Iran’s Weapons Now Reach The Western Hemisphere
Iran is ready to ramp up its military presence in Latin America to the detriment of U.S. partners and allies. Washington’s response will go a long way toward signaling to Iran’s leaders, and their Latin American al
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The Venezuelan Conundrum: Why negotiations continue to fail
Transregional Threats Journal Venezuela Series • Issue 6 The Venezuelan Conundrum: Why negotiations continue to fail Venezuela has reached another crossroads. Interim President Juan Guaido recently pres
Continue readingA New Era for Iran’s Ambitions in the Western Hemisphere
Two Iranian warships recently steamed around the southern tip of Africa into the Atlantic, most likely en route to Venezuela. The story is one that has largely been ignored by both the media and the White Hous
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VRIC MONITOR No. 21 | Another border crisis, Colombia-Venezuela
OVERVIEW In the last few weeks, multiple congressional delegations have gone down to the U.S. southern border to assess the humanitarian crisis. The horrifying scene has captured the media’s attention with
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VRIC MONITOR No. 20 | Latin American Lawfare
OVERVIEW On Monday, March 8th, Bolivia’s former president and leader of the coca federations, Evo Morales, took a surprise trip to Buenos Aires. Less than a week later, former President Jeanine Añez was a
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VRIC MONITOR No. 19 | New COVID-19 vaccine “cold war” in Latin America
OVERVIEW In late 2019, Russia, Iran, and China carried out, for the first time-ever, a joint naval exercise in the Gulf of Oman as tensions heated up between Tehran and Washington. This month, the three are
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Weaponizing Networks (part one): Venezuela’s Asymmetric Attack on Texas
Transregional Threats Journal Texas Series • Issue 5 Weaponizing Networks (part one): Venezuela’s Asymmetric Attack on Texas Texas has the second largest GDP of any state in the union. I
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VRIC MONITOR No. 18 | Trump to Biden: America First policies aimed at weakening foreign adversaries
Disclaimer: The VRIC Monitor does source a limited amount of media reports from state-owned or -controlled media outlets from VRIC nations. These media reports are carefully selected and solely intended to report on
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