On the Radar: Seismic US Drug War Shifts
This week, we analyze another US missile strike in the region, what the decertification of Colombia in the US war…
US Pressures Colombia With Threat of Anti-Drug Aid Cuts
The US government has added Colombia to a list of nations it says are failing to cooperate in the fight…
Behind the Curtain: Venezuela’s ‘Cartels’ and the US Missile Strike Explained
The targeting of a go-fast boat off the coast of Venezuela on September 2 heralded a quantum shift in the…
On the Radar: Tren de Aragua Is Not an International Drug Trafficking Group
This week, we assess the troubling US airstrike on a “suspected” drug boat in the southern Caribbean and compare the…
5 Things to Know About Trump’s Missile Strike in the Caribbean
The United States has significantly escalated its policy of treating organized crime groups as terrorists with a lethal missile strike…
Video: The US Just Bombed a ‘Narco Terrorist’ Boat. Or Did It?
A US military airstrike in the southern Caribbean’s international waters, which the Trump administration claims killed 11 members of the…
1. What Is Tren de Aragua?
Is Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization bent on invading the United States or a spent criminal force being used…
What Is Tren de Aragua?
Is Tren de Aragua a terrorist organization bent on invading the United States or a spent criminal force being used…
2. The Tocorón Takeover
In the early morning of September 23, 2023, convoys of up to 11,000 heavily armed security officers, some in armored…
The Tocorón Takeover
In the early morning of September 23, 2023, convoys of up to 11,000 heavily armed security officers, some in armored…