By, CDR José Adán Gutiérrez, USN (Ret), Senior Fellow, MSI² Dr Rafael Marrero, Chief Economist & Founder, MSI² Abstract Bolivia’s 2025 general elections ended nearly two decades of dominance by the Movement for Socialism (MAS) and launched a historic runoff between centrist Rodrigo Paz and conservative Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga....
By, Dr. Rafael Marrero, Chief Economist & Founder, MSI² The rise of the radical legislator to the mayoralty of New York could open the door to an Islamo-Communist infiltration with dangerous links to Hamas, Iran, Cuba, and China. "Supporting Palestinian resistance — in all its forms — is...
By, José Adán Gutiérrez, CDR USN (Ret.), Senior Fellow, MSI² Dr. Rafael Marrero, Chief Economist & Founder, MSI² Bottom Line Up Front Panama has evolved from a maritime crossroads into Beijing’s digital bridgehead in the Americas. Through Huawei’s headquarters and logistics hub in Panama City and Colón, the People’s Republic of...
By, LCDR Jesús D. Romero, USN (Ret.). Senior Fellow & Co-Founder, MSI² Executive Summary The Trump administration’s plan to reallocate $1.8 billion in foreign aid — with $400 million directed to Latin America — presents a rare opportunity. For too long, U.S. aid has been scattered across projects...
By, CDR José Adán Gutiérrez, USN (Ret.), Senior Fellow, MSI² Dr. Rafael Marrero, Founder and CEO, MSI² Abstract Evidence is mounting that Cuban nationals—ranging from hundreds to several thousand—are fighting on behalf of Russia in Ukraine. While Havana officially denies involvement and claims to oppose “mercenarism,” investigative reporting, Ukrainian...
By, CDR José Adán Gutiérrez, USN (Ret.), Senior Fellow, MSI² & Dr. Rafael Marrero, Founder and CEO, Chief Economist, MSI² Abstract China has begun using the Caribbean as a stage for its strategic signaling toward Washington. While U.S. naval deployments around Venezuela underline American red lines, Beijing counters...
By, Jesus Daniel Romero, Co-Founder & Senior Fellow / Dr. Rafael Marrero, Founder & CEO, MSI² Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²) I. Triggers • Cartel de los Soles SDGT Designation (July 25, 2025): The U.S. Department of the Treasury designated the Cartel de los Soles as a Specially Designated...
By, Prof. José J. Sanmartín, Senior Fellow | Europe Liaison, MSI² IntroductionIt is generally assumed that what is truly relevant—what is genuinely substantive—lies beneath the surface, whether in a fact or hypothesis, in data or theory. However, there are many occasions when the apparent is, in fact,...
By, Andrés Alburquerque, Senior Fellow, MSI2 In theory, the American presidency is the top job in the world. In practice, its occupant is straitjacketed by a never-ending cycle of elections and by judges who treat the Constitution as clay to be molded to their own ideological tastes,...
By, Leonardo Morales, Senior Fellow, MSI² These chemicals are shipped from China to Mexico as their final destination and "were allegedly used to manufacture 189,000 kilos of methamphetamine, with a street value of $569 million." In the history of the United States, no government has so vigorously and...