By, Verioska Velasco, Senior Fellow, MSI² In the “Document on China’s Policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean,” published on December 10, 2025, China openly reveals its strategic intentions on a global scale. The document refers to a “global governance initiative,” emphasizing that it seeks to promote a...
Por, Fabián Calle, miembro sénior, MSI² En los últimos meses hemos escrito y se ha escrito y hablado una gran cantidad de veces de la fuerte alianza política que se ha establecido entre las administraciones del presidente Milei y del presidente Trump. Tanto por razones políticas e...
By, MSI² In the first edition of Overwatch: The Hughes Review of Strategic Intelligence, published by the Miami Strategic Intelligence Institute (MSI²), retired Rear Admiral Mike Studeman, former Commander of the Office of Naval Intelligence, delivers a powerful essay titled “American Checkers in the Americas.” As one...
By, Dr. Luis O. Noguerol, Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, MSI² 1. Introduction: The Rising Cybersecurity Challenge in Latin America In recent years, Latin America has found itself at an increasingly pivotal crossroads in global geopolitics, particularly concerning cybersecurity and telecommunications. As nations across the region rapidly digitize their...
By, Fabián Calle, Senior Fellow, MSI² From the Stealthy Rise to the Dragon’s RoarA little over four years ago, Chinese leader Xi Jinping appeared at the summit of turbo-capitalism embodied by Davos, presenting himself as the caretaker and guarantor of the liberal capitalist order established by American...
By, Fabián Calle, Senior Fellow, MSI² There is a broad academic consensus, from defensive realists like Kenneth Waltz to offensive realists like John Mearsheimer, to neo-conservatives like Charles Krauthammer, to liberals like Gilford and John Ikenberry, that the Soviet collapse between 1989 and 1991 ushered in a...
By, René F. Bolio, President of the Mexican Commission on Human Rights China and India are the two giants of Asia, but today they are moving in different directions. India, a democracy with a young population, is gaining momentum and attracting investment. China, a one-party communist regime...
By, José Adán Gutiérrez, Senior Fellow, MSI² & Dr. Rafael Marrero, Chief Economist | President & Founder, MSI² Executive Summary: China’s sweeping efforts to bolster its food security increasingly rely on agricultural partnerships in Latin America, where countries like Brazil and Argentina serve as strategic suppliers of...
By, Jose Adan Gutierrez, Senior Fellow, MSI² “To subdue the enemy without fighting is the supreme act of war.” —Sun Tzu, The Art of War, Chapter 3: Attack by Stratagem Abstract China’s Confucius Institutes (CIs), established under the guise of cultural exchange and language learning, have rapidly expanded into more...
By, Jesús Romero. Co-Founder & Senior Fellow, MSI² Introduction. Argentina stands at a defining moment. While several Latin American countries deepen their alignment with China through the CELAC, President Javier Milei is emerging as a key figure in hemispheric conservatism, with his upcoming participation in CPAC Latino...