Iran’s Weapons Now Reach The Western Hemisphere
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, and their Latin American al
Continue readingWeaponized Drug Trafficking: How Venezuela Built a Super Cartel to Attack the United States
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Continue readingVRIC MONITOR No. 23 | 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
Continue readingVRIC MONITOR No. 15 | 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
Continue readingLatin 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
Continue readingHugo 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
Continue readingTurning the Tables: How Brazil Defeated an ISIS Threat
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 ci
Continue readingLas cartas de posguerra (léase post elecciones)
Read the latest about Peruvian politics from our fellow, Dardo López-Dolz. The full article can be found here, at El Montonero.
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