President Trump officially launched the Shield of the Americas Summit this weekend to establish a powerful new coalition of Latin American leaders focused on regional stability. The administration signed a…
President Trump has ordered the immediate reopening of Venezuelan airspace for commercial travel. This decision is part of a broader effort to restore diplomatic relations and reopen the U.S. Embassy…
The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to end Temporary Protected Status for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans and Haitians, despite a recent ruling from the 9th U.S. Circuit…
A federal judge in Washington is moving forward with a contempt investigation after aircraft carrying Venezuelan migrants landed in El Salvador on March 15 instead of returning to the United…
A presidential directive has shifted parts of the drug war from police work to armed conflict, directing the Pentagon to target foreign cartels with maritime interdictions and precision strikes. The…
A recent policy package elevates counternarcotics to a higher military priority by designating major trafficking groups as terrorist entities, expanding SOUTHCOM deployments, and pairing interdictions with financial and diplomatic pressure.…
A recent policy package designates cartels as terrorist groups, expands military taskings in the Caribbean, and pairs new law-enforcement tools with high-profile kinetic actions. The move changes how interdictions are…
Designation of major cartels and other transnational criminal groups as terrorist entities has opened sanctions tools and shared targeting for U.S. law enforcement and the military, while U.S. Southern Command…
A newly intensified counternarcotics drive blends legal designations, maritime strikes, and procurement reform. The administration designated cartels as foreign terrorist organizations in February, increased SOUTHCOM patrols and conducted a September…
