Americas
North and South American security, political instability, defense policy, and regional conflict dynamics.
60 Dispatches
Killswitch Disengage: Why America's Allies Are Abandoning U.S. Weapons
Why Canada, Europe, and East Asian allies are walking away from American weapons—from F-35 kill-switch fears to a collapse of trust in Washington.
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.
The Most Overlooked Conflicts of 2025, Ranked
A ranked survey of 2025's most ignored wars — from the Sahel and Cameroon to Haiti, the Congo, Papua, and Sudan, the year's most underreported conflict.
NATO's 2% Rule: Who Is (and Isn't) Paying Their Way
A clear-eyed look at NATO's 2% defense spending target—what it actually means, who hits it, and which members remain the alliance's freeriders.
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.
The Pancho Villa Expedition: America's 1916 Invasion of Mexico
How Pancho Villa's 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico, triggered the US Punitive Expedition and nearly sparked war between America and Mexico.
The Situation Room: China, Japan, Syria, Sudan, and the Logic of the Trump Doctrine
A wide-angle analysis of a China-Japan war, Syria after Assad, the El-Fasher massacre, the Trump Doctrine, Mexico's cartels, and nuclear landmines.
Situation Room: A Yemen Ground Invasion, al-Shabaab's March on Mogadishu, Haiti's Collapse, and Nigeria's Massacres
Four conflicts at the breaking point: an imminent anti-Houthi offensive in Yemen, al-Shabaab encircling Mogadishu, Haiti past collapse, and massacres in central Nigeria.
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.
The US Has Cut Off Venezuelan Oil: How Trump's Reversal Could Devastate Caracas
How Trump's withdrawal of Biden-era oil licences, the green transition, and a looming glut threaten Venezuela's petrostate economy and its dirtiest crude.
Trump Captures Maduro: Inside the Three-Hour Strike on Venezuela and What Comes Next
U.S. forces struck Caracas and seized Nicolas Maduro on January 3, 2026. Here is what is confirmed, what remains unknown, and what it means for Latin America.
The Capture of Nicolas Maduro: How a Three-Hour U.S. Strike Decapitated Venezuela's Government
In a strike lasting roughly three and a half hours on January 3, 2026, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and upended decades of Latin America policy.