A New Era for Iran’s 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 Hous
Continue reading
Asalto asimétrico a Colombia
El 28 de abril estallaron en Colombia, protestas luego que el presidente Iván Duque introdujera una reforma tributaria, que afectarÃa a una población ya cansada por la pandemia. Cuatro dÃas después, el gobierno
Continue reading
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 f
Continue reading
Venezuela’s Crime-Terrorist Convergence
Transregional Threats Journal Venezuela Series • Volume 1 • Issue 4 Venezuela's Crime-Terrorist Convergence The current U.S. national security strategy, unveiled by President Trump in 2017 a
Continue reading
El Súper Facilitador de Irán, TurquÃa y Venezuela: Quién es Alex Saab?
El 12 de junio, Alex Nain Saab Morán, un empresario colombiano de ascendencia libanesa, fue arrestado en el Aeropuerto Internacional AmÃlcar Cabral en Cabo Verde. Este fue un gran golpe para las redes ilÃcitas del rÃ
Continue reading
Iran, Turkey, and Venezuela’s Super Facilitator: Who is Alex Saab?
On June 12, Alex Nain Saab Morán, a Colombian businessman of Lebanese descent, was arrested at AmÃlcar Cabral International airport in Cape Verde. This was a huge blow to the Maduro regime’s illicit networks, as Saa
Continue readingDispelling 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, Mor
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 reading