,” as the New York Daily News screamed in all capitals on the front page? Should President Obama be “embarrassed” for them, as he told Vice - [16 years later, ‘Paz Para Vieques’ still teaches powerful lesson](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/16-years-later-paz-para-vieques-still-teaches-powerful-lesson/) - Sunday, April 19th marks the 16th anniversary of the training accident that sparked our Navy’s worst defeat since Pearl Harbor. Soaring over the eastern tip of Vieques Island, off Puerto Rico’s coast, a Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet dropped two 500-pound bombs near the hillside observation post over a mile from the target range, killing a - [The reasons why Guantanamo is so expensive](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/the-reasons-why-guantanamo-is-so-expensive/) - In listening to President Obama and most Democrats in Congress, one might think that holding detainees at Guantanamo Bay is what’s bankrupting America. Last month, the president told Candy Crowley on CNN’s State of the Union that “it is wildly expensive. We’re spending millions for each individual there.” Democratic Sen. Joe Machin III of West - [Obama's Deadly New PR Firm](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/obamas-deadly-new-pr-firm/) - The dramatic rescue of an American aid worker and her Danish colleague in Somalia by Navy commandos was a terrific encore to the killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan nine months ago. However, all the White House-driven publicity for both events has helped turn the once-secret SEAL Team 6 into a household term, with likely negative consequences. Although SEAL Team 6 and - [Obama's bipolar approach to terrorism](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/obamas-bipolar-approach-to-terrorism/) - So much for “not spiking the football.” Though President Obama used that analogy to compare mildly excessive football celebrations with his refusal to release photos of a dead Osama bin Laden, the impeccably timed visit to Afghanistan exactly one year later more closely resembled the Green Bay Packers’ “Lambeau Leap” into the stands, or the “salsa - [Obama finally gets serious about bringing KSM to justice](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/obama-finally-gets-serious-about-bringing-ksm-to-justice/) - President Obama’s whirlwind campaign stop in Afghanistan this week, exactly a year after Usama Bin Laden’s death, may make the commander in chief appear tough in punishing those responsible for the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. But looks can be deceiving. As we proudly celebrate the Freedom Tower reclaiming New York’s skyline, literally rising - [New Guantanamo soccer field shows Obama's priorities in action](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/new-guantanamo-soccer-field-shows-obamas-priorities-in-action/) - With up to $1 trillion in defense spending cuts planned over the next decade, the Obama administration has curiously managed to spend $750,000 in taxpayer funds on a year-long construction project for a detainee soccer field at Gitmo. Though it’s a tough choice to say who deserves more blame for such apparent waste, fraud and - [Five ways Obama weakened National Security in 2011](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/five-ways-obama-weakened-national-security-in-2011/) - So 2011 has come and gone - yet another bleak chapter in our national security outlook under President Obama. Considering that we have a president who made it a point to apologize for our superpower status, the notion that he would somehow weaken the country should not be surprising. After all, he’s only matching his - [America Betrayed Over Bergdahl, Taliban Leaders POW Exchange](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/america-betrayed-over-bergdahl-taliban-leaders-pow-exchange/) - In one of America’s most shocking wartime decisions, the Commander-in-Chief has knowingly broken the law to release five of our highest-ranking enemies in return for a young soldier who mysteriously vanished from his post days after allegedly writing to his parents, “the horror is that America is disgusting” and mailing home boxes with his books and uniforms. - [9/11 suspects on hunger strike at Gitmo -- Oh the Humanity!](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/9-11-suspects-on-hunger-strike-at-gitmo-oh-the-humanity/) - “Oh, the Humanity!” So went the famous phrase shouted by Chicago’s WLS Radio announcer Herb Morrison as he witnessed the Hindenburg crash and burn in Lakehurst, N.J. on May 6, 1937. Though the death of three-dozen Germans and Americans in the fiery explosion 75 years ago is a far cry from the “plight” of 9/11 suspects at - [11 years after 9/11 why are we still fighting the last war to keep America safe?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/11-years-after-9-11-why-are-we-still-fighting-the-last-war-to-keep-america-safe/) - As we mark the 11th anniversary of September 11 terrorist attacks on America, we’re undoubtedly safer to flying on a plane – but that’s just about it. Sure, a lot has been accomplished since that horrific day -- we've patched holes in our faulty methods for sharing intelligence, we've enacted the Patriot Act to boost - [Op-Ed: Can North Korea Launch Pearl Harbor II?