Jenin Proves There Is No Military Solution to the Middle East Conflict
What happened in Jenin last week is truly tragic. Human life on both sides was lost and destruction and hate…
Hybrid Governance and the Criminal Fiefdoms of Tren de Aragua
There are specific expectations for residents of San Vicente, a neighborhood in Venezuela’s central state of Aragua. Men are not…
Rise and Fall of a Hybrid Guerrilla Group: The Bolivarian Liberation Forces
In June 2022, according to local press reports, a heavily armed unit from Venezuela’s General Directorate of Military Counterintelligence stormed…
The Future of Venezuela’s Hybrid State
The evolution of a hybrid state in Venezuela, combining governance with criminality, has helped President Nicolás Maduro hold on to…
Maduro’s Peace Defender Squads Are Anything But Peaceful
In March 2019, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro created a new wing of the Bolivarian Revolution political movement, the Peace Defender…
How Criminal Groups Helped Fill Venezuela’s Post-Chávez Void
When Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez succumbed to cancer in 2013, a perfect storm of crises was already looming on the…
MacLean Brodie Tapped as CEO of MSL Middle East
Publicis Groupe Middle East has appointed MacLean Brodie as Chief Executive Officer of MSL Middle East. In his new role,…
Why Stuart Dew was sacked — but the future is still bright for the Suns
English is sometimes a complex language to understand. Not just to non-native speakers trying to find their way in a…
San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco: Narco-Blockades Between Armed Groups Were Reported
“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat The events reportedly occurred today, July 11, during the middle of the day. Narco-blockades reported…
‘Public Safety Threat’: Florida AG Demands Mark Zuckerberg Combat ‘Sex Trafficking’ on Meta Platforms
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is demanding that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg explain the alleged high volume of human trafficking…