Global affairs, diplomacy, war, and international relations that shape U.S. interests.
Operation Southern Spear is now one of the largest U.S. maritime campaigns in recent history — combining a carrier strike group, unmanned vessels, and new counter-terrorism authorities against Venezuelan-linked narcotics networks.
Operation Southern Spear Read More »
USAID’s “oversight reform” turned into an accountability shell game. Billions in Ukraine aid now flow through a system so streamlined even auditors can’t keep up — proof that in Washington, reform usually means relocation.
How Moving Parts Around Ukraine Shrunk the Watchdog Read More »
Every border policy is a price signal. When Washington tweaks rules, the cartels tweak rates. The longer we argue “strict or kind,” the better their profit margins get.
Border as Marketplace Read More »
Cartels don’t need cash mules anymore — they have accountants. Trade-based laundering hides billions in fake invoices, freight routes, and front companies that look legitimate until the books are audited.
Money Plumbing 101 Read More »
When USAID quietly axed more than 100 contracts with its favorite mega-contractor, Chemonics International. Behind the bureaucratic jargon of “realignment” lies a revolving-door aid empire that keeps “collapsing”…
The Chemonics Conundrum Read More »
Elbridge Colby is what happens when a policy theorist gets the launch codes. The Pentagon’s new realism guru just told Congress, allies, and the bureaucracy to pick fewer fights and fight them better. Predictably, everyone’s offended—proof the doctrine’s working.
The Colby Doctrine: Pentagon Policy in a Post-Consensus World Read More »
Venezuela’s cartel corridors are going kinetic. U.S. forces just obliterated nine drug boats in the Caribbean as Trump promises the next wave will target land. Gold, fuel, and cash now move along routes that look like shadow trade.
Venezuela Hot Routes Read More »
The “multipolar world order” crowd calls it balance; the rest of us call it open-source chaos. Venezuela has turned itself into a shared Airbnb for China, Russia, and Iran—minus the cleaning fee. Confronting Caracas isn’t warmongering; it’s pest control with better lighting.
Confront Caracas to Collapse the Axis Read More »
What Washington calls “organized crime” looks more like a multinational business model with an army — and America remains its biggest customer.
The Cartel Operating System Read More »
Washington found a way to turn good intentions into an industry. USAID’s aid machine now functions less like a charity and more like a business model built on endless contracts, indirect costs, and moral outsourcing.
USAID’s Black-Box Economics Read More »