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/op-ed-can-north-korea-launch-pearl-harbor-ii/) - Within hours of the 9/11 attacks, I joined my fellow Sailors hunkered down at Pacific Fleet Headquarters in Pearl Harbor where we helped coordinate the defense of Hawaii and the West Coast. As dozens of ships left port to guard major cities, the irony of responding to the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil from - [Obama Spins Americans Over Bowe Bergdahl Release, Taliban Exchange](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/obama-spins-americans-over-bowe-bergdahl-release-taliban-exchange/) - President Obama has finally done it. The White House had been dropping hints for years, and this weekend our commander in chief made one of our nation’s most shocking wartime decisions. He agreed to allow the release of five top Taliban top leaders from Guantanamo in exchange for our lone prisoner-of-war, Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl. - [Opinion: Will Gitmo become a terror base?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/opinion-will-gitmo-become-a-terror-base/) - In the sleepy town of Manta, along Ecuador’s remote Pacific Coast, business is good. For narco-terrorists, that is. Ironically, just six years ago, it was the U.S.-Ecuador joint hub of counter-narcotic operations, responsible for 60 percent of drug seizures in the Eastern Pacific, worth over $5 billion per year. How times have changed. Appeasing Ecuador’s - [Russia, China set sights on Arctic riches](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/russia-china-set-sights-on-arctic-riches/) - While the Polar Vortex and Sochi Olympics may have dominated world headlines this winter, both are relatively minor in size and scope when compared to an evolving geo-political crisis also featuring freezing temps and international competition. The high stakes “Great Game” over Arctic riches will affect billions of people in the coming years, yet appears - [Ukraine Can’t Prosper While It’s Still Corrupt](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/ukraine-cant-prosper-while-its-still-corrupt/) - My recent visits to Ukraine, other countries formerly in the Soviet sphere, and their neighbors have convinced me that Kiev presides over a nation in terrible shape, at least compared to its former comrades. Infrastructure is crumbling, buildings are dilapidated and old Soviet-style jalopies carefully navigate pothole-strewn streets. And that just refers to areas outside - [On Gitmo's Tenth Anniversary, Obama Should at Least Thank the Troops](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/on-gitmos-tenth-anniversary-obama-should-at-least-thank-the-troops/) - Exactly four months after a ruthless gang of Islamic extremists crashed hijacked airliners into the Twin Towers, Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania, several dozen of their brothers-in-arms captured in Afghanistan and Pakistan arrived at U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay. Though essentially left off the national radar, January 11th marks the 10th anniversary of holding and interrogating Al Qaeda and Taliban-linked militants in - [Is Iran Killing the U.S. With Kindness?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/is-iran-killing-the-u-s-with-kindness/) - Obama shouldn't be fooled by the Iranian president's charm offensive One negotiating tactic for prying desired results from important yet reluctant people is the time-tested principle of "killing them with kindness." Charming others to your side is generally well received, and can produce win-win scenarios. Though what if one side only wants to trick the - [Is Ecuador Waging A Stealth War On America?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/is-ecuador-waging-a-stealth-war-on-america/) - Without firing a shot, Ecuador’s populist President Rafael Correa appears to be waging a stealth war on America. In recent weeks the Justice Department revealed Quito’s whopping $6.4 million foreign government lobbying contracts awarded to two public relations firms this year, raising important questions about what Correa is spending all that money to achieve. According - [Obama’s post-Cold War ‘Bizarro World’ foreign policies](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/obamas-post-cold-war-bizarro-world-foreign-policies/) - When I was growing up during the Cold War, the geopolitical narrative seemed clear-cut and favored Americans. The United States and the Soviet Union faced off for supremacy in every corner of the globe, fighting proxy wars in Korea, Vietnam, Central America and beyond. Most American presidents developed reputations as strong leaders, staking their presidencies - [Can basketball history justify fear in Baltics?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/can-basketball-history-justify-fear-in-baltics/) - While folks in Congress experience bittersweet moments as their home state and alumni college basketball teams rise and fall, brackets are busted, and office pool champs are crowned, when it’s all over, most still equate March Madness with fun and excitement. But for the basketball powerhouses in the Baltics, the game also brings out another - [Obama’s global retreat leads to Gangsta’s Paradise in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/obamas-global-retreat-leads-to-gangstas-paradise-in-latin-america/) - With world leaders back in New York this week for the UN General Assembly, most of the attention was focused on Russia’s power grab in Ukraine and the so-called Islamic State’s march through Syria and Iraq. Yet as nearly three dozen heads of state in Latin America and the Caribbean know all too well, the - [Five signs Obama is losing Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/five-signs-obama-is-losing-latin-america/) - While President Obama made headlines for downplaying the threat posed by Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez to national security, such naive remarks should hardly come as a surprise given his track record. Though most of Mr. Obama’s newsworthy foreign policy proclamations have pertained to the Middle East, Europe and Asia, his judgment calls on Latin America have been equally bad - [Egypt’s missing marker: Economic freedom](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/egypts-missing-marker-economic-freedom/) - Much