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Haiti gang violence
North America

Throwing thousands more soldiers at Haiti will not solve this crisis

But the UN and US never seem to learn. There have been numerous cycles of peacekeeping and police missions there. Here's why they don't work.

CIA deaths in Mexico: Is Trump playing with fire?
North America

CIA deaths in Mexico: Is Trump playing with fire?

The administration’s aggressive counternarcotics approach is now risking American lives and an escalation to real war with one of our closest neighbors

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Latin America

Right-wing populism has Costa Rica at a crossroads

Increasing incidents of violence due to narco trafficking as well as rising inequality fueled Laura Fernández's recent election victory

NATO Arctic
Global Crises

Is NATO creating an Arctic crisis to placate Trump?

The alliance's buildup to confront questionable Russian and Chinese threats lacks the diplomacy necessary to stave off escalation

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Military Industrial Complex

Could the US win a war with a near-peer adversary today?

It's about manpower, material, and most importantly, how we choose to use our military forces. We're doing it all wrong.

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Asia-Pacific

Middle Powers are setting the table so they won't be 'on the menu'

Often crossing continents, 'workarounding' is a strategy allowing states to cooperate on trade and policy outside rigid U.S.-China alignments.