Americas
North and South American security, political instability, defense policy, and regional conflict dynamics.
56 Dispatches
El Salvador's Brutal War on Gangs: Victory or Human Rights Crisis?
Imagine a country where the murder rate plummets from the highest in the world to levels comparable with Canada's. El Salvador has achieved this dramatic s
Could America Really Go to War with Mexico's Cartels?
Analysis of proposals for US military intervention against Mexican cartels, from missile strikes to special forces, and why the defense establishment
The Art of War: Urban Warfare
Imagine Major General Zachary Taylor's US Military forces navigating the labyrinthine streets of Monterrey, Mexico. Urban warfare poses a unique
Is Armed Intervention in Haiti Inevitable?
Haiti's political collapse and gang warfare have prompted calls for armed intervention. Explore the crisis, the options, and the risks of action or
The Spanish-American War: Rise of a New Global Power
The Spanish-American War of 1898 marked a pivotal transformation in American foreign policy and global standing. What began as public outrage over Spanish
Juno Beach: How Canada Stormed the Shores of Normandy on D-Day
The often-overlooked Canadian assault on Juno Beach on 6 June 1944, from the Dalton brothers and a lone gunman at Courseulles to the bloody fight for Bernières.
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 US Invasion of Grenada: Operation Urgent Fury and the Cold War in the Caribbean
How a Marxist coup on a small Caribbean island triggered a full US-led invasion in 1983, and why Operation Urgent Fury remains contested four decades on.