has been written about the Muslim Brotherhood’s disastrous influence in Egypt and the Obama administration’s unwise foreign-policy decisions throughout the Arab Spring, but both are merely byproducts of larger underlying problems that threaten Egypt and its neighbors. To better grasp these problems, it might be useful to look at Egypt from a broad, strategic view and discuss key factors of economics, population - [What to do to promote relief in Egypt](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/what-to-do-to-promote-relief-in-egypt/) - As Egypt continues its tumultuous transition to democracy two years after the Arab Spring swept strongman President Hosni Mubarak from power, Washington must weigh its next moves carefully. For decades, U.S. policy in the region has been picking the least bad option in supporting partner governments, leading to autocrats such as Mr. Mubarak, who maintained an unpopular peace with Israel and ensured - [Egypt, a key to defeating radical Islam](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/egypt-a-key-to-defeating-radical-islam/) - At this year’s United Nations General Assembly in New York, it was good to see a focus on stopping the global threat posed by radical Islam. Yet the U.N.’s plan of action isn’t nearly sufficient. Since the 1970s, militant Islamists have carried out mass-casualty attacks and beheadings against civilians worldwide with no sign of letting - [Egypt will set course for Middle East](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/egypt-will-set-course-for-middle-east/) - With the ebb and flow of major clashes in Cairo's Tahrir Square since the Arab Spring began nearly two years ago, it’s easy to get bogged down in the details of who’s doing what to whom on any given day. Americans must take a step above the fray and look at Egypt and beyond from a broader, strategic level. - [As Venezuela sinks, Ecuador rises as chief anti-Yankee antagonist](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research/as-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 Latin America. It’s no secret that Nicolas Maduro, the track suit-wearing, former bus driver and Hugo Chavez protégé is failing to ## Events - [AMIA 25th Anniversary: Improving Regional Counterterrorism Cooperation in the Wake of a Tragedy](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/amia-25th-anniversary-improving-regional-counterterrorism-cooperation-in-the-wake-of-a-tragedy/) - On Thursday, July 25, 2019, the Center for a Secure Free Society held an event entitled, “AMIA 25th Anniversary: Improving Regional Counterterrorism Cooperation in the Wake of a Tragedy” from 9:00am to 12:00pm in the Russell Senate Office Building, Room 485. The event featured opening remarks by Senator Ted Cruz (R. TX); John P. Cronan, - [2025 Western Hemisphere Security Forum](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/2025whsf/) - WASHINGTON D.C.- January 18, 2025 | On the eve of the presidential inauguration of Donald J. Trump, a select group of one-hundred policymakers, presidents, ministers, government officials, academics, and leading thinkers from no fewer than 15 nations across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe, met at The University Club in Washington D.C. to attend the Western - [The Foreign Policy Foundations of President Donald Trump | Joseph Humire presents at Mexico’s largest university - UNAM](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/the-foreign-policy-poundations-of-president-trump/) - In this episode, we dive into how the China–Iran–Russia coalition is influencing the region, from Venezuela to Bolivia. - [The New Sino-Iranian Alliance Taking Over Latin America | American Thought Leaders](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/the-new-sino-iranian-alliance-taking-over-latinamerica/) - In this episode, we dive into how the China–Iran–Russia coalition is influencing the region, from Venezuela to Bolivia. - [Analysis of Aftermath of Venezuela Elections | American Thought Leaders](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/american-thought-leaders/) - Deep Dive into Venezuela’s Disputed Election and the Power Players Behind the Scenes - [Honduras as China’s Gateway to Central America | OTM in Roatán and San Lorenzo Port](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/onthemoveroatan/) - For episode 5 of our travel video series, On The Move, we head to Europe where Western Civilization began. - [Saving Spain and Western Civilization | OTM in Madrid and Warsaw](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/onthemovemadrid/) - For episode 5 of our travel video series, On The Move, we head to Europe where Western Civilization began. - [Latin America Under Threat | OTM EP. 04 Bogotá](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/onthemovebogota/) - Why is organized crime unleashed in Latin America? What interests are behind this wave of political violence in Ecuador and Colombia? To explain, our Executive Director Joseph Humire traveled to Bogotá. - [Uniting Against Tyranny | OTM EP. 03 New York & Miami](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/onthemovenewyorkcitymiami/) - In this video, Joseph explains how one of the most important aspects of securing peace and prosperity in our neighborhood is to unite civil society against the rise of Tyranny in the Americas. - [SFS analysis on the end of Title 42 and the US Southern Border Crisis: Weaponized Migration](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/weaponizedmigration/) - There is an unprecedented crisis on the U.S. southern border that is alarming Americans and causing confusion among policymakers. A record-breaking 2.7 million encounters on the border in Fiscal Year 2022 is the highest rate on record since 1960. The