Americas
North and South American security, political instability, defense policy, and regional conflict dynamics.
57 Dispatches
Cuba at Zero Day: How a Fuel Collapse Became Washington's Next Regime-Change Gamble
Cuba has run out of fuel as the US tightens a post-Maduro squeeze, indicts Raúl Castro, and courts his grandson for a negotiated transition.
The Invisible Purges in Venezuela: How Delcy Rodriguez Remade a Regime
After Maduro's capture, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has quietly purged his loyalists and remade Venezuela under Washington's watch — but at democracy's expense.
What a US Invasion of Cuba Would Look Like
With Cuba choking under a near-total US oil blockade and Trump declaring it "next," we map the five military options Washington could use against Havana.
America Enters Ecuador's Drug War: Joint Strikes, a Border Crisis, and the Civilians in Between
U.S. and Ecuadorian forces launched joint strikes against drug-trafficking gangs in March 2026, opening a new phase in a war that has made Ecuador one of Earth's deadliest nations.
America Wants Regime Change in Cuba: Inside the Blockade Squeezing Havana
A US energy blockade has plunged Cuba into nationwide blackouts as Washington pushes to topple Miguel Diaz-Canel after Venezuela and Iran.
Could Canada Become Europe's Arsenal? The Case for a New Trans-Atlantic Defense Pact
Europe needs weapons it can't build fast enough, and Canada has idle industrial capacity. Inside the case for Canada becoming Europe's defense arsenal.
Cuba Is Next: Inside Washington's Pressure Campaign to Topple Havana
How a US fuel blockade, financial strangulation, and backchannel talks aim to force regime change in Cuba without firing a shot.
Mexico Is at War: The Killing of El Mencho and the CJNG's Day of Vengeance
How the killing of CJNG boss El Mencho turned Jalisco into a warzone, what it means for Mexico's drug war, and the fight to come over his empire.
Haiti Between Anarchy and Autocracy: A Crisis That Keeps Getting Worse
Haiti's transitional council collapsed and an unelected, US-backed prime minister now stands alone, as a UN force prepares to deploy into gang-held streets.
The Greenland Takeover That Isn't Necessary: Why America Already Controls the Island
Trump is threatening to seize Greenland by force, but treaties and geography mean the US already controls the island — making annexation strategically pointless.
Nicaragua's Reckoning: The Last Member of the Troika of Tyranny
How Maduro's capture and Cuba's collapse have left Daniel Ortega's Nicaragua isolated, vulnerable, and quietly maneuvering to avoid Washington's wrath.
Where Will Trump Strike Next? Six Nations on Washington's List
After the capture of Maduro, Trump named the nations he might target next. A clear-eyed assessment of which are truly at risk—and which are not.