By, LTC Octavio Pérez, US Army (Ret.), Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, MSI² Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) Recent events surrounding Venezuela suggest the operational use of advanced sonic technologies, expanded intelligence coordination, and a potential permanent CIA footprint ahead of full diplomatic normalization. These developments indicate a multidomain...
By, Rear Admiral (Ret.) of the Chilean Navy, Leonardo Quijarro Santibáñez, Senior Fellow, MSI² Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) The Strait of Hormuz constitutes the point where the triangular strategic geometry among the United States, Israel, and Iran becomes an operational reality. Within that compressed space converge deterrence,...
By, CDR José Adán Gutiérrez, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Senior Fellow, MSI²Rear Admiral (Ret.) Leonardo Quijarro Santibáñez, Senior Fellow, MSI²Dr. Rafael Marrero, Chief Economist and Founder, MSI² Summary The current confrontation in the Middle East is often described as a bilateral competition between the United States and Iran. That...
By, Dr. Orlando Gutiérrez-Boronat (Assembly of the Cuban Resistance), Senior Fellow, MSI² Since the mid-1950s, various countries of the Third World began to speak about non-alignment with the two colossi of the Cold War, namely the United States and the USSR. When one looked closely at the...
By, Fabián Calle, Senior Fellow, MSI² Since the mid-1950s, various countries of the Third World began to speak about non-alignment with the two colossi of the Cold War, namely the United States and the USSR. When one looked closely at the list, it became clear that many...
By, Julio Shiling, Senior Guest Analyst In a decisive move that aligns with the United States’ renewed focus on national interests, the Trump administration is reportedly seeking regime change in Cuba, aiming to dismantle the 67-year communist dictatorship by the end of 2026. This policy, grounded in...
By, Pelegrín Castillo Semán, Contributor In Iran, a decisive struggle is being waged for the destiny of humanity… The fall of the regime of the ayatollahs and its Islamic revolution would constitute a setback of great strategic importance to contain and defeat the spirit of jihad that...
By, Jaime (Jim) Gonzalez, Senior Fellow, MSI² Key Takeaways Coalitional realignment, protectionist working-class Republicans versus globalized professional Democrats, makes electoral incentives reward divergence over compromise, rendering reconciliation politically impossible. Biden and Trump embody irreconcilable theories of American power that mutually cannot coexist. Predictable four-to-eight-year strategic oscillation constitutes America's primary competitive...
By, Pedro Corzo, Senior Fellow, MSI² The death of several dozen Castroite enforcers in Caracas bears irrefutable witness to the close alliance between the dictatorial systems of Cuba and Venezuela, a nexus in which the Nicaraguan dictatorship of Ortega-Murillo is directly involved, despots who have decided to...
By, Dr. Luis Noguerol, Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, MSI² Executive Summary (BLUF) Cyber operations are no longer auxiliary tools of state power. They now function as integrated instruments of coercion, intelligence collection, and strategic signaling, operating alongside diplomacy, sanctions, and military force. Recent developments linked to Venezuela and Iran...