end of Title 42 on May 11 will likely catalyze even greater rates of - [Order of Merit Medal awarded to Joseph M. Humire from Colombian Armed Forces Reserve](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/ordermeritmedal/) - Washington, D.C. - Thursday, January 19, 2023 | The Order of Merit Medal "General Pedro Fortoul" was awarded to Joseph M. Humire by the Armed Forces Reserve of the Republic of Colombia. The following is the official citation by the medal council of the Colombian reserves: Major General Juan Carlos Salazar, President; Major General Félix - [2023 Manwaring National Security Award to Alejandro A. Chafuen, PhD](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/2023-manwaring-award-reception/) - Washington, D.C. - Thursday, January 19, 2023 | On its 10th anniversary, the Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS) awarded the Max Manwaring National Security Award for Distinguished Service in Advancing Freedom in the Americas to Alejandro A. Chafuen, Ph.D., the founder of SFS and current international managing director at the Acton Institute and - [2023 Western Hemisphere Security Forum | International Spy Museum](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/2023whsf/) - WATCH THE LIVESTREAM OF THE FORUM WASHINGTON D.C.- January 19, 2023 | On a dark and rainy night in the nation's capital, more than one hundred twenty scholars, experts, and leaders of the free society from eleven countries gathered at the International Spy Museum to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Center for a Secure - [2022 Manwaring Award Reception](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/2022-manwaring-award-reception/) - Washington, D.C. | On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, the Center for a Secure Free Society held a reception to honor Ambassador Curtin Winsor, Jr. with the Manwaring Award for Distinguished Service in Securing Freedom in the Americas. Executive Director Joseph Humire opened the event with SFS Board Chairman Mark Walker and Anita Winsor, Trustee of - [America Is More Than a Democracy: OTM in Washington D.C.](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/america-is-more-than-a-democracy-otm-2/) - For President Biden's Summit for Democracy to be successful, the discussion needs to go beyond democracy and talk about individual liberty. This On The Move video shows SFS Executive Director Joseph M. Humire speaking with Guatemala's President Alejandro Giammattei during the week of the Summit for Democracy in Washington D.C., expressing gratitude for Guatemala's close - [Russia’s Assault on the U.S Dollar, Beyond the Ukraine War](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/russias-assault-on-the-us-dollar/) - SFS Executive Director Joseph M. Humire speaking on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and its global economic effects at the 21st Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum hosted at the National Congress of the Republic of Guatemala on March 7-8, 2022. https://youtu.be/vMEO84IVLcM To watch the entire forum, titled "Corruption and Transnational Organized Crime: Threats to Social and Economic Prosperity" - [Harris and the Border Crisis: A View from Guatemala](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/harris-and-the-border-crisis-a-view-from-guatemala-2/) - The second From The Field webinar series from SFS delves once more into the crisis on the U.S. southern border and discusses the national security and counterterrorism aspects from a Guatemalan perspective on the heels of Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to the region. For this episode, we present special keynote remarks by Guatemalan Foreign - [Biden and the Border Crisis: What to do about the growing humanitarian situation at the U.S. border](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/biden-and-the-border-crisis-what-to-do-about-the-growing-humanitarian-situation-at-the-u-s-border/) - The new From The Field webinar series from SFS delves into the impending crisis on the U.S. southern border and discusses the national security and counterterrorism aspects of the Biden administration's immigration policies. For this episode, we are joined by a former Air Force Office of Special Investigations counterintelligence officer and SFS Senior Fellow David - [Twenty Years: Remembering 9/11 and the Future of Afghanistan](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/twenty-years-remembering-9-11-and-the-future-of-afghanistan/) - SFS Executive Director Joseph M. Humire, a US Marine combat veteran, is joined by three other combat veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan for this special 9/11 anniversary edition of our From the Field webinar series. They discuss how the world has changed since September 11, 2001, and what the disastrous withdrawal of - [Venezuela's Mounting Refugee Crisis](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/venezuelas-mounting-refugee-crisis/) - Most recently on Capitol Hill, the Center for a Secure Free Society held a panel discussion on the mounting refugee crisis in Venezuela on Wednesday, June 27th. Our panel speakers included, Col. Preston McLaughlin, USMC Ret.; Dr. R. Evan Ellis; Ambassador Roger Noriega; and the Executive Director of Center for a Secure Free Society, Mr. - [Central American Caravans: Are These a Threat to US Border Security?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/central-american-caravans-are-these-a-threat-to-us-border-security/) - On Tuesday, February 12, 2019, the Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS) hosted an expert panel to discuss the recent caravan phenomenon, titled Central American Caravans: Are these a threat to US border security? The event coincided with the release of our Situation Report and Route Survey of the same topic. Guests gathered at - [The VRIC: Tracing the Roots of Venezuela, Russia, Iran & China Security & Intelligence Cooperation](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/the-vric-tracing-the-roots-of-venezuela-russia-iran-china-security-intelligence-cooperation/) - Though the BRIC economies have largely come and gone from international headlines, perhaps a similar sounding, yet more threatening alliance is emerging as a distant cousin. The VRIC: Venezuela, Russia, Iran & China. Rather than a rising group of emerging economies challenging the U.S. and Europe for global market share, the VRIC is challenging the U.S. and its Latin - [National Security and the Constitution of Free Societies](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/national-security-and-the-constitution-of-free-societies/) - On Friday, March 31st, 2017 the Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS) partnered with the National Center for Policy Analysis and the Philadelphia Society to host a breakfast panel event entitled National Security and the Constitution of Free Societies. Guests gathered at the Adolphus Hotel in Dallas, TX for two panels on Immigration and U.S. - [Latin American Terror Trials](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/latin-american-terror-trials/) - In the past couple of years, the threat of Islamist terror has grown throughout the Western Hemisphere, with operatives from Hezbollah, the Islamic State and other global terror organizations expanding their reach beyond their theaters of operations. The radical Islamist movement has various faces and dimensions, but the planning, organizing, financing, and execution of acts - [North Korea-Iran Nexus: Can their Nuclear Ambitions be Stopped?](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/north-korea-iran-nexus-can-their-nuclear-ambitions-be-stopped/) - On Tuesday, May 16th, 2017, the Center for a Secure Free Society hosted a Washington, D.C. roundtable discussion on a most timely subject: “The North Korea-Iran Nexus: Can their nuclear ambitions be stopped?” Four participants representing a range of perspectives tackled the thorny issue of Iran and North Korea’s nuclear proliferation efforts and made substantive - [Hidden Dragon: China's Stealthy Rise in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/hidden-dragon-chinas-stealthy-rise-in-latin-america/) - On Tuesday, February 27th, the Center for a Secure Free Society (SFS) hosted an expert panel to discuss Chinese activity in Latin America, titled Hidden Dragon: China’s Stealthy Rise in Latin America. The event coincided with the release of our latest Global Dispatch, “The Dragon and the Condor: Beyond China’s Economic Activity in Latin America.” Guests gathered in the House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing - [The Crime-Terror Convergence: Countering Hezbollah's Growing Empire in Latin America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event/the-crime-terror-convergence-countering-hezbollahs-growing-empire-in-latin-america/) - In recent years, Hezbollah has developed a significant presence in Latin America. Its continued terrorist activity and expanding financial empire, built on drug trafficking and money laundering, is becoming a growing U.S. security concern, as demonstrated by the creation of a new Hezbollah Financing and Narcoterrorism Team (HFNT) at the Department of Justice in January. ## Categories - [Uncategorised](https://www.securefreesociety.org/category/uncategorised/) - [Uncategorized](https://www.securefreesociety.org/category/uncategorized/) - [Television Appearances](https://www.securefreesociety.org/category/television-appearances/) - [Media Mentions](https://www.securefreesociety.org/category/media-mentions/) - [Podcast/Radio Interviews](https://www.securefreesociety.org/category/podcast-radio-interviews/) - [Interview](https://www.securefreesociety.org/category/interview/) - [New World Report](https://www.securefreesociety.org/category/new-world-report/) - SFS is featured in a weekly radio segment on The John Batchelor Show discussing critical issues of the Western Hemisphere, otherwise known as the New World. - 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[China](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/china/) - [Syria](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/syria/) - [Libya](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/libya/) - [Cuba](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/cuba/) - [Peru](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/peru/) - [North Korea](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/north-korea/) - [United States](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/united-states/) - [Afghanistan](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/afghanistan/) - [Pakistan](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/pakistan/) - [Turkey](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/turkey/) - [Guatemala](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/guatemala/) - [Colombia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/colombia/) - [Nicaragua](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/nicaragua/) - [Israel](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/israel/) - [Brazil](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/brazil/) - [Mexico](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/mexico/) - [Honduras](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/honduras/) - [No Location](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/no-location/) - [Belgium](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/belgium/) - [Central America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/central-america/) - [Iran](https://www.securefreesociety.org/country/iran/) ## Month - [January](https://www.securefreesociety.org/month/january/) - [February](https://www.securefreesociety.org/month/february/) - [March](https://www.securefreesociety.org/month/march/) - [April](https://www.securefreesociety.org/month/april/) - [May](https://www.securefreesociety.org/month/may/) - [June](https://www.securefreesociety.org/month/june/) - [July](https://www.securefreesociety.org/month/july/) - [August](https://www.securefreesociety.org/month/august/) - [September](https://www.securefreesociety.org/month/september/) - [October](https://www.securefreesociety.org/month/october/) - [November](https://www.securefreesociety.org/month/november/) - [December](https://www.securefreesociety.org/month/december/) ## Year - [2018](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2018/) - [2016](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2016/) - [2017](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2017/) - [2019](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2019/) - [2020](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2020/) - [2014](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2014/) - [2013](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2013/) - [2015](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2015/) - [2012](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2012/) - [2011](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2011/) - [2021](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2021/) - [2022](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2022/) - [2023](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2023/) - [2024](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2024/) - [2025](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2025/) - [2026](https://www.securefreesociety.org/years/2026/) ## Expert - [Alex Chafuen](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/dr-alex-chafuen/) - 4153 - [Leonardo Gonzalez](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/leonardo-gonzalez/) - 221 - [Dardo López-Dolz](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/dardo-lopez-dolz/) - 222 - [Evgueni Novikov](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/dr-evgueni-novikov/) - 231 - [Fernando Menéndez](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/fernando-menendez/) - 217 - [J.D. Gordon](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/j-d-gordon/) - 4166 - [Jon Perdue](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/jon-perdue/) - 4157 - [José Gustavo Arocha](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/jose-gustavo-arocha/) - 4163 - [Joseph M. Humire](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/joseph-m-humire/) - 193 - [Kylie Skorupa](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/kylie-skorupa/) - 220 - [Ricardo Neeb](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/ricardo-neeb/) - 223 - [SFS Team](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/sfs-team/) - 4169 - [Leonardo Coutinho](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/leonardo-coutinho/) - 8520 - [Allison Reichel](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/allison-reichel/) - 8534 - [David Grantham, Ph.D.](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/david-grantham-ph-d/) - 8527 - [Christina Armes Hunter](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/christina-armes/) - 8706 - [Steven D. Barbieri](https://www.securefreesociety.org/research_expert/steven-barbieri/) - 18054 ## Type - [Publications](https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/publications/) - [Books/Reviews](https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/books-reviews/) - [VRIC Monitor](https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/vric-monitor/) - [In the Media](https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/media/) - [Opinion Editorials](https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/opinion-editorials/) - [Situation Report](https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/situation-report/) - [Congressional Testimony](https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/congressional-testimony/) - [Presentations](https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/presentations/) - [COVID-19](https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/covid-19/) - Read more about the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic in Latin America. - [Transregional Threats Journal](https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/transregional-threats-journal/) - An SFS publication contextualizing our expertise for local and state audiences - [Policy Reports](https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/policy-reports/) - [Fact Sheets](https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/fact-sheets/) - [Tren de Aragua](https://www.securefreesociety.org/publication_type/tren-de-aragua/) - The TdA (Tren de Aragua) is the fastest growing transnational criminal organization in the world and the Center for a Secure Free Society is leading a research effort at documenting TdA activity in the United States and Latin America. ## Event Status - [Upcoming](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_status/upcoming/) - [Past](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_status/past/) ## Event Topic - [Security](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/security/) - [Caravans](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/caravans/) - [Refugee Crisis](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/refugee-crisis/) - [Book Review](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/book-review/) - [Cedice](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/cedice/) - [Alberto Nisman](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/alberto-nisman/) - [AMIA](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/amia/) - [Economics](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/economics/) - [VRIC](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/vric/) - [BRIC](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/bric/) - [Hezbollah](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/hezbollah/) - [China](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/china/) - [Iran](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/iran/) - [Nuclear Programs](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/nuclear-programs/) - [North Korea](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/north-korea/) - [Russia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/russia/) - [Migration](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/migration/) - [Trafficking](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_topic/trafficking/) ## Event Region - [Latin America and Caribbean](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_region/latin-america-and-caribbean/) - [North America](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_region/north-america/) - [Middle East and North Africa](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_region/middle-east-and-north-africa/) - [Asia and Pacific](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_region/asia-and-pacific/) ## Event Month - [January](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_month/january/) - [February](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_month/february/) - [March](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_month/march/) - [April](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_month/april/) - [May](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_month/may/) - [June](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_month/june/) - [July](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_month/july/) - [August](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_month/august/) - [September](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_month/september/) - [October](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_month/october/) - [November](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_month/november/) ## Event Year - [2015](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_year/2015/) - [2018](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_year/2018/) - [2019](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_year/2019/) - [2014](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_year/2014/) - [2017](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_year/2017/) - [2021](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_year/2021/) - [2022](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_year/2022/) - [2023](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_year/2023/) - [2024](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_year/2024/) - [2025](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_year/2025/) ## Event Venue - [National Press Club](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_venue/national-press-club/) - [Capitol Hill](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_venue/capitol-hill/) - [Institute of World Politics](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_venue/institute-of-world-politics/) - [Hart Senate Office Building](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_venue/hart-senate-office-building/) - [Adolphus Hotel](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_venue/adolphus-hotel/) - [University Club](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_venue/university-club/) - [Spy Museum](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_venue/spy-museum/) - [International Spy Museum](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_venue/international-spy-museum/) ## Event Location - [Washington, D.C.](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_location/washington-d-c/) - [Dallas, TX](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_location/dallas-tx/) - [Guatemala City](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_location/guatemala-city/) - [New York City](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_location/new-york-city/) - [Colombia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_location/colombia/) - [Madrid](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_location/madrid/) - [Honduras](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_location/honduras/) - [Mexico City](https://www.securefreesociety.org/event_location/mexico-city/) ## News Country - [France](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/france/) - [Venezuela](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/venezuela/) - [Islamic Republic of Iran](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/islamic-republic-of-iran/) - [Russia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/russia/) - [China](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/china/) - [Canada](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/canada/) - [Syria](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/syria/) - [Peru](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/peru/) - [Cuba](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/cuba/) - [Brazil](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/brazil/) - [Chile](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/chile/) - [Turkey](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/turkey/) - [Australia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/australia/) - [United States](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/united-states/) - [Bolivia](https://www.securefreesociety.org/news_country/bolivia/) - 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